AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

William Spearman

CS52 · 2 lifetime ratings

AI rating
14/100
RMP rating
1.0/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

; students report he did not teach or even post the final.

Best fit · Self Taught ProForgot FinalVague PowerPointsConfusing LecturesNo Real LearningUnprepared
  • Both reviews report he forgot to post the final and left the class confused.
  • PowerPoints and materials were vague with almost no useful detail for learning C++.
  • Neither student would take him again despite one receiving an A+.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

One student still earned an A+ despite learning almost nothing, suggesting grades were attainable without mastery.

Evidence comes only from in-person CS52 reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content itself was not intellectually brutal, but vague .

Evidence comes only from in-person CS52 reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

90/100

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Evidence comes only from in-person CS52 reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

5/100

; both call out confusion and missing finals.

Evidence comes only from in-person CS52 reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

An A+ appeared despite poor learning outcomes, implying grading was not the .

Format shift

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Workload

Light

78/100

Tags and comments note few tests and little structured work from the professor.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Awful

12/100

Students say he did not apply himself, gave vague slides, and forgot to post the final.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Few tests; the standout issue was a .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person CS52 students describe an unprepared instructor who forgot the final and .

Main concern

Instructor forgot to post the final and provided vague materials with little actual teaching.

What students said

“he forgot to post the final and left the whole class in confusion”
CS52
“ because his powerpoints and whatever were very vague”
CS52

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.

Students report the with no clear assessment path.

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and never posted, creating chaos with .

Forgotten FinalFew Tests
“he forgot to post the final and left the whole class in confusion”
CS52
“ and I didn't really learn how to program in C++ tbh”
CS52

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Literally all the tags from this website doesn't apply to him because the professor didn't apply himself to the class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 2 in-person reviews, highlighting preparation failures and a . Credibility rating: Low.

💥 Teaching Collapse

12/100

“the professor didn't apply himself to the class”

🚫 Never Again

5/100

“No”

📄

20/100

“he forgot to post the final and left the whole class in confusion”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Quality

  • his powerpoints and whatever were very vague and had no detail
  • I didn't really learn how to program in C++ tbh
  • had to research online

Theme 2

📉 About Organization

  • he forgot to post the final
  • left the whole class in confusion

Data context

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Analysis sample

2

Recent reviews read by the AI

2

Lifetime ratings

35/100

Evidence confidence

Only two old 2018 reviews exist, but they are highly consistent about poor preparation and a .

Inside 2 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

CS522 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1