Reviews of professor Ian O'Toole

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Most of the class consists of doing ZyBooks modules. The tests are not too hard, and there aren't that many discussion or project assigents. The projects have great feedback and are graded fairly. Prof is available to help you. You might need to do some googling to supplement ZyBooks since it isn't the greatest at explaining new concepts.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor O'Toole was great! I took him for an Intro to Programming Class. We used Python & PyCharm. He gives great feedback & is always willing to help. His Video walkthroughs were quite helpful. This is a great class for someone with no prior programming knowledge. Uses a zybook. Do the discussions & put in the effort & he'll work with you.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I've taken more than one class with Professor O'Toole and I'd choose him every time I could. He's way more engaged in his online classes than most professors, and he's constantly giving good feedback. Coding classes use zybooks for the bulk of their learning, but they're a great tool and his responses to program grades and discussion posts help.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
During the pandemic, professor O'toole was the only professor I could count on to give me a thorough explanation to my questions. He was easily accessible and the class was not at all difficult if you turned in your assignment early. He will give you good input and advice on what you did wrong and are able to turn it back in before the due date.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Few redeeming qualites for this professor. He does not respond to emails, he does not provide help. His lecture consists of various sources he finds online after selecting the first result on google. I learned nothing about software development. Passive aggressive emails. Takes weeks to grade. Does not provide solutions for assignments.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
THIS IS THE PROF. YOU NEED! Coming from not knowing anything about Java, I learned everything so quickly. Online research on your part will be required ofc, but the professor is very accessible outside the class and gives good feedback when in class. 1 exercise/week, easy to follow, and he provides alternative ways to get points u missed. TAKE HIM!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I had a great time in his class. He was very friendly and helpful throughout the whole class. He assigns zybook to teach you the concepts. I remember I had to do a few tests and a final as well as a few programming projects. They are all fairly easy. I would take him again!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
6 modules with 4-5 sub topics each having from 19-25 questions each. The computer program give you a video, guides you through the question then you do it. You have a help me and a final exam. There is an exam after every completed module 50 question. You can pause it, 3 attempts per question, two full attempts on whole exam. Google/ check module