AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Vicky Seno

CS7 · CS81 · CS85 · CS79F · CS79E · 82A · CS70 · CS79D · CS82A · CS87A · CS79C · 53 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
64.15%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you can teach yourself from modules and docs; avoid if you need live teaching and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-Paced ModulesOutdated Lab DemosHomework HeavyEasy A if IndependentSlow Email Response
  • Mostly online async courses built from modules, external videos, and .
  • some call her a gem, others say materials are years out of date.
  • if you finish the .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many reported As and A+s with and , even when learning felt self-directed.

Online comments drive the easy-A picture; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Material is introductory for many CS topics, but missing guidance can make it feel harder than the content itself.

Online AWS and scripting courses dominate; difficulty rises when demos break.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

82/100

; only a minority list mandatory check-ins.

Online is largely optional; a few in-person CS7 sections require attendance.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

Roughly mid-sixties would-take-again with sharp split between independent learners and those needing teaching.

Online volume creates both strongest praise and .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

, and frequent easy produce many high grades.

Format shift

Generosity appears across online-heavy reviews.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Students report long multi-assignment weeks, labs, papers, and .

Format shift

and papers.

Teaching experience

Average

56/100

, and professional; many say she unlocks modules and disappears.

Format shift

In-person has both passionate and disengaged reports; online is more polarized.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and projects carry the class more than traditional high-stakes sit-down exams.

Format shift

Online courses emphasize modules, labs, and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Smaller in-person sample ranges from helpful step-by-step lectures to complaints of outdated code and no engagement.

Main concern

Some .

What students said

“Professor Seno is a passionate and knowledgeable teacher who really cares about her students.”
CS79C
“No real connection to material. Minimal engagement. In the .”
CS81
“she kept ignoring my emails and never responded. ”
CS70

Remote format

Online

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

unlock modules, read or watch and quizzes; experience depends on your self-study skills.

Main concern

Broken links, outdated AWS demos, and slow responses leave students stuck.

What students said

“Essentially, all the professor does is unlock modules at the beginning of each week, you read material from old links (a lot of which don't work anymore)”
CS82A
“All she does is copy and paste curriculum from 6 YEARS AGO for Amazon AWS”
CS79C
“Professor Seno is a rare gem. ... She's motivating, answers questions quickly, is very clear with expectations, a ”
CS85

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is mostly quizzes, labs, and projects; reviews do not clearly prove strict webcam proctoring.

Weekly quizzesLab demosFinal project or cert optionAsync modulesMinimal proctoring mention

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

76/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; one CS7 review notes midterm and and coding.

MC plus coding examsAssignment heavy
“Midterm and and coding if you study its really easy.”
CS7

Online

Online courses use quizzes, labs, and projects or AWS cert options; proctoring is not clearly established in comments.

Weekly quizzesHands-on labsFinal project or AWS exam option
“Only one written report at the end or she gives you the option of taking an .”
CS79D
“Straightforward, predictable assignments. .”
CS79C
“ . Didn't really learn much AWS sadly.”
CS79F

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Essentially, all the professor does is unlock modules at the beginning of each week, you read material from old links (a lot of which don't work anymore), watch content that the prof didn't create”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (38 online, 12 in and grade outcomes. Credibility rating: High.

🧩 Self-Teaching Reality

40/100

“No teaching/engagement. just instruction and youtube links.”

🅰️ Grade Friendliness

78/100

“she grades very generously and gives 2-3 EASY opportunities each semester.”

☁️ AWS Course Split

60/100

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📧 Responsiveness Issues

35/100

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Theme 1

💻 About Course Structure

  • Very straightforward class structure and lessons.
  • Felt like self teaching at times.
  • steps

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

53

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews with a and recurring outdated-material versus easy-A themes support a solid, if split, picture.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 529
4 out of 53
3 out of 53
2 out of 58
1 out of 510

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

40 reported outcomes

A range

33

A+ 8 · A 24 · A- 1

B range

4

B 4

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Incomplete 1