AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Mark Aloka

CS150 · CISC191 · CS138 · CS111 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Consider Aloka only if ; online structure is hit-or-miss.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPowerPoint-heavySlow gradingHelpful when presentGroup projectsInconsistent online
  • and absent online content poster.
  • Homework and projects often outweigh tests, and .
  • Beginners struggle most .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many report A or B with fair or not-hard grading, but disorganization and .

; in-person comments lean more lenient when students attend lab help.

Is the course easy?

Standard

54/100

Content difficulty is moderate, but poor structure makes it feel harder for coding beginners.

Experienced coders call online easy; beginners .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

52/100

Some sections mark attendance mandatory, others optional, with little consistent enforcement narrative.

Online attendance flags vary; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Would-take-again near 50 percent matches the love-him-or-leave-him split on actual teaching effort.

In-person leans more positive; online carries most of the .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

56/100

Several students call grading fair or not hard, while others report tough or unexplained deductions and .

Format shift

Online includes tough-grader complaints; .

Workload

Moderate

52/100

About one to two assignments weekly plus group projects and .

Format shift

Online CISC and .

Teaching experience

Average

46/100

At best he stays late and ; and barely teaches.

Format shift

sections.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

38/100

Homework, labs, and quizzes secondary.

Format shift

Online and and weekly work over high-stakes exams.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, one-on-one help after class, and a beginner-friendly C++ experience.

Main concern

Even positive .

What students said

“Professor Aloka is fantastic teacher, I learned a lot from him.”
CS111
“Good choice especially if you're new to programming. Lectures were not the best but stay after for lab and you will be fine.”
CS150
“All he does is post a powerpoint and . And he takes FOREVER to grade stuff.”
CS138

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some praise patient help and , while many say he only posts others' videos or slides and .

Main concern

Little original teaching, slow responses, and weak structure for true beginners.

What students said

“All he did was upload videos from other professors, and was very hard to reach.”
CS111
“Professor Aloka was simply amazing! He genuinely cared about his students and their success.”
CS111
“Literally the only thing , and powerpoints, which he himself didn't even make.”
CISC191

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews focus more on projects and quizzes than on strict proctored exams, so .

QuizzesGroup projectsHomework-heavyLittle proctoring detail

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and projects; exam logistics are not clearly described.

LabsGroup projects
“Took him for C++. It was a great - had some fun while still learning.”
CS150

Online

Online comments mention quizzes, assignments, and .

QuizzesProjectsAssignments
“Not a assignments (1-2 a week) with an regular weekly group project and quiz.”
CS111

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Maybe its because its Online, but I couldnt learn anything from him. All he did was upload videos from other professors, and was very hard to reach.”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 reviews, weighting the . Credibility rating: Medium.

📂 Content-poster problem

35/100

“Literally the only thing , and powerpoints, which he himself didn't even make.”

❤️ Hands-on mentor mode

75/100

“He would frequently stay 3 hours after class to answer student questions and help them with their projects.”

⏳

40/100

“Only thing .”

👍 Conditional recommendation

48/100

“Good choice especially if you're new to programming.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About teaching style

  • little instruction, poor class structure, hard to reach
  • Showed a lot of examples with the code.
  • No teaching, doesn't .

Theme 2

📈 About difficulty and grades

  • .
  • Not a assignments.
  • if you do not have a lot of experience in coding.

Theme 3

🛠️ About course structure

  • . Doesn't get back to .
  • Half the class dropped the course.
  • Class used a free online pdf for the textbook.

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Sixteen reviews with a sharp online-versus-in-person split and moderate detail yield usable but not rock-solid confidence.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 57

Course coverage

CS1116 reviews
CISC1915 reviews
CS1382 reviews
CS1502 reviews
1121 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 3 · A 4 · A- 1

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1