Srinivasan Mandyam

CIS41 · CIS023 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 41/100
RMP rating: 3.4/5
Take again: 25%
Difficulty: 2.6

The decision

if you can teach yourself from PDFs and tests; do not expect hands-on instruction.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-Paced OnlineRead And TestSlow EmailsDisorganizedMinimal Teaching

Online classes can be easy A if and quizzes.
, and .
Small sample and mixed ratings make outcomes highly format- and self-drive dependent.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Self-directed online students report easy A with minimal assignments if they can learn alone.

Easy A claims are online; the .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Material is beginner CIS/Office style, but poor support can make it feel harder than the content is.

Online frames content as beginner or easy; .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

88/100

as non-mandatory self-paced work.

Online is optional; the .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

and complaints about no real teaching outweigh the easy-grade upside.

; sparse in-person data does not reverse the picture.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

and benevolent on late work; .

Format shift

and tough or .

Workload

Light

74/100

Minimal assignments online, but and .

Format shift

; and tests.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

Ranges from laid-back and .

Format shift

Online is polarized; the .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Quizzes and .

Format shift

Online emphasizes tests and quizzes; and test heavy.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Single in-person review flags hard-to-understand lectures with heavy papers and tests.

Main concern

Communication clarity in lecture.

What students said

“difficult to understand”
CIS023

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online is mostly read-the-book and ; easy if independent, frustrating if you need teaching.

Main concern

, and weak response times.

What students said

“Has got to be the easiest online course ever. . Easy A.”
CIS023

“You're better off learning on your own. . .”
CIS41

“His laid back approach and 'no worries' attitude made this class a .”
CIS023

Exam style

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Assessment is mainly quizzes and .

Quiz HeavyBook Based TestsRead And Test

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and papers matter but .

Test Heavy

“difficult to understand”
CIS023

Online

Online and book tests; .

Quiz HeavyBook Based TestsRead And Test

“ . Easy A. Minimal assignments.”
CIS023

“Expect a lot of .”
CIS41

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you can understand the material by yourself without any assistance, this will be an easy A with minimal work.”
Voice snapshots generated from 5 reviews, highlighting self-paced online ease versus weak instruction. Credibility rating: Low.

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78/100

“Has got to be the easiest online course ever. . Easy A.”

🚫 Weak Support

28/100

“You're better off learning on your own. . .”

🎯 Teaching Quality

42/100

“The instructor was excellent in presenting plenty of learning material and in giving people time to grasp the concepts.”

Theme 1

💻 About Online Format

. Easy A.
he'll make you read long pdfs every week and won't personally teach you anything
Expect a lot of .

Theme 2

📬 About Communication

and provides little in the way of forum assistance
she's not good at responding or
difficult to understand

Theme 3

📈 About Grades

Easy A. Minimal assignments.
and comments

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Only five reviews with mixed polarity and limited recent depth lower confidence.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52

4 out of 50

3 out of 52

2 out of 50

1 out of 51

Course coverage

CIS0233 reviews

CIS412 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

A 3

B range

B+ 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Srinivasan Mandyam

x x if you can teach yourself from PDFs and tests; do not expect hands-on instruction.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Optional

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

📖 x x x

🚫 Weak Support

🎯 Teaching Quality

💻 About Online Format

📬 About Communication

📈 About Grades

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you can teach yourself from PDFs and tests; do not expect hands-on instruction.

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