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Computer Information Systems

Herb Nyser

CSCOMP · CIS21IA · 21JA · CIS21JA · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
43/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
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Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if and can handle a tough, uneven classroom experience.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHard assembly courseBoring lecturesHelpful when askedHeavy homeworkTough exams
  • Reviews are sharply mixed, with some students calling him knowledgeable and helpful and others saying lectures are .
  • Assembly language is consistently described as difficult, boring, and study-heavy.
  • Getting an A appears hard because students mention and nearly impossible exams.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

An A looks difficult because students mention hard work, heavy studying, lots of homework, and an .

All counted evidence is from In person reviews; Online has zero authoritative reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Assembly language is repeatedly described as hard, boring, and study-heavy, even when students say the professor tries to help.

Only In person reviews exist, so course difficulty is judged from that format.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

, but attending seems important because and students need help with the material.

Only In person reviews exist, and they do not clearly prove a mandatory policy.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

Recommendation depends on student fit because helpfulness and knowledge are , and .

The recommendation score is based only on In person reviews because Online has zero authoritative reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Grading feels strict because students , and high effort for an A.

Format shift

Only In .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Workload is heavy because students mention studying every night, lots of homework, and a demanding assembly course.

Format shift

Only In person reviews provide workload evidence.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Teaching quality is mixed, with praise for knowledge and help but , and poor organization.

Format shift

Teaching evidence comes only from In person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Assessment evidence centers , and coding practice.

Format shift

Only In person reviews provide assessment details.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In person reviews show a difficult assembly course with divided opinions on teaching quality and frequent complaints about boredom and clarity.

Main concern

Students may need heavy self-study because , and .

What students said

“Getting an A requires hard work and interest towards the subject.”
CIS21JA
“ .”
CIS21IA
“The class!”
CIS21JA

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Exams appear strict because students describe them as very hard, time-pressured, and demanding.

Hard ExamTime PressureLecture-Based Questions

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In , and tied to lecture material.

Hard ExamTime PressureLecture-Based Questions
“ .Almost no one finishes it on time.”
CIS21JA
“Lot of questions on the ”
CIS21JA
“At least it requires a lot of studying.”
CIS21JA

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Getting an A requires hard work and interest towards the subject.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“Professor is a fine teacher, it's just the subject that is hard, and the book covers things in the wrong order!!”

📈 Easy A Potential

35/100

“Getting an A requires hard work and interest towards the subject.”

🧪

28/100

“ .Almost no one finishes it on time.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • to talk if you have questions
  • Nice guy, but lecture is so boring.
  • His voice is noisy and difficult to understand.

Theme 2

📚 About Difficulty & Workload

  • Plan to get another book or two and study/code every night.
  • he assigns a -lot- of !
  • Cis 21JA is one of the hardest class in De Anza- right next to physics.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Student Risk

  • .
  • The class!
  • ..will learn nothing and not able to write any simple code.

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

66/100

Evidence confidence

There are 13 reviews with specific and consistent difficulty themes, but the reviews are old and opinions on teaching quality conflict.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
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3 out of 51
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1 out of 53

Course coverage

CIS21JA10 reviews
21JA1 review
CIS21IA1 review
CSCOMP1 review

Reported outcomes

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