AI Rate Professor

Computer Information Systems

Michael Begley

CISC300 · CISC305 · CIS304 · CISA305 · CISW321 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.3

The decision

Skip unless and tolerate schedule changes; but most advise against him.

Best fit · Self Taught ProNot HelpfulAvoidOpen Book ExamsSchedule ChangesToo Much Work
  • Most students found him unhelpful, argumentative, or strange in class.
  • Several said 1-unit CIS classes had too much work and last-minute schedule changes.
  • One early review praised open-book quizzes, homework, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Open-book quizzes and , but several students still felt work was heavy for the units.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Difficulty ratings and comments range from light to too much time for a 1-unit class.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do not clearly state attendance policy, only that the schedule often changed.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Most comments say , and workload issues.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Open-book and open-notes work in one course suggests fair access to materials, but little grade data is given.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Multiple students said too much time or work for a 1-unit class.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Students repeatedly called him unhelpful, argumentative, or strange, with only one strong positive review.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Homework, quizzes, and a least one course.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person CIS students largely called him unhelpful or and schedule complaints, plus one strongly positive open-book review.

Main concern

Unhelpful or argumentative responses and last-minute schedule changes.

What students said

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CISW321
“ !”
CISC305
“ and quizzes, however both are open book and open notes.”
CISC300

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.

At least one course used open-book, open-notes quizzes and final; .

Open BookOpen NotesQuizzes and Final

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

One detailed review reports open-book and , and final.

Open BookOpen Notes
“The and open notes.”
CISC300
“ and quizzes, however both are open book and open notes.”
CISC300

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ !”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 in-person reviews (2007-2010), highlighting help, workload, and open-book exams. Credibility rating: Medium.

🚫 Recommendation

22/100

“ , if you're on a set schedule because he'll change it often with a short time to adjust.”

📚 Workload

35/100

“A little bit too much work for a 1 unit class.”

📖 Open Book Policy

72/100

“ and quizzes, however both are open book and open notes.”

😕 Helpfulness

28/100

“Just strange and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .
  • Asking a question about the text turned into a .
  • and helpful.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • spent too much time in this class.
  • A little bit too much work for a 1 unit class.
  • both are open book and open notes.

Theme 3

📅 About Schedule

  • he'll change it often with a short time to adjust.
  • !

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

48/100

Evidence confidence

Seven detailed but very old (2007-2010) in-person reviews show mostly consistent negative tone with one outlier positive.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 54
1 out of 52

Course coverage

CISA3052 reviews
CISC3052 reviews
CIS3041 review
CISC3001 review
CISW3211 review

Reported outcomes

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