AI Rate Professor

Fine Arts

Tom Decker

ART124 · ART123 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
90/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
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Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if you love classical animation and are ready for serious studio workload.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerProfessional animatorClassical animation mentorIndustry-connectedLong nights of workHighly recommended
  • Students value his professional animation background including Simpsons and Chuck Jones lineage.
  • Classes reward genuine interest with strong learning but demand long nights of production.
  • Small sample is old yet consistently enthusiastic for serious animation students.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

60/100

No grades reported, but comments imply success follows strong work ethic rather than minimal effort.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is approachable for motivated animation students yet production nights make it nontrivial.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

At least one detailed review marks attendance mandatory for his animation class.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

classical animation training.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

60/100

Reviews stress effort and interest more than grade softness, pointing to fair outcome expectations.

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students warn about a lot of work and very long nights for animation production.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

All three reviews praise talent, professional experience, helpfulness, and repeated learning gains.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

20/100

Classical animation production work and long studio nights dominate the described assessment style.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

professional mentor with rare industry experience and strong advice.

Main concern

Long production nights and heavy workload if you are not fully committed to animation.

What students said

“How fortunate SBCC is to have a professional animator on staff who has studied with the likes of the late, great Chuck Jones and worked on shows like The Simpsons!”
ART124
“Be prepared for a lot of work and some long nights if you're not into it though.”
ART123

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 describe animation project workload rather than traditional proctored exams.

Studio production workNo traditional exams mentioned

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

80/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews focus on animation production and .

Project-based animation work
“Be prepared for a lot of work and some long nights if you're not into it though.”
ART123

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“There is not nearly enough room here to describe how great a professor Tom is.”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 in-person reviews, highlighting expertise and workload themes. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“Tom is an extremely talented, fantastic individual. I was beyond thrilled to be a part of his class.”

🎬 Industry Credibility

95/100

“a professional animator on staff who has studied with the likes of the late, great Chuck Jones and worked on shows like The Simpsons!”

📦 Workload Warning

28/100

“those nights get very long!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • quick to help and offers solid advice for the animation field
  • learned more and more each time
  • Tom is great

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Work

  • a lot of work and some long nights
  • If you are into it then it's a breeze
  • hardy work ethic cause those nights get very long

Theme 3

🎬 About Professional Background

  • worked on shows like The Simpsons
  • studied with the likes of the late, great Chuck Jones
  • professional animator on staff

Data context

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Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

40/100

Evidence confidence

Only three older reviews with strong consistency but limited sample size and no grade distribution.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

ART1232 reviews
ART1241 review

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