C Svendsen

CSS1309 · CSC163 · CSS78 · CSS87 · BUS43 · COMPUTERS · CSS84 · CSS43 · CIS72 · CSS64 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 34/100
RMP rating: 3.1/5
Take again: 20%
Difficulty: 2.6

The decision

Avoid unless you can teach yourself and only need the credit; do not count on timely help.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHard to ReachVague FeedbackSelf DirectedInconsistent WorkloadOutdated Material

Would-take-again is only about 20%, driven by poor communication and thin teaching support.
Content is often easy or basic, so many still pass, sometimes with credit for incomplete work.
Students must self-teach; office hours and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

72/100

Many students report easy passes, basic content, and even credit for undone work, though one online class was a .

Online CSS43 was an easy pass; CSS64 was harsher with late zeros; in-person often easy but uneven.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Repeated comments call content middle-school level, easy, or basic skills with .

Both formats lean easy overall; online CSS64 was denser week-to-week work.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Some sections list attendance optional, others mandatory hybrid or , so flexibility depends on the offering.

; some hybrid in-person sections are stricter.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

24/100

and frequent complaints about no help, rudeness, and poor teaching outweigh the easy-pass upside.

Newer online and hybrid reviews are mostly negative; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Often easy credit or recycled assignments, but CSS64 delayed grading then zeroed imperfect sites, creating inconsistency.

Format shift

Online CSS64 felt harsh; other online and .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Some classes are light basics; others dump eight weekly website assignments or a long single-spaced paper.

Format shift

Online CSS64 was overwhelming; .

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Recurring , and little real instruction.

Format shift

Both formats criticize communication; a minority of and patient.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

Assessment , and occasional long papers more than classic exams.

Format shift

and in-person comments; exams are rarely described.

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Longer history of mixed in-person and hybrid reviews: some praise real-world skills and help, many , and easy shallow classes.

Main concern

Unreliable office hours and .

What students said

“she does not reply to any of the emails I would send her for work clarification.”
CSS43

“The content could barely pass as a middle school level class”
CSS43

“Always ready, works with students that need help.”
CSS43

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online experiences range from acceptable BUS43 structure to harsh CSS64 grading delays and easy-pass CSS43 with weak teaching.

Main concern

, and rude or unclear instruction create high stress online.

What students said

“she didn't grade a single website until the LAST 2 WEEKS OF CLASS, then gave us zeros if they weren't 100% correct”
CSS64

“Easy pass but she doesnt teach good at all.”
CSS43

“Good experience for a class online.”
BUS43

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews rarely describe proctored exams and , and occasional long papers.

Assignment HeavyModule BasedFinal PaperFew Explicit Exam Details

Assessment risk

Varies

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person and hybrid reviews mention modules, vague assignments, and a .

Module Based10 Page PaperVague Assignments

“At the end of the semester, we needed to write 10 pages paper!”
CSS43

“if you go by word for word in the modules, you can easily pass”
CSS43

Online

Online reviews focus on weekly website builds and assignment credit, not proctoring tools.

Weekly Website AssignmentsLate Grading

“8 assignments a week for 6 weeks, she didn't grade a single website until the LAST 2 WEEKS OF CLASS”
CSS64

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Easy pass but she doesnt teach good at all.”
Voice snapshots generated from 18 reviews across many years of CSS and BUS courses, highlighting communication gaps and easy-pass tradeoffs. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“Honestly she didnt teach good at all and she would push back due dates all the time.”

📧 Communication Gaps

30/100

“she does not reply to any of the emails I would send her for work clarification.”

🅰️ Easy Pass Tradeoff

72/100

“Easy pass but she doesnt teach good at all.”

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35/100

“she didn't grade a single website until the LAST 2 WEEKS OF CLASS, then gave us zeros if they weren't 100% correct”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

The real issue here is the lack of .
patient, knowledgeable and likes to help students
Lectures were 30-45 minute YouTube videos that you didn't really need to listen to

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

The content could barely pass as a middle school level class
Easy pass but she doesnt teach good at all.
Lots of work, real world skills.

Theme 3

📬 About Availability

went to her office, but she was never there during her hours
Very hard to get a hold of, I set a few emails out and never received response.
Always ready, works with students that need help.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Eighteen reviews exist, but many are old and thin; newer comments are more critical and detailed about communication problems.

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55

4 out of 51

3 out of 56

2 out of 54

1 out of 52

Course coverage

CSS437 reviews

BUS432 reviews

CIS722 reviews

COMPUTERS1 review

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 4

B range

B 1 · B- 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

C Svendsen

Avoid unless you can teach yourself and only need the credit; do not count on timely help.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Varies

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📧 Communication Gaps

🅰️ Easy Pass Tradeoff

⏱️ x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📬 About Availability

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

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