AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Barbara Crippen

CIS16 · CISM16 · COMP16 · CISSECT · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.0

The decision

Avoid her if you want to learn computers; if you must fill the requirement and .

Best fit · Easy A HunterOutdated lecturesEmail ghostBoring book readerEasy tests hard platformAvoid if possible
  • Students repeatedly call her CIS class the , and ignored emails.
  • Grades are still fairly easy if you grind myITLab, review sheets, a paper, and an oral report.
  • , so many treat it as .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

available, and students report A or B grades despite hating the class.

All .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Material is intro-level memorization, but myITLab and busywork still eat time.

Evidence is in-person only.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

88/100

and most people skipped.

.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Students repeatedly say worst class ever and explicitly .

Negative .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

, and students say grades are easy if work is completed.

Format shift

In-person evidence only.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

, and an oral report add real time even when content is easy.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Students describe book reading, outdated content, ignored emails, and almost no real teaching.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Grade , and an oral report.

Format shift

Assessment pattern is documented only in person.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person CIS feels like a pointless lecture with little technology, ignored emails, and , and a paper.

Main concern

You learn almost nothing from lecture and get little instructor support.

What students said

“ inside and out, outdated information, with a lazy prof, doesn't return emails or answer questions.”
CIS16
“word for word from book. extremely boring.”
COMP16
“Really do not need to come to class, as most people didnt. .”
CISSECT

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.

study sheets, so testing is easy if you memorize the guide.

Multiple choiceReview-sheet examsBook-based tests

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

sheets and study guides from the textbook.

Multiple choiceReview sheetsStudy guide match
“ . class is pointless, get the review sheet and do that and study it because its exactly the same questions on the test.”
CIS16
“Take 4 book exams-all from study sheets,fairly easy.”
CISM16

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ inside and out, outdated information, with a lazy prof, doesn't return emails or answer questions. ”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 in-person CIS reviews with highly consistent complaints. Credibility rating: Medium.

🚫 Teaching Quality

18/100

“word for word from book. extremely boring.”

📉 Recommendation

18/100

“ . ”

📝

78/100

“get the review sheet and do that and study it because its exactly the same questions on the test.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • outdated information, with a lazy prof, doesn't return emails or answer questions
  • word for word from book
  • Surprising so little technology used-never responded to emails.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Lot of work but easy-got A
  • Do the labs and study the review sheet and u will get a B or A.

Theme 3

😴 About Engagement

  • Yawn! This class should've been an online class!
  • class is way boring tho
  • I didn't really learn anything.

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Eight consistently negative in-person reviews from 2005-2011 give a , but they are old and lack grade distributions.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 51
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 54

Course coverage

CIS164 reviews
CISM162 reviews
CISSECT1 review
COMP161 review

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