AI Rate Professor

De Anza College · Photography

William Mattick

PHTG7 · PHTG007 · PHTGD00701 · PHTGD007 · PHO007 · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
16.67%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

unless you are comfortable teaching yourself and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnclear gradingTough graderLecture heavyLimited feedbackHard to get an A
  • Students repeatedly and harsh.
  • Most negative , and little useful feedback.
  • A few students report an easy A, but the dominant pattern says an A is hard to predict and hard to earn.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

22/100

Getting an A looks unreliable because many students describe strict, .

Online and A, despite a small number of older positive grade reports.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

The photography content itself sounds basic to moderate, but and vague criteria make it feel harder than it should.

Online reviews stress confusing modules, while and harsh critiques.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

38/100

Attendance is often listed as mandatory, but policy.

Online reviews more often mark attendance as mandatory, while .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

because they find the class confusing, harshly graded, and poorly taught.

Both online and few positive outliers.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

12/100

Students repeatedly say grades are strict, unpredictable, and .

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize vague criteria, while and few A grades.

Workload

Moderate

42/100

The workload is not always heavy, but photo assignments, papers, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online reviews mention weekly assignments and tests, while , and sometimes quizzes.

Teaching experience

Awful

22/100

Most comments describe unclear , and rude or unhelpful responses.

Format shift

Online reviews focus on disorganized modules and poor communication, while and documentaries.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Assessment appears centered on photo assignments and papers, with some quizzes, tests, and a .

Format shift

Online reviews mention assignments, quizzes, tests, and a final, while and papers.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are also mostly negative, with repeated complaints about , and weak instruction.

Main concern

Students say he does not teach enough and .

What students said

“ lectures.”
PHTG7
“I don't understand how he grades the assignments.”
PHTG007
“He doesn't really teach.”
PHTG7

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mostly negative, with students citing , and hard-to-predict grades.

Main concern

Students and feedback is often missing or unhelpful.

What students said

“He speaks in a .”
PHTG7
“it would be near impossible to get an A.”
PHTG007
“ ”
PHTG007

Exam style

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Reviews mention quizzes, tests, and a , but they do not clearly prove proctoring, webcam, open-book, or closed-book rules.

QuizzesTestsFinalNo Quiz or Final in Some Sections

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews conflict because one mentions bi-weekly quizzes while another .

Bi-weekly QuizzesTestsNo Quiz or Final in Some Sections
“Quizzes bi-weekly.”
PHTG7
“ .”
PHTG7

Online

Online reviews mention quizzes, tests, and a final, but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, or open-book policy.

QuizzesTestsFinal
“ , and the .”
PHTG007
“ ”
PHTG7

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Hard to pass, unless you can mimic his vague preference. This class will drag down your GPA.”

Voice snapshots generated from 22 reviews, highlighting recurring themes in , and recommendation risk. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

22/100

“He doesnt teach, then responds rudely in incomplete sentences in ALL CAPS if you ask for clarification.”

⚖️

12/100

“You can never predict what grade you will get.”

📉 Easy A Risk

22/100

“ IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR EASY A”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He speaks in a .
  • Gives little to no instruction or direction.
  • He doesn't really teach.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • it would be near impossible to get an A.
  • .
  • Even though he says your pictures are great, he will still not give you an A.

Theme 3

🧾

  • a clue why you didnt receive full credit.
  • When he graded assignments he only gave you the grade without any feed back on how to improve
  • I don't understand how he grades the assignments.

Data context

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Analysis sample

22

Recent reviews read by the AI

22

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

There are 22 detailed reviews with highly consistent complaints, but most reviews are old and only a few include recent evidence.

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 55
1 out of 512

Course coverage

PHTG00710 reviews
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PHO0073 reviews
PHTGD0071 review
PHTGD007011 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 2 · A- 1

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

8

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 3 · Rather_Not_Say 1