[{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:58:05.646788+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNzgyNDIy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:498049","instructor_name":"Axing Zhu","course_label":"GEOG377","course_id":"CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377","course_uid":"course_0fc0cd82ff33418ed88db7a0","review_date":"2025-03-18 02:29:30 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Zhu is a nice guy, but his class is way too hard for how it should be. Labs are hard to follow and I'm rather chasing the way too general instructions most of the time instead of learning GIS skills. No clear lab grading criteria, which is rough when it makes up most of your grade. Would not recommend.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/498049","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:58:05.646788+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwMTMyODU2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:498049","instructor_name":"Axing Zhu","course_label":"GEOG377","course_id":"CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377","course_uid":"course_0fc0cd82ff33418ed88db7a0","review_date":"2024-12-06 06:15:13 +0000 UTC","comment":"A-Xing seems passionate about his field, but this does not translate well into his teaching skills. Online lectures are extremely dry. His accent is difficult to understand, and no reliable subtitles are provided. Exam questions had many grammatical errors and some did not make sense at all. Lectures also haven't been updated since 2020.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/498049","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:58:05.646788+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5OTgwMTA0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:498049","instructor_name":"Axing Zhu","course_label":"GEOG377","course_id":"CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377","course_uid":"course_0fc0cd82ff33418ed88db7a0","review_date":"2024-11-19 16:18:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"The class is fun and the material that he presents is very educational. The lecture videos are also pretty solid. However, his English writing makes it very challenging to understand the exam questions and the written lectures. In addition, a lot of the class is just memorizing what he says is the correct answer in his lectures.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/498049","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:58:05.646788+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2MzM2NzEy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:498049","instructor_name":"Axing Zhu","course_label":"GEOG377","course_id":"CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377","course_uid":"course_0fc0cd82ff33418ed88db7a0","review_date":"2022-05-14 04:08:06 +0000 UTC","comment":"Seems like a nice guy, but his lectures were so boring. It takes days for assignments to be graded and you don't really know what you have in the class for the whole semester. Exams were pretty difficult and the grading for them is pretty harsh.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/498049","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:58:05.646788+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2MzAyOTA2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:498049","instructor_name":"Axing Zhu","course_label":"GEOG377","course_id":"CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377","course_uid":"course_0fc0cd82ff33418ed88db7a0","review_date":"2022-05-10 22:51:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is terrible at explaining things and hard to understand, lectures put me to sleep even though they were online.  Lab directions were clear but are extremely frustrating, especially if you have never used ArcGIS before.  I would recommend taking 370 before this class.  I love the topics but he made it so boring.  ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/498049","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:58:05.646788+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyNTQ1MDUx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:498049","instructor_name":"Axing Zhu","course_label":"GEOG377","course_id":"CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377","course_uid":"course_0fc0cd82ff33418ed88db7a0","review_date":"2019-12-06 02:48:06 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof Zhu is a great professor who is passionate about GIS. He presents topics very clearly in lecture. Lecture is not required, but you will not do well in the class if you do not go. You need to do the work to do well. The tests are very difficult, there are pop quizzes, and lab attendance is required. The class is slightly curved.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/498049","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:58:05.646788+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyMzQ0OTQw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:498049","instructor_name":"Axing Zhu","course_label":"GEOG377","course_id":"CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377","course_uid":"course_0fc0cd82ff33418ed88db7a0","review_date":"2019-11-01 06:01:46 +0000 UTC","comment":"A-Xing is super nice and really cares about the subject. He get's really into the lectures and his mannerisms are very cute. The topics can get boring, but he tries to simplify them as much as possible and tries hard to get them across. Has a good attitude about learning and school.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/498049","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:58:05.646788+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxODIzMzk1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:498049","instructor_name":"Axing Zhu","course_label":"GEOG377","course_id":"CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377","course_uid":"course_0fc0cd82ff33418ed88db7a0","review_date":"2019-05-09 14:18:59 +0000 UTC","comment":"Labs very useful and applicable but lectures suck. 2 power lectures (75 min)/week and eventually stopped going. Very enthusiastic about the topic however usually strays off topic to boast how the U.S. has much better GIS than the rest of the world and he is often wrong on these tangents. 5 pop-quizzes worth 5pts each. Exams have obscure questions","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/498049","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:58:05.646788+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwODY3NjUx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:498049","instructor_name":"Axing Zhu","course_label":"GEOG377","course_id":"CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377","course_uid":"course_0fc0cd82ff33418ed88db7a0","review_date":"2018-12-04 21:49:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"Exams are tough. He is passionate about the subject. Most of the time lectures are good!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/498049","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:58:05.646788+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwODIxMTIz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:498049","instructor_name":"Axing Zhu","course_label":"GEOG377","course_id":"CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377","course_uid":"course_0fc0cd82ff33418ed88db7a0","review_date":"2018-11-29 22:45:39 +0000 UTC","comment":"His lectures are pretty good because he is very passionate about his field. However, sometimes his lectures can be a bit boring as he goes on in excessive detail about things that often you are not interested in related to GIS. The exams are tough. He grades them hard. Labs are time-consuming but easy.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/498049","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:58:05.646788+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4MjQ4MTA0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:498049","instructor_name":"Axing Zhu","course_label":"GEOG377","course_id":"CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377","course_uid":"course_0fc0cd82ff33418ed88db7a0","review_date":"2017-05-08 15:49:49 +0000 UTC","comment":"An excellent professor. There's a lot of class material and it can get dry at times, but he explains it clearly, enthusiastically, references real life examples/relevant stories to make it more interesting, and is happy to help during office hours. His accent is about on par with Martin Yan(TV chef), so its nothing to worry about. Solid overall.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/498049","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:58:05.646788+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1OTk1NjUz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:498049","instructor_name":"Axing Zhu","course_label":"GEOG377","course_id":"CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377","course_uid":"course_0fc0cd82ff33418ed88db7a0","review_date":"2009-06-26 12:46:28 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great instructor. You can tell he seriously knew the material. He was difficult to understand at times because of chinese accent but it never got in the way. Very comfortable with questions and always willing to help. The class was challenging, not because of Zhu, there was simply a lot of material. Definitely not a class you can skip often though","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/498049","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:58:05.646788+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0NzU2MTk5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:498049","instructor_name":"Axing Zhu","course_label":"GEOG377","course_id":"CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377","course_uid":"course_0fc0cd82ff33418ed88db7a0","review_date":"2008-08-19 18:57:32 +0000 UTC","comment":"The only part I liked about this class was the lab. The lectures were boring and sometimes hard to understand because of 1-A-xing's accent and 2-the fact that he is just bad at explaining things in a way that can be understood. I would NOT recommend taking 377 if A-xing is the professor. It was painful.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/498049","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:37:53.142300+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2Njk2MjI0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2139895","instructor_name":"Guiming Zhang","course_label":"GEOG377","course_id":"CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377","course_uid":"course_0fc0cd82ff33418ed88db7a0","review_date":"2016-06-05 22:24:21 +0000 UTC","comment":"The class was fine. I did not have any GIS experience, and I learned a lot. It was very in depth and the labs in the class were extremely helpful. With that said, the TAs conduct the lab, and they were more crucial to my success than Guiming. Quiz every other week. Easy midterm, tough final - take it seriously. Good guy though.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2139895","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0}]