Reviews of professor Kristian Larsen

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Kristian's really good at summarizing information from the textbook; just watch his lectures, the book is unreadable. Labs take time but are marked fairly if you follow instructions. The final exam was unexpectedly hard though; he refused to provide clarification necessary for completing it. Overall good and pretty easy, but I won't take GIS again.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The first few assignments were extremely easy and we actually got guidance compared to the last few where we had no help and no instructions on what to even do. Prepare for extreme confusion.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
His classes are rather disorganized and the assignments are not well explained. The instructions and guidelines are very confusing and general, and when we asked for clarification, there were more confusion. His exams grading schemes also differ from the assignment grading. The exams are the only part of the course that the prof marks it himself.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Don't reply to emails and doesnt give out help

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very confusing assignments guidelines given. I DONOT recommend him.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The TA's had completely different expectations than what the professor said during class. Lectures were all over the place, things we should have learned in the first week were taught during the last week. Take the other intro GIS course.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
NEVER take a class with this prof. One of the most unhelpful profs I've ever had. Avoid at all costs

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
labs were pretty reasonable in terms of grading but the final exam was brutal. refused to provide details on the exam prior and there were so many written questions (30+) and a map.barely had time to finish

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Fun course for those wanting to learn GIS and the professor was pretty good at being available for office hours so students can ask questions.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He's a great professor. I don't understand the low rating he got, which got me worried at first. To those who are in a similar situation, take his course, you won't regret it. I'm not sure how his teaching style was a few years ago, but I find him excellent. One of the best professors I had this semester. Hope this helps!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The worst professor ive ever had. he is so unapproachable and the labs are the most vague assessments ever. And oH the best part is his Piazza answers are one liners. Its an online course and we dont know anyone in the course. He made me hate GIS

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This class is so disorganized because the prof's expectations differ from the TAs marking the labs. Additionally, he barely touches the concepts we need for the lab assignments, while explaining things that were useless for the lab. Furthermore, the marking schemes of the labs vary greatly depending on the TA (and he doesn't follow up with them).