AI Rate Professor

Computer Information Systems

Dionne Henderson

CIS420 · BUSOT64 · CIS1 · CIS4 · CIS08482 · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating
67/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
48.15%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Take her if you can stay organized and , but if you need guided lectures or a light workload.

Best fit · Self Taught ProCaring but polarizingHeavy Cengage workloadLate work acceptedSelf-paced structureExtra credit available
  • Students often praise her kindness, responsiveness, late-work flexibility, and .
  • The biggest complaint is a heavy, repetitive Cengage workload that can feel overwhelming.
  • Course experience depends heavily and manage many assignments.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Getting an A is realistic because late work, retakes, , and , but the workload can be large.

Online evidence more strongly supports late work and , while in-person evidence still shows easy grades when students complete the work.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

63/100

The content is usually introductory computer work, but Excel, Access, outside platforms, and fast-track pacing make it harder for some students.

Online students often call the material easy but workload-heavy, while guidance.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

62/100

, though participation is sometimes emphasized and online courses rely on assignment completion.

Online evidence focuses on deadlines and submitted work, while as useful or required in some sections.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

and flexibility, but many warn against the workload and self-teaching structure.

Both formats are polarized, with online reviews slightly clearer about forgiving policies and .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

Late work acceptance, , retry opportunities, and many A grades suggest lenient grading despite some failed outcomes.

Format shift

Online reviews provide the strongest evidence of late work flexibility, while if the work is completed.

Workload

Heavy

26/100

Many reviews describe lots of , and fast-track overload.

Format shift

Heavy workload appears in both formats, with online reviews especially focused on Cengage and .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

She is often described as caring and responsive, but many students say the and poorly guided.

Format shift

Online students more often praise organization and responsiveness, while and self-teaching.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Reviews overwhelmingly describe homework, Cengage, labs, projects, papers, and .

Format shift

Both formats are assignment-heavy, with only scattered mentions of .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

for her care but frequent frustration over self-teaching and workload.

Main concern

on outside platforms and lacked direct guidance.

What students said

“Professor Henderson is awesome! courses!”
CIS1
“The course is a learn it yourself I don't know why there even is a teacher for it.”
CIS1
“the fast-track CIS4 course isn't ideal unless you're ready for 70+ assignments each week.”
CIS4

Remote format

Online

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews and overwhelming self-paced workloads.

Main concern

Many online students and easy to fall behind on.

What students said

“It's not a hard course at all, just overwhelming at times.”
CIS1
“She provides lots of , , and replies very quickly when I need help.”
CIS4
“There were SO .”
CIS1

Exam style

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scattered mentions of pop quizzes, test-heavy sections, and one frustrating final exam.

Pop Quizzes MentionedFinal Exam GlitchesTest Heavy MentionedPolicy Not Clearly Proven

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and test-heavy tags, but they do not clearly prove closed-book, proctoring, midterm, or final format rules.

Final Exam GlitchesTest Heavy MentionedPolicy Not Clearly Proven
“Unfortunately, the it frustrating.”
CIS4
“Test heavy”
CIS08482

Online

Online reviews mention pop quizzes and test-heavy tags, but they do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, midterm, or .

Pop Quizzes MentionedTest Heavy MentionedPolicy Not Clearly Proven
“Beware of pop quizzes”
BUSOT64
“Beware of pop quizzes”
CIS420

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“It's not a hard course at all, just overwhelming at times.”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and support. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“ and kind but the course was very bad and was inefficient, due to the insane amount of workload that needs to be completed in a limited amount of time frame.”

📚 Workload Reality

26/100

“There is start 2.”

⚖️ Grade Value

78/100

“Easy A if you do the work.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is such a .
  • The course is a learn it yourself I don't know why there even is a teacher for it.
  • Overall, easy and to help.

Theme 2

📈 About Workload & Grades

  • This class is designated as 1.5 units but genuinely had the workload of a 3-4 unit course.
  • It is impossible to fail this course.
  • .

Theme 3

💬 About Support & Flexibility

  • She provides lots of , , and replies very quickly when I need help.
  • When I emailed her about a problem, she got back to me the next day.
  • you could submit almost everything late with no penalty until the last day of the course.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

27

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis uses 27 reviews across online and in-person formats with consistent themes about workload, flexibility, and mixed teaching quality.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 54
1 out of 59

Course coverage

CIS115 reviews
CIS44 reviews
CIS084823 reviews
CIS4203 reviews
BUSOT642 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

27 reported outcomes

A range

17

A+ 7 · A 10

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

3

F 3

No letter grade reported

3

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1