AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Cristian Racataian

CS153 · CIS1A · CIS54 · CIS54A · CS170 · CIS5 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
56/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
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Difficulty
2.5

The decision

Fine for motivated CIS students who already have some computer background; beginners may struggle with .

Best fit · Self Taught ProMixed teaching clarityRetake-friendly quizzesWhiteboard lecturesSelf-study heavyFriendly but uneven
  • Intro CIS classes can feel easy with retakes and , while programming courses need prior skill.
  • Students split and defers to the book.
  • Hands-on practice is limited in some classes, so self-starters fare better.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

74/100

, and nearly impossible to fail if you show up and try.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

CIS1A can be easy for computer-ready students, but programming courses and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do not clearly state a .

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Some call him one of the while others say he crushes motivation and cannot teach the material.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

70/100

and multiple test tries in intro courses make grades more forgiving for prepared students.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

CIS1A can be a whole load of work yet still easy; other classes rely on labs and a .

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Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Friendly and and book-dependent for others, with little consistent hands-on coaching.

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and a final that some call pretty hard.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person CIS/CS lectures with friendly personality but uneven clarity; and while higher courses feel whiteboard-heavy.

Main concern

Limited hands-on teaching and .

What students said

“Great teacher, lets you take quizes twice, and in .”
CIS1A
“No hands on work, just watch him write on a whiteboard.”
CS153
“terrible instructor does not teach does the wrong steps”
CIS54

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

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Intro courses allow quiz and who prepare.

Quiz retakesMultiple tries per test questionHard final in some courses

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

CIS1A allows quizzes twice and three tries per test question; some later classes warn the .

Quiz retakesMultiple test attemptsHard final warned
“ , and in tests you have three tries for each question”
CIS1A
“Don't procrastinate on the final. Its pretty hard.”
CIS5

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Great teacher, lets you take quizes twice, and in , easy homeworks, teaches well, impossible to fail class with this teacher”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 in-person reviews, highlighting retakes, clarity split, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🔁

74/100

“ , and in tests you have three tries for each question”

🧑‍🏫 Teaching Split

55/100

“ and is always friendly and available to help students.”

💻 Hands-On Gap

35/100

“No hands on work, just watch him write on a whiteboard.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is a funny and nice guy but his teaching methods are awful.
  • Great professor! .
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Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • impossible to fail class with this teacher
  • Tough class. Don't procrastinate on the final.
  • It was a whole load of work, but it was really easy if your in computers.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Ten mixed reviews over several years give usable patterns but limited sample and conflicting extremes.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 51
3 out of 52
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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