AI Rate Professor

Graphic Arts

Bobbi Balderman

GDP118 · GDP114 · GDP113 · GDP111 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
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Difficulty
3.9

The decision

Avoid unless you want tough graphic-design critiques and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHarsh critiquesDisorganized onlineSubjective gradingDemanding design mentorSpirit-crushing feedback
  • Critiques are widely called harsh, condescending, or spirit-crushing
  • Online sections sound especially disorganized with
  • A minority say the toughness improved their design skills

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Harsh subjective critiques and demanding standards mean grades require heavy effort and exact alignment with her taste.

Online reviews stress disorganization and ; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Typography and design work are repeatedly called advanced, demanding, and not the easy class people expected.

Both formats describe high challenge; online adds logistics pain.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

40/100

One review says she expects you to stay the full four hours; .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

More students warn of harsh critiques, confusion, and wasted time than praise the growth.

; in-person is mixed but still leans critical.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

24/100

, and harsh, with critiques that crush confidence rather than guide gently.

Format shift

Online students emphasize absurd grading; in-person students emphasize harsh weekly critiques.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Weekly critiques, long class blocks, and .

Format shift

Online adds scattered due dates; in-person adds long sessions and weekly critique pressure.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Some call her knowledgeable and organized, but , and demeaning feedback.

Format shift

Online reviews are harsher on teaching and .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Assessment centers on projects and critiques more than traditional exams.

Format shift

; projects dominate overall.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

many report harsh crushing critiques and , while some credit her demand for growth and knowledge.

Main concern

Harsh weekly critiques and .

What students said

“Her critiques are harsh and she makes you feel stupid. I was always scared of showing my work.”
GDP113
“while this class is really challenging, I have learned a lot. Ms. ”
GDP114
“Very condescending when it comes to critique, she tears everyone's work apart with no suggestions on improvement.”
GDP118

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online GDP113 reviews are strongly negative: technical issues, harsh grading, selective answers, and .

Main concern

Online organization and mess.

What students said

“Has rigor mortis, and doesn't have the desire or ability to fix the technical problems.”
GDP113
“There are class and she posts things in several different places in moodle”
GDP113

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; grading risk mainly comes from subjective project critiques, with one mention of open-book quizzes.

Open book quizzesProject critiquesSubjective grading

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; one review notes open-book quizzes and long class blocks.

Harsh critiquesOpen book quizzesLong class sessions
“ the entire 4 hours.”
GDP114
“The harsch critiquing every week made me dread class.”
GDP113

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove webcam, Lockdown Browser, or ; and harsh grading.

Disorganized assignment postsHarsh grading
“she may be a good teacher in class but she does not know how to run an online class.”
GDP113

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Her critiques are harsh and she makes you feel stupid. I was always scared of showing my work.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 reviews (2 online, 12 in-person), highlighting harsh critiques and format gaps. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

34/100

“TERRIBLE TEACHER. monotone voice, expects you to be .”

🪓 Harsh Critiques

22/100

“Her critiques are harsh and she makes you feel stupid. I was always scared of showing my work.”

📈 Growth for Some

60/100

“while this class is really challenging, I have learned a lot. Ms. , but after being almost done I appreciate it”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she cant teach them. Good luck!
  • and then claims she announced it many many times.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • I thought this was going to be an easy class, but I was so wrong.
  • Just work hard and pay attention to details and you'll get a good grade :)

Theme 3

💻 About Online Format

  • she posts things in several different places in moodle so that it is a pain
  • she does not know how to run an online class.
  • Has rigor mortis, and doesn't have the desire or ability to fix the technical problems.

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

14 reviews across online and , though many are older and grades are sparse.

Inside 14 stored ratings

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Course coverage

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