AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Andres Calle

CIS278 · JAVA · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
46/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
54.55%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Take Calle if you can handle project-based learning and some self-teaching, but if .

Best fit · Self Taught ProProject-heavy courseMixed teaching qualityMandatory participationClear standards for someHeavy weekly work
  • Reviews are sharply mixed, ranging from engaging and and impatient.
  • Grades can be strong, but students , and heavy self-direction.
  • The class favors students with some programming foundation and tolerance for participation pressure.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

64/100

Many students earned A grades, but the A , and self-teaching.

completion, while online evidence is more stressful and less clearly easy.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

The programming content and projects are often challenging, .

Both formats show difficulty, with online relying on autograded textbook work and and weekly labs.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and being called on, making participation and presence hard to avoid.

, while online evidence also mentions being called on during class.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Students recommend him only conditionally because some like the projects and clarity, while and feedback.

and strong warnings, while online reviews are mostly cautious or negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

57/100

Grades are often high and some deadlines have a two-day grace period, but hard deadlines, tough grading concerns, and .

Format shift

In-person reviews mention grace periods and high grades, while and AI accusation concerns.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students , and continuous programming work.

Format shift

and projects, while online workload relies heavily on textbook and autograder tasks.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Teaching reviews are split between engaging and , and low-feedback.

Format shift

, while online reviews are less favorable about presentations and classroom pressure.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

24/100

The class , and midterm or final projects rather than traditional exams.

Format shift

exams, while online reviews mention textbook-autograder work and presentations.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews describe a and fun labs, but also boring lectures, poor explanations, and .

Main concern

Teaching quality is inconsistent, and .

What students said

“ and there are ”
Java
“ while.”
86470
“So long as you do the work you'll do well.”
86470

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are negative to mixed, citing AI accusation pressure, online textbook reliance, and unhelpful presentations.

Main concern

Online students may need to learn from textbook systems and handle tense participation expectations.

What students said

“he accused me of using AI, started yelling”
Java
“Majority of this class was on an online textbook with an .”
96039

Exam style

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because several reviews say the class uses projects and .

No Big ExamsProject-Based MidtermProject-Based FinalShort Quizzes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

80/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews explicitly say there are no real or big exams and that midterm and .

No Big ExamsProject-Based MidtermProject-Based FinalShort Quizzes
“there are ”
Java
“ present.”
86470
“There are no exams, but and the midterm and .”
86470

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove exam format, proctoring, webcam use, open-book policy, or .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“So long as you do the work you'll do well.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews, , and attendance pressure; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“ while.”

👍 Recommendation Level

52/100

“I'm not sure why everyone hates on him, he's super clear on the standards for the class.”

📚 Workload Pressure

28/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are engaging, and he makes lots of jokes.
  • but want you make big, challenging projects.
  • He uses like a 1000 slides and just basically reads them.

Theme 2

💻 About Projects And Work

  • There are no exams, but and the midterm and .
  • There is .
  • Lots of freedom was given for the labs, and fun prompts too.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Pressure

  • he accused me of using AI, started yelling
  • he will call on students to answer questions

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven recent reviews give detailed and consistent evidence of a .

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

864706 reviews
Java3 reviews
960391 review
CIS2781 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 1 · A 8

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2