Dan Franssell
- School: Northern Virginia Community College
- Location: Annandale, VA
- Department: Computer Science
- 3.8Overall Quality
- 3.9Helpfulness
- 3.7Clarity
- 3.1Easiness
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CSC 110
Professor Franssell is always willing to help you if you ask for it. You have to show up, do your homework, and be motivated to pass this class. If you are trying hard, he will help you succeed.
CSC 130
Most importantly Mr. Franssell loves what he does and teaches students to understand material, not merely attending for grades. Grading is very fair: quizzes, a midterm and final. There are numerous programming problems and projects, but complete & understand(!) these and you will walk out with comprehension and a good grade. Highly recommend him!
CSC130
He is very familar with the material he teachs. If you have a question, he will help you. Lastly, you will do well in his class if complete your textbook readings on time.
CSC 201
Class is very long, hard, and boring. He tries to help but explains things in a complicated way. Unless you know how to program previously I would not recommend taking him.
CSC 201-13
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Do not take him. You will regret it unless you have prior higher level programming knowledge. I can not stress it enough how you should not take him. He likes to pick on people who aren't doing well and isn't very helpful. Then again CSC teachers at NVCC Annandale campus aren't amazing either. I have yet to have a decent teacher.
CSC130
This class is supposed to be a beginner course but he does not treat it that way. I have never programmed before and he makes it hard to learn. If you don't know an answer to a question, which are unclear, he gets an attitude and begins to treat you unkindly in class. I dread going to class.
CSC110
Efficient teacher, great at managing his material. He makes the material very easy to learn by designing activities that demonstrate programming methods, but not too much work. Extremely helpful, sweet, calm, and funny. Class is always fun and interesting. You will definitely learn programming; the best professor to take for this course.
CS060N
I'm not a computer person. Mr Frannsell made programming interesting & engrossing. His lectures were clear and to the point. We had plenty of time in class to practice programming, and he was helpful and patient. He was clear about class structure & expectations. Grading was more about helping you learn than making you toe a line.
CSC130
I had him for 110 last year and 130 this year. Workload is reasonable for 3 credit classes. He is mostly laid back but he can become impatient and insulting to individual students. I was very uncomfortable when I overheard some things he was saying. If you can deal with that, he is quite good about telling you exactly what will be on the tests.
csc110
Professor Franssell is a very nice, kind and patient person. Class was 4 Ms Office homeworks (easy), 10 programming tasks (little hardish, but you'll be fine) and 5 tests (quite easy) and a final. Overall I didnt know anything about progr. prior to this class but finished it knowing how to write a simple program. I highly recommend Mr. Franssell.
CSC185
Class was super easy! Just two test is what makes the overall grade. Allows you to retake the first test if you didn't do well and the second test was the UNIX test and everyone gets credit for it. I highly recommend anyone who is a CSC major to take him!
CSC201
Prof. Franssell invented a lot of time and effort! However, he is not an easy teacher. He assigns 8 projects which is hard and you have to figure it out yourself but he is willing to help if you are struggling. Came out with a good understanding of JAVA. If you are a Computer Science major, TAKE HIM!!!!!
csc201
2 tests + 8 projects. He really cares about his students. His lecture is based on the book, and it is boring most of the time. But he is very helpful
CSC110
In this class you will have to do 10 JAVA assignments, and 10 Ms Office assignments. There are 5 quizzes, and he drops out one exam which has the lowest score. He is helpful, and knowledgeable teacher, but sometimes can be rude too. If you want to learn JAVA, he is a good choice for you, but if you want an easy A, it's better to work hard.
CSC110
Prof. Franssell really does want to help out his students but he's not very good at teaching Java, which is what most of the class is based on. if you already know Java then please take him but if not, then stay clear!
CSC201
Prof. Franssell invested a lot of time and effort in helping the students understand the course material. I hadn't studied programming formally before this class and felt that I walked away with an excellent gasp of the basics. His presentation of the material was comprehensive and organized - I felt extremely well-prepared for CSC 202.
CSC201
Fantastic teacher; truely cares about whether or not his students have a firm grasp on the subject matter before moving on to csc 202. If csc is your major, I highly recommend taking his class.
CSC201
Great teacher. You will learn a lot, and he makes getting an A easy. I had no programming experience prior to this class, and I really understand it now. He'll accept anything late for full credit, and even help you write the programs if you're struggling...and you'll still get a 100% on it. Also gives practice mid term and final to help study.
CSC201
He's a great teacher. He cares about his students and is helpful. He goes over each idea by providing examples in class, should you have any questions. Read the book, do the assigned projects which let's you try out the materials learned in the book, and look over the practice tests. You'll do fine.
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