AI Rate Professor

Computer Information Systems

Brian Weathersby

CIS021 · CIS022 · CIS023 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
44/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
54.55%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if and mainly want a flexible, fairly graded CIS course.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-taught CISYouTube-based materialsMixed presenceEasy gradesOffice-hours helpful
  • Many students say learning is mostly self-driven via YouTube, textbook, and WebAssign
  • Grades are often easy, but teaching presence and consistency are uneven
  • lectures feel thin

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Multiple students report easy As and autograded work even when they feel they learned little.

Online reviews emphasize easy As most; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

, though labs and later pacing can spike.

Online and late-term difficulty spikes.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

82/100

as not mandatory, especially online.

Online is clearly optional; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

; praise for kindness competes with frustration over low teaching presence.

In-person mentorship reviews are .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

80/100

easy outcomes, and late work is treated flexibly.

Format shift

Online students especially report easy grades despite weak instruction.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Weekly assignments and labs are doable, but and end-of-term pacing can spike.

Format shift

Online and in-person both mention manageable but not trivial programming work.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

He can be kind and helpful one-on-one, yet many students .

Format shift

Online presence is weaker; .

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

, and finals all appear in student notes.

Format shift

Online comments give the clearest picture of autograded work plus exams.

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

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

some praise personal help and mentorship, others say lectures skim PowerPoints.

Main concern

Lecture quality varies, so office hours and .

What students said

“I talked to him during office hours, and he's very personable and kind.”
CIS022
“I've seen him EASILY triple that amount of time to sit down with students and .”
CIS023
“Lectures are often just him skimming through powerpoints and never going into detail about any concept.”
CIS022

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online CIS feels asynchronous and but limited instructor presence.

Main concern

Students , and little direct teaching of assigned problems.

What students said

“He really has no presence in his own class. The lectures were a collection of vidos that weren't even made by him”
CIS021
“If you want an A and are fine .”
CIS021
“I'm not sure what happened in Spring 2023, but the professor was absent nearly the whole semester.”
CIS022

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments are mostly standard online homework and .

WebAssign homeworkEasy midterm and finalDefinition-matching quizzesSelf-paced labs

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; focus is more on lecture quality and help.

Standard course assessmentsHands-on programming help
“I've seen him EASILY triple that amount of time to sit down with students and .”
CIS023

Online

Online , and fairly easy midterms and finals.

WebAssignEasy midterm and finalDefinition quizzesAutograded homework
“The . Discussion posts were pretty easy. Midterm and as well.”
CIS021
“The but you're going through a dropdown of 20+ possible definition answers so it's difficult to read and sort thru.”
CIS022

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you want an A and are fine .”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews (7 online, 4 in person), highlighting self-teaching, grades, and mixed support. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Presence

42/100

“He really has no presence in his own class. The lectures were a collection of vidos that weren't even made by him”

📈 Easy Grades

78/100

“I get that this class is pretty much an easy A but it didn't really feel like he was teaching us”

❤️ One-on-One Support

75/100

“I talked to him during office hours, and he's very personable and kind.”

🧭

40/100

“I taught myself everything and I seriously doubt he even looked at one of my assignments.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures were a collection of vidos that weren't even made by him
  • His learning materials are based off youtube videos and the textbook
  • Lectures are often just him skimming through powerpoints

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Midterm and as well
  • appreciate the easy A
  • Everything's easy if you study is not the theme here;

Theme 3

💻 About Help & Mentorship

  • he's very personable and kind
  • helped me approach certain problems in code rather than just give me an answer
  • if you just put the effort forward he'll see it

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven reviews from 2020-2025 are detailed and current, but and caring mentor.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 53
1 out of 52

Course coverage

CIS0227 reviews
CIS0213 reviews
CIS0231 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 2 · A 3 · A- 1

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values