AI Rate Professor

Design Technology

Eve Mazzara

DES32 · GDESIGN34 · GD33 · DESIGN34 · GRDES34 · GD18 · GD44 · GD34 · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

Skip unless you already know the software and only need a ; expect little modern design instruction.

Best fit · Self Taught ProOutdated MaterialsDoesn't Teach OnlineTough GraderPolarizing ReviewsInDesign Focus
  • Recent reviews slam outdated borrowed materials and almost no real teaching online.
  • , and one of the best.
  • Grades can still land as A even when students say they learned little from her.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

72/100

Many students report A grades even while saying she barely teaches, though a and taste-driven.

Online and in-person both show As possible; online more often frames A as low-learning.

Is the course easy?

Standard

58/100

InDesign and if self-taught, but beginners without lessons struggle online.

Online beginners call it challenging due to no lessons; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Some sections mark attendance mandatory, others do not, with little consistent policy across years.

Evidence mixed in both formats; several online and .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Only about a , and recent comments strongly urge finding another design teacher.

Online reviews are more negative overall; glowing recommendations cluster in older in-person InDesign posts.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

36/100

and complaints about subjective taste and penalizing work that is not .

Format shift

and in recent in-person DES32 comments.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

Projects and , but difficulty ratings stay mid-range.

Format shift

Online students stress low-effort videos plus lots of reading; and class work.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

Historic praise for of no instruction and borrowed outdated content.

Format shift

recent online and branding students.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and design deliverables drive the .

Format shift

Both formats center projects; online .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and fair InDesign teaching, while recent comments call materials outdated and .

Main concern

and 2000s-era design standards.

What students said

“ , and discouraging. I honestly believe she failed me intentionally.”
DES32
“ . and grades fair.”
GD34
“An excellent teacher! Do not miss class, pay close attention and don't hesitate to ask questions”
GD44

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections are widely described as low-effort, outdated video dumps with and little peer critique.

Main concern

You may teach yourself via YouTube while still facing picky or .

What students said

“Horrible class, she doesn't teach. All she does is give you a 1 min video on what to do and give tons of ”
DESIGN34
“Completely phones it in. 99.9% of her online class is material she took from other people.”
GRDES34
“This professor confuses outdated, low-budget flyer aesthetics with legitimate design education.”
DES32

Exam style

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Assessment is mostly project and ; sparse comments mention tests that can feel misaligned with taught material.

Project BasedOccasional TestsFeedback Driven

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and constructive critique more than formal exam security.

In-Class ProjectsConstructive CriticismFair Project Grading
“She doesn't just hand out A's, you have to earn them,”
GD34
“She grades fairly and offers good constructive criticism.”
GD44

Online

Online reviews rarely describe proctored exams and focus on projects, readings, and occasionally misaligned tests.

Project HeavyBorrowed TutorialsMisaligned Test Questions
“ class yet.”
GRDES34
“No class discussion at all, can't even see your peer's work, how are and critique?”
DESIGN34

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This teacher will not teach you anything, She doesn't provide lessons tells you the own.”

Voice snapshots generated from 22 reviews spanning nearly 20 years, weighted toward recurring teaching and materials themes. Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Quality Collapse

42/100

“Horrible class, she doesn't teach. All she does is give you a 1 min video on what to do and give tons of ”

⚠️ Recommendation Risk

28/100

“Find another teacher.”

🎨 Outdated Design Standards

35/100

“Not sure she understands branding beyond Walmart or 2003 Martha Stewart.”

📜 Legacy InDesign Praise

85/100

“ . and grades fair.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she doesn't teach
  • You're better off watching youtube tutorials
  • outdated lectures and materials, often ripped from other InDesign teachers

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • , and discouraging
  • She allows to resubmit whenever you get a low grade
  • She doesn't just hand out A's, you have to earn them

Theme 3

❤️ About Character & Fit

  • Completely unfit to teach branding in a professional context
  • One of the best!
  • !

Data context

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Analysis sample

22

Recent reviews read by the AI

22

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

22 reviews span 2006-2025 with sharp era split; detail is high but consistency is low across decades.

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 56

Course coverage

GD347 reviews
DESIGN343 reviews
GD333 reviews
GRDES343 reviews
DES322 reviews
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GD442 reviews
GD181 review
GDESIGN341 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 4

B range

1

B 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1