AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Sam Parlin

CISP360 · CISP310 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
46/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
55.56%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Only take him if , and tolerate opaque late grading.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-taught heavyLate or missing gradesTough examsRead the bookNice but uneven teaching
  • Students often say you must teach yourself from the book while lectures feel scattered.
  • Passing is relatively doable, but As require hard study because midterms and finals are tough.
  • so you may not know your standing until after the term.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Students say the class is an easy pass but an A , and .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Assembly and related CS content plus tough tests make the material intellectually demanding.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

Most comments mark attendance mandatory or warn that skipping leaves you lost in lecture.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

; praise for personality is undercut by teaching and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

42/100

Some call him a , though several students still earn As with effort.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

Homework is doable with time, but and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Students like him personally yet describe lectures as scattered, unprepared, or .

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Midterms and finals dominate outcomes while .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person and hybrid CS sections where students must read ahead, use labs, and while waiting weeks or all term for .

Main concern

, and uneven lecture preparation.

What students said

“you basically teach yourself.”
CISP310
“Extremely hard exams (2) that do not correlate very well with the study notes given”
CISP310
“He hadn't graded any of the assignments 2 weeks before the final”
CISP360

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Midterms and finals are repeatedly called hard and poorly aligned with notes, with .

Assessment risk

Strict

36/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and not always well matched to provided study notes.

Tough midterms and finalsTest heavy3x5 card allowed sometimes
“ and ”
CISP310
“Extremely hard exams (2) that do not correlate very well with the study notes given”
CISP310
“Midterms and , so study up and use a 3x5 card”
CISP310

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Pretty laid back guy, however you basically teach yourself.”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 in-person , and . Credibility rating: Medium.

📚

48/100

“you basically teach yourself.”

⏳

30/100

“we went the whole semester without knowing what our grade was in the class because ”

🧪

36/100

“Assembly Language is difficult, and and ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • his teaching style could be better
  • lectures are all over the place
  • He's a nice guy but not a very good teacher

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • It is easy pass class, but if you want to get an A, you have to work hard

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Sam Parlin is a great guy personally
  • Just a great professor
  • Very chill dude

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve detailed in-person reviews are mixed but thematically , and .

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 52
3 out of 53
2 out of 53
1 out of 50

Course coverage

CISP3607 reviews
CISP3105 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 4 · A- 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Not sure yet 5