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Cabrillo College · Computer Science

Jim Griffin

CIS191 · CIS132 · CIS90 · LINUX90 · UNIX · CIS · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
98/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
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Difficulty
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The decision

Take him if you want a rewarded with strong teaching and support.

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear lecturerVery helpfulWell organizedKnowledgeableFair tests
  • Students overwhelmingly describe him as , and knowledgeable.
  • The courses can be challenging, but and support is strong.
  • A small minority find his teaching style slow or distracting, but the overall tone is highly positive.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

An A likely requires real work, but , and strong help make the effort feel reasonable.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

The computer science material can be challenging, but his steady pace and .

Only in-person reviews describe course difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

75/100

if students miss class, suggesting some flexibility.

Attendance flexibility .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

95/100

Students strongly recommend him because , and deeply knowledgeable.

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

70/100

Reviews mention fair tests and .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

60/100

The workload appears reasonable but tied to challenging technical material and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Excellent

94/100

Students repeatedly praise his clarity, organization, subject knowledge, kindness, and willingness to help.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Reviews mention fair tests and but do not show that exams dominate the course.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews mention assessment.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews strongly praise his clarity, organization, helpfulness, and fair expectations.

Main concern

The main concern is that some students may find the pace or storytelling style slow.

What students said

“This was a challenging course, but ”
CIS191
“Jim is the .”
CIS90
“Super clear, super helpful . . . .”
CIS90

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Reviews describe fair tests and , but do not prove open-book, closed-book, webcam, or proctoring policies.

Fair TestsClear Expectations

Assessment risk

Standard

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

but do not clearly prove exam format, book rules, or proctoring policies.

Fair TestsClear Expectations
“fair tests”
CIS90
“ .”
CIS191

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Griffin is one of the best teachers that I have ever hard. Super clear, super helpful . . . .”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews, highlighting teaching quality, fairness, support, and course challenge; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

94/100

“Jim is the .”

👍 Recommendation Level

95/100

“I'll be taking as many classes from him as I possibly can!”

⚖️ Fair Expectations

70/100

“This was a challenging course, but his curriculum was very organized, so .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He has a steady paced teaching style and .
  • Super clear, super helpful . . . .
  • Great teacher. Really teaches the subject.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This was a challenging course, but
  • fair tests
  • .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He makes sacrifices of his free time to help students.
  • He is also a and the subject he teaches.
  • Probably one of the .

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve reviews over multiple years are highly consistent and detailed, though the data is older.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

CIS906 reviews
CIS1912 reviews
CIS1 review
CIS1321 review
LINUX901 review
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UNIX1 review

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