AI Rate Professor

Design Technology

Stephanie Donon

GRDES50 · GR35 · GD31 · DRAWING · GRDES41 · GD51 · GD50 · GD4282 · GD18 · GD · GD44 · GD35 · GRDES31 · GD40SOMETHING · 34 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
20%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

unless and can strictly follow her vision and older design preferences.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderOutdated teachingOpinion-based gradingControllingLecture heavy
  • Majority of reviews are harshly negative on clarity, fairness, and modern design relevance.
  • and preference-driven rather than criteria-based.
  • A small minority praise industry experience and rigorous critique for serious design students.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Tough, opinion-based grading means even strong effort can miss an A unless work matches her taste.

Online and ; few A reports overall.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content itself is not always advanced, but vague expectations and heavy critiques make the experience harder.

Online difficulty comments vary; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and warn that skipping hurts your chance to pass.

and in-person design courses.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Only about 20% would take again and most detailed comments urge students to switch professors.

Online reviews are firmly negative; but .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

Repeated tough-grader and .

Format shift

Both formats criticize fairness; .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

LOTS OF , and group projects create substantial time demand.

Format shift

Online stresses nightmare group projects; and rigid revisions.

Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

Most students describe outdated, unclear, controlling instruction with little modern design value.

Format shift

A ; online and recent in-person are much harsher.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Projects, critiques, and portfolio-style work drive .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

32 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person majority describe outdated , and urge others to switch professors.

Main concern

and rigid her-way-or-no-way critiques.

What students said

“This class is a nightmare. Ms. Donon doesn't understand design technology and shouldn't be teaching in general.”
GD31
“This teacher is by far the most controlling. She wants you to do EVERY thing she says.”
GD31
“I would rather stab myself in the eye with a .”
GD35

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students call her vague, contradictory, lecture-heavy for hours, and dependent on conformity for grades.

Main concern

Group projects and become worse online.

What students said

“She's vague about what she wants you to adjust and sometimes will straight up contradict herself from one week to the next.”
GRDES41
“Long lectures about nothing, same topic over and over for 4 hours. The .”
GRDES41

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews emphasize project and .

Project critiquesSubjective gradingGroup projects

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and critiques rather than proctored exams.

Opinion-based project gradesClass critiques
“ ”
GD31
“She's a nice woman but her style of whether she likes a design or not.”
GD31

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove webcam or Lockdown Browser; assessment focuses on projects and .

Project conformityGroup project grade share
“Gets caught up in her own vision of your project and will only give you a good grade if you conform to that.”
GRDES41

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Stay away at all costs.”

Voice snapshots generated from 34 reviews (2 online, 32 in person), highlighting fairness and outdated teaching themes. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Recommendation Rate

18/100

“If .”

⚖️

22/100

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📚 Teaching Style

24/100

“Her outdated teaching styles should be left behind”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Long lectures about nothing, same topic over and over for 4 hours.
  • Outdated teaching, design and tech knowledge and no passion to make the class engaging.
  • Very closed minded and not current with trends in design

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you want to get higher grade.
  • She grades more on opinion than anything.
  • She's a

Theme 3

😤 About Classroom Climate

  • This teacher is by far the most controlling.
  • She'll make sure to make your time with her miserable.
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

34

Recent reviews read by the AI

34

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

34 reviews across many years and courses with a strong, consistent negative majority and detailed complaints.

Inside 34 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 54
3 out of 53
2 out of 58
1 out of 515

Course coverage

GD319 reviews
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GRDES413 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 3 · A- 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1