AI Rate Professor

Computer Information Systems

George Sfakianakis

CSIS299 · CSIS294 · CSIS297 · CSIS293 · COMPSC · CSIS · CSIS296 · CSIS119 · CINTERMEDIAT · CSIS113 · 52 lifetime ratings

AI rating
61/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
53.13%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Take George Sfakianakis if you can learn independently from books and online systems, but if you need highly guided coding instruction.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHelpful But InconsistentBook-Heavy LearningFast Email RepliesExam-Weighted GradesMixed Teaching Quality
  • Students split sharply between praise for organization and criticism that the textbook does most of the teaching.
  • Grades can be fair or lenient on assignments, but midterms and .
  • Online reviews are especially mixed, while and industry context but also criticize lectures and tests.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many students earn A or A- grades through steady work, but and self-teaching prevent this from being a low-effort A.

Online reviews mention easy assignments but risky finals, while .

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

The course content is manageable for independent learners but coding, Linux, and .

Online content often feels self-taught, while in-person difficulty varies from easy .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Some reviews emphasize participation and showing up, but several online courses allow working through modules and materials independently.

, while online reviews focus more on pacing and self-management.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Students recommend him when they value organization and quick responses, but because of self-teaching and .

Both online and on lack of teaching and in-person criticism centered on lectures and exams.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

He is often lenient with homework and extensions, but exams and and feel unforgiving.

Format shift

Online reviews show flexible assignments but , while in-person reviews .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Workload is steady with , and programming practice.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize MyProgrammingLab and textbook work, while , and tests.

Teaching experience

Average

62/100

, and organized, but many students say lectures are dull or that they had to teach themselves.

Format shift

Online teaching is often criticized as book-based, while but more complaints about lecture quality.

Assessment method

Balanced

63/100

Grades , and finals, with exams sometimes carrying high weight.

Format shift

Online reviews cite Canvas, zyBooks, MyProgrammingLab, midterms, and finals, while , and in-class exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews show a helpful and often lenient instructor, but lectures and .

Main concern

Some students say lectures are dull or unclear and .

What students said

“He expects you to show up everyday to , and cares about the success of his students.”
CSIS297
“ because they have nothing to do with what you've actually read.”
CSIS297
“ .”
CSIS119

Remote format

Online

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews describe organized Canvas or textbook-based courses with quick responses but frequent self-teaching and .

Main concern

Students may feel the book, zyBooks, or MyProgrammingLab does most of the teaching.

What students said

“The book is your teacher.”
CSIS113
“He responded very quickly to my questions.”
CSIS296
“This professor did not teach, rather we had to teach ourselves through MyProgrammingLab.”
CSIS293

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, but several reviews warn that finals, midterms, and .

Exam-Weighted GradesTimed FinalOpen-Book Weekly TestsIn-Class ExamsReviews Do Not Clearly Prove Proctoring

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and some open-book online weekly tests, but the overall policy is inconsistent across courses.

In-Class ExamsOpen-Book Weekly TestsSpecific QuizzesTests Can Hurt Grades
“20% exams (in class), 20% final (in class)”
CSIS297
“ .”
CSIS119
“ and are not open book.”
CSIS294

Online

Online , and textbook-based questions, but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, or open-book policies for online exams.

Timed FinalMidterm And Final HeavyTextbook-Based FinalReviews Do Not Clearly Prove Proctoring
“The final is worth about 35% of your total grade and within an hour”
CSIS293
“ programming assignments.”
CSIS296
“The if you get 100% on everything else.”
CSIS113

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“The book is your teacher.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

62/100

“Professor makes computer science concepts easier to grasp.”

⚖️ Recommendation Split

55/100

“This teacher is good and bad at the same time, a little bit of balance, but .”

🧪

45/100

“The hardest part of his class is the midterm and final.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Professor makes computer science concepts easier to grasp.
  • This professor did not teach, rather we had to teach ourselves through MyProgrammingLab.
  • Lectures tend to be on the dull side, with majority of .

Theme 2

📚 About Workload And Self-Teaching

  • , and so is the online code.
  • The modules of the class consisted of , and a MyProgrammingLab assignment.
  • be ready to learn everything by yourself.

Theme 3

📝 About Grades And Exams

  • The if you get 100% on everything else.
  • He is very lenient and .
  • , but in reality, they are extremely hard!

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

52

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years and both formats provide rich detail, though older reviews and course variation make the signal mixed.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 522
4 out of 59
3 out of 56
2 out of 513
1 out of 52

Course coverage

CSIS11314 reviews
CSIS29611 reviews
CSIS29710 reviews
CSIS2937 reviews
CSIS1192 reviews
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CSIS2942 reviews
CINTERMEDIAT1 review
COMPSC1 review
CSIS1 review
CSIS2991 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

27 reported outcomes

A range

15

A+ 1 · A 6 · A- 8

B range

7

B+ 6 · B 1

C range

2

C 2

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1