AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Hank Stalica

COMSC132 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
1.3/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Avoid unless you are fully self-sufficient and can meet strict deadlines without help.

Best fit · Self Taught ProYouTube lecturerTough graderMinimal helpHarsh late policySelf-teach required
  • All recent online reviews are strongly negative on teaching effort and support.
  • Lectures are YouTube-based and students feel they paid for free content.
  • and a severe late penalty make recovery hard if you fall behind.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

and few graded items make high grades difficult even with effort.

All evidence is from online reviews; no in-person data.

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

Content difficulty is moderate CS material, but delivery and support make it feel harder than the raw material.

Only online comsc-132 reviews available.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

90/100

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Evidence is online-only; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

8/100

and consistently , and teaching effort.

All three online reviews advise against or strongly criticize the experience.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

15/100

and grades on few items.

Format shift

Online-only evidence; no in-person comparison.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Reading and projects are required, but the bigger pain is support and late penalties rather than sheer volume.

Format shift

Online students mention reading and independent bug fixing.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Students say he minimizes work, teaches via YouTube, and .

Format shift

Consistent across all online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

38/100

readings rather than broad exams.

Format shift

and few graded things.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students report YouTube-only teaching, , and a punishing late policy.

Main concern

Little instructor help for bugs plus steep late penalties and .

What students said

“This guy only cares about semantics not about students learning.”
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“his teachings are throught youtube, and he clearly states he's not resposible for helping you fix bugs”
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“ class that everyone else gets free on YouTube or cheaper on Coursera.”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews do not clearly describe proctored exams; the and a 5 percent per late hour penalty.

Graded by few thingsTextbook-aligned gradingHarsh late penalty

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Online

, and late penalties rather than webcam or Lockdown Browser policies.

Harsh late penaltyTextbook semantics gradingLimited office hours
“you loose 5% of your grade per late hour, without mentioning he only offers office hours on Fridays for only one hour.”
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“grades on "is this in the textbook/readings?" which sucks sometimes when you can do it better.”
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Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ class that everyone else gets free on YouTube or cheaper on Coursera.”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 online reviews of comsc-132, highlighting support gaps and . Credibility rating: Low.

📺 YouTube Teaching

18/100

“his teachings are throught youtube”

🧱

15/100

“This guy only cares about semantics not about students learning.”

🚫 Minimal Support

20/100

“he clearly states he's not resposible for helping you fix bugs and you have to do it on your own”

⏰ Late Penalty Pain

25/100

“you loose 5% of your grade per late hour”

Theme 1

💻 About Teaching Delivery

  • his teachings are throught youtube
  • He is trying to do the least amount of work on his part as possible.
  • I paid for a class that everyone else gets free on YouTube

Theme 2

📉 About Support & Grades

  • not resposible for helping you fix bugs
  • only offers office hours on Fridays for only one hour.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

40/100

Evidence confidence

Only three recent online reviews, all negative and consistent, but the tiny sample and single course limit confidence.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

comsc-1323 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

0

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B range

0

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C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

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