AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Charles Dugan

PSY150 · PSY112 · PSY175 · 59250PSYCH175 · PSYC150 · PSYCH150 · PSYCH117 · 95 lifetime ratings

AI rating
31/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
15.38%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Avoid unless and and lecture notes.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnorganized CourseTough GraderTalks Too FastLots of HomeworkTest Heavy
  • Course structure and Canvas organization are frequently called chaotic, especially online.
  • Stats content is intellectually hard and .
  • , and tutors can still pass.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Some As appear with tutors and full homework, but and .

Online reviews stress late grades and confusion; in person reviews more often mention study guides and tutors as the path to pass.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Stats concepts plus fast, scattered lectures make the material feel harder than a typical intro course.

Both formats call content hard; online adds navigation and textbook-only survival pressure.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

Many sections mark attendance mandatory or and .

In person Skip class tags are common; but deadlines .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

20/100

and many run-away warnings outweigh older supportive reviews.

Online reviews are almost uniformly negative; in person is polarized with a few strong defenders.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

and picky test wording appear often despite some fair-criteria mentions.

Format shift

Online students complain about few graded items and ; in .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and group work create a heavy weekly load.

Format shift

Online reports boatloads of assignments; in person adds daily quizzes and group projects.

Teaching experience

Poor

36/100

Students call him knowledgeable but , and in lectures.

Format shift

Online chaos dominates recent reviews; older in person reviews are more mixed about clarity.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and occasional group work all matter.

Format shift

Online leans quizzes plus sporadic projects; in .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In person he is seen as smart but rambling and fast; and study guides help if you attend and use tutors.

Main concern

, and mandatory feel without strong teaching payoff.

What students said

“I respect him for his knowledge & passion for the subject. However, he rambles & teaches concepts in such a roundabout way that comprehending the information is nearly impossible.”
PSY150
“ . All lectures are material copied from the textbook, only half of .”
PSYCH117
“Gets a bad rap but that's mostly because people hate stats. Goes out of his way to make the .”
PSY150

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online PSY150 is widely called disorganized with , and .

Main concern

, and lectures that .

What students said

“This was by far the the place, unenthused teacher, old videos, unclear instructions.”
150
“Waste of time, money, & energy. NOT an intro stats class. Boatloads of .”
PSY150
“Hardest stats class I've taken and I've taken three stats classes. BUY HIS LECTURE NOTES!”
PSYCH150

Exam style

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Exams and ; some note vocab-based tests and occasional cheat sheets, not open-book ease.

Mini QuizzesTest HeavyVocab Based ExamsStudy GuidesCheat Sheet Sometimes

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person midterms can be harsh for many students, with mini quizzes and study guides as the main prep path.

Mini QuizzesMidtermsStudy GuidesCheat Sheet for Final
“70% of our class got a D on his midterm & instead of thinking that maybe his way of teaching was not working, he blamed everyone in the class.”
PSY150
“You get a cheat sheet for .”
PSY150

Online

Online comments stress hard tests misaligned with lectures and .

Hard TestsQuizzesLecture Notes Critical
“Got As on everything except tests (Bs) and the .”
PSYCH150
“I emailed him many hours before a ... and he did not respond the same day, leaving me with a zero.”
PSY150

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if you value your time and effort.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning online and in person PSY stats courses. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Clarity

36/100

“His class is so unorganized and the lectures have absolutely nothing to do with the .”

⚠️ Recommendation Risk

20/100

“This is by far, and I mean by FAR the years.”

📚 Workload Load

28/100

“Boatloads of on.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He rambles & teaches concepts in such a roundabout way
  • Talks so fast you can barely keep up
  • and exams are pretty easy, all based on vocabulary

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Hardest stats class I've taken
  • Not an easy A but it felt so rewarding knowing that Id worked hard for it

Theme 3

🗂️ About Organization

  • Does
  • Assigns work day before its due

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

95

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews across many years and both formats show consistent themes of disorganization and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
4 out of 523
3 out of 517
2 out of 518
1 out of 522

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

30 reported outcomes

A range

14

A+ 3 · A 10 · A- 1

B range

9

B+ 2 · B 5 · B- 2

C range

2

C 2

D range

1

D+ 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

3

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1