AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Paul Bryant

CISC29 · CISA305 · PCCLASS · CISA310 · CISC310 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Avoid unless and dry lectures.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLots of homeworkBoring lecturesSo many papersSlow graderBusywork heavy
  • Lectures are dry and .
  • Heavy busywork papers and .
  • Students report , and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many students earn As or Bs, but , and busywork make the A cost real effort.

Both online and busywork.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is not conceptually hard; the pain is volume of papers and dry delivery, not deep theory.

Online and in-person comments both describe easy material with heavy writing load.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Several in-person reviews mark attendance mandatory with little engagement payoff.

; online evidence is limited.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

and comments urge students not to waste time.

Negative recommendation tone is consistent across online and in-person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Tags and comments and invalid or .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

22/100

Repeated lots-of-homework and .

Format shift

Both formats stress paper and .

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Students describe boring slide , and .

Format shift

In-person reviews are harsher; but outnumbered.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

and long writing assignments more than exams.

Format shift

and in-person comments.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

busywork, and rarely recommended.

Main concern

and slow grading.

What students said

“the lecture material is dry, boring, and mostly unengaging.”
CISC310
“4-5 Weekly busywork assignments are due and he grades them very, VERY slowly.”
CISC310
“This class is a joke! Lectures straight from the publishers slides, no class interaction”
CISC310

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections still feel easy content-wise but drown students in and busywork.

Main concern

.

What students said

“Don't waste your time”
CISC310
“The class is easy overall with the exceptions of his required MLA formatted research papers that requires a ton of time.”
CISA310

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews emphasize papers and busywork more than exam format, with only light mention of easy tests.

Homework heavyWriting assignmentsTests mentioned lightly

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests as fairly easy but do not clearly define exam security rules.

Busywork assignmentsEasy tests mentioned
“The homework and on, but there's a LOT of busy work”
CISA310

Online

Online comments .

Research papersMLA format
“required MLA formatted research papers that requires a ton of time”
CISA310

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Don't waste your time”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews spanning 2004-2022, highlighting busywork, dry lectures, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

😴 Boring Lectures

30/100

“the lecture material is dry, boring, and mostly unengaging.”

📄 Paper Overload

22/100

“extremely loonnnnggg vague and pointless pre-made writing assignments that ”

👎 Low Recommendation

18/100

“Don't waste your time”

🐢

32/100

“he grades them very, VERY slowly.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures straight from the publishers slides, no class interaction
  • He is passionate about computers... and he reads heavily off of the slides
  • Mr. Bryant is a boring teacher!

Theme 2

📈 About Workload & Grades

  • 4-5 Weekly busywork assignments are due
  • required MLA formatted research papers that requires a ton of time
  • The homework and on, but there's a LOT of busy work

Theme 3

📬 About Responsiveness

  • .
  • He even takes a .

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven reviews span many years with consistent themes on boring lectures and heavy busywork, though some older comments are thin.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 51
3 out of 53
2 out of 53
1 out of 53

Course coverage

CISC3105 reviews
CISA3103 reviews
CISA3051 review
CISC291 review
PCCLASS1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Pass 1