AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Alexander Harrison

COMSC210 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
55/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
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Difficulty
4.3

The decision

if you want a serious data structures course and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerKnowledgeable TeacherHard LabsHard TestsLimited HelpStrict Grading
  • Students generally think he knows the material and teaches clearly.
  • Labs, assignments, and as difficult.
  • Help and value.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Grades require substantial effort because labs, assignments, and tests are hard and as unfair by some students.

All grade-effort evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

COMSC210 is intellectually demanding, with and even harder tests.

All .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

82/100

One review says he does not require class attendance, though .

, and they suggest formal flexibility with practical drawbacks.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

Students respect his knowledge and teaching, but , and limited help make him a mixed recommendation.

All recommendation evidence is in person and leans positive but cautious.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

One student calls him an , and grades appear costly because labs and tests are difficult.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

25/100

and assignments, even when the lab content feels boring.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Students say he is a great, clear, knowledgeable teacher, but several mention weak support when help is needed.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

68/100

The course appears centered on labs, assignments, and .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe assessments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews describe a knowledgeable teacher with difficult labs and tests, but support and .

Main concern

Assignments and , and some students felt help or .

What students said

“Great teacher, but .”
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“the unless you do.”
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“ and .”
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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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Tests are explicitly described as very difficult, but reviews do .

Difficult TestsDifficult LabsUnclear Exam Policy

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, but do not clearly prove whether exams are open-book, closed-book, proctored, or final-based.

Difficult Tests
“ and .”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Mr. Harrison is a young teacher, but he knows his stuff.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“Great teacher, but .”

📈 Difficulty Level

28/100

“ and .”

⚖️

30/100

“ , but sort of an .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Great teacher, but .
  • Mr. Harrison is a young teacher, but he knows his stuff.
  • , but sometimes doesn't want to give help

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • the unless you do.
  • and .
  • , but sort of an .

Theme 3

🧪 About Labs

  • All you will do is implement data structures, so there aren't any cool applications.
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

56/100

Evidence confidence

, but they are recent within the dataset and consistently describe hard work and mixed support.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

COMSC2104 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

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B range

1

B+ 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

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F

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No letter grade reported

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