Thomas Trzos

CSIT137 · FA19CSIT · ONLINE101 · CS124 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 14/100
RMP rating: 1.3/5
Take again: 0%
Difficulty: 3.4

The decision

; the content is not hard, but grading and structure make the class miserable.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough graderNitpicky feedbackUnclear assignmentsBusywork heavyAvoid

Students report .
Assignment instructions and .
; almost all reviews urge running away.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

26/100

Even with easy content and some A grades, tiny nitpicks and stubborn regrades make high scores feel unattainable.

Both online and .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Material is often basic software or book-driven; .

Online CSIT137 is repeatedly described as simple content made hard by structure.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

Most reviews .

Online is mostly optional; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

5/100

and comments tell students to run.

and in person.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

12/100

Students say and arguments over grades go nowhere.

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

40/100

Lots of homework and busywork, but the pain is quality of .

Format shift

Teaching experience

Awful

16/100

Students call him demeaning, unhelpful, sarcastic, and poor at clarifying assignment expectations.

Format shift

Online reviews are slightly more detailed and uniformly negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

Canvas assignments and .

Format shift

Assignment nitpicking dominates online evidence.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews still call him demeaning or and lectures that miss the tests.

Main concern

Demeaning tone and .

What students said

“Very demeaning in his lectures. I've counted, he averages the phrase, "it's not that hard" every 90 seconds in every lecture video.”
CSIT137

“The and the submission in Canvas did not give enough details.”
CSIT137

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students describe soul-crushing nitpicks, unclear submissions, busywork, and .

Main concern

and unclear criteria.

What students said

“If you like getting anything below an A, this course is just for you. With the way Mr. Trzos grades, it's nearly impossible to .”
CSIT137

“You'd think that a class about learning to use Google Apps would be easy, but with Trzos it's like a murder mystery.”
CSIT137

“Mr. Trzos is a and he still finds something to complain about”
CSIT137

Exam style

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Assessment and mismatched quizzes more than formal proctoring details.

Quiz and assignment heavyTests not clearly alignedStrict direction following

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and lectures that do not match tests.

Unclear assignment criteriaLecture-test mismatch

“He lectures about things that are not on the test and it is difficult to know what to study.”
CSIT137

Online

Online and quizzes unrelated to the textbook.

Nitpicky assignmentsQuizzes off textbookUnclear Canvas submissions

“the is in the textbook”
CSIT137

“He grades very hard, if you get a low score don't even bother arguing with him because he won't give you the points.”
CS124

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Please run away there are other classes to get your degree and this one is not it unless you like soulslike experiences.”
Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews, highlighting harsh grading and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🚫 Recommendation

5/100

“Picking this guy was the biggest mistake of my life.”

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12/100

“you follow the instructions exactly and he still finds something to complain about”

🎯 Teaching Experience

16/100

“Very demeaning in his lectures.”

📝 Assignment Clarity

20/100

“There are many things that and submitting assignments.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

averages the phrase it's not that hard every 90 seconds
likes to give people a lot of sarcasm
, and outdated information

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

nearly impossible to
littlest of
SO MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS WITH 100% ATTENTION

Theme 3

📋 About Course Structure

class about Google Apps is like a murder mystery
work is just busy work

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Only nine reviews, but they are recent enough and highly consistent in tone and complaints.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50

4 out of 50

3 out of 51

2 out of 51

1 out of 57

Course coverage

CSIT1376 reviews

CS1241 review

FA19CSIT1 review

ONLINE1011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

A 3 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

C- 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Thomas Trzos

x x; the content is not hard, but grading and structure make the class miserable.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Beginner

Optional

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🚫 Recommendation

⚖️ x x

🎯 Teaching Experience

📝 Assignment Clarity

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

📋 About Course Structure

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

; the content is not hard, but grading and structure make the class miserable.

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