Joyce Quade

CIM230 · CIM214226227 · CIM218 · CIM10 · CIM1 · CIM216 · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 84/100
RMP rating: 3.9/5
Take again: 76.47%
Difficulty: 2.1

The decision

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Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy ATime-consuming homeworkMyLabIT/SAMClear gradingSelf-paced online

CIM/Excel classes are widely called easy As if you complete the platform work.
Workload is tedious and .
Teaching is mostly automated through MyLabIT/SAM with limited live instruction online.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Most students report an easy A by finishing simulations, projects, and .

Both formats are easy A; online comments are more explicit about grades and attempts.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

88/100

Content is basic Excel/Access/Office skills with guided practice rather than deep computer science theory.

Online and in person both describe beginner software work; difficulty stays low.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

as no, and work can be completed ahead on the platform.

Online is largely asynchronous; in .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

despite occasional platform or responsiveness gripes.

Online reviews dominate the ; a few older in-person notes criticize low teaching value.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

Grades are not tough; and assignments make high scores the norm.

Format shift

Online multi-attempt MyLabIT work drives leniency; in person also described as .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Work is easy but and projects, especially in compressed 8-week terms.

Format shift

Online students stress hours of .

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

and , though online teaching is mostly platform-based with limited interaction.

Format shift

; some in-person students found her clearer and more engaging.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Grade comes mainly from weekly simulations, projects, and .

Format shift

and MyLab-style tasks; exams exist but are secondary.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

work with late work accepted and manageable weekly rhythm.

Main concern

A few older reviews say the class is mostly a paid website teaching you rather than the instructor.

What students said

“Very simple learning how to use excel sheets. You follow a guided practice then you recreate the excel sheet and submit for grading.”
CIM1

“Easy class if you keep up with the work. Perfect online course - you learn and the amount of .”
CIM216

“waste of money paying this lady to "teach" when she just uses a website that we also pay for”
CIM216

Remote format

Online

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online CIM courses run through MyLabIT/SAM with , and little live teaching.

Main concern

and tedious; some find the platform picky or the access code expensive.

What students said

“Easiest class I've taken by far. As everyone else says, the but really easy.”
CIM1

“ and time-consuming, but you have two attempts to complete them.”
CIM10

“ if you need an easy A, the class is time consuming but everything has it's super good online format”
CIM1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments are software quizzes and and straightforward expectations.

Multiple attemptsOnline quizzesMyLabIT/SAMPlatform grading

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as multiple choice and easy if you keep up with book and homework.

Multiple choice testsHomework-aligned

“Lot of homework, but it's not hard if you read the book. .”
CIM216

“Read the book and you will find the assignments, quizzes and tests easy.”
CIM1

Online

Online quizzes and three attempts and are not described as proctored harshly.

Multiple attemptsMyLabIT quizzesNot hard exams

“Was pretty easy you have 3 attemps on the . The teaching is done through MyLab.”
CIM1

“You get three , so if you just put in the work it should be an easy A.”
CIM1

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ if you need an easy A, the class is time consuming but everything has it's super good online format that really shows you how to use Excel.”
Voice snapshots generated from 24 reviews (16 online, 8 in person), highlighting easy grades, time cost, and platform-based teaching. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Easy A Path

86/100

“Easiest class I've taken by far. As everyone else says, the but really easy.”

⏱️ Time Cost

48/100

“the only issue is that the ”

👍

78/100

“I would definitely recommend Professor Quade! If she has as well!”

💻 Platform Teaching

72/100

“this is why american education is weak... she just uses a website that we also pay for and it literally teaches you and grades everything”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

If you have the ; it is not very hard to earn an A if you do the work
Super easy work! You're learning how to use Excel for the majority of this class
Really easy class. Easy A, especially if you already know Excel and Access

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Best online course I've taken in several years.
if . Quade is chill!
and precise in her lecturing

Theme 3

🧰 About Workload & Tools

Assignments, simulations, and
the course material is very expensive ($200)
She accepts late work until the last module is due

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-four reviews over many years consistently describe easy but ; older sparse comments slightly lower confidence.

Inside 24 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511

4 out of 56

3 out of 53

2 out of 53

1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

18 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 5 · A 9 · A- 1

B range

B 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Introductory

Optional

WorthIt

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Easy A Path

⏱️ Time Cost

👍 x x

💻 Platform Teaching

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

🧰 About Workload & Tools

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

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