Reviews of professor Rishikesh Jena

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor was not great, but if you understand coding and Java the class shouldnt be a problem. He asks questions and doesnt move on unless they are answered, which is frustrating at times due to unclear questions

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The class is difficult if you don't really understand Java, so learn at least the basics before his class. He tries to make the class make sense, but coding is just difficult in general. You will need to put in some work outside of class to really understand what's going on.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Jena was the most unapproachable & unhelpful teacher I have ever had. My class had a huge divide over whether he was good teacher, which I will never understand bc he literally belittled students for asking questions. I cannot fully explain in so few words how de-moralizing this class was. Don't let him destroy your love for MIS. It gets better

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Jena is often rude to students and avoids answering any questions. There are often coding pop quizzes.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is leaving UA. I give him the benefit of the doubt in that there must be some type of social barrier and that's why he's rude. However, I'm beginning to think he was just born rude. I don't feel comfortable asking him questions. Even though he is leaving, if someone somewhere else sees this: DO NOT TAKE HIM.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof. Jena teaches a tough class, but he's relatively fair in his grading process. Lectures are a bit scattered and impractical, but the out-of-class assignments and quizzes follow what he teaches in-class. Overall, he's a fine professor.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Not the best or worst. He's okay at teaching the material but his personal skills lack a bit. Grading is fair. Quizzes will kill you if you don't practice the concepts, but he dropped two of ours. Final isn't extremely hard, but definitely not easy. Overall he's fine and if you are willing to put in some work you will leave with decent Java skills

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Very clear he does not want to be teaching. Encourages students to ask questions, then refuses to answer them directly. Bad!