AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Courtney Brown

CIS006 · CIS6 · CIS71 · CSI6 · CIS33 · CS80 · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating
12/100
RMP rating
1.4/5
Take again
3.85%
Difficulty
4.5

The decision

; reviews describe a high-stress, unsupported coding disaster.

Best fit · Self Taught ProAvoid at All CostsAutograder ChaosUnresponsiveLots of HomeworkTough Grader
  • Students report almost no real teaching and total self-learning from a book.
  • Autograders, broken sites, and and Fs.
  • Workload is extreme with vague assignments and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

22/100

Many Fs, Cs, and withdrawals; even A and autograders broken.

Online evidence is strongest on failing grades and drops; in-person also reports frustration despite occasional As.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

12/100

Intro coding is treated as advanced with , and .

Both formats call content and logistics extremely hard; online adds broken platforms.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

70/100

Most online comments say attendance is not mandatory, though a few .

Online is largely optional; and yes.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

8/100

and repeated stay-away language across years and courses.

Only one clear yes (older in-person CIS71); almost all online reviews say no or avoid.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

15/100

, and unexpected Fs are common.

Format shift

Online autograder issues dominate; and berating.

Workload

Overwhelming

10/100

Lots of homework, sometimes 16 assignments in a and quizzes.

Format shift

Online workload complaints are continuous; and last-minute dumps.

Teaching experience

Awful

12/100

Students say he does not teach, disappears for weeks, and leaves learning entirely to the textbook.

Format shift

Online is consistently awful; reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Coding homework, autograders, readings, and .

Format shift

Online centers on assignments and autograders; .

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

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

worst, with one outlier positive older CIS71 review.

Main concern

Lack of help, harsh tone, and unfair last-minute workload still dominate.

What students said

“ . This teacher doesn't help at all.”
CIS006
“ . Got an A, but berates students”
CIS006
“Please don't ever take this professor. ”
CIS6

Remote format

Online

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online CIS/CS courses are dominated by unresponsive communication, buggy autograders or , and .

Main concern

No teaching plus broken tools and .

What students said

“He didn't respond to PMs or EMails for the ”
CIS6
“ if you tell yourself you know how to program.”
CIS006
“This Professor has, on many occasion assigned 16 assignments in one week.”
CIS6

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment risk comes more from broken autograders and .

Autograder HomeworkReading QuizzesVague Assignments

Assessment risk

Standard

40/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews emphasize difficult work and .

Difficult AssignmentsLast-Minute Projects
“he uploaded 8 extra projects with 5 days left of class.”
CIS6
“the work he gives is straight up difficult and .”
CIS6

Online

Online work , and frequent assignments; reviews do not clearly prove webcam proctoring.

AutograderReading QuizzesFrequent Assignments
“the autgrader used to give zeros and he couldn't fix up the grade”
CIS6
“Quizzes aren't that hard. For the ”
CIS6

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“STAY AWAY! This class wont help with much it will make your life harder.”

Voice snapshots generated from 26 reviews with highly consistent negative themes on support and workload. Credibility rating: High.

🚫

8/100

“Please if ”

📧 Unreachable Instructor

12/100

“He didn't respond to PMs or EMails for the ”

💻 Autograder and Tool Failures

15/100

“he himself won't even grade you but him.”

📚 Overwhelming Workload

10/100

“This Professor has, on many occasion assigned 16 assignments in one week.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he doesn't do any real teaching. Just gives you an assignment
  • His office hours consist of him telling you to read the textbook
  • You basically have to learn everything yourself

Theme 2

📈 About Grades and Stress

  • ended up failing the course badly
  • I ended up getting a C- for this course
  • Luckily I was able to get the grade removed

Theme 3

🛠️ About Tools and Access

  • His website doesn't working properly.
  • the outdated website bitbucket we submitted out work to went down constantly
  • You will struggle to enter the 3rd party application

Data context

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Analysis sample

26

Recent reviews read by the AI

26

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-six reviews over many years show strong consistency on unresponsiveness, workload, and avoidance, with rich detail.

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 53
1 out of 521

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

24 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 4

B range

1

B 1

C range

3

C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

13

Drop/Withdrawal 6 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 5