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Computer Information Systems

James Mertz

CIS012 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
12/100
RMP rating
1.2/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Do not take Mertz for CIS012 unless you already know Python and can and project weights.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-teach onlyDisorganized videosInaccessibleFinal project spikeAvoid for beginners
  • Every review that ; quality averages about 1.2.
  • Intro Python is taught via dated pre-recorded videos that do not prepare students for and the .
  • , and self-teaching dominate both online and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Heavy quiz and grades risky even when a few students still pass.

Both formats warn about grade risk; one online student still earned A+ after self-teaching elsewhere.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

videos assume too much and leave beginners unprepared for assignments and the final.

Online and .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

88/100

; content is asynchronous video.

and in-person reports.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

5/100

Would-take-again is 0% among those who answered; comments repeatedly say save your GPA.

and in-person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

40/100

as generous; heavy category weights punish weak quiz and project performance.

Format shift

Weight concerns appear in both formats.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Homework and quizzes each can be around 20-30% and the early work.

Format shift

Workload pain is described in both online and in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Awful

15/100

Disorganized outdated videos, grammatical errors, missed office hours, and no effective live teaching.

Format shift

Teaching failure is consistent online and in person.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

38/100

, and a heavy final project rather than classic midterms alone.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews still describe YouTube-style outdated videos instead of real lectures, self-teaching, and GPA risk for beginners.

Main concern

Beginners report considering major changes after the teaching quality.

What students said

“ if you're a beginner coder. Your GPA is on the line. .”
CIS012
“I had to resort to doing my own research and basically teaching myself coding to finish the .”
CIS012
“His material is dated and full of mistakes.”
CIS012

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students report unedited yawning videos, no , and .

Main concern

Zero live teaching plus a .

What students said

“If you want . Lectures are pre-recorded, full of mistakes.”
CIS012
“In the videos he makes it look straightforward but god damn the hw is much more difficult.”
CIS012
“Lack of live lectures prevent any student engagement”
CIS012

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment leans quizzes and a ; reviews do not clearly prove proctoring tools or open-book exams.

QuizzesFinal projectPre-recorded videosNo live Zoom

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students still mainly watch outdated videos and face heavy quiz and .

Quizzes heavy weightFinal projectOutdated videos
“The grade weight is HEAVY, on quizzes its 20 or 30 percent of your grade lol hw is also 30percent”
CIS012
“I had to resort to doing my own research and basically teaching myself coding to finish the .”
CIS012

Online

Online students face quizzes and a ; proctoring software is not clearly mentioned.

QuizzesFinal projectNo live lectures
“The final.”
CIS012
“You THINK there would be zooms held but NOPE no zooms so you're learning on your own”
CIS012

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you want . Lectures are pre-recorded, full of mistakes.”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews (6 online, 6 in person), all pointing to self-teaching and Avoid. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Teaching Disaster

15/100

“He should not be teaching. Hes too busy studying for his own masters and doesnt care about the students.”

🧑‍💻

20/100

“if you don't know anything about python let alone it being an "Introduction to because you WILL have to learn by yourself.”

📉 Recommendation

5/100

“ gpa. .”

💥

28/100

“The final.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Videos were ineffective, nearly unedited, and recorded seemingly in one night
  • outdated videos on YouTube we watched, instead of having lectures

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Your GPA is on the line
  • hw is much more difficult than the videos
  • grade

Theme 3

📭 About Access & Support

  • No-show for office hours
  • takes 1 to 3 days to reply

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve recent, detailed, highly consistent reviews across online and .

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

CIS01212 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 2