John Hurley at California State University Los Angeles | Rate My Professors (2024)

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Clear grading criteriaLots of homeworkLecture heavyGet ready to readBeware of pop quizzes

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• CS3801

  May 22nd, 2024

  Quality

  5.0

  Difficulty

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  CS3801

  May 22nd, 2024

  Attendance

  : Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

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  super easy class, he just yaps a lot in his lectures. 1 presentation, a bunch of quizzes spread through the semester usually 1 a week. A midterm and a Final everything online.

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• CS2012

  Nov 29th, 2023

  Quality

  4.0

  Difficulty

  3.0

  CS2012

  Nov 29th, 2023

  Attendance

  : Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : A

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  Not too many hw assignments but they're all a bit tough. Lab is where all the quizzes / checkpoints take place and that's where attendance is mandatory. 4-5 Handwritten tests that are 'checkpoints' make up most of the grade. no midterm 1 final.

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  CS122

  Dec 11th, 2021

  Quality

  5.0

  Difficulty

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  CS122

  Dec 11th, 2021

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : A+

  Textbook

  : Yes

  Online Class

  : Yes

  Expect a few big homework, and learn the basics if you want to pass this course and the key information shared during lecture. He some prepared.

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  CS3801

  May 29th, 2021

  Quality

  5.0

  Difficulty

  2.0

  

  CS3801

  May 29th, 2021

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : A

  Textbook

  : No

  Online Class

  : Yes

  10 weeks of lecture (weekly readings + quiz + midterm) + 5 weeks of group presentations (weekly quiz based on them). Interesting topics but not really related to CS. There are a couple writing exercises but it's easy to score high as long as you write it in your own wording. Though attendance isn't mandatory, there are in-class quizzes/writings.

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• CS202

  Feb 6th, 2021

  Quality

  3.0

  Difficulty

  2.0

  CS202

  Feb 6th, 2021

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : A+

  Textbook

  : Yes

  If you have the chance, take Keenan. Hurley is a good professor, but he doesnt correct your mistakes or help you improve. He will give you an A even if you have errors. This will really affect you in the long run, or in cs2013. Lots of homework, but again, not a tough grader. You will need to read the book and watch youtube videos

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• CS3035

  May 18th, 2020

  Quality

  5.0

  Difficulty

  2.0

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  May 18th, 2020

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

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  Hurley is great at teaching. He makes sure you understand before moving on. Exercises and HW are all easy if you pay attention in class, no surprises. Also gets you ready for the midterm and final. I would say he gives lots of work but honestly I learned the most from him and those assignments.

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• CS3801

  Mar 15th, 2019

  Quality

  2.0

  Difficulty

  3.0

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  Mar 15th, 2019

  For Credit

  : Yes

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  CS ethics is a joke at CSULA. Mark and John spend the first 8 weeks teaching non-CS ethics (Plato, etc) and quiz you on that. The other 8 weeks are spent doing group presentations (100+ people, 30+ groups). They have so much potential to teach us more about CS related ethics but instead, we waste our time and money "learning" from our classmates.

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• CS2013

  Dec 20th, 2018

  Quality

  4.0

  Difficulty

  4.0

  CS2013

  Dec 20th, 2018

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : A

  Textbook

  : Yes

  Some labs were very confusing and difficult, so start on them early and ask him many questions during class and office hours. He is very nice and extends due dates. Go to class because of pop quizzes. Sample midterm and final were very similar to the actual ones.

  Skip class? You won't pass.LOTS OF HOMEWORKBEWARE OF POP QUIZZES

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• CS2012

  Nov 24th, 2018

  Quality

  4.0

  Difficulty

  3.0

  CS2012

  Nov 24th, 2018

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : A+

  Textbook

  : Yes

  John is a good professor. He can be boring at times and talks all 2 hours of lecture and lab but as long as you pay attention you should be good. You will need a text book but there's a PDF. He gives 7-10 quizzes throughout the semester on the material and on abstract things. 1 midterm 1 final. 1 sample midterm & 1 sample final.

