Is this an easy A?
FairEffort
58/100An A is realistic because of and completion-based work, but , and busywork.
because there are no online reviews.
De Anza College · Intercultural Studies
ARTS2F · ART2F · ICS1 · ICSD00561 · ARTSD002F · ICS5 · D002F · D002F03 · ICS005 · 13 lifetime ratings
The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
An A is realistic because of extra credit and completion-based work, but it still demands attendance, memorization, homework, and busywork.
All evidence comes from in-person reviews because there are no online reviews.
Is the course easy?
The subject is not always conceptually hard, but memorization, unclear instructions, and disorganized lectures make the course feel harder.
All course difficulty evidence comes from in-person reviews.
Is attendance flexible?
Attendance is repeatedly marked mandatory, and several reviews say skipping class hurts your chance of passing.
All attendance evidence comes from in-person reviews.
Is this professor recommended?
Most negative reviews warn students away because of rude behavior, unclear teaching, and disorganization.
All recommendation evidence comes from in-person reviews.
Course guide
Grading
Fair
52/100
Grading can feel tough, but extra credit and completion-based assignments can strongly protect the final grade.
Format shift
All grading evidence comes from in-person reviews.
Workload
Heavy
24/100
Students repeatedly mention lots of homework, sketching, memorization, group work, and time-consuming extra credit.
Format shift
All workload evidence comes from in-person reviews.
Teaching experience
Poor
36/100
Positive reviews mention fun moments and real art examples, but many reviews describe him as disorganized, unclear, rude, or hard to approach.
Format shift
All teaching evidence comes from in-person reviews.
Assessment method
Balanced
55/100
Assessment appears to mix homework, drawings, group projects, quizzes, tests, and memorization-heavy exams.
Format shift
All assessment evidence comes from in-person reviews.
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Course format
Classroom format
High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward
In-person reviews show a heavy, attendance-driven class with extra credit but frequent complaints about unclear teaching and rude interactions.
Main concern
The main concern is disorganized teaching combined with heavy homework and mandatory attendance.
What students said
“Great subject; incredibly boring and disorganized class.”
“This class is very difficult and time-consuming.”
“Take my advice, don't take his class.”
Remote format
Low confidence
No stored summary is available for this format.
Main concern
No main concern is stored for this format.
Exam style
Reviews show quizzes, tests, slide memorization, and writing-heavy exams, but they do not clearly prove strict proctoring or a fully student-friendly exam format.
Assessment risk
Standard
45/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
In-person evidence mentions open notes on quizzes, tests that are not open notes, slide memorization, and writing-heavy exams.
“we get open notes on quizzes(not on the test)”
“Test's based heavily on identifying art slides he gives per unit”
“Exams requires a lot of writing”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“Great subject; incredibly boring and disorganized class.”
“I nearly dropped the first week due to the professor's massive disorganization, unclear instructions, and complete lack of focus.”
“If you do all the extra credits though, you can get a C on the tests and still end up with an A/A- in the class.”
“This class is very difficult and time-consuming.”
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Data context
Analysis sample
13
Recent reviews read by the AI
13
Lifetime ratings
70/100
Evidence confidence
The 13 reviews are detailed and fairly consistent, but most are old and all evidence is from in-person classes.
Inside 13 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
9 reported outcomes
A+ 4 · A 4
B 1
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