AI Rate Professor

Computer Information Systems

David Evans

CIS036 · CIS31 · CIS10 · CIS062 · CIS010 · CIS11 · CIS012 · CIS1 · CIS36 · 166 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
22.22%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

unless you have no other option and are ready to teach .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough arbitrary graderUnclear instructionsRude classroom styleSelf-teach requiredChess and pop quizzes
  • Widespread reports of rude, unprepared, and condescending teaching
  • Material itself is often simple but and unclear
  • Online and in person both criticized for no real instruction and poor communication

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Content can be easy, but harsh picky grading and .

; a few in person say A is possible if you follow every rule.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

65/100

Many say the CIS material is simple computer basics while the and teaching style.

Online and in person agree content is not advanced; delivery is the problem.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

Skip class and you will not pass is a repeated tag, with strict phone and .

In person is especially strict; online still forced some students into day meetings.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Overwhelming majority , and .

A small minority of in person students liked his humor and clarity; online is almost entirely negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Students repeatedly report arbitrary deductions for minor typos, formatting, mood, or phone noise.

Format shift

and in person.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and busywork with unclear instructions.

Format shift

Lots of .

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Dominant narrative is no real teaching, rude behavior, unprepared lectures, and tell students to ask classmates.

Format shift

A few in person students found him funny and clear; most did not.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

, and dominate over traditional midterms in many comments.

Format shift

One CIS062 review said ; others mention quizzes and tests.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In person is dominated by harsh grading, unclear instructions, personal tangents, chess, and students teaching themselves from the book.

Main concern

Arbitrary point deductions, humiliation, and .

What students said

“THE . .”
CIS036
“he teaches chess in a computer class”
CIS010
“Always responded with "Go ask a classmate"”
CIS010

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections are widely called unorganized with little teaching, vague help, and .

Main concern

, and even being dropped for an in-person meeting requirement.

What students said

“Prof Evans was the years at PCC”
CIS010
“Just tells you to read and complete the programming work. No help or tutorials.”
CIS012
“He then dropped me from the class for not showing up”
CIS010

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment risk comes less from formal proctoring and more from pop quizzes and .

Pop quizzesHarsh homework gradingUnclear assignment instructionsPresentations

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person , and strict classroom penalties; formal exam proctoring is not clearly detailed.

Pop quizzesWeekly homeworkPresentationsPhone penalties
“Gives 5 .”
CIS010
“ . and 4 short presentations”
CIS062

Online

and programming with almost no teaching support; proctoring not clearly described.

Self-taught homeworkMissing submit toolsNo tutorials
“No help or tutorials. You do it all on your own.”
CIS012
“the submit button for the ”
CIS010

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and classroom climate. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

18/100

“you might as well buy the books and teach yourself because he offers nothing but stale jokes”

👎 Recommendation Rate

18/100

“ !!!”

⚖️

18/100

“he grades so harshly for the most minor of mistakes”

⚠️ Classroom Climate

15/100

“He's very disrespectful to students.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is simply lazy, and you're teaching yourself the whole semester
  • His way of
  • Always responded with Go ask a classmate

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • It isn't hard to pass, but it can get really tricky to earn an A
  • Deducts a lot of
  • Material itself is quite simple

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Behavior

  • He likes to talk about his personal life ALOT
  • A LOT of time WASTED on playing chess
  • puts them on the spot to humiliate them

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

166

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years are highly consistent in negative themes about teaching and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 531
4 out of 59
3 out of 55
2 out of 532
1 out of 589

Course coverage

CIS01024 reviews
CIS1012 reviews
CIS0365 reviews
CIS12 reviews
CIS112 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

28 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 5 · A 4 · A- 3

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 2 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

11

Drop/Withdrawal 7 · Not sure yet 2 · Not_Sure_Yet 1 · Rather not say 1