AI Rate Professor

Design Technology

Denise Travis

INTDSN30 · INTDSN3041 · INTERIORDESIGN · INTDS30 · DESIGN · INTDSN41 · ITDSN40 · DESIG000 · INTERDESIGN31 · VARIOUS · INTDS1 · INTDS66 · IDA · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
66/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.1

The decision

if you value a caring design mentor and low textbook cost more than polished lectures.

Best fit · Budget FirstProgram AdvocateCaring MentorDry LecturesMemorization TestsBudget Friendly
  • Many students praise her as a kind advocate who fought to keep interior design affordable.
  • Lectures can feel dry, slow, or disorganized, and .
  • A few older reviews say she is late or demanding, while others call the class an easy A.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

76/100

Several students say an A is easy if you coast, though .

All evidence is In person; no Online reviews exist.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Material is approachable design content, but dry lectures and memorization lower the feel-good ease.

Only In person reviews describe course challenge.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

and several complaints focus on long late-running sessions.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

, and essential to the program, while detractors say boring or unclear.

Recommendation is mixed but only In .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Some say easy A and low materials cost; .

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Workload

Moderate

58/100

Work is real design practice rather than busywork, with memorization tests and projects.

Format shift

Workload detail is In person only.

Teaching experience

Average

64/100

Strong care and industry knowledge offset dry lectures, lateness, and uneven clarity.

Format shift

Teaching quality opinions are In person only and split by era.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Comments highlight memorization tests with short answers plus practical design assignments.

Format shift

Exam and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Budget First

In-person design courses draw loyal praise for her advocacy and industry care, plus complaints about boring lectures and uneven organization.

Main concern

and occasional lateness or unorganized delivery can frustrate students.

What students said

“Denise Travis is a hero who worked tirelessly for low income and marginalized students.”
INTDS30
“ but you have to memorize everything.”
INTDSN30
“Her laziness works to your advantage though and you can easily get an A in this class.”
INTDSN41

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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Tests lean on memorizing names and facts, while course work also includes practical design tasks.

Memorization TestsOne Or Two Word AnswersPractical Assignments

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person students describe short-answer memorization tests and practical designer-focused assignments.

MemorizationShort AnswersIndustry Assignments
“ but you have to memorize everything.”
INTDSN30
“the the chair?" ALL MEMORORIZATION”
IDA

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Denise Travis is a hero who worked tirelessly for low income and marginalized students.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 In person reviews, balancing advocacy praise with lecture complaints. Credibility rating: Medium.

❤️ Student Advocacy

80/100

“She worked to preserve a low cost interior design program that was in constant threat of being canceled.”

📚 Teaching Clarity

48/100

“She is all over the and boring.”

🅰️ Grade Ease

76/100

“you can easily get an A in this class.”

💰 Cost Sensitivity

78/100

“She kills herself to make sure the students have supplies and dont have to buy lots of books or materials!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • some of her lectures are dry, but in the end, you'll learn a lot.
  • She made furniture interesting.
  • her lectures are horrible and super borig

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • you can easily get an A in this class.
  • !
  • but you have to memorize everything.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • one of the the kindest people I have ever met
  • She REALLY cares about the students
  • she saved the interior design program from being cut from SMC

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen mostly older reviews are useful but thin on recent detail and somewhat polarized.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 52
3 out of 52
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

INTDS302 reviews
DESIG0001 review
DESIGN1 review
IDA1 review
INTDS11 review
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INTDS661 review
INTDSN301 review
INTDSN30411 review
INTDSN411 review
INTERDESIGN311 review
INTERIORDESIGN1 review
ITDSN401 review
VARIOUS1 review

Reported outcomes

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