Reviews for Mark A. Austin
Average Rating:| Xin Course: ENCE200 Grade Expected: A+ December 23, 2009, 8:36 pm | Cons: -Can't teach -Bad attitude -Does not know how to use a PC Pros: -Easy tests/homework assignments Try to study Java before you start taking this class. The course goes very very fast. |
| freeman1 Course: ENCE200 Grade Expected: A December 18, 2009, 2:24 pm | Austin is a nice guy and he can be very funny. He can come across as grumpy or arrogant in class some times but he is usually just kidding. His lectures can be very interesting but he doesn't teach you all you need to know about programing. He makes you figure it out on your own. After all, isn't this what engineers are supposed to do? Your best bet is to either use the internet and look up how things work or go see him in his office. I heard he is very helpful but make sure you have some work to show. The first exam is fairly easy if you get some practice exams but don't give up on java because you did well on the first exam. The final is a killer but if you learn java (do the homework yourself, not your comp. sci. friend) and look at the diagrams in his notes you should get an A. |
| Anonymous Course: ENCE200 Grade Expected: B December 8, 2009, 12:05 pm | Austin is a nice guy, and is very flexible with his office hours, but the lectures are often boring, and do not really reflect what is on the homework, but are necessary for exam preparation (especially the ones that are open notes). The homeworks are extremely long and complicated, it is useful to know somebody that is a computer science major, especially if its your first exposure to programing. The exams are very similar to the old ones. He is always looking for a very specific answer, often just one word in the answer, for full credit. The diagrams he draws on the board are crucial, most of them he will want you to replicate on the exams. And lastly, he loves macs. |
| Anonymous Course: ENCE200 Grade Expected: April 6, 2009, 10:21 am | Not the most amazing teacher I've ever had. The tests are almost identical to past exams, which are in the course reader (which is now 40 bucks!). Material isn't too hard, but can be tricky if it's your first exposure to it (like it was for me) because he doesn't always explain things very well. Another thing you should know about him is that he's practically a walking, talking Mac advertisement. If you're a PC person (like me), he doesn't even know how to help you sometimes, much less be willing to. Class is alright, but I can't say the same for him. |
| ksjo616 Course: ENCE200 Grade Expected: A December 19, 2008, 9:36 pm | overall mediocre teaching; lecture wasn't always helpful for homework and exams. However, Austin is usually lenient in grading and tends to give VERY similar exams from year to year (if not identical), so study the old exams that he includes in the blue course reader and you will be fine. |
| jmartin1 Course: ENCE200 Grade Expected: December 10, 2008, 11:33 pm | the class really wasnt that hard, although he is literally no help to anyone on the homework assignments. the class reader he uses may seem like its not worth 30 bucks, but it actually is. the book contains copies of past exams that he gave. study and master those exams and you will do well. also network with people on the homework. |