Reviews of professor Roger Van Scoy

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Tests were quite hard and grading was often unclear. Gives lots of homework that at first seems like its unnecessary, but later on in other CS classes you realize how important it actually is. The projects and homework make up a large portion of your grade so as long as you are doing it, it will carry your grade.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He assigns chapters and/or programming assignments each week and the lectures will just be reviews of everything. If you do whats assigned youll receive full credit, but it is time consuming. Exams arent bad, if you keep up with the homework a lot of the questions will be gimmes. His lectures arent great but he will clarify anything if you ask.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I really enjoyed taking Dr. Van Scoy's class. He is a really nice guy and is willing to help you out. I had a rough mental health situation halfway through the semester and still got an A. Follow project instructions closely and start them the day they're assigned. Also the labs build on each other. He posts great test review slides.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Overall a very personable teacher. I really enjoyed his classes. Reminds me of family, and just overall seems like a good person.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
If you follow the instructions and read the material this will be an easy class. He explains everything very well and is not trying to trick you.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
I knew zero code before entering the class. Zybooks helped introduce me to the syntax of C, and the lab helped me apply my knowledge. DO ZYBOOKS, LABS, and MIMIR! If you don't practice coding with the mimir projects, zybooks, and labs you will learn nothing. The class was laid back and the exams were easy if you did the labs yourself. PRACTICE!!!!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Van Scoy is possibly the worst professor I've ever had. If you don't know a bit of coding, don't expect to fully understand the content through him. His class is super laid back, which is great and all, but it ruins your lab and lecture grades when you can't pass the midterm or final.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Participate in class and ask questions about topics.  Professor Van Scoy goes by his notes for tests, make sure you understand all the concepts.  He will change wording such that word placement is very important.  Don't rush through the tests.  Short weekly tests are actually helpful in ensuring information is retained for the exams.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Van Scoy is a great teacher, pretty lecture heavy but he has a voice that is easy to listen to. The grading in his class is pretty annoying and the TAs take off points for everything; I never got a 100 on anything, but got a couple 99.75s. A lot of quizzes early on in the semester and then it becomes mostly project-based. Two midterms and a final.