AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Erion Jupe

CS52 · CS55 · CS20B · CS20A · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
64/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you want to level up as a programmer and and exams.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerAmazing lecturesTough graderChallenging projectsDeep CS learningOrganized
  • In-person CS students often call him one of the .
  • Grades and A-level work , and .
  • Online C++ experiences are mixed, with one student reporting little guidance and lots of homework.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Students say bare-minimum code will not earn an A and that efficient, careful work .

; in-person reviews more often stress hard-earned grades.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Projects, data structures, and without strong prior Java or OOP.

Online and ; online may feel harder without lectures.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

42/100

Some sections mark attendance mandatory or imply skipping lectures hurts, while .

In-person comments mention mandatory attendance more often; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

Most praise transformative teaching and organization, but about 40% would-not-take-again signals and .

In-person recommendation is stronger; one online review strongly advises against him.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

36/100

Tags and comments , and small curves on tests.

Format shift

One online review called him generous; .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

and consistently high.

Format shift

Both online and and projects.

Teaching experience

Good

84/100

Many call lectures remarkable and say he dramatically improves programming skill, though a minority find him inflexible or sharp in class.

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is strong; online teaching support is inconsistent.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Comments repeatedly put midterms and .

Format shift

Online and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and lecture-driven, with deep learning but demanding projects, tests, and high standards.

Main concern

Heavy project and , and sharp classroom criticism can frustrate sensitive or underprepared students.

What students said

“Lectures are remarkable and super helpful. You will gain a and doing the projects.”
CS20B
“An incredible professor, I learned more about computer science in his class than in the 5 other programming classes I'd taken at SMC.”
CS20A
“Tests are 52% of overall grade. Tests given during first 1.5 hours of 3 hour class.”
CS20B

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online CS52 is polarized: one student found weekly work fair and heavy weekly homework and .

Main concern

Self-directed online learning with weekly assignments and if you are new to the language.

What students said

“Either a lot!). Midterm and if you understand the material.”
CS52
“He didn't provide ppt on the subject and completely left us to learn C ++ on our own. Assigns hw and and .”
CS52

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and reward mastery of lectures and projects more than pure memorization.

Heavy exam weightIn-class timed testsMidterm and finalLecture and homework based

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

class periods and dominate the grade, drawn from lectures and homework.

Tests around 50%+Timed in-class examsFrom lectures and homework
“Tests are 52% of overall grade. Tests given during first 1.5 hours of 3 hour class.”
CS20B
“ and homework.”
CS55

Online

Online reviews describe midterm and final as manageable if you know the material, with and .

Midterm and finalExams about 50%No clear proctoring details
“Midterm and if you understand the material.”
CS52
“Exams worth 50%.”
CS52

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . Has a natural talent for teaching computer science. He puts a strong emphasis on writing efficient code, so doing the bare minimum of making the code work will not get you an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 reviews (2 online, 12 in person), highlighting teaching excellence versus workload and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

84/100

“Lectures are remarkable and super helpful. You will gain a and doing the projects.”

📚 Real Skill Growth

88/100

“I learned more about computer science in his class than in the 5 other programming classes I'd taken at SMC.”

⚖️

36/100

“ . Exams worth 50%. and inflexible.”

👍 Recommendation Split

68/100

“A class with this quality is rare in a community college.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are remarkable and super helpful
  • natural talent for teaching computer science
  • and

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Not an easy A but if you get an A you will know 10x more programming
  • doing the bare minimum of making the code work will not get you an A
  • Tests are 52% of overall grade

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

  • completely left us to learn C ++ on our own
  • because it was a terrible online experience

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen reviews across several CS courses and both formats, with detailed comments and mixed but patterned opinions.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

CS20B6 reviews
CS20A4 reviews
CS522 reviews
CS552 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

6

A 6

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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