Reviews of professor Claire Sparks

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very approachable and helpful, good teaching material with amazing lectures.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
not enough good things in the world I could say about her, she is so compassionate and works with students no matter the hurdles. she is so passionate and able to rally the class into her interests. she is so engaging I wish I could have her every semester. I would go to her office hours to just talk with her about life, wonderful prof, and person.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
One of the best professors I've had. 311 is a pretty different subject from all my other previous courses but professor Sparks made things engaging. Ask any other student and they'll tell you she's the one to take for 311 or any other CS course. Very active outside of class on Discord so questions are easy to ask.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Loved this class. It was pretty well organized and the labs and assignments were fun. One thing to note is there isn't much study material towards the end of the course for tests, and end of course labs are difficultish since there's barely any resources for LC-3.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Sparks is simply amazing. Her lectures are thorough and detailed, but also easy to understand. She is very flexible and accommodating whenever you ask for help. She will definitely help you if you put in the effort to ask for help. Would definitely recommend her to anybody taking this class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Great lectures. Very nice and helpful outside of class. 10/10

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Amazing computer science professor. Always helped before and after classes if we had trouble with a certain program or didn't know how something finalized. She is always there to give feedback. Her lectures are in person but she streams them live on Youtube so you don't have to physically be there. She also gives extra credit on exams.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
LOOOOOOVE HER. Super helpful outside of class on Discord. HW is implemented in the textbook software with unlimited attempts. TAs are always available on Discord. Huge workload but worth it. Lockdown browser on tests/quizzes. Accepts late work if you keep her updated. HW is 10% projects are 40%. Easy group work and labs. Grading %s are phenomenal.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This class covers so much information per week so prepare for burn out. Looking back the first few weeks was a breeze and I definitely saw improvement. But towards the end is where it starts getting more difficult. She's a very amazing professor, but doesn't give clear instructions. I think it's worth noting that this class focuses on java language

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Sparks was AMAZING. I had never coded before this class, and I probably wouldn't have liked it and found my love for computer science without her. Very understanding, her personality and humor makes lectures great and engaging, she is the best. 1000/10 would recommend, looking to take a course with her again.