John Cicero

U2891 · BUAD72 · BUAD41 · CIS1 · BUAD10 · BUAD45 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 86/100
RMP rating: 4.0/5
Take again: 75%
Difficulty: 1.7

The decision

Strong pick for an easy, low-stress business or CIS class, especially online if you read the material and .

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy AOpen book examsLight workloadFunny and fairExtra credit

Most students call his business and CIS classes easy with light work and .
He is often funny, fair, responsive, and .
A minority report dry lectures, withheld full credit on homework, or .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Multiple Easy A reports, A/A+ grades, , and but light effort.

Online comments emphasize Easy A and open book; in-person also reports easy work and generous makeups.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

86/100

Students repeatedly call content basic, laid back, and simple if you read and keep up with light weekly tasks.

Both formats describe low difficulty; average difficulty rating is about 1.7.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

Several reviews say attendance is not mandatory or that grades are not docked if work is submitted, though a as mandatory.

Online often optional; some in-person or .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

, and fairness despite a few dry-lecture or grading complaints.

Recommendation is strong across formats; online Easy A praise is especially frequent.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

, and easy open-book work dominate; one outlier says full credit is hard to earn.

Format shift

; in-person emphasizes fairness and second chances.

Workload

Light

82/100

Weekly discussions, occasional quizzes, and term.

Format shift

Online load is consistently light; .

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Funny, communicative, and resourceful for most students, with a minority finding him dry or unresponsive by email.

Format shift

In-person personality praise is stronger; online is more about structure and ease.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Mix of discussions, quizzes, homework, midterms, and focus.

Format shift

but open book; others stress weekly forums and few tests.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In person he is often funny, fair, and and resources, though a few find lectures dry or boring.

Main concern

Dry lecture style can put students .

What students said

“Overall great guy! Easy work... and all were Bs and higher. !”
CIS1

“He has a voice that can put you to sleep. When he lectures, he lectures off the PowerPoint and his jokes are very dry.”
BUAD10

“Funny, fair, and a great teacher and nice person.”
CIS1

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online sections are widely seen as easy A territory with , and often open-book exams; a few complain about partial credit and .

Main concern

and occasional hard open-book true/false items.

What students said

“I breezed through the chapters and quizzes. Half of your grade is the and input on the subject. Easy A.”
BUAD72

“Loved the online course. I was an easy A for me. but all the .”
BUAD10

“even if you knew you did an excellent job on the homework... he would never give full credit.”
U2891

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and flexible makeups, though some true/false items feel tricky.

Open bookStraightforward quizzesMakeups availableExtra credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention fair testing and ; open-book hardness appears in mixed-format comments.

Reopened testsFair testingReading-based quizzes

“ and all were Bs and higher.”
CIS1

“Some of the questions on the , so you have to do a lot of searching through the textbooks”
CIS1

Online

and easy if you read; a few true/false open-book items feel hard or out of order.

Open book examsExam heavy in some sectionsStraightforward quizzes

“ but all the .”
BUAD10

“The trick you with the questions.”
BUAD45

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“I breezed through the chapters and quizzes. Half of your grade is the and input on the subject. Easy A.”
Voice snapshots generated from 18 reviews (7 online, 11 in person), highlighting ease, fairness, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Easy Course Experience

86/100

“This is a very basic class. Just read your book, and you'll pass the tests easily. Easy A.”

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82/100

“Loved the online course. I was an easy A for me. but all the .”

😄 Fair And Funny

78/100

“Funny, fair, and a great teacher and nice person.”

⚠️ Partial Credit Complaint

35/100

“even if you knew you did an excellent job on the homework... he would never give full credit.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Overall great guy! Easy work.
Pretty nice professor and easy going.
He has a voice that can put you to sleep.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Easy A.
Light work load and easy content.
Does give many options for .

Theme 3

📝

all the
Weekly discussion and a
! and they are open book, but questions are not in order

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

18 reviews spanning 2005-2019 with consistent easy-class themes across online and in-person formats.

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59

4 out of 55

3 out of 53

2 out of 50

1 out of 51

Course coverage

BUAD107 reviews

CIS17 reviews

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 2

B range

B 1

C range

C 1

D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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John Cicero

Strong pick for an easy, low-stress business or CIS class, especially online if you read the material and x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Introductory

Optional

WorthIt

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.

🎯 Easy Course Experience

📚 x x x x

😄 Fair And Funny

⚠️ Partial Credit Complaint

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📝 x x x x

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

Strong pick for an easy, low-stress business or CIS class, especially online if you read the material and .

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