AI Rate Professor

Computer Information Systems

Randy Carper

CSIT225 · CSNT230 · CSNT121 · CIST225 · CSNT120 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

unless you can teach yourself from the book; older in-person Windows students liked him much more.

Best fit · Self Taught ProOnline Self-Teach NightmareHeavy Reading LoadIn-Person Industry StrengthVague Online InstructionsPractical Windows Knowledge
  • Recent online CIS sections draw harsh reviews for zero teaching and massive textbook busywork
  • Older in-person Windows networking classes praise real-world expertise and fairness
  • online experience

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A is possible but online students describe grinding thousands of words of textbook answers with almost no teaching support.

Online reviews show brutal effort for grades; and attention are enough.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Online sections feel content-heavy and reading-heavy; course.

Online comments stress mind-numbing textbook load; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

One online review lists attendance mandatory while .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

, and recent online students call him the .

Online reviews strongly discourage; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

48/100

In-person students call him fair; online grades can still .

Format shift

Online got an A ; in-person calls him fair and up-front.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Online students report multi-thousand-word chapter responses every 1-2 weeks plus vague high-weight assignments.

Format shift

Online workload is crushing; .

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

reports of no teaching and poor organization.

Format shift

Online quality scores are 1; in-person quality scores are all 5.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Online grading centers on massive chapter write-ups and a .

Format shift

Online evidence dominates assessment detail; .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person Windows and networking students call him a great, practical teacher who connects textbook gaps to real scenarios.

Main concern

and older review dates.

What students said

“ .”
CSNT230
“Very fair and up-front, If you pay attention and do all the .”
CSNT121
“tHIS IS ONE GREAT TEACHER! HE HAS BEEN AROUND AND KNOWS HIS STUFF!”
CSNT120

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students describe no real instruction, vague grading, huge textbook chapter write-ups, and very poor organization.

Main concern

and writing load with .

What students said

“Zero instruction from Professor Carper .”
CSIT225
“ weeks after the semester start.”
CIST225

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and focus more on homework, reading, and labs.

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and practical Windows content more than formal exam rules.

LabsPractical scenarios
“If you pay attention and do all the .”
CSNT121

Online

Online reviews emphasize textbook chapter questions and .

Textbook chapter questionsFew high-weight assignmentsVague instructions
“Every 1-2 weeks, read from the mind-numbing textbook and answer 15-20 sections”
CSIT225
“Had a but he provides very vague instructions”
CIST225

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Carper, or CIST Dept. needs to seriously revamp this course.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 reviews (2 online, 3 in-person), highlighting format split. Credibility rating: Medium.

💥 Online Teaching Collapse

15/100

“Zero instruction from Professor Carper .”

📚

18/100

“My responses for a chapter averaged around 2,800 words in total.”

🖥️ In-Person Strength

85/100

“ .”

👎

32/100

“ .”

Theme 1

💻 About Online Experience

  • Zero instruction from Professor Carper
  • weeks after the semester start
  • genuinely seemed

Theme 2

👨‍🏫

  • Randy has a lot of practical knowledge in Computer Science
  • tHIS IS ONE GREAT TEACHER! HE HAS BEEN AROUND AND KNOWS HIS STUFF!
  • Very fair and up-front

Theme 3

📈 About Workload & Grades

  • Lots of homework
  • Get ready to read
  • If you pay attention and do all the

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Five reviews split by format with sharp online-versus-in-person contrast; detail is good but sample size is modest and .

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

CIST2251 review
CSIT2251 review
CSNT1201 review
CSNT1211 review
CSNT2301 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1