AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Dave Smith

CS52 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
28.57%
Difficulty
4.7

The decision

Avoid unless you are ready to self-teach C++ under a .

Best fit · Self Taught ProHomework AvalancheSelf Taught RequiredLittle FeedbackNo LecturesLenient If You Ask
  • Most students say , and office hours are missing
  • Workload is extremely heavy with many weekly C++ programs
  • A few online students found him lenient and helpful if you communicate

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Students can still get A or B, but only after grinding huge weekly programming loads largely on their own.

Both formats report heavy work for grades; one online review notes lenient grading when you communicate struggles.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

Difficulty ratings and and content beyond materials.

Online and and instruction weak.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

85/100

as not mandatory.

Both online and .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Most reviews urge avoiding him due to missing teaching and .

; online is mostly negative with two brighter exceptions.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Some online students say he grades leniently and cares if you speak up, but .

Format shift

Lenient-and-caring notes are online; .

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

Repeated claims of tons of weekly programs and .

Format shift

.

Teaching experience

Awful

22/100

Dominant theme is no real lectures, , and self-teaching.

Format shift

In-person and most online reviews agree teaching effort is minimal; two online reviews are more positive.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

15/100

Nearly all assessment .

Format shift

and in person.

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person CS52 comments describe bad lectures, irrelevant assignments, and .

Main concern

and .

What students said

“Bad lectures, lots of . Basically self-study.”
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“Disorganized! I had an A thanks to youtube and khan academy.”
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“an overwhelming amount of C++.”
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Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online CS52 reviews range from worst-ever no-response teaching to a and lenient with tons of work.

Main concern

.

What students said

“The worst professor ever, not even qualified to teach. to email.”
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“you have to program at least 20 programs each week that he gives in .”
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“I will say that this professor does give a TON of homework, but .”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Students emphasize endless homework programs .

Lots of HomeworkSelf StudyProgramming Sets

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe heavy unrelated assignments and .

Lots of HomeworkSelf StudyIrrelevant Assignments
“A lot of unrelated HW which makes me try every weekend.”
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“Assign tons of teach computers”
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Online

Online reviews center on huge weekly programming homework with .

Lots of HomeworkProgramming SetsLimited Feedback
“The only thing he has is tons of useless and .”
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“you have to program at least 20 programs each week that he gives in .”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“The worst professor ever, not even qualified to teach. to email.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews (4 online, 3 in and teaching gaps. Credibility rating: Medium.

💣 Teaching Collapse

22/100

“ to email.”

📚

12/100

“you have to program at least 20 programs each week that he gives in .”

🛠️ Self Study Reality

25/100

“I had an A thanks to youtube and khan academy.”

🤝 Rare Soft Side

55/100

“ ... he was very lenient and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He seems to fall short in fulfilling his teaching responsibilities.
  • Bad lectures, lots of . Basically self-study.
  • . He gives A LOT of work, but he is always there to help you.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • an overwhelming amount of C++.
  • Some of the HW is really difficult and far beyond our materials.
  • Effort really counts here.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Support Gaps

  • No availability for office hours
  • never answers, never grades
  • Suggest never go with him.

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

7 recent detailed reviews are highly consistent on workload and weak teaching, but sample size is still small.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 55

Course coverage

CS527 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 4

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values