AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Steve Shepard

COMSC6 · COMSSC6 · COMPSC6 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
16.67%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Avoid unless and do not need timely help.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnresponsiveSelf-Teach RequiredMessy CanvasUnclear InstructionsIntro VB Easy
  • Students must self-teach because lectures and .
  • Communication is poor with slow or and missed Zoom meetings.
  • Course content itself is basic Visual Basic, but and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Several students earned As in basic VB, but , and .

Most evidence is from Online COMSC6; the +.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Intro Visual Basic and console apps are repeatedly called basic and .

Online reviews dominate; content difficulty looks similar across formats.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

while others say it is not, with little consistent pattern.

Online comments mix mandatory and optional; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Most students say and communication.

Nearly all negative recommendation signals come from Online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Tough grader tags, refused quiz grade fixes, and .

Format shift

; online notes grading glitches.

Workload

Moderate

45/100

Lots of homework and lengthy tests appear, but the VB material itself is short and basic.

Format shift

Workload complaints are mostly Online.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Students call him a nice man but horrible teacher with and little usable instruction.

Format shift

Both formats criticize teaching quality; Online has more detail.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and lengthy difficult tests.

Format shift

Assessment mix is mainly described in Online reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Single in-person report cites non-response, missed Zoom, and .

Main concern

and fails to show for scheduled help.

What students said

“I send him an and I waiting for 24 hours and no response then he say meet me in zoom he was not there”
COMSC6

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online COMSC6 is easy content-wise but chaotic: , and self-teaching required.

Main concern

and poor response times leave students stuck without guidance.

What students said

“You basically have to teach yourself whatever your learning.”
COMSC6
“ and confusing. He didn't respond to any of my emails or messages asking for help.”
COMSC6
“There also isn't any instruction and barely any help to code”
COMSSC6

Exam style

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Tests are described as lengthy and hard, with at .

Lengthy TestsDifficult ExamsSyllabus Quiz Glitches

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

than a clear exam policy.

Homework-Heavy Grading
“ and I waiting for 24 hours and no response”
COMSC6

Online

Online students report lengthy difficult tests and a .

Lengthy Difficult TestsSyllabus Quiz Error
“ and very difficult.”
COMSC6
“a glitch caused . He refused to correct the problem let our grades suffer.”
COMSSC6

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor Shephard is a nice man but horrible teacher. and hard to navigate. You basically have to teach yourself whatever your learning.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews, highlighting self-teaching, communication failures, and easy VB content. Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Quality

28/100

“Professor Shephard is a nice man but horrible teacher. and hard to navigate.”

🚫 Recommendation

18/100

“ .”

📚 Self-Teaching Required

72/100

“You basically have to teach yourself whatever your learning.”

💬 Poor Communication

20/100

“ asking for help.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • You basically have to teach yourself whatever your learning.
  • his material is written awfully
  • There also isn't any instruction and barely any help to code

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This class is pretty easy. It covers the basics and logic of programming.
  • and very difficult.
  • The course is extremely easy, it consists of writing simple Console Apps in Visual Basic.

Theme 3

📬 About Communication

  • He was overall bad at communication.
  • I waiting for 24 hours and no response then he say meet me in zoom he was not there

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Seven reviews span 2016-2025 with consistent complaints about communication and self-teaching, but sample is still small.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 53
1 out of 52

Course coverage

COMSC65 reviews
COMPSC61 review
COMSSC61 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1