AI Rate Professor

Computer Information Systems

Thomas Trzos

CSIS293 · CSIS119 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
15/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
Take again
22.22%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

unless you are already comfortable teaching yourself programming and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProPoor lecturerTough graderSelf-teaching requiredUnclear directionsHeavy reading
  • Most students say lectures are confusing, behind, or not useful for learning programming.
  • , and point deductions on projects.
  • A few students succeeded, but unless you can teach yourself.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Some students earned A grades, but comments show those grades , and outside research.

Online students mention manageable tests but strict projects, while and self-teaching.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Programming content becomes harder because , and students must research alone.

Both formats report difficulty, with .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

58/100

One online but helpful, while another tag says skipping class can cause failure.

Online evidence suggests optional but useful lectures, while attendance policy.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

24/100

Most students advise against taking him because , and harshly graded.

Both formats include negative recommendations, though online has one more positive recent review.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

22/100

Multiple students , and large point deductions for small mistakes.

Format shift

using the strongest language.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students mention lots of reading, outside research, homework, projects, and .

Format shift

and projects, while in-person reviews emphasize learning outside class.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Most comments say he cannot , and leaves students to teach themselves.

Format shift

Teaching complaints appear in both formats, but .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Comments , and exams, so assessment appears mixed rather than purely exam-based.

Format shift

Online reviews mention projects and recycled test questions, while and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

poorly, grades harshly, and leaves students to learn alone.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“I feel like you have to figure things out by yourself.”
CSIS119
“Such a bad lecturer.”
CSIS293
“The textbook is absolutely necessary in this class because you learn nothing from lecture.”
CSIS293

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mixed but lean negative, with , and .

Main concern

Students may need outside research because lectures and .

What students said

“Directions are extremely unclear, lectures are literally just powerpoints and are behind the material.”
CSIS293
“ and have to meet his exact idea or you lose credit.”
CSIS119
“ .”
CSIS119

Exam style

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Reviews mention tests and , but do not clearly prove open-book rules, proctoring, or .

Tests From Quiz QuestionsTest Heavy MentionedExam Policy Not Clearly Proven

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, but comments do not clearly describe exam format, book policy, or proctoring.

Test Heavy MentionedExam Policy Not Clearly Proven
“Such a bad lecturer. He went quickly through the material and expected us to understand syntax without time to study.”
CSIS293

Online

, but do not clearly prove proctoring, open-book status, or Lockdown Browser use.

Tests From Quiz QuestionsExam Policy Not Clearly Proven
“ .”
CSIS119

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Just .”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews, highlighting repeated patterns in , and rare positive exceptions; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

18/100

“The textbook is absolutely necessary in this class because you learn nothing from lecture.”

⚖️

22/100

“He'd pick on every little mistakes you make and cut a lot of .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

24/100

“Just .”

📚 Workload And Support

28/100

“you'll still need to do a lot of research outside the lectures and book.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Such a bad lecturer.
  • .
  • Lectures are spent watching YouTube videos of topics he's just 'not that good at explaining'.

Theme 2

⚖️

  • He'd pick on every little mistakes you make and cut a lot of .
  • and have to meet his exact idea or you lose credit.
  • .

Theme 3

📚 About Self-Teaching

  • I feel like you have to figure things out by yourself.
  • you'll still need to do a lot of research outside the lectures and book.
  • Lectures are a week behind the assignments, so anyone actually trying to learn has to do so on their own.

Theme 4

👍 Positive Exceptions

  • I thought he was a great teacher and his lectures where good.
  • work load was fine.
  • On the bright side, his tests were just recycled questions from the quiz.

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

There are 11 reviews across many years and both formats, with repeated and consistent complaints despite a few positive exceptions.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 57

Course coverage

CSIS1197 reviews
CSIS2934 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 2 · A 3

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

1

C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1