AI Rate Professor

Information Science

Gerald Libby

CIMA104 · CIMA105 · CIM10 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
1.7/5
Take again
14.29%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Avoid unless no alternative; expect self-teaching, busywork, and weak instruction.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLots of homeworkGroup projectsSelf taughtBusywork papersPoor teaching
  • Most students say he barely teaches and you must learn Excel or analytics from the book alone.
  • Workload feels inflated with , and a multi-page paper in an Excel course.
  • Only one older positive note praises feedback in a lighter CIM10 section.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Content is not elite hard, but , and self-teaching make a clean A more work than peer sections.

Both online and in person stress .

Is the course easy?

Standard

50/100

Material is basic Excel and light analytics, but poor teaching and .

Online and in person both describe self-taught Excel rather than advanced theory.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

75/100

Multiple reviews mark attendance no or not provided; the course runs more as .

as no; in person also not strongly enforced in comments.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

14/100

Would-take-again is about 14% and nearly every recent comment urges not taking him.

Only the older online CIM10 review is clearly positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

45/100

; the one positive review says situations stay fair, while others focus .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

25/100

Students repeatedly cite lots of , and an unnecessary multi-page paper.

Format shift

Online CIMA sections sound heaviest; CIM10 looked lighter.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Dominant , and off-topic talking about himself.

Format shift

Awful across recent online and in-person CIMA; one older online CIM10 is the outlier.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Assignments, group projects, discussions, and a .

Format shift

Online mentions group-work and papers; in person stresses Excel sheet submissions and busy discussions.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person CIMA105 students report , and .

Main concern

and almost no real instruction.

What students said

“The instructor spends little to .”
CIMA105
“Real ”
CIMA105

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online CIMA sections draw frustration , and weak teaching; one older CIM10 review is positive.

Main concern

and unnecessary papers in an Excel class.

What students said

“The teacher doesn't do a good job of teaching but spends a lot of time yapping about himself.”
CIMA105
“Too much work - compared to the other sections, this guy requires 2 additional chapters and a paper.”
CIMA104
“He does what he can for you. With CIM 10 there is not a lot a .”
CIM10

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews emphasize assignments and ; exam policy is not clearly described.

Assignment heavyGroup projectPaper requirementSelf-study from textbook

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person comments focus on reading the book to complete Excel assignments; .

Book self-studyUnclear deliverables
“You mostly just have to read the book yourself for the entire course to learn the material yourself so you can submit the assignments and things.”
CIMA105

Online

Online comments stress graded group work, discussions, and a .

Group project3-page paperDiscussions
“He includes graded group-work even though the class is online :(”
CIMA105
“there's a 3 page paper which is completely unnecessary for an Excel class”
CIMA105

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“The instructor spends little to .”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews (5 online, 2 in person), highlighting weak teaching and busywork. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

18/100

“The teacher doesn't do a good job of teaching but spends a lot of time yapping about himself.”

👎 Recommendation

14/100

“He is not good or helpful, and he assigns a and paper.”

📚 Workload

25/100

“Too much work - compared to the other sections, this guy requires 2 additional chapters and a paper.”

🟢 Rare Positive

70/100

“He does what he can for you. With CIM 10 there is not a lot a .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • spends little to no time teaching
  • You mostly just have to read the book yourself

Theme 2

📈 About Workload & Structure

  • assigns a and paper
  • It is an Excel class not an English class

Theme 3

😤 Overall Frustration

  • Frustrating experience. The class is a real disappointment
  • this class makes me sad
  • I ended up dropping.

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Only 7 reviews with thin grade data and one positive outlier reduce confidence, but the negative teaching theme is highly consistent.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 55

Course coverage

CIMA1055 reviews
CIM101 review
CIMA1041 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

1

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B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 3