AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Chung-Wen Tsao

CS154 · CS146 · CIS024C · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Avoid unless and handle dense tests with uneven lecturing.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTest heavyHard to understandTough graderLots of homeworkInconsistent quality
  • Teaching quality is mixed and often weak, with and factual errors.
  • and , though grades of A or B are still reachable.
  • Only one of ; newer CS theory courses draw the .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Students still posted A and A+ grades, but , and a tough-grader tag mean an A needs steady work, not .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Average difficulty sits high, with , and .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

as mandatory and another as optional, so overall flexibility is limited.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

33/100

Only one of , and two reviews urge others to stay away due to poor teaching.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Grades include A and A+, but tough-grader and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

, and test-heavy structure create a heavy load.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

wrong board work, weak English, and confusion.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Tags and comments stress tests, pop quizzes, and few graded items beyond exams.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person CS courses feel test-heavy and uneven; one , while theory classes drew fire for errors and .

Main concern

and .

What students said

“This guy should get fired. I have been at SJSU for a long time, and I thought I have seen the worst but this was beyond bad.”
CS154
“The so he gave easier exams later on. His English is hard to understand at times.”
CS146
“Very helpful. Although this class is primarily online, he does his best to make Python Programming a great learning experience for all”
CIS024C

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

somewhat, with pop-quiz risk.

Test heavyPop quizzesHomework-aligned examsHard first midterm

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

but opened with a and pop quizzes.

Test heavyPop quizzesHard first midterm
“ . The first midterm was overly hard (F average) so .”
CS146

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This guy should get fired. I have been at SJSU for a long time, and I thought I have seen the worst but this was beyond bad.”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 in-person , and mixed recommendations. Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Clarity

38/100

“This guy does not know what he is talking about. There were a lot of times in the semester were students pointed out that he purposely wrote wrong infuriation on the board.”

📝

48/100

“The so he gave easier exams later on.”

👍 When It Works

70/100

“Keep up with the work, ask questions, and you'll do well in this class! :D”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His English is hard to understand at times.
  • This guy does not know what he is talking about.
  • Very helpful.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The
  • .
  • LOTS OF HOMEWORK

Theme 3

⚠️ About Recommendation

  • No
  • This guy should get fired.
  • Yes

Data context

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Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

48/100

Evidence confidence

Only three detailed reviews across different courses and years give a usable but thin picture with mixed tone.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

CIS024C1 review
CS1461 review
CS1541 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values