Is this an easy A?
HardWork
32/100Some students earned A grades, but comments say high grades require , and exact compliance with .
Online reviews are harsher about earning grades, while .
The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
Some students earned A grades, but comments say high grades require x x x x x, and exact compliance with x x.
Online reviews are harsher about earning grades, while x x x x x x x x x x.
Is the course easy?
Intro programming is described as hard for beginners because lectures are slide-heavy and students often need to learn material independently.
Both formats show difficulty, with online reviews especially warning students without prior coding experience.
Is attendance flexible?
Reviews x x x x x x, though students emphasize keeping up with lectures, readings, labs, quizzes, and assignments.
Neither format clearly proves a x x x.
Is this professor recommended?
Most students do not recommend her because they report unclear teaching, rude x x x x x, and poor beginner support.
Online and x x x x x x x, though a few older in-person reviews are positive.
Course guide
Grading
Strict
24/100
Many comments describe tough, specific grading and x x x x x x x x x easy grades in older reviews.
Format shift
x x x x x x, while in-person reviews are more mixed because older reviews mention easy grading and curves.
Workload
Heavy
25/100
Students report difficult homework, lots of reading, weekly assignments, quizzes, exams, and x x x.
Format shift
Online reviews describe heavier self-teaching pressure, while x x x x x x x and limited support.
Teaching experience
Poor
23/100
The dominant complaint is that lectures are mostly PowerPoint reading with little coding demonstration and weak help for confused students.
Format shift
Both formats share the same teaching concern, with online reviews giving more detailed recent criticism.
Assessment method
Balanced
58/100
Grades x x x x x x x x, and programming work rather than one single assessment type.
Format shift
Online reviews mention homework, quizzes, assignments, and exams, while x x x x x x x, and computer-based tests.
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Course format
Classroom format
High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro
x x x x but lean negative, with older praise for easy grading outweighed by repeated complaints about poor support and slide-based teaching.
Main concern
Students without prior programming experience report feeling unsupported and discouraged.
What students said
“You should not take this class (Compsci - 165) if you are an inexperienced programmer.”
“Her lectures are ONLY the x x x. x x x x x.”
“Grades super easy.”
Remote format
High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro
Online reviews are mostly negative, with students x x x x x x x, and weak help for beginners.
Main concern
Beginners may struggle because students report little live coding, limited support, and x x x.
What students said
“If you are new to coding with no x x x x x x x”
“She only reads PPT and haven’t type a single code in entire semester.”
“Prepare to work hard if x x x x x x x x x grade.”
Exam style
x x x x x x and exams, but reviews do not clearly prove proctoring, webcam, Lockdown Browser, or open-book policies.
Assessment risk
Strict
28/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
x x x x x x and computer-based coding tests but do not clearly prove closed-book or x x.
“Her lectures are ONLY the x x x. x x x x x.”
“Even during the x x x x x x x x.”
Online reviews describe hard quizzes and exams but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, or open-book policies.
“The quizzes and the x x x x x”
“Very hard, like what the other students said is all true, from the lectures, grades, questions, and exams.”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“If you are new to coding with no x x x x x x x”
“She only reads PPT and haven’t type a single code in entire semester.”
“Very specific grader, marks off everything that isn't exactly following guidelines”
“AVOID”
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Data context
Analysis sample
19
Recent reviews read by the AI
19
Lifetime ratings
86/100
Evidence confidence
The rating is credible because 19 reviews across both formats repeatedly cite the same issues, though some older positive reviews create mixed evidence.
Inside 19 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
10 reported outcomes
A 3
No reported values
C+ 1 · C 1
No reported values
No reported values
Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1