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Computer Information Systems

Parnian Barvarz

CIS111 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
62/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you will read the textbook, practice Excel on Windows, and study hard for if you want a free A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTest heavyLots of homeworkMac unfriendlyClear feedbackTextbook quizzes
  • and often near-perfect, but midterms/finals and .
  • and some online students.
  • Attendance is usually mandatory and lectures help, but organization and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many students earn As if and study textbook quizzes, but hard midterms/finals and .

Online has both Easy class with and Tough grader/Mac complaints; in .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Excel, Access, and HTML content is beginner-level, though compressed six-week sections and .

Both formats call content easy; online Mac resource issues and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and tags include Skip class? You won't pass and Participation matters.

Mandatory in most online and in-person reviews; a .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

About half love her guidance and responsiveness; others .

In-person praise focuses on beginner lectures; and .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Homework is easy and appears online, but tough-grader tags and .

Format shift

Online vs Tough grader; in person delayed grade visibility until semester end.

Workload

Moderate

42/100

Weekly quizzes, discussion posts, and busywork.

Format shift

Both formats mention lots of homework; .

Teaching experience

Average

62/100

Many say she explains like a true beginner course and ; .

Format shift

In person stronger on lecture guidance; online stronger on email/video support with more personality complaints.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

and , and final drive the grade.

Format shift

In ; online stresses textbook-based midterm and quizzes.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In person, lectures walk beginners through Excel/Access/HTML, but hard multiple-choice midterms/finals and .

Main concern

Extremely difficult midterm and .

What students said

“You'll no doubt get 100% on homework. The , and . Extremely difficult midterm and final.”
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“ ! She will guide you through each lecture as if you have never used a computer before.”
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“her instructions for and unclear. she doesn't let you see your grade until the end of semester.”
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Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online CIS111 is mixed: strong responders praise videos and , while , and one pure Awful review.

Main concern

Mac users and students who need clear live help struggle; .

What students said

“Easy class, very responsive to emails. , and provides good instructional videos for EVERY assignment”
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“She only teaches her lectures on a windows computer so if you have a mac computer it is very hard to grasp this class.”
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“She's very responsive (replies to .”
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Exam style

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Exams and and textbook-based, not clearly open-book or take-home.

Multiple-choice midterm/finalTextbook-based quizzesWeekly quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person students report extremely difficult multiple-choice midterm and .

Multiple-choice midtermMultiple-choice finalTest heavy
“ and final. The excel, access, and HTML material is super easy, but being tested in a multiple choice format was what got me.”
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Online

Online reviews mention textbook-based midterm and easy quizzes but .

Textbook midtermEasy quizzes
“U need the textbook because the . so easy.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“You'll no doubt get 100% on homework. The , and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 CIS111 reviews (5 online, 5 in , and mixed support. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

62/100

“ ! She will guide you through each lecture as if you have never used a computer before.”

📝

45/100

“ and final. The excel, access, and HTML material is super easy, but being tested in a multiple choice format was what got me.”

💻 Mac Friction

40/100

“She only teaches her lectures on a windows computer so if you have a mac computer it is very hard to grasp this class.”

👍 Recommendation Split

55/100

“Glad I took a risk on her”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • ! She will guide you through each lecture as if you have never used a computer before.
  • provides good instructional videos for
  • shes not horrible. but her instructions for and unclear

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • You'll no doubt get 100% on homework. The , and .
  • She

Theme 3

💻 About Tools & Mac

  • if you have a mac computer it is very hard to grasp this class
  • If you don't have a Mac, this class will be easier in terms of accessing resources

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

10 recent-to-older CIS111 reviews with both formats and mixed grades; opinions split but and Mac issues recur.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 51

Course coverage

CIS11110 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

6

A 6

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

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No letter grade reported

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