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JIGNESH PATEL

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Raw average: 2.82/5 from 11 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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COMPSCI 564
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
He's pretty good at teaching. Learned a lot in lecture. Projects are hard but leaving that class I feel confident I'm good at Databases.
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COMPSCI 564
Quality 2/5Difficulty 5/5
Each project costs significant amount of time, and there are too many redundant and repetitive things. No textbook, however, for most of the topics, it's will be much better to refer to the cow book---he seems like an enthusiastic and knowledgeable professor; however, he actually skipped a lot of essential materials.
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COMPSCI 564
Quality 2/5Difficulty 5/5
Project difficulty vs. amount they're worth does not make sense, class notes are incomplete and there isn't a textbook, no group projects and very few if any functional problem handouts. Professor is knowledgeable but class/projects/exams are arbitrary and lack direction. Too difficult compared to similar classes.
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COMPSCI 564
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
A very good teacher. He knows the material extremely well. The class can be a bit hard, primarily the projects taking a lot of time. Start early on them, and you'll do well.
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564 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
Enthusiastic instructor. Unclear instructions about what to do for projects, which waste us large amount of time!
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Classes with JIGNESH PATEL

No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.

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Recorded teaching history

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Spring 2023COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2023COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2023COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2022COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2022COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2022COMPSCI 702Graduate Cooperative Education
Spring 2022COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2022COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2021COMPSCI 702Graduate Cooperative Education
Fall 2021COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2021COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2020COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2020COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2020COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2020COMPSCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2020COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2020COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2019COMPSCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2019COMPSCI 764Topics in Database Management Systems
Fall 2019COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Fall 2019COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2019COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2019COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2019COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Spring 2019COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2019COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2019COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2018COMPSCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2018COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2018COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2018COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2018COMPSCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2018COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2018COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2018COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2018COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2017COMPSCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2017COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2017COMPSCI 764Topics in Database Management Systems
Fall 2017COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2017COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2017COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2017COMPSCI 564Database Management Systems: Design and Implementation
Spring 2017COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2017COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2017COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2017COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2017COMPSCI 999Dissertator Research
Fall 2016COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2016COMPSCI 764Topics in Database Management Systems
Fall 2016COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2016COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2016COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2016COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2016COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2016COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2015COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2015COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2015COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2015COMPSCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2015COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Spring 2015COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2015COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2015COMPSCI 900Advanced Seminar in Computer Science
Spring 2015COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2015COMPSCI 999Dissertator Research
Fall 2014COMPSCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2014COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2014COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2014COMPSCI 900Advanced Seminar in Computer Science
Fall 2014COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2014COMPSCI 999Dissertator Research
Spring 2014COMPSCI 764Topics in Database Management Systems
Spring 2014COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Spring 2014COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2014COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2014COMPSCI 900Advanced Seminar in Computer Science
Spring 2014COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2013COMPSCI 564Database Management Systems: Design and Implementation
Fall 2013COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2013COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2013COMPSCI 900Advanced Seminar in Computer Science
Fall 2013COMPSCI 999Dissertator Research
Spring 2013COMPSCI 564Database Management Systems: Design and Implementation
Spring 2013COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Spring 2013COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2013COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2013COMPSCI 900Advanced Seminar in Computer Science
Spring 2013COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2013COMPSCI 999Dissertator Research
Fall 2012COMPSCI 764Topics in Database Management Systems
Fall 2012COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2012COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2012COMPSCI 900Advanced Seminar in Computer Science
Fall 2012COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2012COMPSCI 564Database Management Systems: Design and Implementation
Spring 2012COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2012COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2012COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2012COMPSCI 999Dissertator Research

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