AI Rate Professor

Computer Applications

Paul Nguyen

CNET101 · CS101 · CNET172 · CNET170 · CNET162 · CNET078668 · CNET120 · CS158A · CNET172CNET164 · CS116 · CS102 · 34 lifetime ratings

AI rating
82/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
85.29%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

grade if you can teach yourself; if you need strong classroom instruction.

Best fit · Self Taught ProEasy A if self-drivenSelf-paced labsLots of readingCybersecurity knowledgeMixed teaching depth
  • Most students call him easy with strong A rates, especially in CNET online courses.
  • , and heavy reading rather than deep live teaching.
  • Many praise industry knowledge and support; some CS students say they learned little.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

Heavy A and A+ grades with repeated easy professor comments and few graded items in several courses.

Both formats call him easy; but more complaints about learning depth.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Low difficulty for many sections, though terminology, reading, and .

Online often self-paced and easy; but uneven.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

68/100

Many online and some in-person reviews say not mandatory; several in-person and a .

Online is usually flexible; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

About 85% would take again; and industry tips, less so for deep CS teaching.

Online cybersecurity students are more enthusiastic; learning.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

86/100

Students report easy passes, due-date extensions, , and .

Format shift

Leniency appears in both formats; in-person CS comments stress it most.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

Often manageable weekly labs and quizzes, but many report lots of reading and homework.

Format shift

Online short-term and CNET sections can feel reading-heavy; some CS labs are lighter.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

, and industry knowledge; a vocal minority say he barely teaches.

Format shift

Online CNET praise is stronger; .

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

, and tests all matter; weight shifts by course.

Format shift

Both formats mix labs and exams; a .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

some inspired by real-world networking insight, others say little is taught and grades are too easy.

Main concern

Communication gaps and weak skill prep for later CS courses for some students.

What students said

“Very little communication. I emailed him a few times on multiple occasions and I never got a response.”
CNET101
“if you want an easy A (for a CS class) he is a good choice.”
CS116
“I have learned nothing this class.”
CS116

Remote format

Online

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and recorded content; easy grades for independent learners.

Main concern

Can feel like a .

What students said

“Very easy, self-paced class. But that was it. Nothing valuable was actually taught personally by him.”
CS-101
“Very easy professor... class was pretty self paced and he cares about the students.”
CNET172CNET164
“Only assigned a , so it was easy to get through but very informative.”
CNET170

Exam style

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; no consistent proctoring software claims appear in reviews.

Reasonable testsTrick questions possibleLabs and quizzes heavySelf-paced platforms

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

pass, sometimes with trick questions; labs drive much of the grade.

Test heavy in some CSTrick questionsLabs easy to pass
“ trick questions.”
CS116
“the , but easy to pass, and ”
CS116

Online

Online exams and but ; work is often on third-party platforms.

Final exam timing issuesThird-party platform workReasonable tests
“he takes a while to post important things and the .”
CNET101
“Very easy, self-paced class.”
CS-101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“if you want an easy A (for a CS class) he is a good choice.”

Voice snapshots generated from 34 reviews (23 online, 11 in person), balancing easy-grade praise with . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“He is great at teaching us. it is easy to understand the lectures are going.”

📗 Easy Grade Path

88/100

“Class is super easy so you don't learn really.”

🧰

70/100

“please do self study.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

78/100

“I will vouch on Paul's cybersecurity knowledge and !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures are very easy to follow
  • He does not teach much
  • shares his knowledge and and working knowledge

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Overall, he is an easy professor
  • Assignments and
  • Easy grade and learning is pretty much what you want to put into it

Theme 3

💻 About Course Format

  • 100% of this class was on a third party site that I needed to pay for
  • class was pretty self paced
  • TON of reading

Data context

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Analysis sample

34

Recent reviews read by the AI

34

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

34 reviews across many years and courses, with both formats represented and recurring themes on ease versus teaching depth.

Inside 34 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 519
4 out of 510
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

29 reported outcomes

A range

25

A+ 11 · A 13 · A- 1

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2