It’s so funny reading some of these reviews. So obvious that none of these kids have ever taken a college level course before and think that a real professor will hold your hand like a high school teacher. If you think it’s to hard, it’s not because of Prof K, it’s because you might not have any talent.

If you're struggling in the class you should just drop out. Dr.K practically gives you an A for showing up. I'm not sure what all of these negative reviews are about.

Uses Zybooks for everything which is way easier than her project and quizzes. Time limit for quizzes is very low. Stay away if you have never coded. Class gets very hard and zybooks/lectures do not prepare. Lectures are mandatory and not planned out. No actual teaching goes on. Wait til a diff professor is teaching.

Keep posting fake reviews, so funny. Terrible professor, should not be allowed to teach. She is rude and acts nice but i do not think she likes teaching. Points off for asking questions during final but does not answer them anyway. Labs/quizzes and project not like anything else. Lectures are just slides, does not actually teach.

An amazing professor with engaging lessons. The major downside is a lot of the other people in the class tend to be lazy crybabies that expect to be given perfect grades without ever trying. I feel bad for Prof K for having to deal with kids like this

An amazing teacher all around. Super helpful whenever you have a question and available basically 24/7. She really sets the bar. I’m thinking of retaking her class for fun next semester just because of how good of an experience it was.

The lecture is not useful, and the assignments are in a mess. The professor is not responsive and I would just go to TA's office hours to ask questions. Don't waste your time on the class. Looking at the slides yourself and working on the labs early is what I suggest!

Not sure what everyone else's problems are. Her class is a walk in the park. It's all basic knowledge. I think everyone else might be lacking something (common sense) but I digress. Homework takes about 5 minutes and the 0 help policy really forces you to learn.

Too much work!! Homework costs over 6 hours a week. Popquiz each week, never have enough time to finish. Final project is horribly heavy. She gives less than a week but I spend more than 30 hours. She published 'autograder' only 4 hours before the ddl and that's why I think she never cares about us and is constantly playing around us and our time.

Not that bad. She got rid of your lowest scored quiz, the hardest quiz, AND allowed for 2 retakes in a total of 6 quizzes. She also extended deadlines to help people. However, the final was extremely difficult for beginners and she gave a lot of homework every week. But, if you do all the work on time, you get an A.

Prof K does really care about her students. This class is largely self-taught through an online textbook. From weeks 1-7, the workload is very manageable, but beginning in week 8, it was shockingly heavy -- literally felt like going 0 - 100. Labs in week 8 are essentially a copy of the final project, so get ready to basically do two projects.

Very easy class but you will still learn a lot

Prof K is the best teacher I’ve ever had. After taking her class I decided to switch my major from GIS to education to follow in her footsteps and inspire young minds the way she inspired me. If you don’t take her class you are actively harming your education.

Not sure why all the low reviews on here. Maybe from students who are skipping class? Regardless Dr. K was one of the best professors I have had and would recommend the class to anyone looking to have a professor who truly cares

One of the best professors I've ever had! I couldn't have asked for anyone better to teach me the ropes. Not only is she very nice but she smells good too! I wouldn't have asked for any other professor even if I could.

Honestly, as long as you pay attention in class, and know the bare minimum about computers this class is pretty easy, but a big part of that is probably because of how good of a teacher prof K is. Anyone willing to put in any effort should be fine.

Prof K really knows her stuff and does an amazing job helping her students learn. Unfortunately a lot of the students in this class think they deserve an easy A just for showing up and giving the school their parents money and start crying when they’re expected to work for a grade.

Most teachers just talk at you, but by having you use the book for the majority of the work it really helps you absorb most of the needed info. Most of the bad reviews on here are left by entailed kids who coasted into college with their parents money, and now are shocked that a real professor expects the bare minimum from them. expect pop quizzes.

Genuinely the worst professor I have ever had at UCSB. She only gives you 15 minutes to figure out, write, and test multiple lines of code in quizzes. Her final project instructions are a mess, and references pieces of code that we have never written before, and if you ask a question on it after Friday, (it's due on Tuesday), 5% off your grade.

Worst teacher yet, she doesnt care about her students. This is not a beginner's course at all. Do not recommend with this teacher.

Be prepared to spend double time on this class after week 5. No sympathy for assigning work and then throwing you pop quizzes for material learned the day before. Final is a mess with unclear instructions and a 5% grade deduction for a question asked. TA's helped tremendously but lectures were all useless info with random participation link

This class is truly atrocious. Lab instructions are confusing and far above the level of what should be expected from newcomers to Python. Lectures are boring and mostly useless. Class is excessively time-consuming and infuriating. Avoid taking with this professor at all costs.

Most work I have ever done for a class. Insane amount of work due and it's not the type of work that can be done easily. Many Labs will have you spending hours on it not knowing what minor detail you're doing wrong. A class that's supposed to be for beginners is painfully hard without prior experience. Knowledgable prof but way too hard

Attendance is mandatory, but attending her classes is waste of time. The professor never cares about her students. I have no idea why she can be a professor at UCSB.