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• CS2012

  Jul 11th, 2018

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  Quality

  4.0

  Difficulty

  3.0

  CS2012

  Jul 11th, 2018

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : A-

  Textbook

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  Lectures were average, large focus on homework. Lab often was simply getting a head start on homework. He basically expects and wants you to spend more time learning through coding problems rather than lectures or tests. However pop quizzes are common. Very flexible on homework due dates. I learned more about coding, biggest challenge was GUI

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• CS2012

  Jan 2nd, 2018

  Quality

  4.0

  Difficulty

  4.0

  CS2012

  Jan 2nd, 2018

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : B

  Textbook

  : No

  He is an alright guy honestly don't know if I would take him again. His lectures are kinda boring and he doesn't really guide you well, however he is very lenient. I understood most of his material but not right away. He is understanding with any situation you may have so just talk to him and he will help. PS - He loves Godzilla and beware of GUIs!

  Skip class? You won't pass.LOTS OF HOMEWORK

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• CS202

  Apr 29th, 2016

  Quality

  3.5

  Difficulty

  4.0

  CS202

  Apr 29th, 2016

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Mandatory

  Grade

  : B+

  Textbook

  : No

  he really loves Godzilla and Dracula lol I had John for 202 and 203 and while some of the assignments were really hard, it made me a better programmer. he gives a practice midterm and a practice final that are really similar to the real ones. he is really big on unit testing specially in 203 and will make you do unit tests for the labs and final

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• CS120

  Mar 6th, 2016

  Quality

  3.5

  Difficulty

  3.0

  CS120

  Mar 6th, 2016

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Mandatory

  Textbook

  : No

  I went into this class expecting to work and I was he tells you he wants this or that in your code and sometimes its extremely confusing but with his help or from friends you can figure out the code. He as a grader is chill however for my class its different. His student assistant was horrible at grading majority of the class felt the same

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• CS120

  Feb 24th, 2016

  Quality

  2.0

  Difficulty

  5.0

  CS120

  Feb 24th, 2016

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Grade

  : C

  Textbook

  : Yes

  tough grader, hard labs

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• CS201

  Feb 9th, 2016

  Quality

  4.0

  Difficulty

  3.0

  CS201

  Feb 9th, 2016

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Grade

  : B

  Textbook

  : No

  In CS you shouldn't depend on teachers that much, read the notes and the book, he's good, give practice exams that are similar to the exams... long lectures

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  Reviewed: Feb 29th, 2016

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• CS120

  Dec 7th, 2015

  Quality

  1.5

  Difficulty

  3.0

  CS120

  Dec 7th, 2015

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Grade

  : Rather not say

  Textbook

  : No

  not helpful. lectures not clear.

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• CS201

  Jun 17th, 2015

  Quality

  5.0

  Difficulty

  2.0

  CS201

  Jun 17th, 2015

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Grade

  : B+

  Textbook

  : No

  This was my first real CS course and I was really intimidated, but I was able to pass the course.

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• CS201

  Jun 11th, 2015

  Quality

  5.0

  Difficulty

  3.0

  CS201

  Jun 11th, 2015

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Mandatory

  Textbook

  : No

  I had John for CS201. He was a great teacher!

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• CS122

  Jun 9th, 2015

  Quality

  5.0

  Difficulty

  3.0

  CS122

  Jun 9th, 2015

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Grade

  : A

  Textbook

  : No

  I had John for CS122. I had trouble understanding the material before with another teacher, but John's class really cleared that up for me.

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• CS120

  Jun 9th, 2015

  Quality

  5.0

  Difficulty

  4.0

  CS120

  Jun 9th, 2015

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Grade

  : A

  Textbook

  : No

  I had John for CS120 and CS122. I would highly suggest as a introductory teacher in the CS major (he's also a great teacher in general). He puts a lot of time into his lectures and they are very clear. He also very helpful in his OH.

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