AI Rate Professor

Environmental Studies

Mark Sullivan

ESD080Z55 · ES6 · ES61B · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
26/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
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Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you specifically want environmental law content and can tolerate a lecture-heavy, polarizing class.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizing instructorLecture-heavyEnvironmental law focusHigh failure riskMixed clarity
  • Three reviews describe boring, lecture-heavy classes with little student participation.
  • Two reviews are positive and , and sometimes easy to understand.
  • The grade evidence includes two Fs and one A, so the course experience looks highly uneven.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Two reported Fs and multiple very high difficulty ratings make an A look risky despite one positive A review.

All evidence is from in-person reviews, with no online grade evidence.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Several students rate the class very difficult and describe narrow, lecture-heavy content that is hard to stay engaged with.

Only in-person evidence exists, and it ranges from easy in one review to very difficult in several ES6 reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

The reviews do not clearly .

Only in-person reviews exist, and .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

The negative reviews are intense and describe poor teaching and failing outcomes, even though two students had good experiences.

All recommendation evidence is in person, with no online comparison.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

25/100

Two Fs and repeated high difficulty ratings suggest strict or .

Format shift

, and it is sharply mixed between Fs and one A.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

The course appears mentally heavy because students describe long lectures, narrow law coverage, and difficulty staying engaged.

Format shift

All workload evidence is from in-person reviews, with no online comparison.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Several students , and ineffective, while two describe him as knowledgeable and caring.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews exist, and they are strongly polarized.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Comments mention current events assignments and group projects, but do not clearly prove the .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe assessment, and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

complaints about boring lectures and two positive comments about knowledge and care.

Main concern

Several students report poor teaching, boredom, and failing outcomes.

What students said

“He's not good at teaching.”
ES6
“Great teachers, who care and know what they are talkinabout.”
ESD080Z55
“He is easy to understand, and makes the class interesting with and .”
ES61B

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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Reviews do not clearly prove the .

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Reviews do .

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He's not good at teaching.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

35/100

“He goes on and on with his powerpoint presentation and leaves no time whatsoever for students to actively participate in the learning process.”

📈 Difficulty And Grades

28/100

“He failed me despite the fact I came to class during my peak performance hours and was prepared to learn.”

⚖️ Mixed Experience

35/100

“He is easy to understand, and makes the class interesting with and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He goes on and on with his powerpoint presentation and leaves no time whatsoever for students to actively participate in the learning process.
  • He's not good at teaching.
  • He is easy to understand, and makes the class interesting with and .

Theme 2

📚 About Content Focus

  • We spent the majority of the time learning about one specific law, which was ISO14001.
  • In total, we learned about five actual laws the entire class.
  • Mark Sullivan is an environmental lawyer, and as such he teaches pretty much all of the classes at De Anza which examine state and federal environmental laws in detail.

Theme 3

📈 About Grades And Difficulty

  • He failed me despite the fact I came to class during my peak performance hours and was prepared to learn.
  • Great teachers, who care and know what they are talkinabout.

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

, but several negative comments are clustered on the same day and course.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

ES63 reviews
ES61B1 review
ESD080Z551 review

Reported outcomes

F results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values