AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Jeff Barnett

CS3B · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
40%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

, but several students found the cyber or CS workload and lectures painful.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPolarizing CS InstructorHeavy Labs & HomeworkGroup ProjectsInconsistent ExperienceStrict Online Reviews
  • Only five reviews and they split and harsh workload or lecture complaints.
  • Positive students cite caring accommodation, , and real-world group labs.
  • Negative students report unreadable long lectures, stacked homework, ignored emails, and no .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Several students still earned A or A+, but and heavy work that make a high grade feel costly.

In-person positives report easier A+ paths with ; online comments are harsher despite some A grades.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Cyber and CS labs, quizzes, papers, and grades end high.

Online reviews emphasize challenge more; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

as mandatory, with participation called out as important.

Both online and as mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

Two strong recommenders conflict with , and the take-again rate is only about 40 percent.

; online reviews strongly do not.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

40/100

Tags and comments include tough grader and no for some, though recent fans praise accommodation and EC.

Format shift

; online reviews lean tougher.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Multiple students report lots of , and high time demand.

Format shift

Heavy workload complaints appear in both formats, especially online.

Teaching experience

Average

45/100

Teaching and complaints that lectures are long and unusable.

Format shift

Recent in-person teaching praise contrasts sharply with online lecture complaints.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

, and papers rather than a clearly described exam-only model.

Format shift

and labs; .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and extra-credit heavy, while one older review calls him a tough no-EC headache.

Main concern

Even in person, one student reports heavy labs plus coding work with and no .

What students said

“Dr B is amazing. He's so sweet and really cares for his students.”
cs3b
“He offers a ton of , and build the courses similar to a real word experiences.”
cs3b
“Difficult professor, gives lab assignments even when there is a .”
cs3b

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Both online reviews are strongly negative about , and stacked homework.

Main concern

Students say lectures are nearly unusable and instructors stack work without supporting grades.

What students said

“Their lectures are impossible to learn from and are incredibly long.”
cs3b
“the way he stacks homeworks on you like its nothing, and doesn't even care about your grade.”
cs3b

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews say little about formal exams and focus on quizzes, labs, and , so .

QuizzesLabsGroup projectsLots of homework

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews emphasize labs, group work, and .

Group labsExtra creditCoding labs
“the competitions and and exciting.”
cs3b
“ coding lab due.”
cs3b

Online

Online evidence mentions multiple-choice quizzes with duplicate answers and .

Multiple choice quizzesLots of homeworkLong lectures
“They were multiple quizzes that had multiple of the same answer in multiple choice.”
cs3b
“the way he stacks homeworks on you like its nothing”
cs3b

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Dr B is amazing. He's so sweet and really cares for his students. He's very accommodating if you ask to move due dates or turn in late work.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 reviews (2 online, 3 in person), highlighting polarized care versus workload complaints. Credibility rating: Low.

❤️

85/100

“Dr B is amazing. He's so sweet and really cares for his students.”

🧱 Heavy Workload Risk

28/100

“the way he stacks homeworks on you like its nothing, and doesn't even care about your grade.”

👎 Online Lecture Pain

20/100

“Their lectures are impossible to learn from and are incredibly long.”

👍

70/100

“build the courses similar to a real word experiences. and the competitions and and exciting.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he's teaching himself as he lectures
  • !

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and does not give any as well
  • He offers a ton of
  • .

Theme 3

💻 About Course Work

  • coding lab due
  • Lots of homework
  • and exciting

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

35/100

Evidence confidence

Only five reviews with sharply split opinions and limited time coverage reduce confidence in any single narrative.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

cs3b5 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 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