Is this an easy A?
HardWork
42/100Some students earned A grades or called it easy with readings, but heavy work, unclear expectations, and .
Online has the clearest easy-A evidence, while and .
De Anza College · Intercultural Studies
ESL265 · COMMD007 · COMM7 · COMM07 · W21COMMD007 · COM07 · 11 lifetime ratings
The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
Some students earned A grades or called it easy with readings, but heavy work, unclear expectations, and grading complaints make the A feel costly.
Online has the clearest easy-A evidence, while in-person reviews show more grade damage and grading distrust.
Is the course easy?
The content is often described as elementary or not hard, but unclear instructions and self-study make the course feel harder than the material itself.
Online students call the material time consuming but not hard, while in-person students describe boring or poorly taught classes.
Is attendance flexible?
Several reviews list mandatory attendance or heavy participation, with only some online reviews saying attendance was not mandatory.
In-person evidence is mostly mandatory, while online attendance varies by section.
Is this professor recommended?
Most strong comments advise against taking her because of unclear expectations, heavy work, and weak teaching value.
Online recommendations are mixed, but in-person recommendations are mostly negative.
Course guide
Grading
Strict
28/100
Students mention tough grading, syllabus confusion, docked points, and grade damage despite some extra credit.
Format shift
Online has fair-grading praise in one review, while in-person contains the strongest grading complaints.
Workload
Heavy
24/100
Reviews repeatedly mention lots of homework, many papers, readings, group work, and time-consuming assignments.
Format shift
Both formats show heavy workload, with online adding group projects and in-person adding many papers.
Teaching experience
Poor
32/100
Positive comments about caring are outweighed by frequent complaints about unclear instructions, dull lectures, and self-study.
Format shift
Online reviews are polarized, while in-person reviews are mostly negative about teaching value.
Assessment method
FocusOnAssignments
28/100
The course appears driven mainly by readings, papers, reflections, participation, and group work rather than exams.
Format shift
Both formats emphasize assignments and participation, with limited exam evidence.
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Course format
Classroom format
Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro
In-person reviews are more negative, with students citing mandatory attendance, dull lectures, self-study, and grading concerns.
Main concern
Students report unclear teaching value and grading frustration.
What students said
“This class destroyed my 4.0 GPA.”
“I don't quite understand what the teacher's contribution is to this course and this course is almost self-study.”
“I thought she was gunna be a good one in the beginning but I regret taking the class.”
Remote format
Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward
Online feedback is split between caring support and repeated complaints about unclear instructions, heavy work, and rude responses.
Main concern
Students may need to clarify vague expectations before submitting work.
What students said
“Just no. If youre thinking about taking her youre better waitlisting with another instructor.”
“The course is time consuming but not hard, the essay reflections are graded fairly.”
“Just do the readings and it will be an easy A.”
Exam style
Reviews mention pop quizzes and one final video presentation, but they do not clearly prove a consistent exam policy.
Assessment risk
Varies
45/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
In-person reviews mention pop quizzes through review tags, but comments do not clearly prove the full exam policy.
“Beware of pop quizzes”
Online reviews mention a final video presentation, but they do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, open-book, or Lockdown Browser policy.
“assignments and final exam which required you video presentations over a complex topic and an audience in hard times.”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“I don't quite understand what the teacher's contribution is to this course and this course is almost self-study.”
“She seldom teaches the content of the curriculum, and hardly talks about the things in the textbooks.”
“A lot of homework.”
“Just no. If youre thinking about taking her youre better waitlisting with another instructor.”
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Data context
Analysis sample
11
Recent reviews read by the AI
11
Lifetime ratings
72/100
Evidence confidence
Eleven reviews across several years give useful pattern evidence, but opinions are polarized and some exam details are thin.
Inside 11 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
5 reported outcomes
A+ 1 · A- 2
B+ 1 · B 1
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No reported values
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