AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Melvin Cobb

CPAS2 · COSA2 · CPAS805 · ETEC171 · COMPU0000 · ETEC110 · CPASDL · COSA30 · CPAS1 · CPAS10 · 47 lifetime ratings

AI rating
39/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
32.26%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

Proceed only if you can submit every first-week item early and tolerate heavy, nitpicky busywork.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAggressive early dropsLots of busyworkPicky discussion gradingExtra credit availablePolarizing online experience
  • Content is often easy, but workload volume and .
  • Online students frequently report being dropped in week one for participation rules.
  • Fans praise organization, , and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

64/100

Material is often easy and is plentiful, but picky grading and .

Online survivors report easy grades; dropouts never get the A chance.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Computer-skills and critical-thinking content is .

Both formats call content easy; online students still struggle with structure and policy.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Participation and early activity are policed hard online, and .

Online drops for non-participation are the .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

33/100

Would-take-again is low because , and .

; online recommendation is sharply worse.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

36/100

helps, but discussions and .

Format shift

; in person is more mixed.

Workload

Heavy

26/100

Students repeatedly say his class equals or exceeds several other classes combined.

Format shift

Short online terms feel especially overwhelming.

Teaching experience

Average

44/100

Some love clear demos and care; .

Format shift

experience.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

Weekly projects, discussions, and exam alone.

Format shift

Both formats use many .

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

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person sections feel more manageable for many: , and easy A potential if you show up and follow rubrics.

Main concern

Still lots of assignments and some tough or .

What students said

“most of and are very easy. He gives a lot of ”
COSA2
“Don't miss class and follow the rubrics and you'll be fine”
ETEC110
“his structure is so confusing. Soft and hard due dates”
COSA2

Remote format

Online

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online COSA/CPAS sections are the danger zone: , and .

Main concern

Being dropped before the first-week deadline or for intro posts that seemed optional.

What students said

“ and I'm dropped. Before the ”
COSA2
“ so ever”
COSA2
“With all the Professor Cobb gives, there's no reason for anyone to get below an "A"”
COSA2

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Tests exist and can feel tricky, but overall .

Study guides incompleteFill-in blanksProjects and essays heavyTrick questions reported

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and following rubrics more than extreme exam surveillance.

Rubric-based projectsPractice then mastery assignmentsAttendance-linked credit
“He demos the skills in-class, we practice them, and then we master them with at-home assignments”
ETEC110
“do the in class assignments and show up get credit”
COSA2

Online

Online tests and midterms are criticized for incomplete study guides and trick fill-ins; .

Unreliable study guidesFill-in-the-blank testsHeavy assignment weight
“provide a study guide that isn't efficient and isn't reliable because he leaves almost half of it out of the test”
COSA2
“His midterms and hard to find in the book”
COSA2

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . so ever.”

Voice snapshots generated from 47 reviews, emphasizing and . Credibility rating: High.

🚪

20/100

“ and I'm dropped. Before the ”

📚 Busywork Volume

26/100

“I spent more time working for this class than my other 3 classes combined”

🎁 Path

72/100

“With all the Professor Cobb gives, there's no reason for anyone to get below an "A"”

👍 Recommendation Split

33/100

“I thought his class going to be bad due to his ratings but it isn't”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His way of teaching is really cool! He breaks it down
  • Class is extremely boring & misleading
  • Lectures are short, provide a study guide that isn't efficient

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • the work is easy, but there ARE SO
  • He is VERY PICKY and
  • Easy A+!

Theme 3

⚠️ About Online Policy

  • This professor dropped me before the class even got started
  • I was dropped without warning and for no reason
  • -50/10 would never take again

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

47

Recent reviews read by the AI

47

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

47 reviews with a long timeline and and busywork themes give a stable polarized picture.

Inside 47 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
4 out of 56
3 out of 52
2 out of 56
1 out of 517

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

28 reported outcomes

A range

15

A+ 8 · A 7

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 3

C range

2

C+ 2

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 5 · Rather not say 1