The overall design of the class was oriented around pure lectures and theory. When students ask the professor for clarification the professor actively avoids clarifying any content in what they claim as academic honesty, which is bullshit.

Most of the class content is computer theory which can be difficult to understand if there is no application of said theory. For this class, there was absolutely zero application.

This professor has a track record of fumbling various classes and refusing to help students in need of help. Why is he here?

Start actively helping the students with understanding the content rather than assuming that lecture videos make sense.