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De Anza College · Ethnic Studies

Duane Kubo

ICS020 · CIS20 · ICS20 · 24 lifetime ratings

AI rating
100/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.0

The decision

Kubo is a strong pick for students who want a reliable, low-risk GE class with a knowledgeable professor.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy AKnowledgeable professorHelpful and fairBoring lecturesPredictable essay exams
  • Kubo is strongly praised as knowledgeable, helpful, fair, and .
  • The class is widely described as an easy A, with predictable quizzes and and lectures.
  • The main downside is boredom and a modest amount of reading, projects, and discussion work.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

90/100

Students repeatedly call the course an easy A because quizzes and , and sometimes supported by .

All Easy A evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Introductory

82/100

The course content is manageable and mostly reading-discussion based, though students still need notes, reading, and short essay preparation.

Only in-person reviews describe course easiness.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

90/100

Students explicitly say attendance is not mandatory or that students can miss class, though attending helps with quizzes and finals.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Most students recommend him because , and offers a low-stress path to a good grade.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

88/100

Grades are repeatedly described as easy, with , and clear exam preparation.

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Workload

Light

73/100

The workload includes weekly reading, quizzes, a report, a project or presentation, and a final, but students usually describe it as easy and manageable.

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All .

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Students consistently describe Kubo as , and clear, even when lectures feel boring.

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All .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Assessment combines essay quizzes, an , and group presentation work.

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

All reviews are in person and mostly describe a fair, knowledgeable, easy professor with and a light-to-moderate workload.

Main concern

Some students find the lectures very boring and the reading repetitive.

What students said

“I just skimmed through the book and took notes during lecture and I got an easy A.”
ICS20
“he always go over what you need to know before the and !”
ICS20
“ , but EXTREMELY BORING.”
ICS20

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Exams are student-friendly because quizzes and finals are essay-style, predictable, and often based on material reviewed in class.

Essay QuizzesEssay FinalPredictable QuestionsNo Midterms

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals with predictable questions, but do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, webcam, proctoring, or Lockdown Browser rules.

Essay QuizzesEssay FinalPredictable QuestionsNo Midterms
“The quiz is essay style, answering ONE question in depth with .”
ICS20
“ from 2 questions which to write on.”
ICS20
“ .”
ICS20

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Organized. Helpful. I always knew what to expect from Prof. Kubo.”

Voice snapshots generated from 24 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“I enjoyed his lecture a lot. Dr. and fair.”

📈 Easy A Potential

90/100

“Got through the class without touching the book once with a A.”

⚖️ Workload Balance

73/100

“3 quizzes, 1 presentation, 1 family report, 1 field trip, 1 final, reading hw weekly, no ec.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very nice teacher, very knowledgable.
  • Kubo is by far one of the nicest and friendliest teacher i have ever met.
  • Great teacher! , and accepts opinions from every walk of life.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • I just skimmed through the book and took notes during lecture and I got an easy A.
  • Incredibly easy A. I think nearly everyone got an A.
  • .

Theme 3

📝

  • The , but FOUR questions.
  • All of the and light-reading book so just study that and you'll be fine.
  • one presentation and one interview

Data context

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Analysis sample

24

Recent reviews read by the AI

24

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

There are 24 in-person reviews with very consistent themes, though many are old and only two grades are reported.

Inside 24 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 54
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ICS2022 reviews
CIS201 review
ICS0201 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1