AI Rate Professor

Anthropology

James Sera

ANTHP002 · ANTH005 · ANTH02 · ANTHR005 · ANTH2 · ANTH002 · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if and group work; in-person sections draw far more frustration than older online praise.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizing ReviewsHeavy Reading LoadGroup Project HeavyTough Technical GraderUninspiring Lectures
  • Student experiences are sharply split between glowing online praise and harsh in-person complaints.
  • , and group work drive the workload.
  • Many students call lectures dull and report picky plagiarism or AI accusations.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

56/100

Many As exist and some call it easy with reading and participation, but , and plagiarism nits keep an A from free.

Online reviews more often describe an easy A with ; and drops.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

64/100

Content is introductory anthropology, but volume of and annotations makes it feel heavier than pure difficulty suggests.

; in-person adds long monotone lectures and group presentations.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Most in-person comments say and some online terms still mark it required, with little flexibility.

In-person evidence strongly says mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

About half would retake, matching a 50 percent take-again rate and a deep split between fans and .

Older online praise is warmer; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

36/100

, and zeros for minor copying or AI accusations appear often.

Format shift

Online students mention more; in-person students report technical nitpicking.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Weekly chapters, Perusall annotations, quizzes, discussions, and .

Format shift

; online compresses it further in short terms.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

Some call him caring and , while many in-person students find lectures boring, unprepared, or hostile.

Format shift

Online teaching reputation is stronger; .

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Grades mix reading annotations, , and finals.

Format shift

Online leans modules and quizzes; in-person adds presentations and class participation.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews skew negative , and heavy Perusall or group work.

Main concern

accusations and technical zeros.

What students said

“He teaches by and gives lectures with no enthusiasm or energy.”
ANTH02
“Has no trust in students which leads to numerous unsubstantiated allegations of plagiarism.”
ANTH002
“ . If you are shy or have .”
ANTH002

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections often feel organized with modules, discussions, quizzes, and , though a few and odd course design.

Main concern

High weekly reading volume and .

What students said

“While it was fully online I never felt stressed taking the class. 3 chapters,3 discussions, and 3 quizzes a week.”
ANTH002
“Easy tests and .”
ANTH002
“Class was a mess, majority of the class .”
ANTH002

Exam style

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Exams and quizzes are usually reading-based and fair for prepared students, but .

Weekly QuizzesMidterm and FinalReading-BasedHyper-Specific Comprehension Quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

54/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals for some, and hyper-specific comprehension quizzes for others.

Weekly QuizzesMidterm and FinalPop Quizzes on Reading
“Midterm and .”
ANTH002
“Droning lectures and as well.”
ANTH02

Online

Online comments mention quizzes and a couple of exams that are easy if you read, with .

QuizzesTwo ExamsReading-Based
“2 exams only, 1 good short essay.”
ANTH002
“Easy tests and .”
ANTH002

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Class is easy but this teacher truly made me loath attending.”

Voice snapshots generated from 28 reviews spanning online and in-person ANTH courses, highlighting polarization in teaching trust and workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎭 Polarizing Reputation

48/100

“I bet all the good ratings are fake... .”

📚 Reading and

30/100

“This one class had more homework then 3 of my others”

⚖️ Trust and

36/100

“I received a zero for copying one word with no warning, I visited his office hours he accused me of using AI”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • gives lectures with no enthusiasm or energy
  • Insufferably boring
  • He is incredibly supportive of

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • A
  • quizzes and as long as you have read the text

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Trust

  • numerous unsubstantiated allegations of plagiarism
  • He has no trust in any student
  • majority of the class

Data context

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Analysis sample

28

Recent reviews read by the AI

28

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

28 reviews across 2015-2026 with detailed conflicting narratives, consistent workload themes, and both formats represented.

Inside 28 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 51
3 out of 52
2 out of 56
1 out of 58

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

25 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 4 · A 9

B range

4

B 3 · B- 1

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1