Seung Yang

CIS63 · CIS045 · CIS042 · CIS12 · CIS42 · CIS161 · CIS45 · CIS10 · CIS163 · CIS162 · CIS41 · CIS11A · CIS11 · CIS041 · CIS012 · 84 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 58/100
RMP rating: 3.9/5
Take again: 61.82%
Difficulty: 3.5

The decision

if you want real IT skills and can commit many hours weekly; skip if you need an easy or flexible class.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTons of HomeworkTough GraderReal-World LabsClear CriteriaIndustry Hardcore

Workload is extreme, especially in short terms and networking sequences.
Serious IT students praise career-ready labs, organization, and CompTIA/CCNA prep.
Beginners and busy students often call the pace, labeling rules, and strictness unbearable.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

, but picky labeling and zero cushion make the A expensive.

; both formats still dock heavily for format mistakes.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Material is manageable conceptually, but volume, pace, and precision requirements make the experience hard.

Online winter/short terms ; in-person networking is similarly intense.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Skip-class warnings and required presence are common; late work is often a zero.

; online still expects constant on-time submissions.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

66/100

About three in ; devotees call him transformative while others urge avoidance.

; in-person loyalty is stronger among long CIS sequences.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

30/100

filename typos, label misses, and format slips can wipe large grade chunks.

Format shift

Online and and little .

Workload

Overwhelming

14/100

Double-digit weekly assignments, long labs, and short-term cram loads define the experience.

Format shift

Online short terms are especially brutal; .

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Strong industry labs and , though lectures can feel dry and help can feel limited.

Format shift

In-person fans emphasize lectures and mentorship; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Labs and ; exams and quizzes usually matter less and may be open book.

Format shift

Online CIS11 explicitly reports assignment-heavy grading with open-book quizzes and exams.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

32 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students either call him one of monologue lectures, rigid formats, and impossible weekly hours.

Main concern

Strict no-late policy and overloaded schedules.

What students said

“ ! and thorough.”
CIS12

“he gives up to 60+ hours of .”
CIS012

“Worst class ever. Only shows .”
CIS041

Remote format

Online

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online CIS sections still deliver heavy assignment volume with ; , but strict formatting and weak compassion frustrate many.

Main concern

Compressed online terms .

What students said

“all quizzes and , and he gives you a link to access the reading material so there's no need to purchase the actual book.”
CIS11

“about 20 assignments per week; some that took 6+hrs to do.”
CIS11

“The first week started with 18 ASSIGNMENTS, he warns you to drop his class on week 1 if you are taking additional classes.”
CIS041

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

When exams appear, students report open-book formats, while the and .

Open Book QuizzesOpen Book ExamsAssignment HeavyStrict Formatting Rules

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and projects than exam logistics; formal proctoring is not clearly proven.

Lab HeavyProject DeadlinesNo Clear Proctoring Details

“assignments worth 1/2 your grade, tons of hw”
CIS12

“Midterm and final are only 10% of your grade combined.”
CIS12

Online

and exams plus free linked readings.

Open Book QuizzesOpen Book ExamsLinked Free Readings

“all quizzes and , and he gives you a link to access the reading material so there's no need to purchase the actual book.”
CIS11

“ and .”
CIS11

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“If you're willing to work for your grade, this class is extremely worthwhile.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (18 online, 32 in person), highlighting workload intensity versus career payoff. Credibility rating: High.

💪 Teaching Quality

72/100

“He is the industry.”

📚 Workload Reality

14/100

“On a normal week you'll have 14 assignments to do and on heavy weeks you .”

👍 Recommendation Split

66/100

“ if .”

⚠️ Beginner Warning

30/100

“If you are new to networking. ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Provides step by step instruction for each assignment
Excellent teacher that rarely exist nowadays
Old school teaching techniques

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Lots of
do the work and you'll pass
He won't be lenient

Theme 3

💼 About Career Value

prepares you for a real IT workplace workload
and CCNA's
His decades years of industry experience cannot be matched

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews across many CIS courses, years, and both formats show a consistent hard-but-valuable pattern.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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1 out of 510

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 10 · A 16 · A- 1

B range

B+ 4 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

C+ 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 1

Seung Yang

x x x if you want real IT skills and can commit many hours weekly; skip if you need an easy or flexible class.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

💪 Teaching Quality

📚 Workload Reality

👍 Recommendation Split

⚠️ Beginner Warning

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

💼 About Career Value

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want real IT skills and can commit many hours weekly; skip if you need an easy or flexible class.