AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Georges Merx

JAVAPROG · JAVA · CISC181ONLINE · CISC181 · CIS190 · CISC190 · 181ONLINE · CSC190 · JAVA190 · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.4

The decision

unless you already code and want a business-framed, self-driven experience.

Best fit · Self Taught ProBusiness Not CodeSelf Taught HeavyConfusing IntroGroup DependentStay Away
  • Intro Java is taught more as software business than coding fundamentals
  • and strong self-teaching expectation
  • A few experienced students thrive; most beginners report frustration and little learning

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Some call it an easy A by copying examples, while others report heavy work and few high grades.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Beginners find it ambitious and unclear; experienced programmers handle it better.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

; online-tagged course comments still stress workload and schedule rigidity.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Most students say , and report learning little actual Java.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

Grades can be decent if , but learning value and clarity are widely questioned.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Excessive projects, group work, and late-term spikes are repeatedly reported.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Frequent claims of , business detours, and weak programming instruction.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

and projects rather than classic exams.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Primarily in-person Java/CIS courses with , and business-focused lectures.

Main concern

Weak coding instruction for beginners and excessive late-semester workload.

What students said

“Probably the .”
CISC190
“He doesn't know a thing about computers. He teaches buisness.”
JAVA
“If you want to work your ass off and . .”
JAVAPROG

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment leans on programming assignments and projects; .

Online Tests MentionedAssignment HeavyProject Based

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and projects; tests described as online or not too hard if you read.

Programming AssignmentsOnline TestsGroup Projects
“Most of the points come from the 6 programming assignments and .”
CISC190
“ if you pay attention and read.”
CIS190

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Stay away.”

Voice snapshots generated from 25 in-person reviews, highlighting business-over-code instruction and heavy self-teaching. Credibility rating: High.

💻 Teaching Quality

30/100

“He teaches no Java programming.none!”

🚫 Recommendation

28/100

“I do not! . at all.”

📦 Workload

28/100

“ . Excessive amount of work!”

🧭 Self-Teaching Reality

35/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He focuses too much on the business aspect of programming
  • i liked his teaching approach from business standpoint. .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • You won't learn anything but it's an easy A
  • The class is really easy if you have experience in computer programming
  • Too ambitious. We're there to learn, but he's attempting to make us corporate ready

Theme 3

⚠️ About Course Design

  • He focused more on working in groups than programming
  • Does not work around schedules, has way too much work
  • Asking Q's won't get you much help. .

Data context

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Analysis sample

25

Recent reviews read by the AI

25

Lifetime ratings

76/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-five reviews over several years consistently criticize teaching focus and workload despite a minority of fans.

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 57
1 out of 510

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