AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Ronan Cornec

CPSC01 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
28.57%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you can handle a heavy weekly grind and strict deadlines; if possible.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHeavy workloadMany papersPearson-dependentTough graderSarcastic humor
  • Workload is extreme for some terms, especially summer with dozens of weekly assignments and long essays.
  • ; recent ones call him hard to work with.
  • Useful CS content for some, but organization and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

Some say consistent submissions yield an easy A, but recent heavy loads and .

Older in-person and one online review sound easier; recent summer terms look much harder.

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

CS intro content is doable, but volume of Pearson work and .

Online and in-person both stress workload more than conceptual impossibility.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

and inactive students have been dropped quickly.

; online also lists mandatory attendance.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

and recent sharp complaints outweigh older positive notes.

Online recent reviews are especially negative; older in-person comments are warmer.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

35/100

Tough-grader tags and .

Format shift

Online reviews more often call him hard to work with .

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Reports of 30-40 weekly assignments and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

42/100

and humor; others say he relies on Pearson and dismisses questions.

Format shift

Older online and .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

, and frequent papers carry most of the load alongside exams.

Format shift

Online summer and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews split between easy-A if you submit everything and , and dropping inactive students.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“Given 30 or . Gives you 600-1200+ word essays each week.”
CPSC01
“if you turn in and put some effort in the class it's an easy A”
CPSC01
“He kicked inactive people out of the course after 1 day of inactivity.”
CPSC01

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students report useful material but heavy Pearson work, poor communication, and .

Main concern

Summer online weeks with ~40 assignments and limited deadline flexibility.

What students said

“ . He gives about 40 assignments due at the end of each week which is crazy.”
CPSC01
“Horrible professor but great class with a lot of useful material”
CPSC01
“What matters is that you try in all of your assignments.”
CPSC01

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams exist and one review notes dropped lowest exam, but .

Multiple examsDrops lowest examPearson workWeekly essays

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and assignment volume more than exam software or proctoring.

Weekly essaysLots of homeworkNo late work
“Gives you 600-1200+ word essays each week. Doesn't allow ANY late work”
CPSC01
“Would have been an okay class without the essays.”
CPSC01

Online

Online reviews mention five exams with lowest dropped, plus heavy Pearson weekly work; .

5 ExamsDrops lowest examPearson platform
“5 Exams, drops lowest one. .”
CPSC01
“PEARSON is where we do the work, it gets shut down time to time”
CPSC01

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . He gives about 40 assignments due at the end of each week which is crazy.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 reviews (4 online, 4 in person), contrasting older support with recent overload complaints. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Workload Overload

18/100

“Given 30 or . Gives you 600-1200+ word essays each week.”

💬 Communication Friction

32/100

“He will also make any question you ask seem like it was a dumb question, or if you ask him about an to you at all.”

🌱 When It Works

70/100

“Professor Cornec is a genuine Professor who cares about your success. He is willing to help you out and help you learn.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Doesn't ACTUALLY teach - relies on Pearson to teach you everything
  • Makes lectures interesting by talking about real world scenarios
  • Fun guy with a good sarcastic sense of humor

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you turn in and put some effort in the class it's an easy A
  • This summer class feels like taking two classes at once
  • Doesn't allow ANY late work

Theme 3

⚠️ About Policies

  • He kicked inactive people out of the course after 1 day of inactivity
  • Sometimes I feel like I'm in an English class rather than a computer science class
  • PEARSON is where we do the work

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Eight mixed reviews across online and in person show a but limited sample.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 54

Course coverage

CPSC018 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

1

B 1

C range

1

C- 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1