Hyder A. Ali

CS508INTROVB · COSCI508 · MSOFFICEVB · CS308 · COMPS508 · CS508 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 54/100
RMP rating: 3.4/5
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Difficulty: 2.2

The decision

Expect an easy grade if you use the textbook and stay self-directed, but .

Best fit · Self Taught ProEasy TestsEasy LabsMixed Teaching ClarityMandatory AttendanceTextbook Lifeline

Earlier reviews praise a and labs.
Later reviews , and sometimes mean or lazy.
Coursework itself is generally easy if you follow the book and ignore weak live demos.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Multiple students say tests and labs are easy and predictable if you follow lectures and the book.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

74/100

Intro VB and office programming are described as easy when you read the book and complete straightforward labs.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Students state attendance and class requirements are mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Older reviews love him, newer ones warn about confusion and weak live troubleshooting, so .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Tests are easy, predictable, and drawn from lectures and the book, with straightforward labs.

Format shift

Workload

Light

68/100

Labs and tests are repeatedly called easy and straightforward, with no heavy workload complaints.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Some students call him excellent and helpful; others say he makes lecture coding mistakes and is hard of hearing.

Format shift

Assessment method

Balanced

45/100

Assessment mixes easy labs and tests based on lectures and the textbook.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person CS/VB classes range from excellent and and error-prone, with and labs.

Main concern

Live lectures can be full of coding mistakes that the instructor struggles to fix.

What students said

“Constantly makes mistakes in lecture programs and then can't figure out what is going on. Spends half the session troubleshooting his own code.”
CS508

“Excellent excellent teacher, extremely helpful, very knowledgeable and genuinely nice.”
MSOFFICEVB

“ . and easy.”
CS308

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Tests are easy and predictable from lectures and the book, with no unexpected questions reported.

Easy TestsLecture and Book BasedStraightforward Labs

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and the book, with straightforward labs.

Easy TestsLecture and Book BasedStraightforward Labs

“ and from his lectures and book. You do not see unexpected question in test.”
COMPS508

“ .”
CS508

“ . and easy.”
CS308

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ . Boring lectures and . There should be other instructors teaching this mandatory class.”
Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person reviews spanning 2004-2009, highlighting easy assessments and mixed teaching quality. Credibility rating: Medium.

🧪 Easy Coursework

78/100

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🎯 Teaching Mixed Bag

52/100

“Constantly makes mistakes in lecture programs and then can't figure out what is going on.”

❤️ When He Is On

85/100

“Excellent excellent teacher, extremely helpful, very knowledgeable and genuinely nice.”

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55/100

“ignore him & use the textbook.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Excellent excellent teacher, extremely helpful, very knowledgeable
Constantly makes mistakes in lecture programs
he says

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

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and from his lectures and book.
still very easy if you follow him and read your book.

Theme 3

📅 About Class Rules

class mandatory. ignore him & use the textbook.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Six in-person reviews from 2004-2009 show a and later criticism, with solid detail but modest sample size.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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Hyder A. Ali

Expect an easy grade if you use the textbook and stay self-directed, but x x x x x x x x.

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EasyA

Beginner

Mandatory

Depends

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👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

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Expect an easy grade if you use the textbook and stay self-directed, but .

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