AI Rate Professor

Design Technology

Cary Childress

IAD30 · INTDS43 · ID51 · QUICKSKETCH · ILLUSTRATOR · INTDS51 · INTRC28 · DSGN28 · INTDSN51 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
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Difficulty
2.5

The decision

if you want a knowledgeable design teacher who helps a lot and will reward consistent studio work.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHelpful MentorTalks A LotMeaningful ProjectsEasy If You WorkBoring Lectures
  • Many students call him bright, helpful, and and sketch skills.
  • Workload is real weekly sketches and projects, but an A is reachable if you show up and try.
  • Critics say lectures can be long and boring, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Several call it easy A if you do what he says, but others need hard work and weekly sketches to earn a good grade.

All evidence is from in person reviews only.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Content is practical design and drawing with , but some courses feel intense or skill-demanding.

All evidence is from in person reviews only.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Missing class means lots to catch up and students are told not to miss drawing sessions.

All evidence is from in person reviews only.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Most praise his knowledge and help, though a minority found lectures dull or .

All evidence is from in person reviews only.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

62/100

Do the weekly work and try hard for a good grade; a few say skills are graded before fully taught.

Format shift

All evidence is from in person reviews only.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Weekly sketches, classwork that , and .

Format shift

All evidence is from in person reviews only.

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Students call him bright, organized, and .

Format shift

All evidence is from in person reviews only.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Grades come from sketches, projects, and classwork with .

Format shift

All evidence is from in person reviews only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person design and and skill-building, with helpful mentoring but talk-heavy lectures and .

Main concern

Boring long lectures and occasional mismatch between taught skills and graded projects.

What students said

“Super easy. and detailed. educational. loves to talk, and easy going class.”
DSGN28
“Totally goes out of his way to help you.”
INTDS51
“ teach to the class until after a .”
ID51

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews focus on projects and weekly .

Project BasedWeekly SketchesNo Clear Exam Policy

Assessment risk

Standard

60/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person assessment is project and sketch driven; reviews .

Weekly SketchesClass ProjectsSkill Based Grading
“Lots of small work that builds up to your grade (sketches due every week, and classwork is hw if you dont finish).”
DSGN28
“There's a lot of work, but just do it and you'll earn a good grade.”
ID51
“give lots of homework.”
ILLUSTRATOR

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Totally goes out of his way to help you. he pays a lot of attention to his field and gives many tidbits that can't be gotten from any textbook.”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 in person reviews, highlighting mentoring strength, project load, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🤝 Helpful Mentoring

80/100

“goes out of his way to help students!”

📝 Workload Reality

48/100

“There's a lot of work, but just do it and you'll earn a good grade.”

😴 Lecture Style

45/100

“Lectures are SO boring! It's hard to stay awake.”

🎯 Easy When You Follow

70/100

“ he said and get good grade”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is one of the brightest teachers I have ever had.
  • Super easy. and detailed.
  • loves to talk, and easy going class.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A if you pay attention and work hard.
  • just do what he said and get good grade
  • All of and of high quality.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Frustrations

  • Lectures are SO boring!
  • talks more than showing students what the projects are.
  • the guy is inlove with himself,he can talk for hours

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Ten older in person reviews show a , yet sample size and age limit confidence.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ID512 reviews
DSGN281 review
IAD301 review
ILLUSTRATOR1 review
INTDS431 review
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INTDS511 review
INTDSN511 review
INTRC281 review
QUICKSKETCH1 review

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