Karen Parks

CISA306 · CIS315 · CISC300 · CISA340 · CISA315 · CISA340315 · CISA305 · CISA324 · CISA323 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 52/100
RMP rating: 3.4/5
Take again: 55%
Difficulty: 3.3

The decision

if you need CIS skills and ; avoid if you want light busywork-free courses.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHeavy Cengage WorkloadAccessible Outside ClassAuto-Graded SAMMOS Certification OptionMixed Online Experience

Workload is heavy and time-consuming for low-unit CIS courses, often 6-8 hours weekly on Cengage SAM.
Many students earn As if they complete the .
Accessibility and , but hands-off computer teaching frustrates others.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

As and A+s are common if you finish all platform work, but and volume mean real weekly effort.

Both online and in-person reviewers report As from completing work; online emphasizes SAM retries.

Is the course easy?

Standard

58/100

Content is mostly Office and database practice, not abstract theory, yet tedium and pace still challenge time management.

Online comments stress tedious platform drills; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

and tags warn skip class and you will not pass.

In-person and several ; a few online note it as optional.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

; fans cite clarity and help, critics cite busywork and .

Recent online reviews are more positive; older online and .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

and teacher feedback help, but SAM auto-grade often zeros small mistakes.

Format shift

Online auto-grading complaints dominate; as fairer.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Weekly multi-hour Cengage projects, quizzes, and readings are consistently called excessive for 2-unit classes.

Format shift

Online reviews most often quantify 6-8 hour weeks; .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

, and care are praised, yet hands-off software teaching and mood issues pull ratings down.

Format shift

Online praises accessibility and videos more; in-person mixed on attitude and passive labs.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Grades , and discussions more than traditional sit-down exams.

Format shift

Online heavily assignment-driven; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

; some praise helpful labs while others call out mood, sarcasm, or .

Main concern

and attitude or .

What students said

“If a professor wants to have a computer teach and grade for them, they need to go”
CISA324

“she was always in a bad mood. Asking the class hypothetical questions and also is sarcastic the entire class time”
CISA305

“ and very fair. I do have to say i thought the amount of homework for a 2 unit class was excessive”
CISA324

Remote format

Online

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections lean on Cengage SAM with , and ; support is strong but platform bugs and volume frustrate many.

Main concern

Expensive and high weekly hours for short-unit classes.

What students said

“the amount of work crammed into eight weeks”
CISA323

“the course is 100% taught by a computer. The platform isn't the . It's outdated and buggy”
CISA324

“I spent over 6 hours , and discussions”
CISA315

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment centers on weekly platform tasks with .

MOS Certification OptionWeekly QuizzesPlatform Auto-GradeProjects

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and and lab work than exam security.

Homework HeavyLab Work

“She gives quite a bit of homework so just make sure you show up to class on time and do the work and you will succeed”
CISA340

“If you do your work, you will pass. . She requires you to stay for most of the lab”
CISC300

Online

Online students report weekly quizzes and by Microsoft certification exams.

MOS CertificationCengage SAMWeekly QuizzesAuto-Graded Homework

“we also took the ”
CISA323

“For the with Microsoft to become a certified specialist”
CISA323

“By midweek we had to take a 20item quiz repeatedly until got 100%”
CISA340

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Lots of work, but easy. Uses Cengage SAM online.”
Voice snapshots generated from 23 reviews (16 online, 7 in person), highlighting workload, support, and . Credibility rating: High.

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“I spend at least 8 hours doing every one of . They are super super super tedious”

📞 Accessibility

78/100

“Professor gives you her personal cell # to contact her and .”

🤖 Auto-Grade Friction

40/100

“your grade relies on a software that's marks you for ridiculous things”

👍 When It Clicks

55/100

“Her instructions are the clearest compared to other CISA professors.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching and Support

She was easy to reach and was happy to answer any questions I had
and
, and is willing to help you out

Theme 2

📈 About Workload and Platform

Way too much work for a 2-unit course
Requires you to purchase the SAM code which is faulty and buggy at times
Get ready to pay for an access code

Theme 3

🎯 About Outcomes

I earned my MOS certificate through the class
As long as you stay on top of your work, you should breeze through
Even though the work was tedious, I learned A LOT

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

23 reviews spanning 2015-2024 with detailed workload and platform notes and consistent themes despite mixed tone.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59

4 out of 54

3 out of 51

2 out of 57

1 out of 52

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 6 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

No reported values

D range

D 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 1

Karen Parks

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

📚 Workload Reality

📞 Accessibility

🤖 Auto-Grade Friction

👍 When It Clicks

👨‍🏫 About Teaching and Support

📈 About Workload and Platform

🎯 About Outcomes

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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 you need CIS skills and ; avoid if you want light busywork-free courses.