AI Rate Professor

Computer Information Systems

Ashley Richardson

CISS350 · CISS330 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
64/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

Great if you can handle hands-on CIS work and ; beginners should be cautious.

Best fit · Self Taught ProCaring and accessibleHands-on labsGroup project heavyNo textbook costMixed difficulty by course
  • One student calls her the , and no textbook cost.
  • Another found a short online course too hard .
  • She is consistently described as kind and available, but fit depends heavily on course and experience level.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

An A is realistic in the lab-focused course with support, but the other course .

All evidence is online; no in-person reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

Difficulty swings from moderate lab work to very hard short-term group projects for newer CIS students.

All evidence is online across two different CIS courses.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

88/100

One review explicitly .

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Strong rave for one course and an explicit do-not-take-for-beginners warning for another leave recommendation split.

Both reviews are online and disagree by course.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

; projects rather than punitive curves.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

45/100

Lab-based work can be manageable, but three large hard group projects in a short term raise the load.

Format shift

Workload split is course-dependent within online offerings.

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

Students praise accessibility, humor, and care, though project guidance can be weak.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Assessment centers on hands-on labs or a .

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize labs, projects, and reading quizzes over traditional exams.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

one highly praised lab-based path, one criticized for and thin directions.

Main concern

Large group projects with weak instructions can overwhelm newer CIS students.

What students said

“Of the 12 Los Rios CIS professors I've had Professor Richardson has been the best.”
CISS330
“directions were lacking on what to do and how to complete the projects.”
CISS350

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment leans to custom quizzes and ; reviews do not prove webcam or lockdown tools.

Custom quizzesReading quizzesLab-based assessmentFew large projectsNo textbook

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Online

Online work uses instructor-made quizzes and large assignments or group projects; .

Custom quizzesReading quizzesGroup projectsHands-on labs
“she makes her own quizzes which ensures you actually learn the material instead of c&p from quizlet or coursehero”
CISS330
“3 large assignments (difficult), and .”
CISS350

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Of the 12 Los Rios CIS professors I've had Professor Richardson has been the best.”

Voice snapshots generated from 2 online reviews with , and mixed project difficulty. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

70/100

“I started slow & she went out of her way to make sure I'd be successful”

👍 Recommendation Split

52/100

“Instructor was kind, always available but not a great class is you .”

🛠️ Assessment Style

28/100

“Her class is hands-on & lab-based, you don't $$$”

Theme 1

❤️ About Support

  • Accessible outside class
  • she went out of her way to make sure I'd be successful

Theme 2

💻 About Course Design

  • hands-on & lab-based
  • 3
  • she makes her own quizzes which ensures you actually learn the material

Data context

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Analysis sample

2

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Only 2 online reviews with conflicting experiences limit confidence despite useful detail.

Inside 2 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

CISS3301 review
CISS3501 review

Reported outcomes

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