AI Rate Professor

Art

James Davis

ANIM20 · ANIM21 · ANIM40 · ET89 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
72/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Worth taking for serious animation students and will put in studio hours.

Best fit · Effort For RewardStrong Animation FeedbackSkill Growth FocusTraditional StyleHonest CritiquesHarsh for Beginners
  • and animation craft.
  • ; beginners may feel skill expectations are high.
  • A minority report condescending critiques and talent-focused remarks.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

As and A-minuses appear, but improvement, on-time work, and many animation hours are required rather than a free A.

Online and in person both link grades to effort and improvement rather than free grades.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Animation production and drawing skill demands make the content hard for true beginners.

Online ANIM40 and in-person comments both stress high drawing/animation standards.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

and others optional or unstated, so flexibility is inconsistent.

Online and in person both show mixed mandatory vs optional reports.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

Most students recommend him for feedback and growth, with a .

Recommendation is strong in both formats except the harsh ANIM40 experiences.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

52/100

Many get solid grades with improvement, but tough-grader tags and .

Format shift

Online ANIM40 .

Workload

Heavy

36/100

Animation hours, readings, quizzes, and production work make this effort-intensive.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize time-on-task; in .

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Strong principles teaching and feedback for willing workers, undercut by occasional condescending delivery.

Format shift

Online and in ; harsh tone shows in both formats.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

, and production work drive assessment.

Format shift

Online mentions quizzes with answers given beforehand; in and critiques.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In and many improve, but one review alleges condescending public remarks and discouragement from drawing.

Main concern

Harsh critique delivery can feel personal even when grades end up fine.

What students said

“He worked with all the different levels/drawing abilities, everybody improved with .”
ANIM20
“he was great! He gave me a real reality check through a critique that was really honest”
ET89
“This professor told me that I should not be drawing... !!!”
ANIM40

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online students praise chill guidance and principles teaching, but one ANIM40 review says drawing expectations and talent talk feel too harsh.

Main concern

Beginners without drawing foundation may feel judged on talent rather than growth.

What students said

“He is really chill and accepting of all skill levels, but you may struggle a bit more if you're brand new to animation and drawing.”
ANIM20
“His expectations of your drawing ability are too much for a community college class.”
ANIM40
“He gives you plenty of time to do it, and gives great advice.”
ANIM21

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is mostly projects and .

Reading QuizzesProject BasedCritique DrivenImprovement Focused

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person uses reading quizzes, participation, and critique-heavy project work; reviews do not clearly prove strict proctored finals.

Reading QuizzesStudio ProjectsHonest Critiques
“ uses the answers/participations to teach his class”
ANIM20
“He gave me a real reality check through a critique that was really honest”
ET89

Online

Online reviews mention quizzes with answers shared beforehand and deadline-driven animation projects; .

Quizzes With Answers GivenTimed ProjectsFeedback On Improvements
“ it and he does give you advice on what to change up.”
ANIM20
“He gives you plenty of time to do it, and gives great advice.”
ANIM21

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He worked with all the different levels/drawing abilities, everybody improved with . Animation is about how many hours you can work on it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 reviews (4 online, 4 in and critique risk. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯

82/100

“ and does help you.”

⏱️ Effort Required

36/100

“Animation is about how many hours you can work on it (if you want an ).”

⚠️ Critique Tone Risk

28/100

“Also makes very condescending remarks to you in front of the entire class if you ask a question.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He prefers a traditional style of animation
  • passionate about animation and will help you out if you are willing to put yourself to work
  • He is really chill and accepting of all skill levels

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • you may struggle a bit more if you're brand new to animation and drawing
  • His expectations of your drawing ability are too much for a community college class
  • He wants to see improvement and work be done on time

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Great guy.
  • gave me a real reality check through a critique that was really honest
  • !!!

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Eight reviews across online and in person with rich detail but smaller sample and some older dates yield medium credibility.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

ANIM204 reviews
ANIM402 reviews
ANIM211 review
ET891 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 1 · A 3 · A- 2

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

0

No reported values