Current student here! I really the prepare ahead type of course layout. It gives me the chance to read through, maybe code up a couple of examples and come to

Current student here! I really the prepare ahead type of course layout. It gives me the chance to read through, maybe code up a couple of examples and come to class with questions. It also seems like that format of class leads to more interesting discussions on how concepts can be used. Another thing that I've come to appreciate in University courses is a professor who was in the industry for a while. One professor in particular had a lot of stories about his time at IBM, talked about perspectives on building large systems in teams, thoughts on how to deal with management as well as the actual concepts. It's very neat to hear about what practicing computer science looks like off campus.