AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Tony Campolongo

CBIS226 · CBIS225 · CBISCBIS · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if , but do not expect deep beginner scaffolding.

Best fit · Self Taught ProIndustry experiencedMixed teaching claritySimple to pass for someFast-paced lecturesNetworking specialist
  • Reviews split between a recent glowing easy-pass account and older complaints about rambling or shallow teaching
  • Strong real-world knowledge in networking and servers
  • Older students felt he is too advanced or disengaged for beginners

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

One recent student got an A+ and called it simple to pass, but older reviews give no grades and imply limited support.

; only one grade is reported.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Difficulty averages around 3 with some saying material is rushed and advanced rather than easy content.

All difficulty comments are from in-person courses.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

80/100

The only review that .

review.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

The , but older students warn to take him for credit only, not mastery.

Recommendation tone differs between the recent positive review and older negative reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Recent review implies a straightforward path to pass; older reviews .

Format shift

and only from in-person comments.

Workload

Light

70/100

Students mention in-class exercises, slides, and videos .

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Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Deep industry knowledge is undisputed, but clarity and beginner connection are mixed across years.

Format shift

Teaching quality splits between recent praise and older criticism.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

38/100

Reviews highlight exercises, activities, and walkthrough videos more than high-stakes exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person CBIS and networking classes draw mixed reviews: one recent student found him direct and easy, while older reviews call him unclear, rushed, or poorly connected to novices.

Main concern

and beginner connection vary widely by student and era.

What students said

“It's simple to pass his class. He goes over the exercise and activities in class.”
CBIS225
“He seems to ramble on and .”
CBIS225
“Insanely intelligent guy with years of experience, but not the .”
CBIS226

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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Reviews do ; classwork and demos appear central.

In-class exercisesWalkthrough videosSlide-based lectures

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students describe exercise walkthroughs and .

In-class exercisesInstructor videosSlide lectures
“He goes over the exercise and activities in class. He has videos that he puts up and walk you through the process”
CBIS225
“likes to teach using information from his slides instead of the book required for the course”
CBIS225

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Tony is a very knowledgeable instructor..perhaps too smart. He has a hard time connecting with the less informed student.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 in-person reviews spanning 2009-2021, highlighting expertise versus teaching clarity. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

52/100

“Insanely intelligent guy with years of experience, but not the .”

👍 Recent Easy Pass

70/100

“It's simple to pass his class. He goes over the exercise and activities in class.”

⚠️ Clarity Issues

25/100

“He seems to ramble on and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is direct
  • Goes over material very quickly
  • Just touches on each topic not going in depth about ANYTHING

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Value

  • It's simple to pass his class
  • but not to better yourself in the subject
  • even warns people not to get into networking at times

Theme 3

🧠 About Expertise

  • Insanely intelligent guy with years of experience
  • shows he actually went through the process
  • very knowledgeable instructor

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Four reviews with three quite old and limited grade data reduce reliability despite one detailed recent review.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
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1 out of 51

Course coverage

CBIS2252 reviews
CBIS2261 review
CBISCBIS1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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