AI Rate Professor

Design Technology

Robin Hill

GD64 · GRDES51 · GRDES18 · GD18 · TYPE2 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
57.14%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you follow instructions exactly; skip if you want creative freedom or .

Best fit · Effort For RewardChecklist GraderClear HandoutsAdobe Software FocusMandatory AttendanceTough On Details
  • and no textbook.
  • follow every checkbox and tool rule or lose a full letter grade.
  • Recent TYPE2 reviews are sharply negative about unfair critiques and outdated design taste.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

An A is available if you follow every handout checkbox and tool rule, but small deviations can dump the grade a full letter.

Online TYPE2 still gave an A while slamming quality; in person success is obedience to her process.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

60/100

Software exercises are practical and well structured, though picky deliverables and .

In person GRDES18 and GD classes read beginner-friendly; TYPE2 reviews feel harsher on taste and critique.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Tags and comments stress skip class and you will not pass; .

Both the online TYPE2 and .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

56/100

Many older students would take her again for skills, but and a 57% take-again rate make it conditional.

In person historical praise is strong; the one online review says run.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

She docks full letter grades for tiny issues and tool choices even when the .

Format shift

Strict pickiness is mainly documented in person; online critique is about style obedience.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Weekly software assignments and project finals are regular but usually called fair and doable with handouts.

Format shift

In person has steady weekly work; limited online workload detail.

Teaching experience

Good

66/100

, and industry software skill draw praise, offset by harsh recent TYPE2 feedback.

Format shift

In person teaching praise is long-running; online TYPE2 is a single strong negative outlier.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and a substantial final project or in-class practical dominate over pure exams.

Format shift

In plus in-class test; online review does not detail exam policy.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Mostly positive older in-person reviews for grading and required attendance.

Main concern

Tiny mistakes or disallowed tools can cost a full letter grade despite strong work.

What students said

“Prof Hill is one of the .”
GRDES18
“if 98% of your assignment is good except for 2%, you'll be deducted a whole letter grade.”
GD64
“To be honest, follow every thing she wants, you will get an A.”
GD18

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The sole online TYPE2 review calls the class outdated, obedience-focused, and not real design innovation.

Main concern

Graded on following outdated style rather than strong design thinking.

What students said

“This isn't a design class — it's a guided tour through mediocrity and irrelevance.”
TYPE2

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and project deliverables, with some in-class finals.

Project HeavyIn-Class PracticalChecklist RubricsFinal Half Of Grade

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person uses weekly assignments plus finals that and an in-class test; .

Weekly AssignmentsIn-Class Final TestProject FinalsCheckbox Rubrics
“ .”
GD18
“For the final, 2 projects to do as homework, and then a in class test.”
GRDES18

Online

The single online review does not clearly describe exam logistics and .

Obedience Grading
“Expect to be graded on obedience, not innovation.”
TYPE2

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“To be honest, follow every thing she wants, you will get an A. If you screw up a little thing, you will screw up your grade.”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews (1 online, 11 in and recent TYPE2 backlash. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Clarity

66/100

“ so you don't get lost doing the Hw assignments.”

⚖️

34/100

“if 98% of your assignment is good except for 2%, you'll be deducted a whole letter grade.”

🧭 Recommendation Split

56/100

“Prof Hill is one of the .”

⚠️ Recent Design Critique

30/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and will stop and answer your questions until you understand.
  • Robin is very familiar with the Adobe software
  • Class is well-structured- you learn about Photoshop, move on to Illustrator, and finally InDesign.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • You must follow all the check boxes on hw or Else .
  • She is quite unfair with .
  • follow every thing she wants, you will get an A.

Theme 3

🎨 About Design Taste

  • If your dream is to design 1994 JCPenney coupons with and WordArt, congratulations, you've found your mentor.
  • when the whole class followed it we all got critiqued and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

12 reviews with good detail but a long time span and a clear shift from older praise to recent TYPE2 criticism.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 54
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

GRDES185 reviews
GD182 reviews
GD642 reviews
TYPE22 reviews
GRDES511 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 4

B range

2

B 2

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values