AI Rate Professor

Computer Information Systems

Gary Patton

CIS1 · CISPROG1 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
80/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

Take Gary Patton if you can keep up with homework and attendance and want a fair amount of grade support.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHelpful instructorLots of homeworkExtra credit availableAttendance mattersMixed lecture quality
  • Students describe him as , and willing to give students chances to earn credit.
  • The course has lots of homework, but and full-credit opportunities make grades more attainable.
  • One student questioned the teaching depth because lectures relied heavily on PowerPoint.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

76/100

The class requires homework and attendance, but and chances for full credit make an A realistic for steady students.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

57/100

Programming work is manageable for students who read, practice labs, and use help, but the workload prevents it from feeling easy.

All course-difficulty evidence comes from in-person programming reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

one review stating it is 19% of the .

, and they show it is important.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

and fair, though one review questions how much they learned from lectures.

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

and repeated chances for full credit make grading feel forgiving despite the workload.

Format shift

The .

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Two of three reviews directly mention lots of homework.

Format shift

The workload evidence is entirely in-person.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Students praise his helpfulness and responsiveness, but one review says .

Format shift

The teaching evidence is entirely in-person and somewhat mixed.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

, and attendance more than exams.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews describe a , and attendance-based grading.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“Very helpful. Lots of homework but plenty of given.”
CIS1
“19% of the .”
CISPROG1
“lectures were read from the powerpoint.”
CISPROG1

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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Reviews do not clearly prove the final format.

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

format, exam difficulty, proctoring, open-book rules, or .

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Very helpful. Lots of homework but plenty of given.”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching support, workload, and grading. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Support

78/100

“He also helped demonstrate the problems from the .”

📚 Workload

35/100

“Lots of homework but plenty of given.”

⚖️

78/100

“Gives you plenty of chances to get the work done for full credit.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He also helped demonstrate the problems from the .
  • Very helpful.
  • lectures were read from the powerpoint.

Theme 2

📈 About Grades and Work

  • Lots of homework but plenty of given.
  • Gives you plenty of chances to get the work done for full credit.
  • 19% of the .

Data context

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Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

45/100

Evidence confidence

, and they give useful but limited evidence with one meaningful disagreement about teaching quality.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

CISPROG12 reviews
CIS11 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

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B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1