AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Koda Kol

CS798 · CS70A · CS79 · CS3 · 79A · CS79Z · CS79A · CS40 · 40 lifetime ratings

AI rating
92/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
85.37%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

and cloud intro work if you want a a good grade.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCloud and AWS focusedCaring mentorLab heavyCareer relevantClear expectations
  • Students widely praise his cloud and AWS teaching, real-world examples, and willingness to help.
  • Grades are often and discussions; many call the .
  • A minority say some courses are too easy, outdated, or .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Many students report A or A+ by completing labs and showing up; several explicitly call it easy A, with only some harder sections.

Online reviews more often say easy or basic; and harder assignment loads.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

Material is often introductory cloud content made approachable through walkthroughs, though a few courses demand more time.

Online has more too-easy comments; in-person has more hard-but-rewarding comments.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

58/100

to optional online check-ins and flexible makeup.

In-person more often requires class; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

About 85% would take him again and many call him the .

Strong recommendation appears in both formats, especially cloud-focused courses.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

, and flexible makeup for effort appear often; grades cluster toward A.

Format shift

Both formats describe fair or .

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Labs and weekly assignments are the core; most find them doable, though a few report heavy weekly piles.

Format shift

One online cyber-style review claims 60-plus assignments; most others call work manageable.

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Students repeatedly praise passion, real-world AWS demos, mentoring, and engaging lectures.

Format shift

; online values weekly help sessions.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Labs, discussions, and ; tests exist in some sections but are not always central.

Format shift

Online reviews especially stress labs over exams; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews strongly , and an enjoyable class culture.

Main concern

Some advanced sections feel hard and and tests.

What students said

“Prof Kol, is the .”
CS79A
“Professor creates a great learning environment for all his students.”
CS79A
“His class is pretty hard, and I am sure that .”
CS79A

Remote format

Online

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Online students mostly report clear structure, optional or weekly help sessions, and .

Main concern

A few sections feel like busywork or outdated wiki-style content with .

What students said

“Other than the , mainly just labs and discussions.”
CS79A
“This Professor conducts a weekly session where he actually has a plan and teaches course material.”
CS79A
“Super easy course, no challenge”
CS79A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is often lab- and ; when tests appear they are usually studyable from lectures.

Lab focusedFew quizzes in some sectionsComprehensive tests in othersClear grading criteriaExtra credit sometimes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

74/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students mention , but labs and class engagement still matter heavily.

Lecture-based testsLabs and group workClear grading criteria
“Make sure to study and listen when he presents his lectures and when he gives out passages. That's where a lot of answers for .”
CS79A
“Professor Kol gives a his students”
CS79A

Online

Online comments often say and discussions as the main graded work.

Mainly labs and discussionsOptional weekly ZoomExtra creditClear criteria
“Other than the , mainly just labs and discussions.”
CS79A
“ and you will do just fine as long as you know how to operate a computer.”
79A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Prof Kol, is the . He shows you everything you need to know about AWS like setting up your own EC2 or Linux ubuntu.”

Voice snapshots generated from 41 reviews across online and , and grade ease. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“Professor creates a great learning environment for all his students.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

86/100

“ .”

☁️ Easy A Potential

80/100

“Easy A, didn't learn much. Nice dude so I would feel bad ragging on him.”

❤️ Mentorship

86/100

“ . Literally any question you have he will be there for you!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • his lectures are interesting and intriguing
  • He creates a good environment for the students to be able to work together
  • weekly session where he actually has a plan and teaches course material

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Walks you through the assignments and simple to complete
  • His class is pretty hard, and I am sure that
  • Super easy course, no challenge

Theme 3

☁️ About Cloud Career Value

  • There is no better way to learn AWS than with this professor
  • He even brings someone from Amazon to tell you more about this type of career
  • that I am now pursuing

Data context

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Analysis sample

41

Recent reviews read by the AI

40

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-one reviews across online and with a minority easy-or-busywork critique.

Inside 41 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 529
4 out of 55
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 55

Course coverage

CS79A26 reviews
79A4 reviews
CS403 reviews
CS70A3 reviews
CS792 reviews
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CS7981 review
CS79Z1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

33 reported outcomes

A range

25

A+ 6 · A 18 · A- 1

B range

3

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1