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Computer Science

Mike Oyster

CISC181 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
62/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
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Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you will stay on top of heavy CISC181 homework and want a supportive professor; skip if you need polished lectures with light work.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHelpful & KindHeavy HomeworkPolarizing ClarityField ExperienceCISC181 Specialist
  • Several students who previously failed CISC181 say Oyster helped them finally pass or ace the course.
  • and a mid-semester difficulty spike frustrate some learners.
  • Teaching clarity and unprepared or .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Students can ace the class by keeping up, but and a real difficulty spike mean an A is earned, not free.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Material is manageable with support, yet several reviews call the course long, hard, and sharply harder mid-semester.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews rarely spell out attendance and lab help availability.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

66/100

More detailed positive reviews recommend him for kindness and support, despite a couple of .

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

68/100

He is described as understanding and flexible with busy students, helping prior failures turn into strong grades.

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

and the main reason the class feels hard.

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Teaching experience

Good

68/100

, and compassionate, while a minority say lectures are unprepared and confusing.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

and structure.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person CISC181 is mixed but leans positive when students do the work: kind, available help versus complaints of unprepared lectures and .

Main concern

and a mid-course difficulty jump can overwhelm students who fall behind.

What students said

“Professor Oyster will be there and help you every step of the way.”
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“This was a challenging class,mainly do to the high amount of homework.”
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“his philosophy of teaching is show up unprepared for lecture and have the class read the text book to him.”
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Remote format

Online

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Exam style

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Reviews emphasize homework and ; .

Homework HeavyLab SupportMid-Semester Difficulty Spike

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and lab help rather than specific exam proctoring rules.

Homework HeavyLab Help Available
“The class subject has a spike in difficulty and does a 180 in what we're doing work wise halfway through the semester.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“You're an idiot if .”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person CISC181 . Credibility rating: Medium.

🤝 Student Support

80/100

“He's extremely knowledgeable and shows great compassion for his students.”

📚

28/100

“This was a challenging class,mainly do to the high amount of homework...which many students couldn't seem to handle.”

📉 Lecture Clarity Split

45/100

“ . It is long, boring and difficult to understand what Oyster wants.”

👍 Second-Chance Success

75/100

“I failed CISC 181 before, but I ACED his class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and extremely understanding with his students.
  • He doesn't know what he's doing and you are better off figuring out everything on your own.
  • the prof is actually good and lab.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This is a 4 unit class so don't expect it to be a breeze.
  • I ACED his class.
  • high amount of homework

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • one of the nicest and .
  • he got taken advantage of for being so helpful.

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

48/100

Evidence confidence

Only six reviews for one course, all from 2010-2012, give a usable but limited and somewhat polarized picture.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

CISC1816 reviews

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