Simon Nejadkashani

COS539 · COSCI539 · CS506 · CS116 · CS575 · COSCI506 · COMP539 · CS114 · CS539 · 30 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 42/100
RMP rating: 3.5/5
Take again: 41.18%
Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

; consider only if you are already strong at programming and can teach yourself from the book.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTest HeavyReads Off SlidesTough GraderVague FeedbackNo Shared Materials

Recent online intro CS sections draw heavy criticism for , and .
Older in-person C and programming courses are praised as , and fair when students attend and do labs.
Grades hinge on a small number of timed tests and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

As are possible but require strong self-study and .

Online reviews stress vague docking and impossible timed coding; older if work is done.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Intro and little live coding make the material hard to learn from him alone.

Online intro sections feel harder due to no resources; notes and lab time.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

as mandatory and lectures as the only source of unshared material.

Online and as required; older reviews also push attending labs and lectures.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

About two in ; , while intro online students largely warn others off.

; older in-person CS539-style reviews are often strongly positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Tough grader tags dominate; , and no drops or in many sections.

Format shift

Online students stress vague docks and no wrong-answer review; and tests fair.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Workload centers on a handful of labs plus multiple high-stakes .

Format shift

Online and ; lab count is manageable if you already know how to code.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

recent online teaching is widely called slide-reading with little help, while and lab support.

Format shift

Online quality is mostly poor; in-person quality is stronger in pre-2020 C programming reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

and little recovery if a test goes badly.

Format shift

Online CS114/116 reports exams near 60 percent; labs.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Older in-person C and , and helpful lab time, with a minority calling paper programming exams outdated and harsh.

Main concern

and strict timed tests still catch students who fall behind.

What students said

“One of the . Breaks the material down so students can absorb the vital parts.”
CS539

“ . He doesn't use powerpoints and instead writes down his lectures, and he goes very slowly.”
COSCI539

“dont waste your time. what other professor's .”
CS575

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online CS114/CS116 students report slide-only lectures, no posted , and passive or .

Main concern

Almost no learning support and .

What students said

“He does not provide any resources at all. He doesn't record his lectures or .”
CS116

“ and closed books, which is almost impossible for a CS course. Exams are worth 60% of the grade.”
CS114

“he doesn't share lecture materials and .”
CS116

Exam style

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Exams are high-stakes, often timed and closed-resource, with coding by hand or without debuggers and .

Timed Coding ExamsClosed Notes Closed BookWritten Paper ProgrammingMultiple Choice Plus CodeNo Debuggers On Exam

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

true/false, expression evaluation, and short programs, with some calling them fair if you follow lectures.

Written Paper ExamsProgramming On PaperLecture-Based Tests

“a , and will ask you to write functions or a small program.”
COS539

“what other professor's .”
CS575

Online

Online exams mix multiple choice with end-of-test program writing under tight time, often closed notes and books, with .

Closed Notes Closed BookTimed Program WritingNo DebuggersLittle Exam Feedback

“ and closed books, which is almost impossible for a CS course.”
CS114

“The but theres usually 3 questions at the end that ask you to write a program without any debuggers”
CS116

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“He seems like a good guy but unfortunately he's not that great of a professor. Your grade is based on like 4 assignments and 3 tests. He does not provide any resources at all.”
Voice snapshots generated from 30 reviews (10 online, 20 in , and format split. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Resource Support

28/100

“This professor provides absolutely no resources.The most he does is read off a and he refuses to record and post these lectures to review.”

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30/100

“ and closed books, which is almost impossible for a CS course. Exams are worth 60% of the grade.”

👍

85/100

“One of the . Breaks the material down so students can absorb the vital parts.”

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32/100

“he doesn't share lecture materials and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

All he and .
he says he doesnt want to directly "show" his students how to write the programs he assigns.
He doesn't use powerpoints and instead writes down his lectures, and he goes very slowly.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

since they are timed and written towards the end.
Attend lectures, do the labs, and you'll get an A.

Theme 3

💬

for assignments he gives vague comments for the .
and tell me to read the textbook.
Is always ready to answer any programming question you might have

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty reviews span many years with , and concrete grading details.

Inside 30 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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A range results lead the reported letter grades.

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

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HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Depends

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👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

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