AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Joshua Briggs

CIS101 · CSI100 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.9/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
1.8

The decision

Take him for intro CIS if you want a .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCaring and helpfulExtra credit availableOpen-book quizzesOptional Zoom recordingsFun beginner CIS
  • All eight reviews are 4-5 quality with 100% would-take-again where reported.
  • Students stress , and makes intro CIS easy and fun.
  • Open-book open-internet quizzes and optional live sessions appear in comments.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

92/100

Students report easy , and very lenient grading.

Online explicitly flags leniency and optional Zooms; in-person stresses easy fun.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

88/100

CIS101-level computer principles taught helpfully with light difficulty ratings around 1-3.

Both formats describe beginner-friendly material.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

85/100

and online Zooms need not be attended live.

Online comment says Zoom optional with recordings; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

98/100

Perfect take-again rate and and .

Strong across online and in-person samples.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

92/100

, and comments that he is very lenient about anything.

Format shift

Online review is the strongest leniency statement; in-person still reports easy success.

Workload

Light

82/100

and open-book quizzes keep load manageable for intro CIS.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Excellent

95/100

Students call him outstanding, inspirational, caring, and extremely helpful with material.

Format shift

Praise is consistent online and in person.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

, and open-book quizzes dominate over high-stakes closed exams.

Format shift

Online mentions projects and feedback; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Long-running praise as outstanding, helpful, and fun for principles of computers.

Main concern

A few call parts of class dry; little complaint beyond that.

What students said

“Mr Briggs is the !! I would extremely recommend his class!!! !!”
CSI100
“Great teacher who is very helpful and makes it easy and fun to learn.”
CIS101

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

COVID-era online CIS felt flexible with , and very lenient policies.

Main concern

Live Zoom attendance is optional but .

What students said

“You don't need to show up to the zoom sessions, but if you do it can help. He also recorded them and uploaded the videos of class.”
CIS101
“Very lenient and reasonable about any and everything”
CIS101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes described as open book and open internet with flexible online live sessions.

Open BookOpen InternetExtra CreditRecorded Zoom sessions

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

90/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and open internet; no strict proctoring evidence.

Open BookOpen InternetHelpful quizzes
“the quizes are open book and open internet!! HE IS AWESOME!!”
CSI100

Online

Online CIS used optional live Zoom with , and lenient policies; proctoring not mentioned.

Optional ZoomRecorded lecturesExtra creditLenient policies
“You don't need to show up to the zoom sessions, but if you do it can help. He also recorded them and uploaded the videos of class.”
CIS101
“Very lenient and reasonable about any and everything”
CIS101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Mr Briggs is the !! I would extremely recommend his class!!! !!”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 , and near-universal praise. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

95/100

“OUTSTANDING" teacher! Very good at what he does. Taught me alot. " ”

📝 Student-Friendly Exams

90/100

“the quizes are open book and open internet!! HE IS AWESOME!!”

🤝 Leniency & Care

92/100

“Very lenient and reasonable about any and everything”

👍

98/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • makes it easy and fun to learn
  • Keeps the interest level up
  • quirky jokes and neat activities

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • open book and open internet
  • Very lenient and reasonable about any and everything

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Awesome person and fun class.
  • Caring
  • Very likable and helpful.

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Eight uniformly positive reviews across many years support a , though sample is modest and grades are sparsely reported.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

CIS1017 reviews
CSI1001 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · 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

1

Not sure yet 1