AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Karoly Becze

CSCI112 · COMP112 · CSIS112 · CSIT112 · CS112 · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

if you will show up, read, and grind the labs; if you need hand-holding as a beginner.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate about CSExtra credit heavyTextbook and lecture heavyPolarizing online vs in personWeekly labs
  • , and ; online students often feel abandoned and self-taught.
  • Getting an A is realistic if , and use , but the content is still challenging for first-timers.
  • Attendance and reading matter; falling behind on lectures or notes is a common failure mode.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many students earn A or B with weekly labs, reading, and plus a curve, but first-timers still work hard for that grade.

and the 85% A curve; online reviews more often call him a tough or .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Intro programming concepts, weekly labs, and as a first CS course.

Both formats call the material hard; online adds frustration when notes replace interactive teaching.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

while others say it is not; missing lectures still leaves you behind because content is lecture and textbook driven.

Online ; several in-person reviews list attendance as mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

About six in ten would take him and versus frequent online warnings for beginners.

Recommendation is much stronger for .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

68/100

, and a curve around 85% for an A offset some tough-grader tags.

Format shift

and EC; online tough-grader complaints are more common.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and heavy reading take many hours, especially for first-time programmers.

Format shift

and work; online adds self-teaching burden.

Teaching experience

Average

56/100

In , and ; online students often say he does not really teach.

Format shift

Quality and sparse online interaction.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Weekly labs and homework dominate the grind, with challenging midterms and .

Format shift

, and labs; online comments focus more on notes and projects.

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews , and a , while still warning that weekly labs and reading make this a real first CS workload.

Main concern

Weekly labs and .

What students said

“As long as you do the work you'll be fine.”
CSCI112
“The subject is hard he isn't!”
CSIT112
“An 'A' or ' : A85% and B75%.”
CSCI112

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students frequently , and a sink-or-swim start for first-time coders, with only a few recent positives on feedback.

Main concern

Weak support and hard-to-parse materials make online CS112 especially rough for beginners.

What students said

“This is not a if it's your first-time coding because .”
CSCI112
“we never had class and his method of teaching was to give us notes that he wrote up.”
CSCI112
“Awesome . . .”
CS112

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often described as tricky or test-heavy but in reviews.

Challenging midterm and finalGraded on curveTest heavy in some termsProject and lab heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals that make you think, often graded on a curve.

Challenging midterm and finalGraded on curveTest heavy
“Mid term and final were challenging, but he offers to get .”
CSIS112
“ , but they're created to make you think. though.”
CSCI112

Online

Online reviews do not clearly describe webcam, Lockdown Browser, or open-book policies for exams.

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“It will be rough for this to be your first Computer Science class, but put in the effort!”

Voice snapshots generated from 22 reviews, highlighting teaching split by format, workload, and . Credibility rating: High.

👨‍🏫 Teaching Quality

56/100

“Fantastic professor. and , and is extremely open to answering questions through email or office hours.”

👍 Recommendation Split

58/100

“ .”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“the you hours and hours to complete.”

🌐 Online Caution

30/100

“he does not help when emailed and is very late to replying to emails.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is very passionate about computer science.
  • and lecture notes and a .
  • his lectures are hard to understand,

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Got an A but worked hard at it.
  • Grades on a huge curve 85 to 100 is an A.
  • As long as you do the work you'll be fine.

Theme 3

💻 About Online vs In Person

  • we never had class and his method of teaching was to give us notes
  • Awesome . . .
  • This is a basically a self teaching class with no help other than the internet.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

22

Recent reviews read by the AI

21

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

22 detailed reviews across years with consistent themes on workload, , and a .

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 57
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 57

Course coverage

CSCI11213 reviews
CSIS1125 reviews
CS1122 reviews
COMP1121 review
CSIT1121 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

18 reported outcomes

A range

14

A+ 2 · A 12

B range

3

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values