AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Vito Bica

CISC211 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
1.7/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

if another CISC-211 option exists.

Best fit · Self Taught ProNitpicky graderHeavy homeworkPop quizzesSelf-teach requiredAvoid if possible
  • All reviews and heavy weekly work.
  • Students say because .
  • ; everyone advises avoiding him.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even students who earned As describe nitpicky deductions and heavy work, so an A is not low-effort.

Online got a C with overload complaints; in-person As still felt unfairly graded.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Intro CS still feels hard because quizzes and .

Both formats describe difficulty from structure and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and participation matters with end-of-class quizzes.

and in-person sections.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

; no student says they would take him again.

and in-person.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

18/100

; nitpicks labs and only accepts work his way.

Format shift

and .

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Lots of and claims of endless weekly assignments for full-time students.

Format shift

; and quizzes.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Some note he is intelligent, but , and .

Format shift

; online is purely negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Grade , and pop quizzes.

Format shift

Online is assignment flood; and end-of-class quizzes.

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

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

but and picky, with long lectures and end-of-class quizzes.

Main concern

Nitpicking and pop quizzes force self-teaching despite an intro course.

What students said

“ if you can. The and only wants it done his way.”
CISC-211
“Be prepared to teach yourself a lot of info.”
CISC-211

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online review calls him a nitpicky, condescending grader with an .

Main concern

and .

What students said

“10/10 do not recommend. and pretty condescending with feedback.”
CISC-211

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment feels strict via constant quizzes and .

Pop quizzesNitpicky lab gradingParticipation mattersSelf-taught material

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, plus nitpicked labs.

Pop quizzesNitpicky labs
“the not well explained by the lecture material.”
CISC-211
“ but he will nitpick everything, and .”
CISC-211

Online

Online comments emphasize massive homework and .

Lots of homeworkHarsh feedback
“Get ready to do 234892359238905859 assignments a week if your are full time.”
CISC-211

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“10/10 do not recommend. and pretty condescending with feedback.”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 recent CISC-211 reviews. Credibility rating: Low.

🚫 Recommendation

12/100

“ if you can.”

📝

18/100

“he will nitpick everything, and .”

📚 Workload Overload

18/100

“Get ready to do 234892359238905859 assignments a week if your are full time.”

🧠 Self-Teaching

28/100

“Be prepared to teach yourself a lot of info.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and pretty condescending with feedback.
  • only wants it done his way

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • Lots of homework
  • Pretty hard to stay caught up.
  • but he will nitpick everything

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching

  • Prof. Bica is an incredibly intelligent engineer.
  • Lectures were long
  • not well explained by the lecture material.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

35/100

Evidence confidence

Only 3 recent reviews, all negative and consistent, but sample size is too small for high confidence.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

CISC-2113 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values