AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Saravana Raman

CSC5 · 2 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you can teach yourself C++ from the book; do not expect coaching or strong live instruction.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-taught requiredReads from slidesLenient grader if independentMinimal live teachingTextbook-driven
  • Students agree and textbook chapters
  • One student dropped after no help and poor planning; another earned an A+ by self-teaching
  • if you already learn well from books and spreadsheets of assignments

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

72/100

One A+ student calls him a lenient grader if ; the other dropped before a grade, so easy A .

All evidence is from online CSC-5 reviews only.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Content is not described as advanced, but you must learn mostly from the textbook rather than lectures.

Only online comments are available.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

90/100

.

Evidence comes only from online sections.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

40/100

; the other calls it a waste of money and would not recommend.

Online-only sample is split one-to-one.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

70/100

The positive review explicitly calls him a .

Format shift

Online-only evidence; no in-person comparison.

Workload

Light

62/100

Assignments are described as well spread out if you keep up with reading and homework.

Format shift

Based solely on online CSC-5 comments.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Both reviews say lectures mainly read slides or send students to the book with little support.

Format shift

Online-only evidence shows consistently weak live teaching.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Homework and textbook work dominate; a .

Format shift

Only online reviews available.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Fully online CSC-5 experience ranges from drop-worthy neglect to an .

Main concern

Almost no real teaching and limited help when stuck.

What students said

“Prof doesn't teach,just tells you to read the C++ book and gives assignments from another professor.”
csc-5
“Overall, it's an easy class if you're willing to teach yourself the material and do all of the assignments.”
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Exam style

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Reviews mention a midterm planned during spring break but .

Midterm mentionedAssignment-drivenTextbook-based

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Online

One student reports a midterm scheduled during spring break; .

Midterm during spring breakAssignment-focused
“ .”
csc-5

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Overall, it's an easy class if you're willing to teach yourself the material and do all of the assignments.”

Voice snapshots generated from 2 online-only reviews with opposite outcomes. Credibility rating: Low.

📚 Self-Teaching Required

28/100

“Prof doesn't teach,just tells you to read the C++ book and gives assignments from another professor.”

🅰️ Easy If Independent

72/100

“ and he's a .”

👎 Help Scarcity

20/100

“ to the lab when I emailed for support).”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • just tells you to read the C++ book
  • Lectures are 15 mins of read this chapter

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • he's a
  • easy class if you're willing to teach yourself
  • Dropped the class. Waste of money and time

Data context

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Analysis sample

2

Recent reviews read by the AI

2

Lifetime ratings

28/100

Evidence confidence

Only two recent online reviews exist, with opposite outcomes and no in-person sample.

Inside 2 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

csc-52 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

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

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1