AI Rate Professor

Computer Information Systems

Patrick Nerad

CISA282 · CISA162 · CIS191 · CISA177 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

if ; skip if you need lively lectures.

Best fit · Effort For RewardBook-based lecturesCert-aligned testsNetworking knowledgeableOften boringLab-friendly
  • Strong for Network+ and IT cert prep when you engage the labs
  • Many say lectures are word-for-word from the book and dry
  • Mixed quality with polarized 2s and 5s across CIS courses

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Grades include B and A- with high difficulty ratings, so an A takes real study and .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Networking, security, and SQL content is rated hard, with certification-style tests and notable SQL dropouts.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

, though a few say it was not required.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

65/100

About three in and knowledge, despite boring lecture complaints.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Reported grades are solid when students complete labs, but he is not described as a .

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Workload

Moderate

50/100

Labs and certification-style prep add real .

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Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Knowledgeable and good for certs, but .

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Tests often mirror certification exams, with .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person CIS students split between cert-focused praise and complaints that he reads the book and is boring.

Main concern

Dry book-driven lectures and sound/mic issues for some students.

What students said

“I really enjoyed the labs in his class and thought he did an excellent job covering the facts during lectures.”
CIS191
“he just reads word for word from the book which is very boring.”
CIS191
“He basically goes word by word what's on the book so you can just read the chapter at home”
CISA282

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams track cert-style content from the book and lectures, with .

Certification-style testsBook-aligned questionsLab component

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as certification-based or book-driven with limited format detail.

Certification-style testsBook-aligned material
“ .”
CISA177
“Later with a little extra review I .”
CIS191

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Very good Professor, very knowledgeable and fun. For . Got my Certification with one of his classes.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 in-person reviews, highlighting cert prep value versus dry lectures. Credibility rating: Medium.

📘 Lecture Style

40/100

“he just reads word for word from the book which is very boring.”

🏅 Cert Value

78/100

“Later with a little extra review I .”

👍

65/100

“If you are going to take some .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • this is strictly from the book
  • Reads from the book in class. Completely useless and boring.
  • Excellent Instructor! .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • .
  • About 3/4 of his students dropped.
  • I really enjoyed the labs in his class

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Eight reviews spanning 2011-2020 with but limited grade detail and older comments.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

CIS1915 reviews
CISA1621 review
CISA1771 review
CISA2821 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A- 2

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

0

No reported values