Reviews of professor David Stendel

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The good: Good amount of Extra Credit. The bad: Everything else. Get ready to spend more time clicking through his endless "How-To" guides regarding formatting rules and reading his passive aggressive emails than you will spend learning Java programming. If you value a course that focuses on the actual Java content, do NOT take this professor.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This was an incredibly stressful class throughout the entire semester. His lectures were not very informative, and the only redeeming quality about the quizzes were that you could retake them. If you are already stuck in his class, make sure to reach out to him for early feedback so you can get a good grade.

Nice person, horrible at teaching.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof. Stendel doesn't lecture. He leaves all of the content to be learned online through the online textbook, feeling as if his efforts are nonexistent. Despite not being online, Stendel will require you to show up or write an essay on what he "taught" that day. I can't say I'm surprised only 5 of the initial 20 or so students stayed until the end.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He lectures a lot which is not my style, but he is not a bad professor. VERY tough grader and requires you to follow coding standards to the tee (but that is like the real world). However, he tells you exactly what you did wrong. Plus, if you aren't happy with your grades, he is more than happy to work with you to get them up. You'll learn a lot.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I wish I had taken this class online. The prof doesn't give a lecture. If it weren't for his punishing students for missing class by making them write essays, I wouldn't go. The class is a combined class, but the in person part is useless. No lecture. No actual class. Tons of homework. Basically a waste of time to show up.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Please save yourself now and DO NOT TAKE THIS MANS CLASS. Unless you enjoy indirect feedback, a snarky and condescending attitude, and 2 hour zoom meetings that you gain nothing from. Also, you learn everything from ZyBooks, NOT THE PROFESSOR, and then he expects you to do everything differently.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
There are so many things to say about him. currently, 2021 and I don't understand how he is allowed to keep teaching in Valencia, he gives pages and pages on instructions to the point where it's overwhelming if you set up zoom meetings with him that is helpful, he just includes a lot of personal details like his sexual orientation and that stuff.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Do not take this professor. He refused to give me an extension when I had my wisdom teeth out. I had to go to his boss about it. Then he told me next time not to go to his boss. Even though he was refusing to give me an extension. He expects you to email him after every assignment. Then takes off points because you forgot a space in the email.