AI Rate Professor

Computer Information Systems

Fon Duke

CIS50 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
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Difficulty
4.5

The decision

Skip this class unless you only need an easy A and will teach yourself from the book.

Best fit · Easy A HunterAbsent professorNo email repliesSelf-taught onlySlow gradingEasy A if independent
  • Professor is routinely absent and unresponsive all semester.
  • Students must teach themselves from the textbook to pass.
  • Easy grade is possible but almost no real instruction or feedback.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Students report an easy A if and complete work, despite almost no teaching.

Both online and than instruction.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

Content is described as textbook reading and .

Online and in-person comments both frame the class as self-paced book work.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

75/100

Professor is frequently gone for long stretches, so .

Evidence is consistent across online absence and in-person absenteeism.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

Every review because there is no real teaching or support.

Online and .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Students can still earn an A with and organization are poor.

Format shift

One online student reported an A despite zero instructor contact.

Workload

Light

68/100

and occasional papers or quizzes rather than heavy guided assignments.

Format shift

Both formats describe textbook-driven, low-structure workload.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Students describe total absence, ignored emails, late opens, and almost no instruction or feedback.

Format shift

Online and in-person reviews both call him an absentee professor.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and papers with little evidence of major exams.

Format shift

Online mentions quiz errors; and papers.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and leaves students reading and writing alone.

Main concern

Gone for months, broken grade categories, and .

What students said

“Absentee and repeat. Gone for entire months.”
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“grades hw once a month, doesn't answer email, syllabus grade categories add up to 80 percent”
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Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Completely hands-off online experience with , and self-study from the textbook.

Main concern

, and disorganization make learning nearly impossible.

What students said

“Totally absent entire semester. Takes a long time to grade. .”
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“Instructor never replied to a . .”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews mainly mention quizzes and .

QuizzesHomework basedTextbook driven

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and papers more than formal exam policy.

HomeworkPapers
“ and repeat.”
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“grades hw once a ”
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Online

Online students report quizzes with errors and .

QuizzesErrors on quizzesDelayed assignment opens
“ . Easy A if you don't mind teaching yourself”
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“Opened assignments late, at times 2 weeks late.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . Absentee and repeat.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews (2 online, 2 in person), highlighting absence, self-teaching, and easy grades. Credibility rating: Medium.

👻 Absent Teaching

18/100

“Totally absent entire semester. Takes a long time to grade. .”

📚

82/100

“Easy A if you don't mind teaching yourself, which pretty much consists of .”

🚫

12/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👻 About Availability

  • Totally absent entire semester
  • never replied to a
  • Gone for entire months

Theme 2

📝

  • Takes a long time to grade
  • grades hw once a month

Theme 3

📖 About Learning

  • Not a good class if actually want to learn anything
  • Offered little to no feed back

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Four detailed and consistent reviews from 2012-2013 paint the same absentee pattern, but the sample is small and old.

Inside 4 stored ratings

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Course coverage

CIS504 reviews

Reported outcomes

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