Dianna Chiabotti

CFS120 · CFS121 · CFS184 · ECE126 · CFS165 · CFS140 · CFS196 · CFSCFS · CDV100 · CFS · CFS146 · 39 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 18/100
RMP rating: 2.0/5
Take again: 7.14%
Difficulty: 4.0

The decision

if you can; , and heavy busywork make CFS courses a poor experience for most students.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHarsh Tough GraderUnclear InstructionsHeavy BusyworkLittle SupportMental Health Drain

Recent reviews overwhelmingly warn of and .
Workload is heavy with weekly discussions, quizzes, observations, and .
A minority of older reviews were positive, but recent students strongly advise switching professors.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

A few students earned A or A+, but most report harsh partial credit, no curves, no , and zeros despite effort, so an A demands constant perfection.

Both online and ; online adds automatic late zeros and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Content is often simple or review-level, but volume of , and quizzes makes the course feel harder than the ideas themselves.

Online workload feels especially time-consuming; and lectures.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Many reviews mark attendance mandatory or note skip-class-you-will-not-pass style expectations and heavy participation.

Online still tracks participation and discussions; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

Would-take-again is about 7%, and recent comments repeatedly beg students not to enroll for mental-health and grade reasons.

Negativity is strong in both formats, with slightly more consistent recent warnings online.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

; students report partial credit without feedback, grammar nitpicks, and no grade bumps.

Format shift

Online and ; online adds automatic late zeros.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

, and hours of videos create a heavy load.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize redundant busywork; and reading.

Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

Students say instructions are unclear, teaching is video-heavy rather than instructional, and support is limited.

Format shift

Older in-person reviews were warmer; recent online and in-person reviews are sharply negative.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and tests rather than one single exam style.

Format shift

Online leans quiz-plus-assignment heavy; and papers.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews also stress harsh , and little flexibility if you struggle.

Main concern

Students feel they must while still getting docked hard.

What students said

“For the sake of your mental health, .”
CFS

“She does not give enough instructions and expects you to basically "read her mind" on what she is looking for on assignments and quizzes.”
CFS

“ . I have tried my hardest to complete all the work and I am still failing this class.”
CFS146

Remote format

Online

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections feel like self-taught busywork with , and automatic zeros for late work.

Main concern

, and almost no instructor support while deadlines pile up.

What students said

“The assigns videos from you tube and she is not actually teaching the class”
CFS

“Late work gets an automatic zero, no matter the effort. She is unavailable from Friday morning .”
CFS184

“I turned in and wrote the expected length and detail as the prompt told me to but she still gave me 0's on every single one.”
CFS146

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments rely on timed quizzes and tests tied to dense reading and exact expected answers, with little leniency.

Timed QuizzesTest HeavyReading-BasedHarsh Partial Credit

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes with trick-question feel and harsh scoring, but do not clearly prove proctoring tools.

Test HeavyTrick QuestionsHarsh Grading

“The material is so simple (basically review), and yet everything is like a trick question.”
CFS120

“She .”
CFS146

Online

and are graded strictly, with and heavy weekly testing.

Timed QuizzesTest HeavyCanvas Assignments

“ , so .”
CFS146

“Even though I had the right answers on my quizzes, she gave me partial credit on the answers, with .”
CFS

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Never join a class with her I'm begging you for the sake of your mental health !!”
Voice snapshots generated from 39 reviews spanning 2011-2026, emphasizing the strong and heavy busywork. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

24/100

“The assigns videos from you tube and she is not actually teaching the class”

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18/100

“It's all busy work/extremely redundant. .”

🚫 Low Recommendation

12/100

“For the sake of your mental health, .”

📚 Heavy Workload

22/100

“There is like 6 assignments due at the end of the week. No support from this professor, just finish your work.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

she just assigns videos from you tube and she is not actually teaching the class
Instructions are repetitive and .
She doesn't even understand the concepts of her own class.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

.
Doesn't bump your grade by some percent, if you're at 78% you will receive a C
I turned in ... but she still gave me 0's on every single one.

Theme 3

❤️ About Support and Character

No support from this professor, just finish your work.
Very rude in emails as well.
Isn't flexible/doesn't offer opportunities to improve your grade if you're struggling.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

39 detailed reviews spanning many years show a consistent recent pattern of and heavy workload, despite some older positive outliers.

Inside 39 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54

4 out of 56

3 out of 51

2 out of 55

1 out of 523

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

28 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 3 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

C+ 1 · C 5 · C- 3

D range

D+ 1 · D 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 1

Dianna Chiabotti

x x x if you can; x x x x, and heavy busywork make CFS courses a poor experience for most students.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Standard

Mandatory

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.

📉 Teaching Quality

⚖️ x x

🚫 Low Recommendation

📚 Heavy Workload

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

❤️ About Support and Character

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you can; , and heavy busywork make CFS courses a poor experience for most students.

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