AI Rate Professor

Computer Information Systems

Jim Gau

CISN25 · CISN24 · CISS24 · CISN51 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid unless you are ready to teach yourself from TestOut and ignore weak lectures.

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing lecturesTestOut dependentSelf-study requiredCaring but disorganizedPoor structure
  • Most students would not retake him .
  • Class success depends heavily on self-study via TestOut rather than lectures.
  • Organization, communication, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Some students earn A's, but and .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

High difficulty ratings and reports of and dense technical content.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

as mandatory and warn that skipping means no help.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Would-take-again rate is 0% overall, with only one older glowing review conditional on full effort.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

A's are possible with effort, but as confusing and poorly designed.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

35/100

Heavy reliance on TestOut reading, online postings, group projects, and self-study.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Knowledgeable and sometimes caring, but communication, organization, and lecture value are weak.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of TestOut training, online postings, group projects, and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

; students who self-study on TestOut can still pass, but lectures and .

Main concern

, and lectures that do not teach effectively.

What students said

“If you spend the time and focus on learning from TestOut then you'll do fine, but relying on his lectures is not advisable.”
CISN51
“He means well but . I feel there isn't any structure.”
CISN24

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Tests are described as confusing and poorly made; success depends on external TestOut material.

Confusing testsTestOut based learningOnline postings

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and poorly designed; students rely on TestOut and online postings.

Confusing testsTestOut based learningOnline postings
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CISN25
“He relies on TestOut online training for the majority of his class”
CISN51

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He means well but . I feel there isn't any structure. I feel like I haven't learned anything . seriously”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 , and low recommendation. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“relying on his lectures is not advisable”

📚

35/100

“If you spend the time and focus on learning from TestOut then you'll do fine”

👎

22/100

“No”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • there isn't any structure
  • He looks a lot more serious and intimidating than he ends up being

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Get ready to read
  • If you do your work and put in an effort

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Four reviews spanning 2015-2018 with consistent complaints about structure and mixed praise for effort-based help.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

CISN241 review
CISN251 review
CISN511 review
CISS241 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

2

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B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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