AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Zhen Chen

CIS22 · CISC1 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
14.29%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Avoid unless you can teach yourself coding from the textbook and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProReads PowerPointsHard to UnderstandLots of HomeworkUnhelpful LecturesSelf-Study Required
  • Most students .
  • Thick accent and alone.
  • Homework and ; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Passing is possible with homework, but an A and .

Online and ; online adds unhelpful email replies.

Is the course easy?

Standard

44/100

Intro CS content is not inherently advanced, but weak lectures and .

In-person comments dominate; the one online review also calls projects hard without prior coding skill.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

and warn that skipping hurts, though a few say no or omit it.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

and most comments urge students to stay away.

Both online and .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

and test-heavy work; grades skew lower with limited As.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and book assignments are frequent complaints.

Format shift

Workload complaints are consistent in in-person reviews; online also notes tough projects.

Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

Dominant theme is reading publisher slides, hard-to-understand speech, and .

Format shift

In-person reviews are strongly negative; the single online review is also a 1.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

, and test-heavy tags outweigh assignment praise.

Format shift

Quiz and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person students overwhelmingly report PowerPoint-only lectures, hard-to-understand delivery, lots of homework, and weak support.

Main concern

Lectures feel useless, so success depends on outside study and group help.

What students said

“Almost all of the class period is spent listening to her read off of the powerpoints that the textbook supplies.”
CISC1
“So this teacher is strait up awful.”
CIS22
“Professor Chen seems to know the material, but can not convey it well at all.”
CIS22

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single online review calls the , and .

Main concern

and little useful help when contacted online.

What students said

“ , and when I emailed her asking for help, she basically stated the same thing over again and wasn't any help.”
CISC1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Students report frequent quizzes and two major tests; .

Weekly quizzesMidterm and finalPop quizzesStudy questions provided by some reports

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

a midterm and final; one says she gives verbatim test questions in advance.

Weekly quizzesMidterm and finalPop quizzesTest questions sometimes provided
“A .”
CIS22
“She gives you the tests, of which there are two(midterm and final)”
CIS22

Online

and tests without detailing proctoring tools.

TEST HEAVYUnclear projects
“The are pretty much a joke unless you know someone who can understand computer code.”
CISC1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor Chen seems to know the material, but can not convey it well at all.”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 reviews (1 online, 15 in-person), highlighting lecture clarity and workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

24/100

“Almost all of the class period is spent listening to her read off of the powerpoints that the textbook supplies.”

👎 Recommendation Rate

18/100

“This Class was a joke stay away.”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“Lots of homework.”

🗣️ Clarity Issues

22/100

“Her accent makes it difficult to understand her.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She just reads to us off of
  • Lectures are a waste of time
  • She only reads off the

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you want an A you will
  • Lots of homework
  • You can probably pass with a C if you do nothing but the homework and the quizzes

Theme 3

💬 About Support

  • No help for
  • She doesn't like to help or answer?

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Sixteen reviews spanning 2014-2018 show consistent criticism of lecture style, with only a few outliers, supporting high confidence.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 55
1 out of 56

Course coverage

CIS2211 reviews
CISC15 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

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

3

Not sure yet 2 · Not_Sure_Yet 1