AI Rate Professor

Computer Information Systems

Hoang Nguyen

CIS22AB · CIS67A · CIS22B · 22B · CIS22A · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
12/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

unless you already know the material and and self-teaching.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnclear teachingLate gradingTough graderSelf-teaching requiredExtra credit
  • Most reviews say he teaches too little and expects students to learn coding on their own.
  • and hidden criteria are the most repeated grade-risk complaints.
  • Students with prior coding experience sometimes succeed, but beginners are repeatedly warned away.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

A high grade is possible with prior coding skill and , but hidden criteria, late grading, and .

Online and exams, while in-person reviews include a few older positive outcomes but still warn beginners.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

25/100

The course content feels difficult because students report , and exams beyond taught material.

Both formats describe beginner-unfriendly content, with online reviews giving the strongest warnings.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

70/100

, but some online and in-person sections mark it as .

Online is mostly non-mandatory with some mandatory cases, while .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

25/100

Most students do not recommend him because of , and poor support for beginners.

Online reviews are strongly negative overall, while and more mixed but still contain serious warnings.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Students repeatedly report tough , and grades arriving too late to improve.

Format shift

Both formats report harsh or often.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Workload , and exam preparation with limited instruction.

Format shift

Online reviews frequently mention lots of homework, while heavy projects and tests.

Teaching experience

Poor

20/100

Most reviews say lectures are unclear, minimal, late, or hard to understand, with students forced to self-teach.

Format shift

Online reviews are mostly negative, while but also severe criticism.

Assessment method

Balanced

65/100

Grades appear to involve , and some .

Format shift

Online reviews mention assignments, labs, midterms, finals, and exams, while , and long essay exams.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are mixed but still warn , and beginner-unfriendly pacing.

Main concern

Students may need prior coding knowledge because lectures and .

What students said

“Not a good beginner's class, only lectures on specific topics, you're expected to learn the basics yourself.”
CIS22A
“Overall, his class can be and and exams.”
CIS22A

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mostly negative, especially , and difficult exams.

Main concern

Beginners may not know what is expected until grades arrive too late.

What students said

“ IF YOU'RE A BEGINNER!”
CIS22B
“The .”
CIS22A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and finals with , but reviews do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, or open-book rules.

Difficult ExamsHidden CriteriaMidterm And FinalTest HeavyLong Essay Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

untaught material, and long essay-format exams.

Difficult ExamsUntaught MaterialLong Essay Exams
“ and exams.”
CIS22A
“ .”
CIS22AB
“ .”
CIS67A

Online

, and exams, but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, or open-book rules.

Difficult MidtermDifficult FinalHidden Criteria
“the midterm and .”
CIS22A
“The midterm and , and I felt set up to fail.”
CIS22A
“you will take a exam and of nonsense or you had never known.”
CIS22B

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ unless you actually enjoy teaching yourself everything- and by everything, I mean EVERYTHING.”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 reviews, highlighting repeated themes in , and beginner risk. Credibility rating: High.

Teaching Quality

20/100

“He teaches you the bare minimum and then expects code that .”

18/100

“There are unwritten requirements for , and .”

Beginner Risk

25/100

“ IF YOU'RE A BEGINNER!”

Theme 1

Teaching Style

  • Taught very little.
  • This guy doesn't teach anything, and require beyond something I know.
  • Not a good beginner's class, only lectures on specific topics, you're expected to learn the basics yourself.

Theme 2

Grading And Feedback

  • so you have no idea whether you are doing right or wrong.
  • so you have 0 idea what to expect.
  • You won't know what you did wrong until the whole quarter's done.

Theme 3

Difficulty And Exams

  • The word, and the professor expected random knowledge.
  • Overall, his class can be and and exams.
  • Horrible teacher - cannot understand a word he says.

Data context

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Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

23

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

The sample has 23 reviews across both formats, with many detailed and repeated complaints about the same issues.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 53
1 out of 514

Course coverage

CIS22B9 reviews
CIS22A8 reviews
CIS22AB3 reviews
CIS67A2 reviews
22B1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 4 · A 1 · A- 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

2

C 1 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 5