AI Rate Professor

Graphic Arts

Laurie Burruss

ART31A · ART154 · ART156 · ART64 · ART198 · ART158 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

if you want an energetic design mentor and and strong opinions; skip if you need a low-drama easy elective.

Best fit · Effort For RewardEnergetic and inspirationalHelpful feedbackDecent workloadAcquired tasteMac-leaning projects
  • Most students call her energetic, supportive, and great for design skills
  • Workload and
  • A few strong negative takes on competence and Mac-centric tools

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many say you will do well if you complete the work, but and .

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Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Content is standard design coursework with varying pace; difficulty ratings cluster mid-range.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

and participation matters.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Majority rave about energy and skill gains, offset by a and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Tagged as , though older reviews claim few grades below B if work is done.

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Workload

Moderate

45/100

Decent project load and multi-media assignments; not framed as overwhelming by most.

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Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Frequent praise for , and skill building, with a minority calling her incompetent or rude.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Project and studio work dominate; .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

high energy, lots of and format quirks.

Main concern

Personality clash risk and Mac-centric or picky critique style for some students.

What students said

“Great professor and ! There's quite a decent amount of work but I learned a lot.”
ART198
“fun & energetic professor! very helpful and approachable!”
ART31A
“ ! You will have advanced skills in design and multimedia by the end of the semester!”
ART158

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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Assessment centers on design projects and .

Project-based finalStudio critiquesNo traditional exams mentioned

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and critique heavy; reviews do not describe traditional closed-book exams.

Final projectDesign projectsFeedback-driven
“ because everything under the sun has been done.”
ART64
“There's quite a decent amount of work but I learned a lot.”
ART198

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ ! You will have advanced skills in design and multimedia by the end of the semester!”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 in-person reviews, weighing strong historical . Credibility rating: Medium.

⚡ High Energy Teaching

76/100

“she's so positive, very very energetic and talk A LOT.”

📝

80/100

“Great professor and !”

⚠️ Personality Risk

35/100

“She is passive-aggressive, rude, and not good at her job.”

💻 Project Workload

45/100

“There's quite a decent amount of work but I learned a lot.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • fun & energetic professor! very helpful and approachable
  • Laurie is a highly energized teacher who knows what she's doing
  • she can go a bit too fast on lectures

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • I'm sure nobody received lower than a B unless they just didn't do the work
  • pretty standard design class

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Awesome teacher and fun person! Great support
  • she wants everybody to succeed
  • acquired taste... You have to take more then one season to get use to her

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

52/100

Evidence confidence

10 reviews over many years are mostly positive but include sharp recent negatives and limited grade data.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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