AI Rate Professor

Computer Information Systems

Zareh Gorjian

CS002 · CS003A · CS003B · CIS012 · CIS016 · 24 lifetime ratings

AI rating
62/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
62.5%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you can self-teach coding; .

Best fit · Self Taught ProEasy A for experienced codersSelf-teach heavyHilarious personalityPolarizing teachingFree A risk for beginners
  • Many students call him an easy free A if they already know coding
  • Beginners often feel lost because he expects self-teaching and light instruction
  • Personality is liked, but teaching quality and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Many report free or easy A with few graded items, especially with prior coding experience.

Online comments stress easy A async; but .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is light for experienced students, but beginners find pace and self-teaching hard.

Online async rated extremely easy; in-person difficulty varies more by course and year.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

as optional while others round heavily for showing up.

Online and in-person both mix mandatory and .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

About 62% would take again; praise for ease clashes with .

Online has both easy-A raves and a ; in-person is similarly split.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Often graded by few things with , though a few .

Format shift

Online emphasizes few graded items; in-person has both flexible and .

Workload

Light

70/100

Recent CS sections report few easy assignments; older CIS comments mention weekly homework.

Format shift

Online CS tends lighter; .

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Hilarious and knowledgeable, but many say you learn little unless .

Format shift

Online live-coding praise exists, but also strong online and .

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

, and occasional projects all appear across courses.

Format shift

Online mentions easy midterm/final; , and projects.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and students who say he does not teach, grades late, or expects self-study.

Main concern

Learning is uneven; attendance and asking questions matter, and .

What students said

“If you have coding experience, this guy is the .”
cs002
“he doesn't teach. Shows magic tricks in class instead of teaching.”
CS003A

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online/async often framed as easiest coding class for students with prior experience; and no real teaching.

Main concern

Without prior coding background, online sections can feel impossible to follow.

What students said

“if you want an easy A, .”
CS003B
“Without having previous coding experience, I was very lost and found it impossible to succeed. ”
cs002

Exam style

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Exams are often described as easy, with at least one note of open-book open-internet quizzes; proctoring is not clearly proven.

Easy midterm and finalOpen book weekly quizzesFew graded items

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and open-book weekly quizzes; closed-book proctoring is not clearly proven.

Open book weekly quizzesEasy midtermQuiz after lecture
“ .”
CIS016
“ ”
cs002

Online

Online reviews describe easy midterm and final and light .

Easy midterm and finalAsync coding courseBarely any assignments
“ and ”
CS003B
“ and so was the final.”
CS003B

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if you don't have coding experience because you genuinely will learn nothing. If you have coding experience, this guy is the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 24 reviews (5 online, 19 in-person), highlighting the . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“There is no doubt that Zareh is a brilliant man and fully understands java. He just doesn't know how to teach it”

🆓 Easy A Path

82/100

“if you want an easy A, .”

⚠️ Beginner Warning

40/100

“Without having previous coding experience, I was very lost and found it impossible to succeed. ”

😂 Personality

75/100

“just chill prof!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he doesn't teach
  • live coding, which made everything easier to follow
  • reads off of a powerpoint

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • free A
  • Easiest class ever
  • he makes it seem like you're doing good until very end

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • hilarious
  • Gorjian is a and super kind
  • One of the

Data context

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Analysis sample

24

Recent reviews read by the AI

24

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

24 reviews spanning 2017-2026 with detailed mixed opinions and both online and in-person evidence.

Inside 24 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 55
1 out of 53

Course coverage

CIS0167 reviews
cs0027 reviews
CS003A6 reviews
CIS0122 reviews
CS003B2 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

15

A+ 7 · A 7 · A- 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1