AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Troy Alva

CSIT125 · CIST105 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
1.2/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

unless and do not need instructor help.

Best fit · Self Taught ProGhosts EmailsNo LecturesAutopilot CanvasLots of HomeworkUnorganized
  • All six reviews are online and harshly negative on responsiveness and organization.
  • Course runs on MyLab/TestOut portals with almost no original teaching.
  • Workload can spike (group projects, heavy Tableau) despite simple fundamentals.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Content is often called simple, but , and heavy spikes make an A far from guaranteed.

All evidence is online; no in-person reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

50/100

Fundamentals are simple, but platform issues and .

All evidence is online.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

85/100

Most online reviews .

All evidence is online; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

8/100

Students , and ruined grade streaks.

All ; would-take-again rate is 0%.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

45/100

Some still earn B+ or A, but gradebook updates are slow and platform retests create frustration.

Format shift

Online only; .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and a Tableau task reportedly over 50 hours make the load heavy.

Format shift

Online only.

Teaching experience

Awful

12/100

Students say there are no real lectures, content is copy-pasted, and he is nearly unreachable when help is needed.

Format shift

Online only and consistently negative.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

, and group projects rather than a .

Format shift

Online only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online CIS courses feel like unstaffed autopilot portals with , and frustrating tools.

Main concern

Near-zero instructor support and broken or heavy third-party platforms can wreck grades and learning.

What students said

“We had two individual meetings schedule and Dr. Troy ghosted both of them.”
CSIT125
“ or get any help.”
CIST105
“Everything ran on autopilot and there were tons of errors everywhere.”
CSIT125

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; reviews do not clearly prove proctoring tools.

MyLab and TestOut examsMultiple retakes forced by platform issuesFour tests plus projects

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Online

Tests and work sit on MyLab/TestOut portals; students report broken tools and .

TestOut platform issuesMyLab assignmentsFour tests
“The TestOut platform doesn't work consistently and you .”
CIST105
“2 group projects, 4 tests, stupid amount of .”
CSIT125

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ or get any help.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 online reviews, highlighting unresponsiveness, portal-only teaching, and heavy projects. Credibility rating: Medium.

🚨 Teaching Quality

12/100

“This professor just directs you to an online portal to teach you everything.”

📭 Unresponsive

10/100

“ (if )”

📚 Heavy Busywork

28/100

“The Tableau assignment requires 50+ hours of work in two weeks”

🚫

8/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • whatsoever
  • Everything ran on autopilot
  • content and policies are taken form another professor

Theme 2

📧 About Communication

  • ghosted both of them
  • Responds roughly 4-5 days after you send an

Theme 3

📈 About Workload & Tools

  • stupid amount of homework
  • TestOut platform doesn't work consistently
  • Lots of homework

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Only six online reviews, but they are recent through 2025, detailed, and highly consistent on ghosting and autopilot teaching.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 55

Course coverage

CSIT1255 reviews
CIST1051 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

2

B+ 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1