AI Rate Professor

Geology

Douglas Given

GEOLGEO · GEOLOGY · GEOGEO · GEOLOGY1 · GEOL1 · GEO1 · 37 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
73.68%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Take him for GEOL1 if and quizzes weekly; expect dense lectures and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardDense lecturesLab and quiz drivenExtra creditSassy styleField trip
  • Do weekly labs and online quizzes and you can pass even if .
  • Lectures are information-dense; some students love the passion, others find him sassy or intimidating.
  • , curves, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Recent students call it an easy A if and labs, though .

As; the lone online review is more negative.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content is lecture-dense and lab-heavy for non-majors, but structure and keep it manageable.

Online felt advanced for an entry course; in-person difficulty varies by student preparedness.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

notes and participation, though some say it is not strictly required.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

and fairness if you work, tempered by denseness and personality complaints.

In-person is mixed-positive; the single .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

Curves, , and if work is submitted.

Format shift

online evidence.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

test, midterm/final, and a field trip.

Format shift

In-person workload details dominate; online mainly cites self-teaching load.

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Deep expertise and passionate storytelling help many students; others struggle with dense delivery and sass.

Format shift

critical online review.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Weekly labs and , final, and field trip.

Format shift

; older reviews and one online tag emphasize tests.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and weekly quizzes; lectures are long and dense with a memorable field trip.

Main concern

Dense lectures and .

What students said

“Easy A as long as you do the work.”
GEOL1
“He is very sassy and a question.”
GEO1

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

One older online review says the entry-level course felt advanced and required heavy self-teaching.

Main concern

Online student felt material assumed Geology-major readiness.

What students said

“Be prepared to do a lot of self teaching just to pass.”
GEOLOGY1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often hard and lecture-based, but and overall and curves.

Lecture-based examsMineral testMidterm and finalOpen notes on some mineral testsCurves and extra credit

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and cumulative final; some mineral tests are open notes and .

Midterm and finalMineral testOpen book/notes mineral testNo study guide sometimesField trip grade
“The but try to review before hand!”
GEOL1
“ ”
GEOL1

Online

Single online review flags a .

Test heavySelf-teaching required
“Be prepared to do a lot of self teaching just to pass.”
GEOLOGY1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Easy A as long as you do the work.”

Voice snapshots generated from 39 reviews, highlighting lab-driven grades, dense lectures, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

76/100

“Professor Given is very knowledgeable in his field of teaching.”

📈 Grade Path

68/100

“As long as you turn in your work, you will pass.”

🗣️ Personality Split

45/100

“He is very sassy and a question.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are dense and full of info that's hard to understand
  • He gives compelling and fun to listen to story in between information
  • so far at PCC

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Mostly graded by assignments, 10 mcq hw a week, a lot of
  • Your grade depends on turning in the and doing the online quizzes
  • , and final as well

Theme 3

🧭 About Class Structure

  • MAKE SURE YOU GO ON THE if u want to pass
  • get yourself a lab partner
  • notes will be in his website

Data context

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Analysis sample

39

Recent reviews read by the AI

37

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-nine reviews spanning many years with , and teaching style yield high confidence.

Inside 39 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 518
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3 out of 54
2 out of 53
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

20 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 1 · A 8

B range

7

B 6 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 3