New York City College of Technology
Classes in NYC

Felt a little unorganized. I am familiar with the DOB process, I was hoping for a "back to basics" clear shot introduction to filing permits in NYC. If I didn't already understand it I feel this class would be super confusing as a new-to-the-system user. I suggest re-organizing the presentation. Also the trainer, while personable and helping the class not feel so mundane, had some odd comments throughout that were not appropriate for a professional training.

It was also, it will better if he can go deeper. Let me know if there is level 2, 3 class. Thank you

Instructor was professional and patient. He answered all our questions.

Very knowledgeable and friendly instructor. There were a number of people in the class who had specific questions about their own homes; instructor was friendly and answered those questions, as a result it took about an hour before we did anything hands on in the class. The one main hands-on exercise we did was good, would have liked some more hands on experience.

The instructor was very nice but there was no structure or set of activities or skills pre-planned. He showed us some tools, and then asked us what issues we're having at home and tried to provide instruction on handling those. He wasn't always able to explain clearly especially things like electric (which can be difficult but simple things like how to install a light switch or outlet. He did show the breaker box ). So super hit or miss. Some things were indeed useful --we got to use a jigsaw and circular saw--and it's nice to have a dummy toilet, sink or drywall demo. But there wasn't any real instruction. None of us got to install an anchor, for example, or try the studfinder. I think having a hands-on activity for say, 6-10 items would be ideal with questions dealing with personal DIY items. The best part was the "under the hood" look at plumbing which explained a lot of issues.

The class just outlined the Expeditor terminology and some of its process. It would've been great if we got copies of instructor's outline which had vast information and usable links. I suppose three hours was too little to really get in depth guidance to the DOB permits & plans submission process. I enjoyed listening but really wasted my time.

Francisco is an excellent teacher. not only does he explain everything thoroughly, he fielded all of our questions & exhibited great patience & a profound love for teaching his subject.

Class lacked structure and did not really follow a syllabus of any sort. The instructor relied on the students a lot to try and figure things out, when most of us were not totally familiar with the program. A few classes were spent just watching/listening to an automated robot read a PDF to us or YouTube tutorials, which we could have done on our own outside of the class. Would have been a much more productive and informative class if the instructor shared his screen from day 1 and walked us through setting up the project, and following along with all of the steps to progress and complete the model during each class. Instead, the classes consisted of the instructor having random students share their screen and the rest of the class would have to watch and try to assist while they struggled with certain aspects of the program.

Loved the interactive and hands-on nature of the class. Also appreciated that the instructor was focused on questions we had with regard to our own home renovation projects. It would have, however, been helpful to have some more structure in the begin of the class to teach us some of the fundamentals that I think many of us lacked, before jumping into the interactive section.

Very informative! Thanks!

Unfortunately the class was advertised at one location only to be moved to another without proper notice. I could not attend because I could not find the alternate location.