AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

William Zimmerman

CIS35 · CIS1110 · OIS1A · OIS · EXCEL · COMPUTERS · 0IS1 · ANYONLINECLASS · ACCT35 · CIS30 · CIS4 · ACCTG35 · 31 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
40%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Avoid unless you can treat the class like a second job and teach yourself from the materials.

Best fit · Self Taught ProOverwhelming busyworkPoorly worded testsHarsh partial-credit gradingExtra credit availableUneven online communication
  • Students repeatedly cite huge busywork loads and long timed or massive finals, including a 400-question final.
  • Doing all work can still yield an A for organized students, but small mistakes and .
  • Older in-person CIS and online CIS/accounting reviews and clunky testing tools.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

Some students get A or A+ by grinding every assignment and , but harsh zero-point mistakes and .

Online reviews stress volume; and timed quizzes.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Concepts are often not deeply hard; pain comes from repetitive busywork and testing logistics rather than theory.

Both formats describe busywork more than conceptual difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Several online reviews mark attendance not mandatory, while .

Online evidence leans optional; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

Would-take-again is about 40% and many detailed .

Positive outliers exist in both formats, but .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

28/100

helps, yet students report zeros for one mistake and .

Format shift

In-person and online both report harsh scoring; online also cites blocked student communication.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

; one final alone ran 400 questions over multiple days.

Format shift

Online modern reviews are especially workload-heavy; .

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

A minority call him fair, helpful, and passionate; most cite weak communication, typos, and little guidance.

Format shift

A few online students praise timely caring emails; many more call online teaching the .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

42/100

and exams; tests still matter a lot.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize constant assignments; and midterms.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person and legacy online-labeled-as-campus reviews call him knowledgeable but , and .

Main concern

and .

What students said

“ ..never let studetns know what they got wrong”
CIS35
“ if you have one mistake.”
ANYONLINECLASS

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online CIS and accounting sections are workload-heavy with , and .

Main concern

Massive busywork and .

What students said

“The amount of classwork for this class is ridiculous.”
CIS30
“400 Question final!! unrealistic amount of work this professor gives.”
CIS35

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and , and unforgiving, with little clarity on missed items.

Timed short quizzesMassive multi-day finalsPoorly worded testsSAM testing interface

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person and older CIS testing is short-timed, full of typos, and .

Short timed quizzesPoorly worded testsNo feedback on missed items
“10 min tests for 30 questions!”
CIS35
“ ..never let studetns know what they got wrong”
CIS35

Online

Online finals can be enormous (including a 400-question final) and weekly exams add constant pressure.

400-question finalWeekly examsBusywork-heavy prep
“400 Question final!! unrealistic amount of work this professor gives.”
CIS35
“There are and an .”
ACCT35

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“The amount of busy work he gives you is just ridiculous. I spent more time doing homework in this class than I did in calculus.”

Voice snapshots generated from 31 reviews (6 online, 25 in , and mixed support. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Workload Overload

18/100

“The amount of classwork for this class is ridiculous.”

📝

30/100

“400 Question final!! unrealistic amount of work this professor gives.”

⚠️

28/100

“ if you have one mistake.”

Theme 1

📈 About Workload

  • To finish one assignment, it can take up to 6-8 hrs
  • Taking this class is like having a second job
  • Too much Homeworks!

Theme 2

🧪

  • so there are soo many typos
  • never let studetns know what they got wrong
  • Gives many opportunities to raise your grade by providing numerous work

Theme 3

💬 About Communication

  • and actually addresses all of my concerns in a caring way
  • never answer emails
  • blocks all communication among students in his online class

Data context

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Analysis sample

31

Recent reviews read by the AI

31

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

31 reviews across many years and both formats, with consistent busywork and testing complaints despite some positive outliers.

Inside 31 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 54
3 out of 54
2 out of 55
1 out of 511

Course coverage

CIS359 reviews
CIS47 reviews
CIS303 reviews
ACCT352 reviews
ACCTG352 reviews
Show 7 more courses
OIS1A2 reviews
0IS11 review
ANYONLINECLASS1 review
CIS11101 review
COMPUTERS1 review
EXCEL1 review
OIS1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 2 · A- 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2