AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Amr Elkady

COMSC165 · COMCS110 · COMCS1105070 · COMSC110 · 248 lifetime ratings

AI rating
75/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
82.61%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Take Amr Elkady if and can manage Zybooks-heavy, quiz-heavy work independently.

Best fit · Self Taught ProStrong LecturesZybooks HeavyCurved GradesWeekly QuizzesProctorio Final
  • Many students praise his programming knowledge, real-world examples, and lecture quality.
  • The course depends , and self-directed practice.
  • Grades , but exams and and Proctorio appears in online sections.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Curves and Zybooks completion can make grades reachable, but , and coding practice still require steady work.

Online reviews mention Proctorio and Zybooks shortcuts, while , and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

47/100

The material can be manageable with prior coding experience, but beginners often find the coding concepts and labs challenging.

Online reviews stress self-teaching through Zybooks, while and heavy practice.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

Attendance and participation help, but reviews do not prove a .

Online sections include Zoom participation and asynchronous work, while .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

and curves, but complaints about tone, Zybooks, and Proctorio limit enthusiasm.

Online reviews are more numerous and mostly favorable, while .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

72/100

and assignments can be completion-based, though .

Format shift

Both formats mention curves, with .

Workload

Moderate

43/100

The workload is steady and sometimes heavy because of Zybooks, labs, weekly quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize Zybooks and quizzes, while and lecture note-taking.

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Students , and knowledgeable, but some describe him as rude or impatient.

Format shift

Online reviews praise practical lectures often, while and sharper interpersonal criticism.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Grades , and a final exam.

Format shift

Online reviews give clearer evidence of weekly quizzes and finals, while , and exams.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are mixed, with strong praise for lectures but , and heavy work.

Main concern

Some in-person students find the .

What students said

“His lecture is really helpful to understand the algorithm of coding.”
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“learned more from the kids in discord than in class”
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Remote format

Online

34 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews praise lectures and flexibility but frequently , and .

Main concern

Online and prepare for Proctorio-supported exams.

What students said

“This professor relies quite heavily on Zybooks.”
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“A few of the quizzes, and the ”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

because online reviews explicitly mention Proctorio, long weekly quizzes, and difficult finals.

Proctorio FinalWeekly QuizzesCoding FinalDifficult Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and one open-note, not-proctored setup, so the evidence is mixed rather than clearly strict.

Open Note Except FinalDifficult QuizzesExams
“Everything except the and was an open note.”
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“quizzes are 70+ questions”
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Online

Online reviews explicitly mention Proctorio for finals or some quizzes and describe long weekly quizzes and coding-heavy finals.

ProctorioWeekly QuizzesCoding FinalDifficult Final
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“The ”
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Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you really want to learn coding rather just getting an .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

76/100

“Professor Elkady is very knowledgeable and has in depth information on the topics he covers.”

📘 Course Structure

43/100

“This professor relies quite heavily on Zybooks.”

📝

38/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Lectures

  • The
  • His and easy to understand.
  • His lecture was fantastic, though the assignments and and tough.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Luckily, the and the .
  • The class is easy as long as you don't procrastinate and do the work.
  • This course was pretty difficult for an introduction to computer science

Theme 3

🧪

  • Weekly quizzes, though lengthy helped me understand the material.
  • There is also a and usually pretty long.
  • A few of the quizzes, and the

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

248

Lifetime ratings

95/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis uses 50 reviews across online and , Zybooks, quizzes, and grading.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 583
4 out of 5112
3 out of 525
2 out of 512
1 out of 516

Course coverage

COMSC16528 reviews
COMCS11014 reviews
COMCS11050704 reviews
COMSC1104 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

21

A+ 1 · A 17 · A- 3

B range

7

B+ 2 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

15

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 11 · Rather not say 2