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De Anza College · Ethnic Studies

Gerri Parker

ICS44 · RACEICS9 · LIT · ICSD9 · ICS1 · ICSD046 · ICS45 · ICS9 · ICS09 · ICS009 · ICSICS · 121 lifetime ratings

AI rating
50/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
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Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you prioritize an A with and can handle heavy busywork and inconsistent teaching.

Best fit · Easy A HunterUnlimited Extra CreditEasy A PotentialHeavy BusyworkPolarizing TeachingDisorganized Lectures
  • Many students say the class can be an easy A because of and .
  • Negative reviews repeatedly describe disorganized teaching, vague instructions, rude behavior, and too much busywork.
  • The recovery options and can tolerate a polarizing class experience.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

through easy work, posted deadlines, and lots or even unlimited .

The easy-A evidence , while the single online review gives no useful grade detail.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

The content is often described as easy or not hard, but the workload and the material itself.

; online evidence is too thin to judge content difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

Several reviews say showing up helps or is needed, and , but the overall policy is not consistently proven.

; the online review does not clarify attendance policy.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Students are split between strong recommendations for an easy A and strong warnings about poor teaching and wasted time.

, while the single online review is negative but not detailed enough to drive the overall recommendation.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

is mentioned constantly and , though some students still call grading random or strict.

Format shift

Lenient grading evidence is almost entirely from in-person reviews; the online review .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Even students who say the class is easy often mention lots of movies, reports, readings, assignments, and work.

Format shift

Heavy workload evidence comes from in-person reviews; online .

Teaching experience

Average

50/100

Teaching is extremely polarized, with many students calling her great and many .

Format shift

The large in-person sample is polarized; the single online review is negative but not detailed enough to change the teaching profile by itself.

Assessment method

Balanced

45/100

Reviews mention homework, readings, reports, projects, quizzes, tests, and , so assessment .

Format shift

Assessment evidence comes mainly from in-person reviews; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

comments and many complaints about disorganization, busywork, and poor teaching.

Main concern

Students , and unpredictable grading despite .

What students said

Easy A. She gives a lot of opportunity for .
ICS45
The .
ICS44
Horrible teacher. Unclear. Rude. Irresponsible. Confusing.
ICS44

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single online review is strongly negative but gives little useful detail about grading, workload, or .

Main concern

The online evidence is too thin and mostly hostile rather than instructional.

What students said

Go away. Forever this time.
ICS45

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and at least some take-home exams, but exact policies vary and are not always clear.

Take-Home ExamsExtra Credit RecoveryStudy GuidesTests Mentioned

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews support , and recovery, but do not clearly prove proctoring or open-book rules.

Take-Home ExamsExtra Credit RecoveryStudy GuidesTests Mentioned
Lots of .
ICS45
some of the tests were a little difficult, but do the study guides, they help a lot.
ICS45
miss a
ICS09

Online

The single online review does not clearly prove webcam, .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

Easy A. She gives a lot of opportunity for .

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

📈 Easy A Signal

86/100

OMG! this class and teacher was an is awesome easy A!!!!!!!!!!!!

📚 Workload Risk

28/100

The .

🎯 Teaching Quality

50/100

Horrible teacher. Unclear. Rude. Irresponsible. Confusing.

⚖️

78/100

There is unlimited .

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A. She gives a lot of opportunity for .
  • There is unlimited .
  • Easy class. A bunch of you can do to make + .
  • I did a crapton of EC and got an A, the only saving grace of this class...

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF .
  • So. Much. Work.
  • The .
  • Lots of tedious mindless work.

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Horrible teacher. Unclear. Rude. Irresponsible. Confusing.
  • Gerri Parker is the BEST!! i learned so much and she is more than willing to help when you ask for it!
  • Professor explains instructions very clearly , come prepared everyday and the class will go smoothly.
  • She never teaches, lectures are mostly on movies.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

121

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

There are 50 reviews over several years with repeated themes, though the opinions are highly polarized and one online review is not very useful.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 539
4 out of 514
3 out of 59
2 out of 520
1 out of 539

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not_Sure_Yet 1