AI Rate Professor

Computer Information Systems

Michael Seidel

CIS36A · CIS5 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
99/100
RMP rating
5.0/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

Java if you want clarity, support, and .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyAmazing clear lecturesGOAT of CS departmentOpen-book examsBeginner-friendly JavaCaring and responsive
  • Students call him the top CS lecturer at the school with .
  • Grading is lenient with , and strong office-hour help.
  • and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

, and make high grades very attainable.

Both formats report open-book friendliness; in and office-hour support.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

He teaches fundamentals clearly from scratch, so and lab practice.

In-person and and beginner friendly.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

and online students can use recordings.

Online evidence is more explicitly flexible; in person is mixed but .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

99/100

Every review is a 5 and .

Perfect recommendation sentiment holds for both online and in-person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

92/100

Students describe tolerant grading, , and open-note open-book assessments.

Format shift

Leniency is explicit in both formats.

Workload

Light

78/100

Workload is mainly labs and .

Format shift

In person notes labs and two tests; online notes projects and open-book assessments.

Teaching experience

Excellent

98/100

Students call his lectures the .

Format shift

Teaching praise is unanimous across formats.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

and final style tests.

Format shift

In person emphasizes labs and two tests; online also mentions projects and quizzes.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

teaches Java from scratch and answers every question.

Main concern

Stay on top of labs and .

What students said

“The .”
CIS36A
“even if you know nothing he'll teach it from scratch and and any questions”
CIS36A

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Online students praise , and .

Main concern

but are limited, so .

What students said

“ . were open book/open note.”
CIS5
“He cares about his students a , extra credits, and long office hours.”
CIS5

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and quizzes are repeatedly described as open-book and open-note.

Open bookOpen noteLabs plus midterm and final

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

93/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews report open-note open-book exams with .

Open-noteOpen-bookLabs and two tests
“ and open-book.”
CIS5
“ and and final).”
CIS36A

Online

Online reviews explicitly state tests and projects were open book and open note.

Open bookOpen noteRecorded lectures
“ . were open book/open note.”
CIS5

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“The .”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 , and support. Credibility rating: High.

🌟 Teaching Quality

98/100

“ CS teacher/professor that I've had.”

👍

99/100

“The .”

📘

93/100

“ and open-book.”

❤️ Student Support

95/100

“He cares about his students a , extra credits, and long office hours.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • gives great examples of concepts
  • He's great at lecturing and answering questions
  • His way of teaching resonated with me a lot.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • His framework of and lenient.
  • , and you'll do just fine.
  • not a

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Cares about students, very attentive to questions
  • always approachable

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Ten fully positive, detailed reviews with consistent themes and recent dates support high confidence.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
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2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

CIS56 reviews
CIS36A4 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 2 · A 7

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

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