AI Rate Professor

Design Technology

Maxim Safioulline

DES66 · GR2431 · GRDES71 · IXD460 · GD66 · GRDES67 · DS42 · GD65 · GRDES69 · IXD350 · 24 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

Avoid unless you already code well and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough GraderGraded by Few ThingsConfusing InstructionsHarsh CritiquesMandatory Participation
  • , and attendance while weekly work often gets little credit.
  • , and more critique than how-to guidance.
  • a minority thrive under high standards, most feel lost in web and IxD courses.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

An A and final performance plus participation, while weekly work often does not count and .

Both formats stress tough, few-item grading; and assignment wording.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Content runs technical and fast, with and coding expectations that many say outpace prior web courses.

In-person and online both report high difficulty; online students especially struggle with .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Attendance and participation repeatedly determine pass or fail, with skip-class tags and grade weight on showing up.

Most online and in-person comments list attendance as .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

, and many warn he is unavoidable yet poorly teaches how to succeed in web and IxD.

Online reviews are especially harsh; a as inspiring.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

26/100

, and students say aesthetic taste and personal opinion .

Format shift

Online and .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Weekly homework and critiques are common, but , and .

Format shift

and ; in-person stress few graded items.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

A few call lectures passionate and caring, but most say he confuses students, skips how-to teaching, and focuses on critique over instruction.

Format shift

In-person has more glowing outliers; online comments lean strongly negative on structure and clarity.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grade weight concentrates on midterm, final, and .

Format shift

Both formats repeatedly say graded by few things; online also mentions poorly worded quizzes.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews split between fans who praise high standards and passion and while .

Main concern

, and attendance, with design judged subjectively after little mockup or design instruction.

What students said

“ . Final grade is based on the midterm, final and attendance.”
IXD460
“we did a lot of assignments, but we didn't get credit or .”
GRDES67
“He's a , and although you are literally , and final, he is condescending”
GR2431

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections draw heavy criticism for , and limited teaching of how to complete assignments.

Main concern

Instructions feel improvised, weekly HW is reviewed but rarely counted, and .

What students said

“the way the , and the use of , as there is HW, but it is never explained well”
DS42
“Poorly worded quizzes/instructions for the assignments. .”
GRDES67
“Awful. . Poorly wording the quizzes as well as his instructions for the assignments.”
GRDES67

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and work; reviews do not clearly prove proctoring tools.

Midterm and Final HeavyGraded by Few ThingsQuizzes Mentioned OnlineParticipation Weighted

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and attendance, with as practice rather than credit.

Midterm and FinalAttendance CountsHomework as Practice
“ and attendance.”
IXD460
“the only things that you are going to get credit for and final”
GRDES67

Online

Online students mention poorly worded quizzes and the total.

Poorly Worded QuizzesWeekly HW Often UncountedTest Heavy
“Poorly worded quizzes/instructions for the assignments. .”
GRDES67
“Test heavy”
GRDES67

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Just do yourself a favor and . He teaches coding like its a very simple thing to do, newsflash!! its not.”

Voice snapshots generated from 24 reviews across online and and teaching clarity. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Clarity

34/100

“He focuses too much on the "why" and not enough on the "how". He's the only , and only grades the and participation.”

⚖️

26/100

“He's a , and although you are literally , and final, he is condescending”

👎 Recommendation Risk

30/100

“You've been warned”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he never actually teaches web design
  • Learned more from google than from this class
  • When he enjoys a lecture subject, he becomes very animated

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • and attendance
  • It's not an easy A but he's set up the so it's hard to fail

Theme 3

💬 About Student Treatment

  • If you participate too much, he'll patronize you
  • he is constantly criticizing even the way we ask the questions
  • he will work with you and help you succeed

Data context

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Analysis sample

24

Recent reviews read by the AI

24

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

24 detailed reviews spanning 2018-2025 and teaching clarity despite polarized quality scores.

Inside 24 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 51
3 out of 52
2 out of 53
1 out of 513

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 3 · A- 1

B range

7

B 7

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1