Walter Wesley

CISC181 · CISC179 · CISC192ONLINE · CSE · C · CISC192 · CISC193 · 30 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 38/100
RMP rating: 3.0/5
Take again: 0%
Difficulty: 2.9

The decision

if you already know the language and can teach yourself; beginners should pick another professor.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-taught classOff-topic lecturesHelpful in labMandatory attendanceOpen-book quizzes

Lectures often ignore homework and exams so students self-teach from the book and online.
Grades can be fair or easy if , but instruction quality is widely criticized.
Recent reviews strongly warn beginners away; older C++ students were more mixed-to-positive.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many students say an A is reachable via homework and open-book quizzes, but and project grind.

; in person comments more often call the grade easy if and YouTube.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is not always conceptually brutal, but weak teaching and self-teaching make the experience feel harder than the material.

Both formats emphasize self-teaching; online adds more complaint about unclear assignment match.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Multiple reviews say attendance is mandatory even when lectures do not help with .

Mandatory attendance is mainly reported for in person; online comments say attendance was not required.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Would-take-again is effectively zero in modern reviews, with repeated warnings that he does not actually teach.

Online reviews are almost uniformly negative; older in person C++ reviews are more mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

68/100

, and reachable As if work is completed.

Format shift

Both formats note fair or easy grading once assignments are done.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of homework, coding projects, reading, and weekly grind are common across courses.

Format shift

Online Visual Studio chapters were called 8+ hours a week; in person also reports tedious projects.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

He is often described as nice and knowledgeable, but lectures are off-topic, late, and not instructional.

Format shift

Online is viewed as pure self-teaching; in .

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Grades come , and finals rather than one single channel.

Format shift

Online and in person both mention chapter homework plus midterm and final.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In person he is often nice and , but lectures run late, go off topic, and rarely match graded work.

Main concern

Mandatory attendance for low-value lectures plus a sink-or-swim self-teaching model.

What students said

“Self taught class. He does not lecture. You walk into class and code.”
CISC179

“Easy to get an A but frustrating to attend.”
CISC181

“his lectures can get tangential and confusing. and is a .”
CISC192

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections feel fully self-taught with slow replies, mismatched assignments, and .

Main concern

Little instruction, unclear feedback, and assignments that do not match study materials.

What students said

“A literal self taught class. The assignments doesn't match what you study.”
CISC193

“I found that Prof gave very little instruction/direction for this course.”
CISC181

“It takes some time for so .”
CISC192

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes and tests are often open book or book-based, which softens exam pressure relative to the weak lectures.

Open BookOnline QuizzesBook-based Midterm and FinalReference Allowed

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person students repeatedly report open-book quizzes and exams, with some saying book or internet reference is allowed.

Open BookOnline QuizzesReference Allowed

“Quizzes and , but they are so much easier if you actually take the time to read the corresponding chapter.”
CISC181

“The quizzes and , and OPEN BOOK!”
CISC181

“Lets you use your book or the internet to reference info when taking midterm--like programmers do in real life when writing code.”
CISC192

Online

Online reviews mention midterms and finals based on chapter concepts and definitions, with limited exam-policy detail.

Chapter-based Midterm and FinalConcept Definitions

“Midterm and Final may cover definitions of terms that you wouldn't think to study.”
CISC193

“Read the book, his mid and final are based off of concepts from assigned chapters.”
CISC192

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Self taught class. He does not lecture. You walk into class and code.”
Voice snapshots generated from 30 reviews, highlighting self-teaching, lab help, and grading. Credibility rating: High.

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34/100

“Class is LITERALLY self taught.”

🧠 Lab Help Over Lectures

55/100

“ and is a .”

🚫 Low Recommendation

28/100

“ .”

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78/100

“The quizzes and , and OPEN BOOK!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He does not lecture. You walk into class and code.
lectures are pretty much not related at all to class work
His lectures have nothing to do with helping students understand the material.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Easy to get an A but frustrating to attend.
This class will take up a lot of time, since there are a lot of tedious C++ projects
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Theme 3

❤️ About Character

He's a nice person, albeit a little eccentric.
He cares about his students and answers all questions.
Wesley is the best! VERY Helpful.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty reviews spanning many years and courses show a consistent self-taught and weak-lecture pattern, with enough detail for a solid read.

Inside 30 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512

4 out of 50

3 out of 55

2 out of 57

1 out of 56

Course coverage

CISC18112 reviews

CISC19212 reviews

CISC1932 reviews

C1 review

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

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B range

B 1

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F

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No letter grade reported

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1

Walter Wesley

x x x if you already know the language and can teach yourself; beginners should pick another professor.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

Avoid

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

📚 x x

🧠 Lab Help Over Lectures

🚫 Low Recommendation

📗 x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you already know the language and can teach yourself; beginners should pick another professor.

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