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Andrew Kuemmel
KUEMMEL,ANDREW L
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Position

Teaching Faculty I

Department

Computer Sciences

Credentials

MS 1994 Univ of Wisconsin-Madison

Grade Point Average
3.39
Completion Rate
96.49%
A Rate
48.35%
Students
6219
Rating
4.1
Difficulty
2.5
Would Take Again
77.8%
Attendance
Unknown

52.6% of students reported.

Comments

CS200 is a hybrid class, but most of the learning was done online and in lab. Not many people paid much attention in lecture and were only there because TopHat is used to keep attendance. His lectures were a little boring, but he did a good job of putting concepts in easy to understand words for beginners. Always available for feedback when needed.

Andy cares a ton about his students and is accessible outside of class for help. Also an amazing lecturer, really dumbs it down for non comp-sci people. He can be a little irritable in lecture, and he forces participation. Also there is hw due Monday - Thursday, however a lot of it is participation based (still takes forever).

Kuemmel's class is incredibly poorly designed and much harder than need be - especially with project, exam, and textbook activities deadlines all of which overlap. He comes down hard on every minor detail that he finds "suspicious" & refuses to listen: "I'm right, you're wrong". Grading is varied and heavily based on which TA grades your projects.

Do everything you can do avoid him for 200! He has very poor interpersonal skills, and everything he says is said through a filter, extremely two faced. They do not return exams so students can learn what they got wrong, which makes zero instructional sense considering students are meant to learn from mistakes. Just awful, skip past 200 if you can

explain things really clearly, class is interesting, exam is not hard

Cs220 is a pretty well structured class, but it can be easy to get behind on projects as they slowly become more difficult yet are still due every Wednesday. Andy, however, is a very good professor. His lectures are clear and he clearly wants students to succeed. Attend lectures as often as possible, attend OH, and do the worksheets to succeed.

Simply the best Professor for CS220!

Andy is a very nice person and very willing to help. This class is mostly graded on projects, which can take a long time, but there are always office hours to help if you get stuck. He is understanding and empathetic, and he clearly cares about what he is teaching.

andy is kind however is excessive in project assignment and difficulty of the projects. One week they expected a full project, quiz and exam to be completed and submitted. They set unrealistic goals and requirements. Class started with a minimum requirement for A at 95 which is ridiculously high for an "intro" course. do NOT recommend this class

Very passionate, was clear he cared and wanted to help students. There were weekly projects and quizzes which could took up a lot of time(especially projects), but if you spent the time to do them you could do well. 2 midterms/final were fairly difficult, but are only 10% each so you didnt have to get as on them and still get an a in the class.

Andy is incredibly good at teaching. Everything is formatted and organized well. This class is project-heavy and each exam is only worth 10%. I really enjoyed his class and I wish I was a CS major so I could take more CS courses with him.

CS 220 it self is absolutely garbage. Difficult for no reason. Not an "easy intro CS class" by any means. i went to every lecture and still spend on average about 20-30 hours a week in office hours with TAs trying to get help. This was useless as half the class was at office hours in the same boat as me. Projects are hard and time consuming.

Andy is a very compassionate professor and cares a lot about the success of his students. His lectures are also engaging and VERY clear. He is the perfect instructor for someone learning code for the first time. Expect to put in about 5-8 hours every week for a project in this class. Every exam and final was also open note. Would highly recommend!!

Andy is great. He answers questions and tries out students' code even when it isn't right. He makes everyone feel welcome and really teaches you the material. There are tons of resources in this class to help students out, the projects are tough (especially if you haven't done CS) but they're actually really well designed. Resubmissions allowed.

Andy is a very kind, social person who is highly tolerable towards his students. While the class material is pretty basic, it can cause lectures to become repetitive and boring, but Andy tries his best to keep students engaged. Tests and projects are fair, and he is always willing to give back credit for missed points.

Andy is a great professor to be teaching CS502. He cares both about student's learning and well-being. Readings are relevant to current topics in CS Education and are discussed in the following class. If you plan on tutoring or getting involved in the educational aspects of CS, I would definitely recommend this class.

