AI Rate Professor

Computer Information Systems

Velia Quintana

CISD40 · CISM11 · CISD31 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
28.57%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Avoid unless and tolerate heavy busywork and weak lecturing.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHeavy homework loadDull PowerPoint lecturesTough and uneven gradingUnorganized online workPolarizing personality
  • Most recent and majority reviews rate her 1/5 and .
  • , and unclear or error-filled online instructions are recurring complaints.
  • A minority of older reviews praise friendliness and real-world prep, so experiences are mixed but skew negative.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Some students still earn As, but , and participation pressure make an A costly.

Online review stresses tough grading; outcomes.

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

Content difficulty varies by section, but complaints focus more on busywork and poor delivery than pure conceptual hardness.

Online review rates difficulty 5; in-person difficulty ratings swing widely from 1 to 5.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

as mandatory and participation as important; the online review says not mandatory.

; most in-person reviews say mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

26/100

and many students explicitly warn others not to enroll.

Recent ; older in-person reviews include a couple of yes votes amid many nos.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

, and complaints about fairness outweigh occasional .

Format shift

Online evidence is harsher; .

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of homework and and multiple years.

Format shift

Both online and .

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Majority describe dull PowerPoint reading, weak clarity, unprofessional tone, and little real teaching value.

Format shift

Online review is extremely negative; positives.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Homework volume, online work, participation, and .

Format shift

.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are mostly harsh about , and weak teaching, with a few older positives about friendliness and .

Main concern

Lecture quality and heavy busywork dominate student frustration.

What students said

“ . if you enjoy watching powerpoint presentations being fumbled through for hours.”
CISM11
“this professor is by far the .”
CISD40
“I really learned a lot from her class and if you're more of a visual learner.”
CISD40

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single recent online CISM11 review is extremely negative, calling her unprofessional, degrading, and a .

Main concern

Harsh tone, heavy workload, and advice to enroll with a different instructor instead.

What students said

“Please beware and do not enroll in any of her courses.”
CISM11
“Velia is truly the most unprofessional and degrading professor at Mt SAC.”
CISM11

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews do not clearly describe exam proctoring; assessment and uneven organization.

Homework-heavyParticipation pointsExtra credit candy pointsOnline work with instruction errors

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and PowerPoint lectures rather than a clearly documented exam policy.

Lots of homeworkParticipation mattersExtra credit candy points
“ and there were a lot of mistakes in the instructions that .”
CISM11
“assigns a lot of busy work, sometimes doesn't know what she is teaching and treats us like ").”
CISD40

Online

Online review ; it focuses on heavy work and harsh teaching tone.

Lots of homeworkTough grader
“The most insane instructor on this campus, I'm not even sure how she got this role.”
CISM11

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Please beware and do not enroll in any of her courses.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 reviews (1 online, 7 in person), highlighting weak lecturing, heavy busywork, and low recommendation. Credibility rating: Medium.

🚨 Teaching Disaster Risk

28/100

“I have a masters degree from USC and this professor is by far the .”

📚

22/100

“She gives a lots of , but I see she is preparing us for the real world.”

👎 Recommendation Rate

26/100

“ .”

🧾

30/100

“ and there were a lot of mistakes in the instructions that .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are dull as she tends to read verbatim from Powerpoints
  • watching powerpoint presentations being fumbled through for hours
  • Shes absolutely HORRID at teaching and relating to students

Theme 2

📈 About Workload and Grades

  • Lots of homework
  • assigns a lot of busy work
  • Mr. Cantus teaches similar material and

Theme 3

⚠️ About Professionalism

  • Velia is truly the most unprofessional and degrading professor at Mt SAC
  • treats us like ")
  • throwing candies at students is not a recipe for success

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Eight reviews span 2015-2024 with consistent negative themes, but older skew and mixed outliers keep credibility at medium.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 55

Course coverage

CISM115 reviews
CISD402 reviews
CISD311 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · 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

0

No reported values