AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Viet Trinh

CISC5220 · CPLUSCPL · CISC186 · CISC181 · CIS181 · CIS186 · COMPPROG · CIS192 · CISC192 · CISC4491 · 31 lifetime ratings

AI rating
64/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

Take him online if you can self-pace through ZyBooks and heavy weekly work; avoid if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardHeavy homework loadLenient with deadlinesAccent-heavy lecturesZyBooks-driven onlineCaring but uneven teaching
  • Recent online CIS/CISC192 reviews are far .
  • Workload is high with lots of labs and textbook work, but deadlines are often flexible.
  • Accent and lecture clarity are the main complaints for beginners in person.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Completing ZyBooks, labs, and PAs can yield A/A+ with test-before-submit, but the work volume is real and some say it is not an easy A.

Online reviews stress guaranteed high scores if work is finished; for beginners.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Material is intermediate C++ with manageable structure online but and programming load.

Online ZyBooks path feels structured and clear; in-person pace and lecture style raise the intellectual friction.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

62/100

; some in-person and online notes still list attendance as mandatory.

Online evidence leans optional/asynchronous; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

Recent students strongly recommend online sections, while .

Nearly all recent online reviews say yes; .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

70/100

, and lenient deadlines appear often, despite occasional tough-grader tags.

Format shift

and full credit for complete work; in-person mentions both EC and harsh assignment load.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of , and weekly modules make the class time-intensive.

Format shift

Online reviews repeatedly call out LOT of weekly time; .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Caring and helpful for some, but and hard-to-follow accent drag quality down.

Format shift

Online teaching is praised as structured and supportive; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and ZyBooks work more than high-stakes traditional finals.

Format shift

; in-person also stresses PAs and projects over pure exams.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

some call him helpful and because lectures feel unclear and the accent is .

Main concern

Accent and work.

What students said

“All he does is write lines of code in class and . His accent is semi-understandable”
CISC192
“Great teacher, very helpful and .”
CISC192
“If you know your stuff its basically an automatic A for you! Half the class dropped it because they couldn't understand him.”
COMPPROG

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online CIS/CISC192 is structured around ZyBooks modules, quizzes, and and high grades if you finish everything.

Main concern

Weekly time commitment is large and summer pace can feel crushing.

What students said

“lots of work but very manageable if you stay on top of things. .”
CISC192
“also he is very lenient with .”
CIS192
“Everything can be tested before submission so expect a 100% if you complete everything. This class takes a LOT of time each week.”
CISC192

Exam style

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Assessment is mostly quizzes, labs, and programming work; reviews do .

Weekly quizzesLab assessmentsProgramming assignmentsInterview-style PAs

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and finals in places but do not clearly prove closed-book proctoring policies.

Programming assignmentsQuizzesPossible final for some sections
“PA 50%, Quizzes 50%. 2 All or Nothing EC PA worth 5%.”
CISC192
“Has one program called the ULTIMATE PROGRAM. If completed, automatic A, .”
CISC192

Online

Online sections use ZyBooks modules, weekly quizzes, and labs with resubmit/test-before-submit patterns; .

ZyBooks modulesWeekly quizzes and labsTest before submit
“First week involved doing an interactive digital textbook ($70 subscription). Second week was a quiz and lab.”
CISC192
“Everything can be tested before submission so expect a 100% if you complete everything.”
CISC192

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“everything was on zybooks, what you take out of this class is based on the amount of work you put into it. lots of work but very manageable if you stay on top of things.”

Voice snapshots generated from 31 reviews, highlighting online ZyBooks workload, deadline leniency, and . Credibility rating: High.

📚 Workload Reality

32/100

“This class takes a LOT of time each week.”

⏰ Deadline Flexibility

70/100

“also he is very lenient with .”

🗣️ Lecture Clarity Concerns

40/100

“All he does is write lines of code in class and .”

👍 Modern Online Support

75/100

“Take this class :D”

Theme 1

💻 About Online Structure

  • everything was on zybooks
  • Course material is very understandable and well structured

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Not for students that expect an easy A
  • expect a 100% if you complete everything
  • If you try this is an easy A

Theme 3

🎤 About Lectures & Accent

  • His accent is semi-understandable
  • he reads from the slides and does not expand on anything
  • To those who complain about his accent, just suck it up

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

31

Recent reviews read by the AI

31

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

31 reviews spanning many years with detailed comments and mixed picture.

Inside 31 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 59
3 out of 51
2 out of 53
1 out of 55

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 2 · A 3

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1