Is this an easy A?
HardWork
30/100Some students earned A-range grades, but the cost is high because , and weak support force heavy self-troubleshooting.
All evidence comes from Online reviews, with no In person evidence available.
The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
Some students earned A-range grades, but the cost is high because broken labs, late feedback, and weak support force heavy self-troubleshooting.
All evidence comes from Online reviews, with no In person evidence available.
Is the course easy?
The course content itself seems manageable, but flawed labs and confusing quizzes make the experience feel much harder.
All difficulty evidence comes from Online reviews, and In person reviews are unavailable.
Is attendance flexible?
Most reviews say attendance was not mandatory, but two Online reviews mark it as mandatory.
Online attendance reports conflict, while In person evidence does not exist.
Is this professor recommended?
Students mostly warn against the professor because of poor communication, broken labs, and lack of reliable support.
The recommendation judgment is based only on Online reviews.
Course guide
Grading
Harsh
20/100
Reviews repeatedly tag him as a tough grader and describe late or inaccurate grading tied to flawed course materials.
Format shift
All grading evidence is Online only, with no In person comparison.
Workload
Heavy
25/100
The workload becomes heavy because students spend extra time fixing broken labs and trying to work around unclear instructions.
Format shift
Online reviews consistently mention lab troubleshooting, while In person evidence is absent.
Teaching experience
Awful
18/100
Most students describe ignored emails, missed office hours, unclear materials, and very little useful support.
Format shift
Teaching evidence is entirely Online and strongly negative except for one positive review.
Assessment method
Balanced
55/100
Reviews mention both quizzes and labs, with labs due around midterm and finals week and some concern about test-heavy grading.
Format shift
Only Online reviews describe assessment structure.
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Course format
Classroom format
Low confidence
No stored summary is available for this format.
Main concern
No main concern is stored for this format.
Remote format
High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro
Online reviews are strongly negative, with repeated complaints about broken labs, slow or missing email replies, and unclear quiz or lab materials.
Main concern
Students may have to solve lab and course issues without timely instructor help.
What students said
“He ignores emails, and when I asked 3 specific questions over the period of a month, he took over 2 weeks to answer 1 of the 3 questions.”
“Set up a class Discord if you want to pass.”
“You will have to teach yourself this course if you take it.”
Exam style
Reviews clearly support open-book quizzes, but they do not clearly prove webcam use, Lockdown Browser, strict proctoring, or final exam format.
Assessment risk
Standard
68/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
Online reviews mention open-book quizzes and weekly quiz deadlines, but do not clearly prove webcam, Lockdown Browser, or strict proctoring policies.
“It's all open book, so you could "research" if you are stuck on them.”
“Quizzes are due by the end of each week and labs are due by midterm and then another batch on finals week.”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“You will have to teach yourself this course if you take it.”
“The professor does not respond to emails in a timely manner and on multiple occasions just will not show up for office hours.”
“Set up a class Discord if you want to pass.”
“His quizzes are full of typos and other errors, but rather than admit it, he would rather BS you with false info (which he'll mark you wrong for later if used.)”
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Data context
Analysis sample
8
Recent reviews read by the AI
8
Lifetime ratings
84/100
Evidence confidence
The evidence is credible because 8 reviews across 2022-2025 are detailed and highly consistent, though all are for one online course.
Inside 8 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
7 reported outcomes
A 1 · A- 1
B 2
No reported values
No reported values
No reported values
Audit/No Grade 1 · Incomplete 1 · Rather not say 1