Reviews of professor Jon Harcum

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Do not miss class more than 4 times. If you put in average effort you will learn the material and he will go out of his way to help you if you are struggling. I would definitely take him again. Also do not cheat on Excel project, I know some students that got in real trouble doing that.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Started off the year great. Good teacher who is very helpful when you are confused or lost in class. Year started great, until I noticed him beginning to "call me out" in class when mentioning common errors people make on the days assignment, even though I hadn't started it yet. Friends in different sections had the same thing happen to them

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Definitely a solid professor. He's very strict on how he wants you to do your homework but gives a clear guideline on what exactly to do. ENGR1020 is not a hard class, and if you have Chegg the homework is a piece of cake. I got a B with minimal effort in his class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I loved Dr. H this semester. His lectures were not boring, and he explained the material well to prepare us for the exams. He gives lots of practice before the exams, and the questions are kind of similar to what you might come across on the exams. Dr. H also is very accessible outside of class, and UTA hours are very good for help as well.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I took the honors section with him. Would I take him again? Only if I had to. ENGR 1020 is a big waste of a class so that is not his fault. He does his best with what he has to teach. There is a lot of practicing in groups in class. You'll learn everything from the Pearson homework. Easy A class as long as you do everything. Minimal studying.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Harcum cares a lot about his students. Lectures are really well paced and he is very easy to get In touch with outside of class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Very respectable guy. Communicated the material and requirements very well.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Harcum cares about his students, but can be difficult to follow. The course itself is challenging, but he does not necessarily do anything special to have his students engage. Lots of self practice and teaching required in order to do well in the class. I would take again, but requires determination to succeed.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Was not very good at actually teaching material. Very strict in the way he wanted things.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I had Dr. Harcum for 1020 (A)  and 1410 (A-), and I wasn't that big of a fan of him for 1410. As someone who never coded before, this class was very tough at the beginning, and Dr. Harcum was not the best at explaining everything in class. Office Hours were key for me in doing well in the class. Overall a decent choice for 1410.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He is the funniest engr related prof I have had!! He wants students to succeed so if you are having trouble it is so easy to go to him and understand what you are doing wrong. He will literally write the code out and do ur work for u if needed.