AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Jeffery Barnett

CS150 · CS110 · CS111 · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you will read, code consistently, and use office help; skip if you need polished, structured lectures.

Best fit · Self Taught ProExtra Credit FriendlyDisorganized LecturesLots Of HomeworkCares About StudentsTextbook-Heavy Quizzes
  • Caring and , but lectures often feel unplanned or book-driven.
  • Programming workload is real; beginners struggle more than students who already code.
  • and harshly negative compared with mixed in-person views.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many earn As by finishing programs and , but passive students and true beginners find the A much harder.

Online has almost no grade detail; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Intro CS content is manageable with reading and practice, yet can ramp up quickly for first-time programmers.

In-person reviews dominate; the one online review .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Some sections mark attendance mandatory or warn that skipping hurts, while .

and conflict across terms.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

64/100

; supporters value care and learning, critics urge avoidance for structure reasons.

In-person reviews are mixed-positive; the single online review is strongly negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

70/100

is frequent and several students say he is lenient if you put in real effort.

Format shift

Leniency evidence .

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Lots of , and .

Format shift

Workload complaints come from in-person CS111 and CS150 reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

54/100

Students split between caring helpful mentor and absent-minded lecturer who wings or reads the book.

Format shift

In-person views are mixed; online is purely negative on clarity.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

38/100

Programs, homework, and reading-based .

Format shift

; online review does not detail assessment.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person CS students split between praise for care and versus , and book-style lectures.

Main concern

Inconsistent lesson plans and need structure.

What students said

“Doesn't know his due dates, never has a lesson plan, and .”
CS150
“Despite having no prior CS experience ... I found Barnett to be very lenient and considerate of hard work.”
CS111
“Nice guy - horrendous professor!”
CS110

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The sole online review calls the and rates quality at the bottom.

Main concern

Online delivery is described as .

What students said

“Wow seriously terrible. ”
CS110

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes and tests often track the textbook, with some error-prone items and to offset risk.

Quizzes From TextbookOccasional Ambiguous QuestionsMade-Up Quizzes On The FlyExtra Credit Softens Risk

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests often come from readings, can include ambiguous items, and are sometimes created last minute.

Textbook-Based QuizzesAmbiguous Test QuestionsExtra Credit Available
“read the ”
CS111
“ ”
CS150
“ .”
CS111

Online

Online review .

“Wow seriously terrible. ”
CS110

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Nice guy - horrendous professor! He was so absent minded and hesitant.”

Voice snapshots generated from 22 reviews (21 in-person, 1 online), highlighting care, disorganization, and effort-based grades. Credibility rating: High.

❤️ Caring Mentor

70/100

“Prof Barnett is a very cool guy who cares about his students success.”

🌀

40/100

“He shows up and wings it by just reading out of the book for 2 hours.”

👍

64/100

“If and showing up to class you'll learn a ton.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • his thoughts can be a so when you ask him something he can get sidetracked
  • Often confuses himself, and takes 30 minutes solving his own problem
  • If it to you

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • It's an easy class if you do your programs, but it was borderline torture.
  • Easy A if you already know Java and don't require instruction.
  • Plenty of opportunities for .

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

  • Wow seriously terrible.

Data context

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Analysis sample

22

Recent reviews read by the AI

22

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-two reviews across several years with rich, often conflicting detail provide a stable mixed portrait of teaching and grading.

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 58
3 out of 53
2 out of 55
1 out of 51

Course coverage

CS11117 reviews
CS1503 reviews
CS1102 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

9

A 9

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

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