Reviews of professor Edward Dennis

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very nice and easy to reach out to but there was way to much unnecessary homework for this class and the material is just outdated. The lab was probably the most frustrating part of this class. The questions could be upwards to 80 and it was difficult to follow along with and trying to figure out what was even being asked.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Took CSC 285 in Spring 22. There are 4 exams total, but there is a ton of busy work. Some labs are 80+ questions long. Main issue I had was that the labs had incorrect instructions and made it difficult to follow along, but if you ever reached out to him, he was quick to respond and even fixed my grades for some of the labs due to the confusion.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Honestly, you can't beat Prof. Dennis. He cares about you doing well in the class, he wants you to succeed and be knowledgeable on the material. His lectures can be monotone but he is a great professor. If you're having trouble with a test/quiz/lab HOP ON ZOOM. He will HELP. Labs are tough. Tests/Quizzes are straight from textbook.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I think he purposely leaves labs outdated and confusing so people will come talk to him in Zoom because he is lonely, haha. Even if it's not during his office hours he 's still in the Zoom a lot of the time and very willing to help you. Sometimes some lab questions made literally no sense; I'd just delete or clarify them and still get full credit.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Overall Professor Dennis is alright. He is very easy to reach due to the time he does lab hours and he will help you with anything. The part I cannot forgive however that sometimes the lab directions are not up to date and you have no way of checking you answers until the D2l grades. Also there  is an excessive amount of busy work.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took both Networking I and II from Dr. Dennis. 385 was more enjoyable, as he began to develop his own labs. This made the labs a bit more concise. There is a lot of work but he is up front with you on what to expect and how to excel. Take all attempts at the quizzes and take notes, this is what the tests are based on. The course is broken up well

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I struggled a bit in his course this past semester. He uses very outdated lab documents and it makes it unnecessarily harder for students to do labs. There was 1 or 2 labs where everybody was having the same issues over and over on Zoom. I felt if he had just updated the lab documents before class (+ the screenshots), it would've helped everyone.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Absolutely incredible professor. I adore him. He's a great professor, quick grader, and so helpful whenever you need help. I attended his office hours more than once on Zoom and it helped a lot with any questions I had. He made himself readily available. The course was structured very well and I enjoyed the work I did. Can't wait to take him again.