AI Rate Professor

Computer Informational Tech.

Behnam Salemi

CISC221 · CISC220 · CISC179 · CISC190 · CISC246 · CISC192 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
41.18%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Avoid unless and just need credit.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-taught heavyNo lecturesTextbook dependentLots of homeworkPolarizing grades
  • Many online students report and .
  • Grades can be easy if you grind platforms like ZyBooks or MindTap, but learning value is often low.
  • In-person older reviews are more mixed-positive; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many students earn As , but some face hard tests, Ds, or withdrawals when self-teaching fails.

Online often easy-credit but low learning; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Without lectures, coding concepts become hard for .

Online difficulty spikes for novices; if you attend.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

85/100

Most online reviews say attendance not mandatory; in-person varies but .

; a few older in-person sections required attendance.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Would-take-again is low overall; easy-grade praise.

Online recent reviews drive the ; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

and easy via homework; others report hard timed midterms and .

Format shift

Online grading quality is inconsistent; .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of , and platform grind are repeated themes across courses.

Format shift

Online accelerated C++ especially heavy; .

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Dominant theme is , self-teach from books, and low instructional value.

Format shift

Online teaching quality is worse; a and feedback.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Homework platforms dominate, but , and .

Format shift

; online often includes tests plus platform work.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person experiences range from slide-reading with and .

Main concern

Teaching quality varies; beginners may .

What students said

“you don't learn anything from his teaching style, literally just reads off of slides”
CISC192
“Easy A if .”
CISC190
“Great professor, very flexible I'm most regards. His lectures are a good introduction to programming”
CISC192

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections are widely described as and uneven exams.

Main concern

Little instruction, expensive required platforms, and .

What students said

“Took this online expecting a little more than just textbook reading and ”
CISC246
“He does , and has no zoom. Its also an accelerated course”
CISC192
“ ”
CISC179

Exam style

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Exams and but can be short-window and stressful without teaching.

Platform homeworkTimed midtermsTextbook-aligned testsNo lecture support

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention simple tests aligned to class or .

Homework heavyFairly easy examsProject choice
“the . Mindtap , on the other hand, can be exhausting”
CISC192
“ .”
CISC190

Online

Online exams include short Saturday windows, MindTap/ZyBooks style work, and textbook-only preparation; no Lockdown Browser mentioned.

Short exam windowsMindTap/ZyBooksNo lecturesTest heavy
“Released the midterm for two hours on the Saturday that followed Spring Break and .”
CISC246
“The midterm and ”
CISC190

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“You can pass CISC 246 this way, but expect to teach yourself almost everything.”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews, weighting recent online complaints against older mixed praise. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚

28/100

“There are . Online format is assigned and the expectation is to learn from the book and apply the knowledge.”

⚠️ Recommendation Risk

32/100

“ ”

📈 Easy Credit Path

70/100

“Honestly you just need to do the and you will pass the class.”

🧑‍🏫

75/100

“Easy A if .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • just reads off of slides
  • He , doesn't post videos.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • EASY A!!
  • I can say with certainty, that I learned more from the tutoring center
  • easily passable

Theme 3

💸 Cost & Workload

  • you're required to buy a 100$ online textbook
  • Lots of homework
  • Mindtap can be exhausting

Data context

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Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

17 reviews with strong recent online detail and consistent self-teach themes, tempered by older positive outliers.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 51
3 out of 52
2 out of 52
1 out of 57

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 2 · A 9 · A- 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 3