AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Gurtej Bansal

CS165 · COMP7 · COMP1100836 · COMP166 · COMP112 · COMP280 · COMP165 · COMP251 · COMP200 · COMP0244 · 52 lifetime ratings

AI rating
87/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
84.62%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you want to learn CS seriously and are willing to keep up with steady work.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring CS mentorWork-heavy but rewardingGroup coding focusBeginner supportAttendance matters
  • Students strongly praise his care, support, and ability to make CS understandable.
  • The course , and class participation.
  • Grades are usually strong when students attend, start early, and complete the work.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

72/100

An A is very realistic, but students repeatedly , and coding practice.

Online and leaning more self-study and in-person leaning more attendance-based.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

CS concepts are often made understandable, but the workload and coding practice keep the course from being easy.

Online comments describe more self-study and breakout work, while and practice.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

as strictly mandatory, but many students say skipping makes success much harder.

Online and in-person reviews both stress participation, with .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Most students recommend him because , and helps serious CS students grow.

, though online has a few more complaints about self-teaching and boredom.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

68/100

Grades are often high, but because some courses are graded by few things.

Format shift

Online reviews mention hard deadlines and few assignments more often, while and clear criteria.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Students frequently mention lots of , and weekly coding work.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize reading and self-study, while , and class practice.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Most students describe him as caring, supportive, funny, and effective at making CS understandable.

Format shift

Online teaching is praised for support but sometimes feels self-guided, while and mentoring.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and tests rather than relying only on exams.

Format shift

Online reviews mention online graders and assignments, while , and book material.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and structure, while noting heavy workload and .

Main concern

Some students say lectures can drift into career advice and .

What students said

“Class requires a good amount of work but youll learn a lot by the end of the semester.”
COMP112
“be in class, listen, read, and practice coding a lot.”
COMP165
“If you show up to lecture and pay attention and do the work, you should easily get an A in this course.”
COMP251

Remote format

Online

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mostly positive but , and consistent effort.

Main concern

Some online students find the class boring or .

What students said

“Lots of reading and .”
COMP165
“Learning is primiarly through breakout sessions with classmates, not lectures.”
COMP165
“Do the work and invest the time, you will get an A.”
COMP200

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews describe exams as generally fair or straightforward, but they do not clearly prove open-book, proctoring, webcam, or Lockdown Browser policies.

Straightforward TestsFair TestsLecture-Aligned ExamsFew Assignments Risk

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as straightforward or lecture-aligned, but they do not clearly prove closed-book or .

Straightforward TestsLecture-Aligned ExamsHomework Helps Exams
“ .”
COMP200
“ materials.”
COMP165

Online

Online reviews mention fair tests and hard deadlines but do not clearly prove proctoring, webcam, open-book, or Lockdown Browser policies.

Fair TestsHard DeadlinesFew Assignments Risk
“ .”
COMP200
“You are so even if you missed one, it will be a massive hit to your grade.”
COMP165

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ if you want to learn the material.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“He definitely cares about students and makes sure to take the time to make sure students understand the material.”

📚 Workload Reality

35/100

“The work you're through is time consuming and can be difficult but seriously improves your ability to think through problems and work collaboratively.”

👍 Recommendation Level

88/100

“Do yourself a .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He breaks down ideas so well and offers LOTS of support if you're in a rut.
  • Good at explaining concepts.
  • Prof. Bansal not only helps with the class material but also gives you career advice.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Do the work and invest the time, you will get an A.
  • be in class, listen, read, and practice coding a lot.
  • This class is not in a walk in he park, be prepared to put work into this class.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Concerns

  • boring. self study class
  • You are so even if you missed one, it will be a massive hit to your grade.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

52

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years and both formats give detailed, mostly consistent evidence about teaching, workload, and grading.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 537
4 out of 56
3 out of 54
2 out of 51
1 out of 54

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

45 reported outcomes

A range

38

A+ 12 · A 24 · A- 2

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 3

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Incomplete 1