AI Rate Professor

Sociology

John Harris

SOC001 · SOCIOLOGY1 · E4781 · SOC101 · SOC29 · SOC014 · SOC1 · SOCIOLOGY001 · SOCIO1 · SOC01 · SOC15 · 64 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
34.78%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Avoid unless you are fully self-directed and can tolerate late grades and heavy group work.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDisorganizedUnclear InstructionsIgnores EmailsGroup Project HeavyWeird Grading Matrix
  • Many students call him kind as a person but ineffective as an instructor
  • Chronic non-response to email and
  • Group projects papers and a

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

Some online students report easy high grades if they follow directions but and tough writing grades block many others.

Online has more Easy A anecdotes; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content is introductory sociology but and heavy writing make it feel harder than it should.

A few summer or well-managed sections felt easy; most did not.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

40/100

while others say optional.

In-person more often mandatory; online mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

Would-take-again near 35 percent and repeated stay-away warnings dominate the record.

Both formats trend negative; online anger is especially strong after COVID transitions.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

and late opaque scoring appear across years.

Format shift

A minority of .

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Many papers discussions group projects and simultaneous due dates create constant load.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize writing and group work.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Students often like him personally but and poor organization.

Format shift

; recent tone is strongly negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

Writing discussions group projects and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

late grading and forced group projects despite occasional praise for personality or subject interest.

Main concern

Missing last classes and .

What students said

“he did not attend the last 3 classes of the semester leaving most of class clueless about the final”
SOC001
“This professor .”
SOC014
“Almost all the and confusing.”
SOC001

Remote format

Online

14 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections are often chaotic with and weak support though a few students got easy As by following directions carefully.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“HE IS AWFUL! STAY AWAY! Save your money and go with a different teacher. He NEVER answers emails.”
SOC001
“Dr. Harris was an . As long as you follow directions you will be fine.”
SOC001
“the and some of the due dates were wrong.”
SOC001

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and group projects rather than a single friendly exam model.

Confusing TestsAPA HeavyGroup ProjectsWriting AssignmentsOpen Book In Places

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person work centers on papers APA format group projects and .

APA Format RequiredGroup ProjectsOpen Book Tests Sometimes
“ so bring them to class.”
SOC15
“he has a and he grades late”
SOC001

Online

and occasional exams that some say mismatch lectures.

Weekly DiscussionsGroup ProjectsUnclear Exams
“The would.”
SOC001
“ , and three group projects in the class.”
SOC001

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . Harris. He is a great guy, but when it comes to the class, he is does not help at all”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 and group-project load. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

30/100

“the lectures have no substance and he offers little instruction throughout the semester”

📧 Communication Failure

20/100

“He does not answer emails at all”

👎 Recommendation

30/100

“ .”

📝 Assignment Chaos

34/100

“Almost all the and confusing.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • really interesting to listen to, but his lectures are just a
  • enthusiastic speaker

Theme 2

📧 About Access & Organization

  • due
  • Due dates and timelines were so unorganized

Theme 3

📈 About Workload & Grades

  • There is a lot of group work though but not bad
  • Forces you to link your grades to others with
  • and final

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

64

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over a long span repeatedly cite the same organization and communication failures.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 59
3 out of 59
2 out of 513
1 out of 525

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

28 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 4 · A 3

B range

8

B+ 3 · B 5

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

11

Not sure yet 6 · Not_Sure_Yet 4 · Rather not say 1