AI Rate Professor

Computer Information Systems

Fernando Cantillo

CISP360 · CISP400 · CISC310 · CISP301 · 34 lifetime ratings

AI rating
39/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
38.24%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if and meet deadlines; beginners and students wanting hand-holding should avoid.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough GraderTextbook-FirstSelf-Teach OnlineNo Late WorkPolarized
  • and while many online students call him unhelpful.
  • , and coding parts create steady workload with zero late credit.
  • if the solution is not exactly as required.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

As are reachable if you keep up weekly work and , but zeros and no late work block easy grade recovery.

Some online CISP400 comments call it Easy A with prior C++ skill; most other evidence shows hard-earned grades.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Weekly coding, quizzes, and reading make intro and intermediate CIS courses feel demanding for true beginners.

Online and in person both stress textbook and labs; online feels harder when teaching is thin.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

In person often expects participation; as optional but still demand weekly posts.

Online attendance is mostly flexible; in person .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

38/100

because many students feel abandoned to the textbook and harsh zeros.

In ; online drives most of the .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

30/100

Tough grader tags and experience.

Format shift

Both formats report strict zeros; a few online students note resubmits only if submitted early.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Typical , and coding assignments with hard deadlines.

Format shift

Online weekly package is especially dense; in person still has labs, quizzes, and reading.

Teaching experience

Poor

40/100

Supportive fans exist, but many say he rambles, recycles the book, or leaves students to teach themselves.

Format shift

In person teaching reviews are warmer; online teaching quality is widely criticized.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

, and finals rather than pure exams.

Format shift

Online leans assignment and quiz heavy; in person also uses paper quizzes and scantron tests.

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

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person is more mixed-to-positive for motivated students: some find him inspirational and book.

Main concern

and textbook-first help can still feel unforgiving for beginners.

What students said

“Professor Cantillo cares more about your success than you do.”
CISP400
“Avoid if you want a teacher to properly teach you the material. He will just tell you to read the textbook.”
CISP301
“ and . Good guy. .”
CISP360

Remote format

Online

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online and weekly busywork, with limited teaching and harsh zeros for imperfect labs.

Main concern

Self-teaching plus rigid deadlines and little partial credit frustrate beginners.

What students said

“1 assignment, 1 quiz, 1 discussion post, 2 replies, and 1 coding assignment every week.”
CISP400
“ none at all.”
CISP360
“What a . This professor ”
CISP301

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes and exams are regular and can be strict on attempts, but reviews do not clearly prove Lockdown Browser or webcam proctoring.

Weekly QuizzesMidterm and FinalOne Attempt QuizzesPaper Scantron Tests

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In and finals with scantrons in some sections.

Pop QuizzesPaper ScantronMidterm and Final
“ and .”
CISP301
“There is a midterm and a .”
CISP360

Online

back; coding and weekly quizzes dominate more than proctoring talk.

One Attempt QuizNo Back NavigationWeekly Coding
“The quiz has 1 attempt and cannot go back to the previous question.”
CISP400
“Midterm and final are 50 questions with 50 min time limit.”
CISP301

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Avoid if you want a teacher to properly teach you the material. He will just tell you to read the textbook.”

Voice snapshots generated from 34 reviews, contrasting online self-study complaints with . Credibility rating: High.

📖 Textbook First Teaching

40/100

“He will just tell you to read the textbook.”

🚫 No Late Work

30/100

“Doesn't accept late work at all, but the weekly workload is easily doable in one day.”

⚖️ All-or-Nothing Labs

30/100

“ none at all.”

❤️

55/100

“Professor Cantillo cares more about your success than you do.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He doesn't really teach, he make videos that repeat what .
  • His lectures are super informative.
  • I have never seen a man ramble on for so long during a lecture.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Easy A if you have decent knowledge in C++.
  • if you do one thing wrong on the .
  • Late work receives 0.

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

  • Also, gives no help when taken online during the summer.
  • What a .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

34

Recent reviews read by the AI

34

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

34 reviews across online and in person with repeated themes of textbook reliance, weekly load, and .

Inside 34 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 55
1 out of 515

Course coverage

CISP30113 reviews
CISP3609 reviews
CISC3106 reviews
CISP4006 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

32 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 3 · A 9

B range

7

B+ 3 · B 2 · B- 2

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

10

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 2