Reviews of professor Alden Jackson

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Pros: very passionate, lot of diverse experience from industry and government, will reconsider grades if you make a good argument and have been participating in class. HW and projects are straight forward and clear Cons : takes forever to release and grade assignments, doesn't monitor his TAs well, very forgetful and needs reminders to do things.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I had an issue with my computer in week 3 where I was completely unable to run software necessary to complete the upcoming homework assignments. Prof Jackson could not figure out the issue I was having and instead of assisting further with an alternative solution, I was left with no option to progress forward other than drop. "Tough luck" he said.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof Jackson is a really great professor for Networks if you're interested in the course and want to learn a lot of material. He has a ton of experience in the industry and you'll definitely come away with a lot of knowledge and an in depth understanding of networks after taking his class. The only problem is he is SO SLOW at grading.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Was blown away by Prof Jackson because he managed to make class engaging and interesting even though they were online lectures, and I really enjoy his friendly and lighthearted vibes. He is very understanding and the grading is extremely reasonable!! Would 110% recommend taking CS3700 with him :) Favorite class of the semester by a landslide.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
One of the best professors I've had. Loves his subject, loves teaching his subject. Very understanding of issues and extremely helpful if you have issues. Made a course that could easily be one of the hardest at Northeastern a very enjoyable experience.