AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Tom Faro

ALLSEC · ELCT134 · ELCT132 · ELECT · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.9/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you want deep practical electronics knowledge and will actively participate; do not expect a passive easy ride.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerReal-world expertiseInspirationalAmazing lecturesDemands participationCareer-shaping
  • Students credit him with launching long technical careers through practical electronics teaching.
  • He is highly knowledgeable with industry experience and engaging, sometimes tangent-heavy lectures.
  • Difficulty can be high, but engaged students find the classes rewarding and even easy.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

A+ reports exist but several rate difficulty high and say learning burden is on the student.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Multiple 5-difficulty ratings and comments about demanding electronics content.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

and he demands class participation.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

95/100

Every substantive review is strongly positive with 100 percent would-take-again among those who answered.

All recommendation evidence is in person.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

60/100

Limited grade data shows A+, but comments focus more on rigor and effort than grade inflation.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews discuss outcomes.

Workload

Moderate

50/100

Reviews emphasize engagement and .

Format shift

Workload is not heavily detailed; all comments are in person.

Teaching experience

Excellent

94/100

Students praise real-world expertise, presentation skill, humor, and lasting career impact.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

; learning centers on lectures, labs, and participation.

Format shift

Assessment structure is sparsely described in in-person comments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

All reviews are glowing about knowledge, real-world experience, and career impact; participation is expected.

Main concern

Difficulty can be high and the burden of learning falls on the student if they disengage.

What students said

“Because of him and Mr. Snyder, my career was born.”
ELCT134
“Will not find a more interesting or knowledgeable instructor for Electronics/Computer Technology.”
ALLSEC
“if you show a genuine effort and participate the electronics classes will be a total breez.”
ELCT134

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Reviews , so exam risk is treated as standard.

Participation-focusedLab-oriented coursework

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

details such as open book or proctoring.

Class participation emphasized
“He demands participation in class”
ALLSEC

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Because of him and Mr. Snyder, my career was born. Thanks Tom”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person reviews focused on expertise and career impact. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Excellence

94/100

“Tom is an excellent electronics instructor and has numerous real life practical experiences in the field.”

🚀 Career Impact

95/100

“Because of him and Mr. Snyder, my career was born.”

🔥 Engagement Required

58/100

“the burden of learning is on you. He presents the material well, but if .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • VERY knowledgeable in his subjects
  • Has owned his own electronics repair shop, so he has practiced what he preaches

Theme 2

❤️ About Character

  • has the
  • Inspirational
  • He cannot be replaced or mimicked.

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Only 6 reviews, several decades old and , but extremely consistent praise.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ELCT1322 reviews
ELCT1342 reviews
ALLSEC1 review
ELECT1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 2

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

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D range

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

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