Kathleen O'Brien

JAVA27A · COIN070A · CIS27 · CIS27A · CIS52N · COIN61 · CIS27C · CIS15 · COUN50 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 78/100
RMP rating: 3.8/5
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Difficulty: 2.8

The decision

if you want a and are willing to do steady programming work.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHelpful and responsiveClear structureChallenging assignmentsEasy examsProgramming background helps

Most students describe her as , and responsive.
beginners.
as easy, making effort generally pay off.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

70/100

, but and harder for students without programming experience.

Authoritative counts classify all reviews as in person, even when some comments describe online course experiences.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

The course is manageable for students with programming background but .

All counted evidence is in person, with no separate online review bucket to compare.

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

78/100

Most students recommend her because , and teaches useful material despite some workload and clarity issues.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Students often call quizzes, midterms, and finals easy, though .

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

50/100

Workload is steady and .

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Students , and responsive, though some struggle with .

Format shift

Teaching evidence is all in-person-counted, with no separate online count.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and finals, suggesting a balanced assessment mix.

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person-counted reviews are mostly positive, with strong praise for responsiveness but mixed comments on clarity and workload.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“Wonderfully helpful and .”
CIS27

“ , but you do learn a lot”
CIS27A

“Easy material if you know some programming, otherwise the class might be slightly difficult for you”
CIS27A

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Reviews repeatedly say quizzes, midterms, and finals are easy, but they .

Easy MidtermEasy FinalEasy Quizzes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person-counted reviews say exams are generally easy, with proctoring rules.

Easy MidtermEasy FinalEasy Quizzes

“Midterm and ”
CIS27A

“Overall, pretty good class. Easy tests.”
CIS27A

“Quizzes, midterms and .”
CIS27A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Wonderfully helpful and .”
Voice snapshots generated from 18 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“ .”

📚 Workload Balance

50/100

“Some of the .”

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82/100

“Midterm and ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

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Wonderfully helpful and .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

, but you do learn a lot
Easy material if you know some programming, otherwise the class might be slightly difficult for you
.

Theme 3

💻 About Programming Fit

Java can be hard for a lot of people.
if u know nothing about programming before this class, it must be touch for yu
I learned a lot and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 18 reviews across several years give consistent detail about teaching, workload, and exams.

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59

4 out of 52

3 out of 56

2 out of 50

1 out of 51

Course coverage

CIS27A8 reviews

COIN613 reviews

CIS151 review

CIS271 review

CIS27C1 review

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Kathleen O'Brien

Take her if you want a helpful instructor and are willing to do steady programming work.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Recommended

WorthIt

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In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

📚 Workload Balance

📝 Exam Style

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

💻 About Programming Fit

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if you want a and are willing to do steady programming work.

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