AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Sai Bhatia

CIS1A · 1A · CISIA45054 · COMPUTERS · CIS62 · CIS1 · CIS2 · CIS20 · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
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Difficulty
1.8

The decision

Great low-stress CIS pick for an easy A if you stay consistent with and exams.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy CIS Easy ATextbook step-by-step workHelpful via emailOnline-friendlySelf-paced assignments
  • CIS intro courses are widely called super easy if you do weekly book work
  • Online and ; lectures can feel optional
  • A few complaints about accent, manner, or tougher advanced classes do not override the easy-A consensus

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

Students repeatedly say do the book work and exams and you will get an A even with weak computer skills.

Online reviews emphasize consistent weekly work for an A; if you do the book.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

85/100

Material is called super easy and self-explanatory, though a few upper courses feel intentionally harder.

Both formats describe intro CIS as easy; tougher comments appear mainly in in-person advanced classes.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

In-person students say while most work is online or book-based.

Online ; in-person comments describe minimal last-10-minutes check-ins.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

Strong consensus to take him especially online for .

Online reviews strongly recommend him; complaints.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

84/100

Assignments and exams are described as easy with and grades mostly under student control.

Format shift

Lenient pattern holds in both online and in-person intro sections.

Workload

Light

70/100

and book-heavy but not intellectually hard when you stay consistent.

Format shift

Online students note more reading volume; but tedious.

Teaching experience

Good

80/100

, and clear expectations dominate, with occasional accent or style complaints.

Format shift

Online praise focuses on email help; but .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Weekly textbook assignments and .

Format shift

Both formats center book assignments; exams are described as easy follow-ups.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person and hybrid CIS classes feel easy, book-driven, and flexible, with .

Main concern

Lectures can feel pointless or hard to hear; some advanced topics feel harder than needed.

What students said

“this class is pretty much an online class because his lectures are pointless all you need to do is show up the last 10 mins get marked for attendance”
CIS1
“If you just do the and you have no computer skills you can get an A.”
CIS1A
“ ! Stay on top of assignments and this guy is easy!”
CIS1A

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online , and easy to ace with consistent textbook work.

Main concern

Workload volume and easy.

What students said

“Students just need to stay consistent with the work and they can pass the class easily.”
CIS1A
“A lot of reading but easy material. and helpful.”
CIS1A
“Professor is very clear and concise. ”
CISIA45054

Exam style

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Exams and quizzes are repeatedly called easy and tied to textbook work; reviews do not clearly prove webcam proctoring.

Easy examsBook-basedLook-up friendly quizzesNo proctoring details mentioned

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person and hybrid exams are called easy and book-aligned, with quizzes some students could look up during.

Easy finalWeekly assignmentsQuizzes with lookup timeStep-by-step GO book
“The . If you just do the and you have no computer skills you can get an A.”
CIS1A
“The ...he gave us enough time so that I could look up answers as I went.”
CIS1A

Online

Online students report easy exams and quizzes with enough time to work from materials; .

Easy examsTextbook assignmentsEnough time on quizzes
“you should be able to get an A .”
CIS1A
“A lot of reading but easy material.”
CIS1A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ and tests and you shall get A. No problem at all! and online!”

Voice snapshots generated from 25 reviews (6 online, 19 in-person), highlighting easy CIS workload and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Easy A Path

88/100

“very eazy teacher. self explanatory helps a lot basically DO THE WORK & EXAMS pass the CLASS.”

💻 Online Strength

86/100

“ ! Stay on top of assignments and this guy is easy!”

📘 Book-Driven Work

80/100

“all the work is out of the GO book and that tells you step by step what to do.”

🤝 Helpful Support

82/100

“Professor Bhatia was always willing to help through emails.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • very helpful and willing to work with you.
  • He is a fair professor and .
  • Good instructor, very fair, a little dry

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • super easy class~!
  • The grade you get is more up to you than the teacher for this class.
  • Overall super easy class for even the computer illiterate.

Theme 3

🌐 About Online Format

  • I took this class online, in the winter of 2014.
  • Class was self explanatory
  • questions in his online class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

25

Recent reviews read by the AI

25

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

25 reviews across online and in-person formats from 2004-2015 show strong consistency on easy workload and helpful support.

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
4 out of 57
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

CIS1A16 reviews
CIS22 reviews
CIS622 reviews
1A1 review
CIS11 review
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CIS201 review
CISIA450541 review
COMPUTERS1 review

Reported outcomes

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5 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

2

B+ 2

C range

0

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D range

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F

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No letter grade reported

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