AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Alexander Wassell

CISC181 · CISC150 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
83.33%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you want practical skills and a fair path to an A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear explanationsExtra credit opportunitiesLots of homeworkReal-world experienceMixed online quality
  • , and real-world MIS/Excel experience.
  • and supportive feedback make strong grades attainable with steady work.
  • Online pre-recorded sections can feel thin when code is pasted without derivation.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Most reported grades are A/A- with and , so a high grade is realistic with solid effort.

Easy A evidence is strongest in in-person CISC181; online CISC150 still yielded an A despite weaker teaching praise.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Python and but still rated moderately difficult by students.

Online CISC150 felt intellectually light yet poorly explained; in-person CISC181 felt more substantial.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

while and you will not pass.

In-person tags emphasize attendance; as not mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

Five of , and valuable learning.

Recommendation is strong in person; online quality is uneven.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

, and mostly A/A- .

Format shift

Leniency shows up mainly in in-person CISC181 reviews.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Several tags and comments mention lots of homework and reading alongside classwork.

Format shift

Homework load is mentioned more for in-person CISC181 than for online.

Teaching experience

Good

84/100

Students , and real-world expertise, with one weak online outlier.

Format shift

In-person teaching is consistently praised; one online pre-recorded course is criticized.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

38/100

Comments emphasize homework, online work, and participation more than high-stakes exams.

Format shift

Both formats stress assignments and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students call him amazing, with , and .

Main concern

as important for assignment alignment.

What students said

“An amazing professor who makes all his lectures interesting and easy to understand.”
CISC181
“Amazing professor. He and help people who were having a hard time understanding.”
CISC150

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

one glowing CISC181 review and one weak pre-recorded CISC150 critique.

Main concern

Some online lectures paste code without live derivation or debugging.

What students said

“Prof. Wasell is an outstanding instructor. Kind and .”
CISC181
“In those recorded lectures, professor Wassell copy and pastes code developed off screen and doesn't go into how the code was derived.”
CISC150

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews rarely describe exam rules, so .

Limited exam detail in reviewsHomework-focused assessment

Assessment risk

Standard

60/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews focus on lectures and .

In-class support for assignments
“ able to cover the exact material you'd need to use for that specific assignment.”
CISC150

Online

Online reviews do not clearly describe proctoring, open-book rules, or .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“An amazing professor who makes all his lectures interesting and easy to understand. Brings with him tons of real world experience... !”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews (2 online, 4 in person), highlighting teaching clarity, workload, and format gaps. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Clarity

84/100

“He and help people who were having a hard time understanding.”

👍

82/100

“ !”

📚 Workload Reality

48/100

“Lots of homework”

⚠️ Online Lecture Gap

40/100

“professor Wassell copy and pastes code developed off screen and doesn't go into how the code was derived.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • makes all his lectures interesting and easy to understand
  • Kind and
  • open to digging into the details

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • provides tons of opportunities
  • I really picked up a lot about Python in the class

Theme 3

💻 About Online Format

  • This class only has pre-recorded lectures
  • no live debugging or syntax is needed

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Only six reviews spanning 2017-2025, mostly consistent praise but thin sample and one sharp online outlier.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

CISC1814 reviews
CISC1502 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 4 · A- 1

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