AI Rate Professor

Computer Information Systems

Maryann Maryann Watson

CISA111 · CIS134 · CIS100 · CIS111 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
14.29%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

Avoid unless you already know Microsoft tools and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing multi-site workflowNo real teachingHomework heavySelf-teach onlyAvoid for CIS
  • Students repeatedly say she does not teach and dumps work across paid and custom sites.
  • , and poorly supported by slow email replies.
  • A few older positive notes exist, but recent reviews strongly urge avoiding her.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Even basic software courses become hard because instructions and because content is advanced.

One older online review called it an easy A if familiar with Office; recent reviews disagree.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Content should be intro CIS, but platform chaos and self-teaching make the course feel hard.

Both formats stress confusion over conceptual depth.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

62/100

Several reviews list attendance as no or not central; the .

, but comments focus on assignments not roll call.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

and recent comments say never take her without checking reviews first.

Online and in person both trend strongly negative in recent years.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

and fear of failing dominate; positives.

Format shift

Little grade transparency in recent online comments.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of , and weekly files.

Format shift

Online and in person both hammer the multi-site assignment load.

Teaching experience

Poor

22/100

Dominant theme is that books, videos, and Cengage teach while she only assigns and collects work.

Format shift

A couple of older positives exist, but recent voices across formats are harsh.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

Course is assignment-driven through third-party platforms rather than live instruction or balanced exams.

Format shift

Test heavy tags appear, but .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person comments still say she blabbers, wastes time, or makes you teach yourself across multiple annoying sites.

Main concern

Little facilitation and as in person.

What students said

“She demands you to use about 4 different ANNOYING sites to complete and SUBMIT your work.”
CIS111
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CIS100

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students describe chaotic custom , and pure self-teaching.

Main concern

and no instruction make failure feel likely.

What students said

“ . and all work/material are her own website that makes no sense.”
CIS111
“ to figure everything out.”
CIS100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews rarely describe formal exam rules and .

Assignment heavyThird-party platformsSelf-paced modulesLimited exam detail

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and stress confusing multi-site work and weak lectures.

Self-teach videosMultiple submit sitesLecture complaints
“You teach yourself entirely with videos. As a teacher, you should be there to facilitate the students learning but in her case its vice versa.”
CIS111

Online

Online comments ; work is mostly portal assignments and books teaching for her.

Cengage/custom sitesLots of homeworkSlow email help
“She doesn't even teach! and the books teach for her.”
CIS111

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . and all work/material are her own website that makes no sense.”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

22/100

“You are better off teaching yourself with a youtube video. Entire "class" is through Cengage. Instructor doesnt instruct, just creates and collects assignments.”

👎 Recommendation Rate

18/100

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💻 Platform Chaos

20/100

“She demands us to use 4 sites to complete her assignments that are very difficult to follow through and understand.”

📚 Workload Pain

22/100

“ and the books teach for her.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Instructor doesnt instruct, just creates and collects assignments.
  • She doesn't even teach!
  • All she does is blabber on about irrelevant things during class.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • I've never really struggled in school and I legit could not tell you how to do a single assignment.
  • I'm terrified I'm going to fail.
  • Keep on top of your work and this will be an easy A.

Theme 3

🛠️ About Course Systems

  • creates a whole other website for you to figure everything out.
  • use about 4 different ANNOYING sites to complete and SUBMIT your work.
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve reviews over many years are consistently negative recently, though older positives and sparse grade data lower certainty.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 50
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 55

Course coverage

CIS1005 reviews
CIS1115 reviews
CIS1341 review
CISA1111 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 5