AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Norman Rose

CS5 · CS6111A · CS6011B · CS6511 · CS61 · CS6011A · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
1.9/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

unless you already know the software and need zero instructor support.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnhelpful and rudeUnclear directionsTough graderLots of homeworkTextbook-only teaching
  • Most students and curt replies
  • but and poorly explained
  • A few older easy-class notes exist, but recent consensus is strongly negative

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Content can be basic, but and ignored help make a high A unreliable.

Online has both easy A+ for self-taught students and harsh B grades; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Material is often and heavy deductions raise effective difficulty.

Online reviews range from super easy to frustratingly hard; of help.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

and others not; overall structure is assignment-driven more than lecture-driven.

Online reports mixed mandatory and optional; in-person includes mandatory notes.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

Would-take-again is effectively zero among students who answered, with .

Both online and in-person urge avoidance; a few older online posts were more positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

, and little explanation of cuts.

Format shift

; .

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Lots of homework tags and low-unit classes.

Format shift

and in person.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Students describe no real , and textbook-only instruction.

Format shift

Awful teaching is consistent online and in person.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Weekly software assignments dominate; one easy class notes no tests, just eight assignments.

Format shift

Assignment focus is clearest online; exams are rarely described.

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person notes , and unhelpful despite allowing some resubmits.

Main concern

and weak teaching for low-unit courses.

What students said

“Absolutely horrible. . When you ask for help not only does he act like you're wasting his time, his responses are brief and curt.”
CS6111A
“ . He half asses his job but at least he allows you to resubmit assignments.”
CS6011A

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online Microsoft and CS courses are mostly self-taught from an expensive book with little teaching, slow or , and .

Main concern

, and .

What students said

“The . This was an online summer class. Was not avail. for help.”
CS6511
“ !!! Does not offer office hours nor reply to emails.”
CS61
“There is very little interaction between professor and students. He leaves the lecture portion to the textbook and the discussion to the students.”
CS6011A

Exam style

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Courses lean on graded homework rather than formal exams; friendliness is low because .

Assignment heavyFew or no testsTextbook-basedResubmits sometimes allowed

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tough grading rather than exam proctoring details.

Assignment basedResubmits allowed
“at least he ”
CS6011A

Online

Online comments mention easy finals in rare cases or no tests, but no webcam or Lockdown Browser claims.

No tests in some sectionsWeekly assignmentsExpensive textbook
“No tests. Just eight assignments for a total of 150 points. ”
CS5

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ !!! Does not offer office hours nor reply to emails.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews, highlighting unhelpful teaching and . Credibility rating: High.

🚫

12/100

“ !!! Does not offer office hours nor reply to emails.”

💢 Teaching Quality

18/100

“Absolutely horrible. . When you ask for help not only does he act like you're wasting his time, his responses are brief and curt.”

📉

22/100

“Miss 1 step, minus 40% automatically, every time.”

📚

40/100

“He leaves the lecture portion to the textbook and the discussion to the students.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • No attempt to teach the material. .
  • Does bare minimum as an instructor.
  • You're basically on your own.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Miss 1 step, minus 40% automatically, every time.
  • Easiest .

Theme 3

💔 About Support

  • Was not avail. for help.
  • he was snarky and cut and paste boilerplate language
  • He ignores it and gives me an f saying what I did wrong.

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen reviews over several years with highly consistent negative themes about help and .

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 59

Course coverage

CS6011A6 reviews
CS65112 reviews
15961 review
CS51 review
CS6011B1 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 2 · A 2 · A- 1

B range

3

B 3

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