AI Rate Professor

Computer Science-C.S.I.T.

Robert Putnam

CS516 · COSCI516 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
12/100
RMP rating
1.0/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Run away; every review says he does not teach and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProDoesn't teachConfusing lecturesHard testsAlways lateAvoid
  • All three reviews give quality 1 and say he does not teach or answer questions.
  • , and often off-track.
  • and boredom .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

nearly impossible from student comments.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Difficulty is driven by confusing instruction and .

In-person only.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

; only chronic lateness by the professor is mentioned.

In-person only; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

8/100

Every review is quality 1 and one literally starts with Avoid.

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

25/100

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Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Moderate

45/100

Comments stress bad lectures and .

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Awful

10/100

Students say he does not know the material, confuses class, and cannot answer questions.

Format shift

In-person only.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

80/100

; little mention of graded projects.

Format shift

In-person only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person CS516 reviews unanimously describe a professor who cannot teach, confuses lectures, and .

Main concern

, and chronic lateness.

What students said

“Seems like he really didn't know the material, was always getting sidetracked, never seemed to make any sense.”
CS516
“Doesn't teach much. Confuse students in lectures. Only use example in the book.”
CS516
“Avoid. Doesn't teach. . Always late to class.”
COSCI516

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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Tests are described as hard while lectures use only book examples and fail to teach coding.

Hard testsLecture does not prepareBook examples only

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; no proctoring software mentioned.

Hard TestsBook-only examples
“Avoid. Doesn't teach. .”
COSCI516
“Only use example in the book. Never gave his own example to show how to code.”
CS516

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Avoid. Doesn't teach. . Always late to class. Really boring - and it didn't have to be.”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 consistent in-person reviews focused on teaching failure and . Credibility rating: Low.

🚫 Teaching Collapse

10/100

“Doesn't teach much. Confuse students in lectures.”

📝

25/100

“Avoid. Doesn't teach. .”

⏰ Reliability Issues

15/100

“Always late to class. Really boring - and it didn't have to be.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Seems like he really didn't know the material
  • Listening to his lectures don't help much.
  • Only use example in the book.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • .
  • Confuse students in lectures.
  • Never gave his own example to show how to code.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Always late to class.
  • Can't answer any questions you have.
  • Really boring - and it didn't have to be.

Data context

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Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Three consistent low-quality reviews from 2010-2011, but small sample and no grade data keep credibility low-medium.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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1 out of 53

Course coverage

CS5162 reviews
COSCI5161 review

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