Reviews of professor Rick Bird

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Java is the bane of my existence. Bird is an excellent professor, very active in the course, and gives great feedback. Holds optionally weekly zoom meetings for further help if needed on assignments. Lectures and assignments contribute to learning. Will take Bird for as many classes as I can.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This professor seriously wow'd me. If you have any questions with coursework, he will respond with a very easy-to-follow video that will answer everything you need plus more. I'm an online student and this is the first time a professor has come close to an in-person, authentic college experience.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Everything you want in a teacher. Passionate, helpful, responsive. From day one you know he respects you as a student and cares that you're given the instruction and attention you deserve. If you have the opportunity, you cannot go wrong with choosing Prof Bird.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Bird was very clear in his expectations. He also felt very involved in the class, as I took IFT102 online. He has weekly zoom meetings and lets students ask any questions they have. He also leaves the meetings up for you to access any time in case you couldn't attend. I had no issues with him and I really enjoyed his class!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor is great & clearly explains things. Goes beyond office hours to host a weekly open web meeting. Students can connect and ask questions. Posts recordings after in case you missed it. Most assignments are graded by TAs and they don't look at your work carefully or run code. Don't optimize code/be clever. There's no trick questions.