AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

John Groh

CS39 · CS56 · C54 · CS00 · CSP26A · CS11 · CS042 · BASICVB · CS056 · MATH82 · CS80 · CS011 · 34 lifetime ratings

AI rating
62/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
1.8

The decision

if you want an easy CS credit and are fine teaching yourself when class is short or cancelled.

Best fit · Self Taught ProEasy A if self-taughtCancels class oftenHands-on DIY styleShort classesHit-or-miss teaching
  • Course content is widely called easy with frequent easy-A outcomes for students who do basic work.
  • many like the chill DIY vibe, many dislike cancellations and weak instruction.
  • and ; poor for those needing structured teaching.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Many students report easy As with , and basic material.

All evidence is from in-person labeled reviews spanning many CS courses.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

84/100

Students repeatedly call content basic, simple, and a breeze if you read and do occasional work.

Difficulty comments .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

Classes are often very short or cancelled, and students describe slacking as common with little strict enforcement.

and cancellations in in-person comments.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

, but many detailed reviews warn you will not learn much.

Recommendation splits between easy-credit fans and students frustrated by weak teaching.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

Students often get As with light work, dropped low scores, and .

Format shift

CS reviews.

Workload

Light

82/100

, and several students say the course is easy to slack in.

Format shift

Workload comments are in-person only and consistently light.

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Some praise a funny, approachable DIY mentor style; many criticize cancellations, rudeness, and little real teaching.

Format shift

Teaching quality is highly polarized within the large in-person sample.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and finals that are often multiple choice or true/false.

Format shift

Exam and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

34 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person CS classes are often easy and short, but teaching quality swings from funny and .

Main concern

Frequent class cancellations, limited lecture depth, and inconsistent helpfulness.

What students said

“EASY A! just do your stuff! CS11 was a breeze”
CS11
“Knows the information, but good luck getting him to teach it. He is cancels class atleast once a week.”
CS56
“its more of a self-taught course and he encourages team work which is fine with me.”
CS042

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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Exams are often described as easy T/F or .

True/False finalsMultiple choiceOpen book testsEasy quizzes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and multiple-choice finals, and occasional open-book midterms.

True/False finalMultiple choiceOpen book testsEasy quizzes
“Final was 25 T/F and 25 Multiple Choice.”
CS11
“he allowed the class and notes for the final.”
CS11
“The .”
CS11

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If but if you really want to learn take someone else.”

Voice snapshots generated from 34 in-person reviews, highlighting easy credits versus inconsistent teaching. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

52/100

“Knows the information, but good luck getting him to teach it.”

📈 Easy A Factor

86/100

“EASY A! just do your stuff! CS11 was a breeze”

⏱️ Class Cancellations

40/100

“He is cancels class atleast once a week. And when you go to class it only last 20 minutes.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • its more of a self-taught course and he encourages team work
  • Lots of hands on not much lecture
  • teaching is not his thing

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • easy!easy!easy!
  • Show up, read the chapters, do the .
  • I got an A even though I .

Theme 3

⚠️ About Reliability

  • class is cancelled id prefer an
  • He is cancels class atleast once a week
  • Our shortest class period was 14 minutes!

Data context

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Analysis sample

34

Recent reviews read by the AI

34

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

34 reviews over many years show a consistent easy-class pattern and a and sparse grade data.

Inside 34 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 511
3 out of 51
2 out of 57
1 out of 54

Course coverage

CS1120 reviews
CS0113 reviews
CS0422 reviews
BASICVB1 review
C541 review
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Reported outcomes

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