Patsy Cortez-Karimi

COMP151 · CISC150 · CSIC150 · CIS · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 18/100
RMP rating: 1.8/5
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Difficulty: 2.5

The decision

if you can; expect to teach yourself while dealing with disorganization and lost work.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDoes not teachStudents teach classLoses assignmentsDisorganized chaosHard surprise tests

Most students say she does not teach and has students present textbook chapters instead.
She frequently loses work, changes due dates, and grades inconsistently or harshly.
Content can be easy if and show up, but the classroom experience is widely called awful.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

Some call it an easy A if you show up and , but lost grades and .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

74/100

Material is basic computer literacy, but .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Missing even a few days costs many points and .

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

14/100

The , and do not waste time.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

28/100

Lost work, unfair paper scores, and near-impossible timed tests undermine fairness.

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Chapter presentations, book work, and quizzes are moderate, but chaos adds stress.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Awful

15/100

Students repeatedly say she does not teach, rambles, berates, and leaves chapters to peers.

Format shift

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of presentations, homework, and .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, student-led chapters, lost homework, late and disorganized class, and .

Main concern

, and hard timed tests after little teaching.

What students said

“AWFUL. Horidly unorganized, never taught class, had students teach individual chapters”
CISC150

“ . She doesn't teach at all so don't bother taking notes.”
CISC150

“100 questions in 60 minutes(most people fail, she doesn't care).”
CISC150

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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After little instruction, students face very hard timed tests and .

Hard timed midterm/final100 questions in 60 minutesStudent presentations

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals, including 100 questions in 60 minutes.

Hard timed exams100 questions in 60 minutesUnclear directions

“100 questions in 60 minutes(most people fail, she doesn't care).”
CISC150

“gives a near impossible mid-term and final. ”
CISC150

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“SHE DOESN'T EVEN TEACH! SHE ASSIGNS EVERYONE A CHAPTER IN THE BOOK AND THEY TEACH THAT CHAPTER. I DIDN'T LEARN A DAMN THING IN HER CLASS.”
Voice snapshots generated from 25 in-person reviews, highlighting non-teaching, lost work, and harsh tests. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Teaching Quality

15/100

“She doesn't teach a thing. You don't know what is due and when it is due.”

👎 Recommendation

14/100

“BY FAR THE !! ”

📂 Lost Work Risk

20/100

“SHE LOSES ALL OF YOUR WORK... THEN GIVES YOU NO CREDIT.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

never taught class, had students teach individual chapters
Its a self tought class
SHE DOESN'T EVEN TEACH

Theme 2

📂 About Organization & Grades

She looses work, changes due dates
and blames you for it
photocopy everything and keep track of

Theme 3

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near impossible mid-term and final
100 questions in 60 minutes
easy A if you show up everyday and do the hwk

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-five reviews across many years are highly consistent on no teaching, lost work, and disorganization.

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53

4 out of 50

3 out of 52

2 out of 56

1 out of 514

Course coverage

CISC15022 reviews

CIS1 review

COMP1511 review

CSIC1501 review

Reported outcomes

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Patsy Cortez-Karimi

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Beginner

Mandatory

Avoid

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In person

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🚫 Teaching Quality

👎 Recommendation

📂 Lost Work Risk

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📂 About Organization & Grades

📈 x x x x

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if you can; expect to teach yourself while dealing with disorganization and lost work.

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