AI Rate Professor

Design Technology

Jo Hao

INTARC31 · INTARC40 · IARC20 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
62/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

if you want tough, growth-focused design feedback and and challenging projects.

Best fit · Effort For RewardInspirational lecturesTough constructive feedbackChallenging projectsMixed passion reviews
  • Recent students praise inspirational lectures and .
  • Older reviews split between experienced mentor and claims of no passion for design.
  • Attendance is mandatory and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Grades include both A and C, and students say she challenges you on projects rather than handing out easy marks.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Design projects and tough constructive critique make the content intellectually demanding.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

as mandatory.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

Recent praise for inspirational teaching is offset by older no-passion and lower-quality reviews.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

52/100

but tough, with mixed grades from A to C rather than .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

and iterative improvement.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

68/100

Students praise amazing lectures and experience, though one older review sharply criticizes passion.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Assessment centers on design projects and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person design studio experience ranges from inspirational mentoring with constructive critique to complaints of low passion; projects and .

Main concern

and if you want an easy studio ride.

What students said

“She can be tough with , but it's always constructive and pushes you to think outside the box and improve your work.”
IARC20
“NO PASSION FOR DESIGN”
INTARC31
“ and challenge you to do your best with the .”
INTARC40

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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Reviews emphasize projects and , so .

Project-based assessmentConstructive critique

Assessment risk

Varies

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and constructive critique rather than proctored exams.

Project-based assessmentConstructive critique
“She can be tough with , but it's always constructive and pushes you to think outside the box and improve your work.”
IARC20
“ and challenge you to do your best with the .”
INTARC40

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Jo is an amazing teacher! I've had her for two classes so far, and she's truly inspirational.”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 in-person reviews spanning 2015-2025, highlighting teaching quality and project challenge. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

68/100

“Professor Hao is a good instructor who has years of experience that she brings with her into the class.”

🔥 Constructive Challenge

70/100

“She can be tough with , but it's always constructive and pushes you to think outside the box and improve your work.”

⚠️ Polarizing Passion

30/100

“NO PASSION FOR DESIGN”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • truly inspirational
  • Amazing lectures
  • years of experience that she brings with her into the class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • tough with
  • challenge
  • NO PASSION FOR DESIGN

Data context

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Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

48/100

Evidence confidence

Only three reviews spanning 2015 to 2025 with mixed tone; limited sample and time gap reduce confidence.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

IARC201 review
INTARC311 review
INTARC401 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

No reported values