Take this service-learning course if you can! You will learn a lot about how to tutor and CS education in general. It's a good way to give back, put your experiences to use, and learn more about people and the topics you learned in previous CS courses. You can even stay after the semester and get paid!

Andy is a nice guy who is easy to talk to and a pretty easy guy to work with. However, His lectures can get dry and his programming assignments are updated on the fly and the criteria are changed. It can be frustrating. There is also a final group project at the end of the semester that does just planning for 2 weeks then code the whole thing in 1.

Andy is terrific as a person, probably the nicest guy in the department. Can't say the same about his teaching skills though. Class moves slow and is in general uninspiring. Take it if you're looking for easy credits to get through.

Andy is a good professor. He goes over the content in a decent amount of detail, and the class is pretty straightforward and easy as long as you pay some small amount of attention in lecture. That being said he can move a bit slowly at times, and he will occasionally make significant mistakes and not notice until minutes later

Super easy class. 6 total projects but if you do well enough on the first 5 you don't even have to do the last one. Would highly recommend to anyone looking to learn C++.

Really good. Teaching style is really good and easy for students to follow. He makes learning easy and fun.

He is really a nice guy who cares if you really understand the materials. Take as many courses as possible with him!

He makes the class easy but I don't really like him. First, he wastes half of each lecture by restating the video lecture, correcting mindless errors he made, and stating"new ideas" about the course. Secondly, he wants to teach matlab but kept focusing on very simple staff. Thirdly, he makes a lot of simple mistakes.

Simply the best!Go to class and do the in-class problem sets. There is also before lecture quiz based on the video given for each class. 100% mark is guaranteed for the quiz and class sets. The video are super small and clear. He also provides slides if you don't like watching videos. Exam questions are from the sets and quiz. Getting an A is easy.

Andy is a super caring and interesting professor. In CS202, his lectures are very dynamic and interesting. Everything is accessible online through Google Docs, and he makes readings and homework assignments relevant. Tests can be harder than expected, but if you do the readings and check-up questions you should be fine. Final project is a cakewalk.

Easier to talk than most computer science professors.

Professor Kuemmel is enthusiastic about teaching this course. He is informative and inspirational. His exams are not hard, as long as you review the his check up questions and readings for each lecture. Easy A. Homework accounts for a significant amount of total grade. Studying the programming language Scratch. Interesting and useful.

Professor Kuemmel is always passionate but not well prepared to explain everything that he wrote in the lecutre slides. (eg. doesn't know why IPv6 is called IPv6.... ) Getting an A is not hard at all if you do the homework, project and readings. The grading on the project is very easy.

Kuemmel is very passionate and obviously loves the materialteaching. Getting an A is super manageable if you do the homework and readings. Definitely a good choice for quantitative A requirement as the material does feel relevant and there really isn't any math.

Professor Kuemmel is always passionate and well-prepared to teach. Lectures are interesting that you can learn a lot of interesting stuffs about computer and technology you might not know before.

Took this class with no prior knowledge and it wasn't that bad, the worst part is easily the programming. Homework is a big part of your grade and usually consists of programming assignments,. Personally, the TAs I had took forever to email me back when I had a question but not all TAs are like that. Exams are relatively easy, just pay attention

He is an awesome guy who is clearly passionate about this class. I had absolutely no interest or prior knowledge and this class has been a breeze. Just do the homework and pay attention, you'll get an A.

His lectures are interesting, and he basically gives you the exam beforehand, so if you can do the whole practice exam, then you'll be fine. Also, turn in your homework on time, the TAs aren't that hard of graders

Very passionate lecturer.

He posts all the lecture notes and codes online, which is really helpful for code assignment. His homework is easy and closely related with what he taught during class. As for a 1 point programming course, I think he is a good professor for it.

Andrew is a great lecturer who is very accommodating to students needs and passionate about the topic. If you are not familiar with coding some of the projects can be tricky but help is always available.

Class was easy and kuemmel loved teaching it. Lot of valuable information and some of the projects were actually kind of fun. Highly Recommend. Getting an A is very manageable.

He was a great teacher that was always extremely excited about the class and the material! If you did the work you got an easy grade.