AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Paul Conrad

CS120 · CS265 · CSE215 · CS170 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

unless and afford the hardware.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-teach requiredOutdated lecturesRaspberry Pi burdenAbsent and unresponsiveMixed older reviews
  • Recent online CS170 .
  • and a Raspberry Pi or emulation is often required.
  • Older in-person comments were more mixed, including one strong praise.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Some students still earn As, but only after heavy self-teaching and a .

Online reviews stress self-teaching for the A; older in-person comments sound easier.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Projects and guidance.

Online CS170 is harder than older in-person reports.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

88/100

Multiple reviews .

as not mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Recent students call him the and .

Online reviews are strongly negative; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

48/100

and few graded items appear, but and hard projects undercut the benefit.

Format shift

Online notes ; in-person evidence is thin.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Self-teaching plus coding projects and .

Format shift

Online CS170 workload is .

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Recent students describe recycled lectures, absence, and no email response.

Format shift

Online teaching quality is poor; .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and a .

Format shift

Online focuses on projects and final; older in-person mentions weekly work and open-book tests.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

for Java and open-book tests.

Main concern

Experience seems highly course- and era-dependent.

What students said

“This is probably the most boring and monotone teacher I've ever had in my life.”
CS265
“Prof. and teaches well.”
CSE215
“ , so you shouldnt have issues”
CS120

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online CS170 is widely described as abandoned, recycled, and .

Main concern

, and required Raspberry Pi setup.

What students said

“You pretty much have to teach yourself the course.”
CS170
“Lectures are poor quality and reused from 2020.”
CS170
“Was not present for the first 2 weeks, to the .”
CS170

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

finals and older open-book quizzes.

Final exam and projectOpen-book quizzes (older)Self-taught preparation

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes.

Open book testsOpen book quizzes
“ , so you shouldnt have issues, unless your completely computer illiterate.”
CS120

Online

Online CS170 ends with a and .

Final projectFinal examMinimal guidance
“ .”
CS170
“the .”
CS170

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ , and it's not close.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews (4 online, 3 in person), weighting recent online CS170 pain points. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“It's just a copy and paste of the same lectures from years ago.”

🧰

30/100

“If you don't teach yourself the subject matter, you will fail.”

🚫 Recommendation

18/100

“ because no other option.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are poor quality and reused from 2020.
  • Posts a hodgepodge of lectures from other classes
  • This is probably the most boring and monotone teacher I've ever had in my life.

Theme 2

💻 About Course Logistics

  • Requires students to buy Raspberry PI.
  • .
  • You would have to get a raspberrypi and know C++ beforehand

Theme 3

📜 Older Positive Notes

  • Prof. and teaches well.
  • His class is really chill

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Seven reviews span 2008-2024 with a , though .

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 54

Course coverage

CS1704 reviews
CS1201 review
CS2651 review
CSE2151 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

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

Rather not say 1