AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Alex Ehrath

GAMEHISTORY · CSIS108 · CSIS241 · GAMEDESIGN · CSIS242 · CSIS240 · GAMEINDU · COMP100 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
56/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
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Difficulty
2.3

The decision

if you value industry war stories and can teach yourself from the book; skip if you need structured lectures.

Best fit · Self Taught ProIndustry storiesReads from bookMixed reviewsHelpful when presentGame design insider
  • Industry experience and game-dev stories impress some students while others say he mostly reads the book.
  • Helpfulness and relaxed vibe appear in stronger reviews; weak classroom control and boring lectures dominate others.
  • Outcomes swing hard by course and year with little grade or .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Grades are rarely reported, but stress-free and while and weak teaching can block easy As.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Average difficulty is modest, yet some sections feel boring and book-driven rather than conceptually hard.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Roughly split praise for industry insight and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Little hard grade data; students mention understanding and help on due .

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Workload

Light

68/100

Comments focus more on .

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Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Strong industry credibility and occasional great help offset frequent complaints of reading the book and poor class control.

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Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Assignments and tests both appear, with at least one report that study guidance missed the exam.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

fans praise industry knowledge and help with class control, and teaches little.

Main concern

Lecture quality and classroom management vary widely by section.

What students said

“alex is a cool dude and has a ridiculous amount of knowlege with computers... stress free enviorment, very relaxed... but yet you still learn SOOO much.”
COMP100
“He basically said read the book. He did not teach. He did not answer questions.”
CSIS108
“All he does is read from the book for the whole class.”
CSIS241

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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; one review says what he tells you to study is not on the test.

Study material mismatch reported

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; at least one student says study guidance did not match the test.

Study material mismatch reported
“What he tells you to study is not actually on the test.”
GAMEINDU

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“alex is a cool dude and has a ridiculous amount of knowlege with computers... stress free enviorment, very relaxed... but yet you still learn SOOO much. Highly Recomended.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 in-person reviews spanning 2004-2013, highlighting mixed teaching quality and industry appeal. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“He basically said read the book. He did not teach. He did not answer questions.”

👍 Recommendation Split

52/100

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🎮 Industry Edge

70/100

“Works for Rockstar, so always has good stories/info/merch.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He basically said read the book. He did not teach.
  • All he does is read from the book for the whole class.
  • Lecture is almost entirely out of the book, but still worh paying attention to.

Theme 2

🎮 About Industry Cred

  • hes helped make lots of famous video games
  • He worked on that one game, Midnight Club 3
  • Works for Rockstar, so always has good stories/info/merch.

Theme 3

😕 About Classroom Control

  • this was so incredibly boring
  • He had little control over his class
  • We sit in class and drag at 4 hours for nothing!

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven mostly old in-person reviews with mixed tone and thin grade or .

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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