AI Rate Professor

Sociology

Ryan Howard

SOC014 · ETH014 · SOC015 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
98/100
RMP rating
4.9/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
1.3

The decision

online or in person.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy A GEClear PowerPointsLight discussions and quizzesInspiring lecturesNo textbook
  • Nearly every student reports an easy A with simple discussions, quizzes, and a .
  • Online 8-week formats are especially chill; .
  • No textbook and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

94/100

Students repeatedly say easy A from discussions, , and a .

Online reviews emphasize Easy A most strongly; .

Is the course easy?

Introductory

91/100

and low conceptual difficulty.

Both formats agree the course is very easy; online is especially light.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

82/100

as not mandatory, especially online asynchronous formats.

Some in-person SOC015 reviews report mandatory attendance; online is usually optional.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

97/100

100% would-take-again tone with constant Easy A and great professor praise.

Strong praise in both online and in-person reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Generous

90/100

Students call him an and .

Format shift

Online and .

Workload

Featherlight

88/100

Mainly discussions, short quizzes, and a and no papers.

Format shift

Online 8-week load is especially light; but .

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

, and quick email replies.

Format shift

In-person focuses on lecture energy; and chill pace.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

, and a final project rather than pure exams or .

Format shift

, and PowerPoint final most clearly.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students praise powerful, funny lectures and while still calling the class easy.

Main concern

A few sections expect participation and .

What students said

“Professor Howard is literally the ... !”
SOC015
“Literally so easy... . ”
ETH014
“His lectures were very powerful and interesting.”
SOC015

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online students call the 8-week course super easy with discussions, short quizzes from PowerPoints, and a .

Main concern

You still and .

What students said

“EASY A CLASS... It was SUPER EASY! ”
ETH014
“It's easy to get an A in this class... No paper!”
SOC014
“ if you want to have a nice and chill online course.”
ETH014

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments are short quizzes based on slides plus a .

Quizzes from PowerPointsFinal as PowerPoint projectMultiple-choice quizzesNo heavy papers

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

articles, online quizzes from slides, and a PowerPoint final, without strict proctoring details.

Midterm from videos and articlesQuizzes from PowerPointsPowerPoint final
“There is a and articles he provides.”
ETH014
“Online quizes from his powerpoint... .”
ETH014

Online

Online sections grade discussions, short multiple-choice quizzes from PowerPoints, and a .

Quizzes from PowerPointsFinal PowerPoint projectDiscussionsGraded by few things
“ PowerPoints)”
ETH014
“the assignment”
SOC014
“ ”
ETH014

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“EASY A CLASS... It was SUPER EASY! !”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews (7 online, 6 in and lecture quality. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

93/100

“Professor Howard is literally the . I wish all my professors were like him!”

🅰️ Easy A

94/100

“It's easy to get an A in this class. Prof. !”

🪶 Light Workload

88/100

“does not burden his students with ”

👍 Recommendation

97/100

“ !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are inspiring
  • and easy to understand
  • lectures were straight forward

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Literally so easy
  • hard to do poorly in this class

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He's funny, and always so sweet
  • Caring
  • nice and lenient professor

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen consistent reviews across online and in-person formats from 2021-2025 all point to an .

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ETH0146 reviews
SOC0154 reviews
SOC0143 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 2 · A 10

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1