AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Pamela Wong

CS12 · CS1711 · CS10A · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
40%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if and accept uneven lecture clarity; beginners should be cautious.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLanguage barrier issuesEasy A in some online sectionsReading-heavy materialsUnclear assignment directionsDisconnected for some online students
  • Online CS12 can be an easy A with light learning for some, while others want more teaching.
  • true beginners with unclear directions.
  • Accent and communication barriers are the most repeated complaint.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Multiple online students report free 100s and easy As, while As for prepared students.

Easy A evidence is strongest online; in-person CS10A is much harder for beginners.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

CS12 and some Java sections feel simple or too easy, but CS10A is repeatedly called too hard for beginners.

Online CS12 easier; .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

80/100

; only one lists mandatory.

Both formats generally flexible; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

and comments lean negative due to learning quality and communication issues despite easy grades online.

Online split easy-A vs low learning; in person mostly hesitant or negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Online free 100s and easy grading are common; some in-person .

Format shift

Leniency strongest online; in person mixed with .

Workload

Light

68/100

project load, though CS10A assignments can overwhelm beginners.

Format shift

Online reading-heavy but simple tasks; in-person CS10A feels heavier for novices.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Students say she knows coding but lectures and help are hard to understand, reused materials, and sometimes disconnected.

Format shift

One glowing online review; majority in both formats criticize delivery and clarity.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and projects more than heavy exams, with some test-heavy tags in CS10A.

Format shift

Online emphasizes easy assignment scores; in-person CS10A mentions tests more.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In person, especially CS10A, students struggle with , and beginner-unfriendly .

Main concern

Communication and .

What students said

“If you're new and don't know anything about programming, you'll fail this class.”
CS10A
“Very difficult to understand, english is not her first language.”
CS10A
“ but it is too dense and .”
CS12

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online CS12 ranges from easy free-A GPA boost to awkward delivery with lots of reading; one strong positive outlier loves the structure.

Main concern

Limited original instruction and weak learning for students who want real teaching.

What students said

“ if you want to learn. If you want the easy A go for it.”
CS12
“she grades very easily, giving out . Very easy A.”
CS12
“This teacher is amazing! ... and lecture videos”
CS12

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews rarely describe proctoring; assessment focus is assignments with .

Assignment-focusedSome test-heavy CS10A tagsLimited exam policy detail

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person CS10A is tagged test heavy by some, but .

Test heavy tagsUnclear assignment directionsTextbook-reliant
“the .”
CS10A
“Directions for the .”
CS10A

Online

Online comments emphasize easy ; no clear proctoring details.

Easy assignment scoresReading and lecture videos
“giving out . Very easy A.”
CS12
“ and lecture videos that are more than enough to get started”
CS12

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if you want to learn. If you want the easy A go for it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 CS reviews spanning online CS12 and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

32/100

“The language barrier is the main issue with Professor Wong.”

🅰️ Easy Grades Online

85/100

“she grades very easily, giving out . Very easy A.”

📚 Self-Teaching Load

40/100

“You will rely almost exclusively on the textbook but you only have access to certain parts at a time (zybooks).”

⚠️ Beginner Risk

25/100

“If you're new and don't know anything about programming, you'll fail this class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • the teacher clearly knows the subject but sometimes conveys it awkwardly.
  • Not sure why all the students here are complaining about her work ethic as if this is not an online class.
  • She took and copy and pasted it as her own

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Lots of reading but otherwise a relatively simple course
  • I think her Java programming class was too easy.
  • Thanks for the gpa boost but didn't learn anything, 1/5

Theme 3

💬 About Communication

  • but language is her main barrier
  • her lectures and 1-on-1 help are physically hard to understand.
  • No .

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

10 recent-ish reviews with consistent themes on communication and easy online grades, but split course experiences lower certainty.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

CS125 reviews
CS10A4 reviews
CS17111 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 4

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 2