Reviews of professor Daniel Macias

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The class is a complete mess. Everyone is confused as what to do, even though he gives instructions, he adds new ones literally at the due date of our lab. A great and passionate professor, don't get me wrong, but in order to succeed in this class, be prepared to give over 100% of effort. Instructions are very unclear, takes forever to grade.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This course literally got me my job out of college. I took this IT audit course over the summer, and it was the most impactful/helpful course I did at cal poly as a CIS / cybersecurity person. The course-long audit project we did, I actually used as work experience and was able to use as material to talk about in my interview. I'm super grateful

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I've been in IT for 10+ years and I'm excited again thanks to Prof. Macias's teaching style and the tremendous job he does relaying real world experience to Cybersecurity. Due to COVID-19, our class project was affected, but Macias did his best to keep the project going. Macias is a nice guy but very structured and expects attention to detail.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
There are 3 test everyone failed the first one and after that everyone passed 2nd&3rd test after understanding his teaching style. There are 4 group projects and the last one he interrogates you in front of class which last for about 30seconds which is really easy. It's a doable class, make sure to actually study for test since they are written.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took this course asynchronously, so it was all individual work through Pearson MyLab and some projects in Excel and Access. There are weekly hw assignments with multiple attempts. Overall, the material isn't too difficult, especially if you have a little bit of experience with computers and Microsoft Office. Grading on the projects is strict.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Took this class fully asynchronous. Prof. Macias' class has a very organized structure. Despite having quite a bit of busy work, the work helps you understand the concepts for the exams. He has videos that explain the projects very clearly so that students can complete them with ease. The class was really helpful in helping me understand Excel.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Rude Professor

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This professor is ver straightforward, he won't have you running around, he is very clear with what he wants. He often extends assignments as he wants students to do better on assignments, don't feel scared to reach out he is very nice and very helpful.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Before I give my review, I did take this course as a fully Zoom based class. I'm hoping that I just got unlucky with his class being online, while it is a traditionally in-person class. This class was a mess. Constant schedule revisions and every lab we had had issues since this class was built for in-person. He doesn't teach his own material.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Make sure to not fall behind, and you will do fine in this course. Professor had clear instructions and it was simple.