AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

James Wilson

CIS11 · CIS12 · CIS5 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

easy grades overall, with deeper learning and support in person.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCaring CS professorEasy AClear gradingHelpful feedbackTeaches real coding
  • Students praise him as one of the .
  • Online CIS5 is easy credit with light weekly work; in person is more engaging and skill-building.
  • 100% would take again with mostly A and A+ grades.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Reported grades are A or A+ with light weekly work and .

Online is credit-easy; in person still called easy A with participation.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

74/100

and manageable weekly load.

Online is especially light; in person adds more real coding practice.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

, though one in-person course expected showing up.

Online flexible; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

and easy success.

and real learning in person.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

, and top grades with modest weekly assignments.

Format shift

Consistent across online and in person.

Workload

Light

74/100

About 1-2 assignments a week or 4-5 hours of work; quizzes and tests are rare online.

Format shift

and programming tasks.

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Students call him amazing, inspirational, and one of the .

Format shift

In person highlights deeper teaching; online still helpful and caring.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Weekly programming and ; quizzes and tests are rare.

Format shift

Online especially assignment-focused.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

practice, clear criteria, and easy As if you show up and participate.

Main concern

Attendance and participation matter more than in the light online format.

What students said

“He actually cares that you learn how to code and will actually spend time going over it”
CIS12
“Show up, be there for the lecture, participate, ask questions, easy A”
CIS11

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online CIS5 is very easy credit via weekly programming and ; great if you need units, weaker if you want deep learning.

Main concern

You may pass easily without learning much if you only follow the .

What students said

“Overall very easy class, but I didnt learn anything.”
CIS5
“Took his CIS-5 class online and it was very easy. There were a couple of weekly programming and reading assignments.”
CIS5

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment leans on weekly work; and quizzes are rare online.

Rare quizzes/testsWeekly programmingReading assignments

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and coding practice more than a specific exam policy.

Lecture participationCoding practiceClear grading criteria
“Show up, be there for the lecture, participate, ask questions, easy A”
CIS11

Online

Online CIS5 uses weekly programming and ; .

Rare quizzes/testsWeekly programmingTextbook PDF
“ .”
CIS5
“There were a couple of weekly programming and reading assignments.”
CIS5

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor James was probably one of the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews (2 online, 2 in and easy grades. Credibility rating: Medium.

💻 Teaching Quality

92/100

“He actually cares that you learn how to code and will actually spend time going over it”

🎯 Easy Success

86/100

“Show up, be there for the lecture, participate, ask questions, easy A”

❤️ Caring Mentorship

90/100

“ask and caring.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • one of the
  • Cares about spreading his knowledge
  • Overall a great professor

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Overall very easy class
  • it was very easy
  • easy A

Theme 3

📘 About Online Format

  • expects you to learn thru the textbook
  • I didnt learn anything
  • All can take you about 4-5 hours to complete

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Four consistent high-quality reviews across online and in person, but sample size is small.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

CIS52 reviews
CIS111 review
CIS121 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 2 · A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values