AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Quentin White

CSCI108 · CSIS108 · CSIS100 · CSIS · CSIS101 · CSIS160 · CSISSECT · CSIS105 · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.1

The decision

Avoid for beginner CS if you need real instruction; only consider if and grind .

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf Teach HeavyPowerPoint ReaderFinals MismatchOpen Book LegacyPolarizing CS Intro
  • Older CSIS As with a nice, helpful instructor.
  • Newer CSCI/CSIS reviews slam , and harsh classroom tone.
  • Students who already know computers can still pass; beginners often feel lost and self-taught.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Older sections were Easy As with open books and , but newer reviews , and extra credit to survive mismatched finals.

All analyzed reviews are in person; older courses skew easier than recent CSCI108.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

Course content is introductory computer material, but poor teaching makes it feel harder than the subject itself.

All analyzed reviews are in person across intro CSIS and CSCI courses.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Attendance rules are rarely stated clearly; success depends more on completing book labs and .

All evidence is from in-person-tagged reviews with .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Recent students strongly warn beginners away despite older glowing Easy A reviews.

All analyzed reviews are in person; recommendation tone worsened after roughly 2009.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Open-book work and can rescue grades, but and untaught final content make outcomes feel unfair for many.

Format shift

All evidence from in-person-tagged reviews.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

Frequent quizzes, long labs, and basic.

Format shift

All evidence from in-person-tagged reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

, and fails to teach programming; older students still call him helpful.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Weekly labs and often deciding the letter grade.

Format shift

All evidence from in-person-tagged reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

All analyzed reviews are tagged in person and split hard by era: poor teaching, confusing labs, and finals that do not match class content.

Main concern

, and unhelpful or hostile responses to questions.

What students said

“ taught in class.”
CSCI108
“ . White, he changes homework dates without telling anyone, he berates and gets upset if anyone asks a question”
CSCI108
“Open book, and heaps of . You have to try NOT to get an A in this class.”
CSIS101

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

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Older courses were open-book and very friendly, while as nearly impossible and disconnected from class.

Open BookExtra Credit HeavyFinals MismatchBook PowerPointsQuizzes Twice Weekly

Assessment risk

Varies

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals to finals with untaught material and heavy extra-credit dependence.

Open BookExtra Credit HeavyFinals Mismatch
“very good teacher and an easy class. open book for quizes and final.”
CSIS105
“ taught in class.”
CSCI108
“ and had nothing to do with any of the weekly assignments.”
CSIS108

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . White, he changes homework dates without telling anyone, he berates and gets upset if anyone asks a question, and just reads from powerpoints.”

Voice snapshots generated from 28 in-person-tagged reviews spanning 2005-2014, contrasting early Easy A praise with later CS teaching complaints. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Teaching Quality Is Weak

30/100

“teacher fails to teach programming and relies on the book to do it for him”

🧪

25/100

“ taught in class.”

📗 Old Sections Were Easy Open Book

85/100

“You have to try NOT to get an A in this class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Basically he reads word for
  • teacher fails to teach programming and relies on the book to do it for him
  • He is a wonderful teacher! He gives lectures and answers all questions given

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easiest A I have ever had.
  • His grading is reliant on all completed.
  • This was an easy class, if you can't get an A on Prof. White you probably should not major in Computer Science.

Theme 3

💥 About Classroom Climate

  • Q.White yells if you have a question.
  • he berates and gets upset if anyone asks a question
  • He gets frustrated when you ask him a question during a lab.

Data context

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Analysis sample

28

Recent reviews read by the AI

28

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-eight reviews over nearly a decade with rich detail and a pattern.

Inside 28 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 50
3 out of 52
2 out of 57
1 out of 58

Course coverage

CSCI1089 reviews
CSIS1058 reviews
CSIS1606 reviews
CSIS1 review
CSIS1001 review
Show 3 more courses
CSIS1011 review
CSIS1081 review
CSISSECT1 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Rather_Not_Say 2