Abida Mukarram

CISP430 · CISP360 · CISP400 · CSC20 · CISC324 · CISC323 · CISP301 · CISP440 · CISC320 · CSC15 · CISP407 · CSCI10 · 38 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 41/100
RMP rating: 3.0/5
Take again: 44.74%
Difficulty: 3.1

The decision

if and tolerate uneven lectures; otherwise many students say pick someone else.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizing CS instructorZybooks-heavySelf-study requiredUnclear code examplesCaring for some cohorts

Student opinion is sharply split between caring easy graders and .
Many courses , and self-study with uneven lecture clarity.
Some upper-division or structured online sections feel fair; CISP400/440 and coding-heavy courses draw the harshest criticism.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

Plenty of As appear, but many say you must grind Zybooks and self-study while grading and instruction quality feel inconsistent.

Online often feels more assignment-structured; and harsh exams.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

CS , and weak lectures make content feel hard beyond the raw material.

Both formats report challenge; online Zybooks modules and .

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

44/100

Roughly half the cohort would take her again; and organization.

Positive recommendations cluster in some CISP430/structured sections; avoid language is common in CISP400/440 and coding classes.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

Some call her a ; others report tough grading, failed resubmissions, and .

Format shift

Online positives emphasize fair grading; and weight-change complaints.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of , and multi-hour modules are recurring themes.

Format shift

Heavy load appears in both formats, especially online modules and programming courses.

Teaching experience

Average

46/100

Caring office-hours praise is balanced by frequent claims of , and poor teaching of actual coding.

Format shift

Online and and awful experiences.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Zybooks labs, weekly homework, projects, and discussions dominate; exams exist but .

Format shift

Online is especially Zybooks and assignment centric; in-person still leans programs and labs over pure exams.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some praise engaging labs and fairness, many cite , shifting grade weights, and .

Main concern

, and lectures that students say do not teach coding well.

What students said

“She is a good professor, laid back and is a .”
CISP430

“Lectures are confusing and she's saying.”
CISP400

“She constantly changed the grade weights around during the semester.”
CISP440

Remote format

Online

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections range from fair Zybooks-driven courses with instructor help.

Main concern

, and dense weekly assignment loads.

What students said

“AVOID THIS PROFESSOR. Whole class .”
CISP407

“ and laid back. The class was structured clearly with discussions, labs and an .”
CISP430

“Be ready to figure stuff out on your own, or just STAY AWAY from this professor!”
CISP400

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

textbook-searchable with occasional multi-attempt setups, not clearly proctored.

Multiple choice examsTwo attempts reportedCanvas examsZybooks quizzesProject plus exam finals

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; some terms dropped the final unexpectedly, and proctoring tools are not clearly described.

Canvas examsProject and exam finalGrade weight changesIn-class impromptu assignments

“Our exams were on canvas that consisted of basic info from Gaddis. : project and exam.”
CISP400

“she completely DROPPED the of a heads up or explanation.”
CISP440

“Midterm and .”
CISP400

Online

Online reviews mention , and Zybooks activity mastery rather than webcam proctoring.

Quiz and exam answers in textbookMultiple choice with two attemptsZybooks activities

“ forward, she gives you two attempts.”
CISP440

“Quiz and . Get an E-book so you can search for terms.”
CISC320

“ ”
CISC323

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“AVOID THIS PROFESSOR. Whole class was basically Zybooks (labs, quizzes, readings). instructor help.”
Voice snapshots generated from 38 polarized online and cohort praise. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

46/100

“She cant teach. We teach her and .”

👍 Supportive Cohorts

85/100

“Professor Abida Mukarram is the .”

📚 Workload

32/100

“Assignments are dense, expect 5-10 hours per module for .”

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40/100

“She constantly changed the grade weights around during the semester.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Very short and lazy lectures despite the difficulty of the topics.
and organized
Does

Theme 2

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Be ready to figure stuff out on your own
this is computer science, and practice
If you study the material and activities on zyBooks you will do really well!

Theme 3

❤️ About Character Split

Very sweet and caring professor.
Not an honest instructor and never sticks to her word.
She is a nice person, but not a good professor.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

38 reviews with rich detail, multi-year span, and stable polarization patterns make the mixed picture highly informative.

Inside 38 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512

4 out of 55

3 out of 52

2 out of 57

1 out of 512

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

29 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 7 · A 10

B range

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

D 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 2

Abida Mukarram

x x x if x x x x x and tolerate uneven lectures; otherwise many students say pick someone else.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Challenging

Recommended

Depends

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In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Supportive Cohorts

📚 Workload

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👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 x x x x

❤️ About Character Split

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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 and tolerate uneven lectures; otherwise many students say pick someone else.

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