AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Wayne Snyder

CNSE83 · CNSE55 · CNSEM55 · CNSE72912 · CNSEM67 · M55 · CNSE67 · CNIT120 · CNITR127 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
41.67%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

unless and tolerate sparse help.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnhelpful onlineHeavy homeworkTough graderCaring in personMixed teaching
  • Recent online and hybrid reviews slam him as unresponsive and app-only with little teaching.
  • , and hands-on labs.
  • Workload is heavy with lots of homework and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Some students earn As with completed labs, but , and .

Online reviews stress high-stakes finals and ; if work was finished.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Networking and tech content plus dense homework make the material feel hard beyond pure grade policy.

Both formats report real difficulty; online adds self-teaching burden.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Some sections mark attendance mandatory and ; others report it as optional.

Online summer roll-call drops .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

About 42% would take again; older face-to-face fans clash with .

In-person praise is older and warmer; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

32/100

Tags and comments , and high-weight finals that can tank the course.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize harsh final projects; .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students repeatedly report , and reading.

Format shift

Online CNSE sections sound especially overloaded.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

Students call him knowledgeable and sometimes caring, but .

Format shift

recent online ones.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

and labs with sizable tests and projects that can dominate the .

Format shift

Online M55 final and project can equal half the .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and claims he is unorganized, hard to follow, or rude.

Main concern

Teaching clarity and consistency vary widely by section and year.

What students said

“Excellent Professor. He has helped some of us polish resumes and sent us job listings too.”
CNSE72912
“Labs are 70% of your grade so you MUST complete all of them and you'll do well.”
CNSEM67
“This professor was very unhelpful. He wanted you to pay for this class, and never hear from him again.”
CNSEM55

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students report paid apps, no real meetings, slow or no help, heavy weekly work, and .

Main concern

Little instructor support and .

What students said

“he just wanted you to use an app you had to pay for and never talk to him again”
CNSEM55
“SO. MUCH. HOMEWORK. Expect weekly research papers, , and lab assignments.”
CNSE83
“RIDICULOUS amount of homework. Full units every week, at least 2-3 hours of ”
CNSEM55

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and half the grade and quizzes pulled from scattered reading.

Test heavyHigh-stakes finalProject-based finalQuiz from textbook tidbits

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes from book tidbits, but .

Tough testsQuiz from textbookStudy-dependent
“The but as long as you study you should have a good grade.”
M55
“He picks out random tidbits of information from the book for the quizzes and tests.”
CNSEM55

Online

Online reviews mention a the grade.

Gigantic finalRaspberry Pi projectHigh final weight
“The final is a 50% of your grade”
CNSEM55

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This professor was very unhelpful. He wanted you to pay for this class, and never hear from him again.”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 reviews (4 online, 12 in person), highlighting support gaps, workload, and era-based teaching splits. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Workload Overload

28/100

“SO. MUCH. HOMEWORK. Expect weekly research papers, , and lab assignments.”

👎 Online Support Gap

25/100

“Anytime I had a problem he wouldn't respond, or he would say he doesn't know, he never did anything to help you.”

❤️ In-Person Care

72/100

“He just genuinely cares. He likes to go out some nights with a group of students and hit In and Out.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Snyder is smart but not cut out for teaching.
  • Mr. Snyder, gives great lectures.
  • Fumbled thru instruction and had a hard time answering student questions.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • It is very difficult to get a good grade in this class, unless you have prior knowledge.
  • Labs are 70% of your grade so you MUST complete all of them.
  • get a C on the final and you'll have a C in the class.

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

  • There was no online meeting, he just wanted you to use an app.
  • if you don't said your name to .
  • We used the RedHat app.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Sixteen reviews span 2008-2025 with , but tone shifts sharply over time and quality detail is uneven.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 52
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 57

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 2 · A 4

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 4