AI Rate Professor

Computer Information Technology

Tim Schumacher

CIT136 · CIT125INTRCPLPL · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
26/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
4.6

The decision

Avoid for harder CIT courses unless you can teach yourself at speed; .

Best fit · Self Taught ProRushed lecturesSelf-teaching requiredFast paceApproachable in easier coursesPoor explanations
  • Four of five reviews slam CIT136 for .
  • Students say you must teach yourself advanced topics like XML and Java.
  • One earlier CIT125 review praises him as caring, approachable, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Multiple incompletes, drops, and max difficulty ratings show an A .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Students describe material flying by, advanced topics left unexplained, and needing full class hours just to catch what he covered in half the time.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Most CIT136 reviews mark attendance mandatory; only the positive CIT125 review says it was not.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

25/100

Four of five reviews call him not a good professor and say they would never take him again, despite one strong positive outlier.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

, and low quality scores; no signs of As.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students report needing to teach themselves major topics and using full class time just to recover material he rushed through.

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Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Most reviews say he zooms past explanations without steps; one review praises approachable help and .

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Code help and coursework are mentioned alongside paced lectures, but reviews .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Most CIT136 students report rushed, unclear lectures that force self-teaching; one CIT125 student found him caring and .

Main concern

He moves too fast and does not explain step by step, so .

What students said

“he flys by material you have to teach yourself how to do xml and advanced java”
CIT136
“ . Offers plentiful help to students, and he takes every question seriously”
CIT125INTRCPLPL

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Reviews ; risk centers on fast lectures rather than known exam policy.

In-person courseworkSelf-taught labs

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; complaints focus on rushed demos and self-teaching, not proctoring tools.

In-person coursework
“Very fast and not that good at explaining his work and he zooms by and ”
CIT136

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If take a 4 hrs class you will need those 4 hours to even get what he taught in 2 hours. not a good professor. . never!”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 in-person reviews, highlighting rushed CIT136 lectures versus one supportive CIT125 review. Credibility rating: Medium.

🚀 Rushed Pace

24/100

“he flys by material you have to teach yourself how to do xml and advanced java”

👎 Teaching Clarity

28/100

“ gotten lost and cannot find your way back.”

💚 Outlier Care

72/100

“Offers plentiful help to students, and he takes every question seriously”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Not a great professor.....
  • he zooms by and entire class how to do it doesn't do step by step.

Theme 2

❤️ About Character

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Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Five reviews with consistent negative tone on CIT136 and one contrasting positive course review; sample is small and older but fairly detailed.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 53

Course coverage

CIT1364 reviews
CIT125INTRCPLPL1 review

Reported outcomes

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5 reported outcomes

A range

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B range

1

B+ 1

C range

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D range

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F

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No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1