AI Rate Professor

Design Technology

Josephine Hao

INTARC50 · INTARC40 · INTARC30 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
28.57%
Difficulty
4.7

The decision

Avoid unless you already have strong design skills and want portfolio polish over an easy grade.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderHeavy WorkloadSelf-Teaching OnlineHarsh on BeginnersPortfolio-Focused Feedback
  • beginner studio classes
  • Workload is heavy with lots of , and papers, especially online
  • A and portfolio-quality projects if you can handle the pressure

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

Students report hard work still yielding C grades and almost no easy A .

Both online and ; online focuses more on impossible workload than letter grades.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

15/100

High difficulty ratings and comments about , and studio intensity make content very hard.

; in person stress comes from skill expectations and studio rigor.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

40/100

Some in-person sections mark attendance mandatory with participation mattering; other comments .

Attendance notes are clearer for in-person INTARC40; online reviews .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

25/100

and warn that she demotivates beginners despite occasional portfolio praise.

Both formats lean negative; online reviews are especially hostile about self-teaching.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

15/100

Repeated tough-grader tags and .

Format shift

; online reviews emphasize work volume over grade fairness.

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

Lots of homework, reading, and .

Format shift

Online comments hammer workload hardest; in person also report lots of homework.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Students often say she does not teach, works on other projects, or .

Format shift

Online self-teaching complaints are strongest; in person includes both disrespect complaints and .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

, and sparse graded items drive the .

Format shift

Both formats emphasize projects and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and attitude; a few students still value feedback and portfolio work.

Main concern

and preference for already-skilled students can demotivate beginners.

What students said

“she is the .”
INTARC30
“The worst! She doesnt teach, expects you to know everything already even though its a beginner class”
INTARC30
“If you're looking for an easy class, this is not it. If you're looking to have quality projects in .”
INTARC40

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online INTARC50 felt like self-teaching with massive reading and little clarifying instruction.

Main concern

slides and do not explain.

What students said

“Theres so much work and .”
INTARC50
“Thats not even teaching, were all self teaching ourselves from all the reading.”
INTARC50

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews center on projects and , so exam risk is not well documented.

Project-heavy assessmentSparse graded itemsLimited exam detail

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews focus on studio projects and .

Studio projectsTough project grading
“If you're looking to have quality projects in .”
INTARC40

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, open-book, or .

Heavy readingAssignment-driven
“Expects us to read so much in short little time without lectures or any clarification.”
INTARC50

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“For a CC teacher she can be a dream demolisher.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews (2 online, 5 in person), highlighting toughness, workload, and mixed portfolio value. Credibility rating: Medium.

🧱

15/100

“she is the .”

📚 Overwhelm Online

12/100

“Theres so much work and .”

🛠️ Portfolio Tradeoff

28/100

“If you're looking to have quality projects in .”

🚫 Low Recommendation

25/100

“ if you can!”

Theme 1

⚖️ About Grades & Difficulty

  • she is the .
  • In my two years attending SMC she was my first C.
  • If you're looking for an easy class, this is not it.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload & Teaching

  • Theres so much work and .
  • Thats not even teaching, were all self teaching ourselves from all the reading.
  • She doesnt teach, expects you to know everything already even though its a beginner class

Theme 3

💬

  • if you're open to it.
  • Only likes people who are super good from the beginning.
  • Acts like we are a huge inconvenience.

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Seven detailed reviews across 2016-2023 with consistent toughness and workload themes, though sample size is modest.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

INTARC403 reviews
INTARC302 reviews
INTARC502 reviews

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

1

B 1

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values