AI Rate Professor

Computer Information Systems

Gilbert Young

CS110 · CSCI110 · SECTION23958 · CSCI190 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
43.75%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Take him only if and want a and study guides.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf Teach RequiredLenient GraderWeak LecturesStudy Guide ExamsEasy Credit Path
  • Lectures are widely called weak, so , and YouTube.
  • Grading and exams are student-friendly As.
  • Recommendation is mixed because easy grades do not fully offset poor lecture quality.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Many students report A grades, generous curving, and .

Both online and and high grades despite weak teaching.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

Content is manageable when you self-study, though projects and .

Online comments stress reading and self-study; older .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

, so students skip weak lectures without penalty.

and several in-person CSCI sections.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

46/100

Take-again rate is only about 44% because easy grades compete with frustration over ineffective teaching.

Recent online reviews are lukewarm; and zero-of-ten.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

Students call him a lenient or and wants students to pass if they do the homework and study guides.

Format shift

Leniency is mentioned strongly online and in several in-person CSCI190 reviews.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Homework volume is not extreme for everyone, but and .

Format shift

Older in-person CS110 reviews complain more about heavy projects than recent CSCI190 comments.

Teaching experience

Average

44/100

He is often kind and humorous, yet many say lectures are ineffective and force self-teaching from text and videos.

Format shift

Online reviews focus on weak lectures; in-person history includes both glowing and scathing teaching takes.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Homework, discussions, and sets and study guides.

Format shift

Online students emphasize book problems and HW-like tests; older sections also mention projects.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person reviews split between older praise for humor and care and later complaints that , and teaches poorly.

Main concern

Lecture quality and older class experiences vary enough that expectations are inconsistent.

What students said

“A nice and friendly guy but doesn't teach very well. I ended up not paying attention to any of his lectures and searched everything up on Youtube.”
CSCI190
“He is a GREAT and .”
CSCI110
“Overall, you are paying for a class that you have to self study.”
CS110

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online or hybrid CSCI190 students say skip weak lectures, read the book, and .

Main concern

You will not learn much from lectures and .

What students said

“ . Young's class.”
CSCI190
“Most of the times, and slideshows yourself than going to the lectures.”
CSCI190
“Exams were 99% similar to the study guides so if you prepare, you will get a perfect grade.”
CSCI190

Exam style

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and homework, which makes them student-friendly if you prepare.

Study Guides Match ExamsHomework-Like TestsGenerous CurveTextbook Reading

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

76/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and textbook examples, though a few older reviews say there was no study guide and .

Practice ProblemsHW-Like ExamsOccasional No Study Guide
“the and textbook examples.”
CSCI190
“He posts study guides that have everything the and gives a .”
CSCI190

Online

Online exams are described as and study guides, with lenient scoring and .

Study GuidesHW-Similar TestsLenient Grading
“Exams were 99% similar to the study guides so if you prepare, you will get a perfect grade.”
CSCI190
“he is certainly an .”
CSCI190

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . Young's class. I only watched one or two of the lectures and gave up.”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 , and mixed recommendation. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

44/100

“Prof Young is not a good lecturer, to put it bluntly.”

⚖️

82/100

“Good part is that he is a and very generous.”

📝

76/100

“Exams were 99% similar to the study guides so if you prepare, you will get a perfect grade.”

👍 Recommendation Split

46/100

“Guys trust me. !!! He really wants you to pass!!!! He gives credit very easy.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • I taught myself with all of the concepts using the text book and online resources.
  • he always show up late and dont teach a lot
  • he will just recite everything back from the presentation.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • he is certainly an .
  • He gives credit very easy.
  • and textbook examples.

Theme 3

😂 About Personality

  • A nice and friendly guy
  • Humor lightens the mood in class.
  • He is hilarious sometimes.

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Only 16 reviews across years show a , but sample size and era differences lower confidence.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 54

Course coverage

CSCI1908 reviews
CSCI1106 reviews
CS1101 review
SECTION239581 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 1 · A 7 · A- 2

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Rather not say 1