Reviews of professor Christopher Ogden

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Studied HEAVILY directly from the textbook and materials he provided and went over in class. Wrote notes, made quizlets, watched videos, and read the material. I get to the exam and about a fourth of what I studied was on it. His guides for the exam were useless. He provides no insight as to what he will put on the exam. Have an eidetic memory.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This professor is very knowledgeable. He is to the point and formal. Tries to engage the class, but I saw many of my classmates not pay attention/give up earlier on in the semester. He does expect you to keep up and understand what is taught in time for the next lesson because his lectures build on each other. Attendance is a must.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Entirely too much work due every single week, very monotone

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Terrible lectures of quite literally just reading PowerPoint presentations that he just uploads to the LMS site anyway. Turns off the lights and reads straight from presentations that are 2+ years old, basically begging you to either leave or fall asleep. No teaching here, you probably won't learn much, but you may pass if you can teach yourself.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Would not recommend. I learned nothing in this class. He reads only from the powerpoints and hardly ever shows any code. The assignments are worded in a way that is confusing. Anything I learned, I learned by teaching myself.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This is an entry level class and should be taught with care, but he talks to us as if we have a masters in CS and understand all the vocabulary he uses. If I were you and you have to take his class, then make sure you ask questions, learn the vocab, and do the bonus exercises. He is not a bad person himself, but he is hard to understand.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
If you are required to take CS309 or Dr. Ogden, I would prepare yourself for a long semester. While he is a very polite guy, his lectures are never engaging and he reads straight from textbooks and off powerpoints. His tests have an absurd amount of material needed to be memorized to do well on the exam. Study guides provided are useless.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr Ogden is an incredibly kind professor who sincerely cares about his student's success. However, I found his lectures to be very dull and monotone. He posts all of his slides online, which makes it very possible to take this class as a sub-online class. It's worth noting that this was his first semester as an instructor, and he'll surely improve.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
One of the worst classes I've ever taken. I learned absolutely nothing, super stressful course to take with him. He's very monotone and a lot of times he leaves me wondering if he actually knows what he's talking about. Pretty much only reads from power points, shows little code in class and expects you to understand your homework assignments.