AI Rate Professor

De Anza College · Ethnic Studies

Janine Midori Fujioka

ICS20Z · ETHNI100 · ICS20 · ICS20ONLINE · 33 lifetime ratings

AI rating
92/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you want meaningful Asian American Studies content and and writing.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring MentorInteresting MaterialHeavy ReadingLenient GradingSlow Email Response
  • Students consistently praise Fujioka as caring, knowledgeable, and memorable.
  • The course is often grade-friendly, but many , and weekly posts.
  • Recent online reviews are very strong, while older reviews show some issues with organization and email response.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Grades look friendly and many students call it an easy A, but the A usually comes with , and posts.

Online evidence shows A grades with lots of reading, while in person-classified reviews include both easy-A praise and hard-work warnings.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

The content is approachable and interesting, but the and filler class.

Online reviews praise the learning experience but , while in person-classified reviews range from very easy to hard because of pace and workload.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

marked mandatory and older online reviews marked not mandatory.

Online reviews provide conflicting attendance records, while in person-classified reviews mostly .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Most students recommend her because the class is meaningful, she cares about students, and .

Online reviews are strongly enthusiastic, while in person-classified reviews are mostly positive but include older complaints about access and organization.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

Students often report A , and good outcomes when they complete the work.

Format shift

Online reviews show A and A+ outcomes, while in person-classified reviews provide stronger evidence of and GPA boosting.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

The main cost is workload, with repeated mentions of lots of reading, weekly posts, papers, and writing.

Format shift

Online reviews mention lots of reading, while in person-classified reviews repeatedly describe heavy weekly work.

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Students describe her as knowledgeable, caring, funny, helpful, and inspiring, despite and organization.

Format shift

Online reviews are consistently excellent, while in person-classified reviews are mostly strong but contain several older negative outliers.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Assessment appears to , and final essays.

Format shift

Online reviews do not clearly detail assessments, while in , and finals.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person-classified reviews are mixed but mostly favorable, with strong praise for content and fairness plus repeated workload complaints.

Main concern

Many reviews .

What students said

“Fujioka is a great teacher, and I learned a lot in the class.”
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“This online class was a disaster.”
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“I enjoyed the class and got a A...but I never worked so hard to get A in a class.”
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Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews are very positive and , and meaningful content.

Main concern

Several online reviews mention lots of .

What students said

“ICS20 had lots of reading, but interesting AsianAm stuff!”
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“Had a great experience taking ICS20. Lots of reading though.”
ICS20
“This online class was awesome.”
ICS20

Exam style

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The , with no clear proof of strict proctoring.

Open Book ExamsEssay ExamsMidtermsFinal May Be Waived

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

83/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person-classified reviews mention open-book tests, open-book exams, essay midterms, and a .

Open Book ExamsEssay ExamsMidtermsFinal May Be Waived
“It was a easy A online and .”
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“ .”
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“midterms and .”
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Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove exam format, webcam use, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, or open-book policy.

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Great teacher and mentor!”

Voice snapshots generated from 33 reviews, highlighting repeated themes in , and access. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“Professor Fujioka gave me a lot of awesome information, very thorough & comprehensive.”

📚 Workload Reality

35/100

“Fujioka is a great teacher, and I learned a lot in the class. But and posts every week, so you gotta do the work.”

⚖️

82/100

“She's an and you'll learn some interesting topics about asian americans history.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Great teacher and mentor!
  • She cares about students' success & life goals.
  • Fujioka has an amazing wealth of information.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This class is a great course to boost up your GPA. But has tons of work.
  • It's an easy class if you do all the work.
  • I enjoyed the class and got a A...but I never worked so hard to get A in a class.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Organization & Access

  • Things were never graded when promised, and the .
  • but at the end of the semester, most peep got A's
  • . Unclear and inorganize.

Data context

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Analysis sample

33

Recent reviews read by the AI

33

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

The profile has 33 reviews across many years with rich, repeated themes, though older comments reduce freshness.

Inside 33 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 519
4 out of 59
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

ICS2029 reviews
ICS20ONLINE2 reviews
ETHNI1001 review
ICS20Z1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 2 · A 4

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

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