AI Rate Professor

Theater

Rod Foster

THART7B · THEATTH7A · THRT7 · CIN07B · CIN7B · FILM7A · THEAT7B · FILM2 · ART1347 · COMM1 · THA7B · CINE007B · THEATER7A · CINE7A · THEAT7A · THEAR7A · THEATER7B · CIN7A · THART7A · THRT7A · THET7A · THRT007B · CINN7B · THART7A7B · 65 lifetime ratings

AI rating
62/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
54.55%
Difficulty
1.5

The decision

if you need a low-effort arts credit and can stomach the mandatory new textbook and dull lectures.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy A GPA BoostForced New TextbookOpen Book ExamsBoring LecturesMandatory Sign-In
  • Nearly everyone calls this an easy A if you show up, buy his book, and .
  • Lectures are widely described as boring, rambling, or despite his film knowledge.
  • Students strongly resent being forced to buy his poorly written new textbook with access code.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

, and curve make an A very reachable with basic attendance and reading.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

84/100

Content is film watching and basic textbook trivia with low intellectual demand for most students.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Many students report sign-in sheets and warn that skipping tanks your grade even if lectures feel useless.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

but warn about boring lectures and the forced textbook profit setup.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

78/100

, and keep grades high for students who complete the few major tasks.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

74/100

, and watching films each meeting.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

55/100

He knows film history well, but many call lectures boring, rambling, or disengaging.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

, and final rather than one dominant mode.

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

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

lecture plus a full movie, open-book tests, online chapter quizzes locked behind his new textbook code, and .

Main concern

You must buy his brand-new textbook with access code; used books and resale are blocked.

What students said

“He makes you buy his textbook new so, which comes with a code for online quizzes. Midterm and ”
FILM7A
“He will make you pay for a book he wrote and if you buy a BRAND NEW version of his book.”
CINE007B
“Easiest A in school! 1-hour lecture followed by a film.”
THART7B

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Midterms and finals are repeatedly described as open book or open notes, with easy online chapter quizzes.

Open BookOpen NotesOnline Chapter QuizzesIn-Person Midterm and Final

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; quizzes use his textbook access code online.

Open BookOpen NotesOnline Quizzes with Access Code
“Midterm and (and open laptop if you bought the pdf).”
FILM7A
“The , and are the easiest ever!”
THART7B
“The so you will not fail for sure.”
THART7A

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Easiest A of my life! He lectures for an hour, then you watch a movie and go home.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews spanning 2008-2020, highlighting easiness, open-book exams, and textbook complaints. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Easy A Reputation

86/100

“This is an easy A, just show up to class and read the designated chapters in the textbook.”

📚 Forced Textbook Friction

35/100

“You must buy his vanity published god-awful textbook .”

😴 Lecture Engagement

45/100

“His lectures are extremely boring and honestly do not help you with tests.”

📖 Open Book Safety Net

86/100

“Great teacher and a amazing class. Great movies. This class is easy because he's only testing you on the movies you watched at every class meetings and open textbook.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are super boring though and .
  • he pretty much reads directly from the textbook
  • he definitely knows his stuff

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Easy A. . .
  • Class is dirt easy. Watch movies. Google the online quizzes . Write a paper. A+
  • If you attend all classes and do the .

Theme 3

💰 About Textbook Cost

  • forces his students to buy his book brand new
  • Book is poorly written. .
  • Foster is making a mint by forcing students to use his text.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

65

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning many years show , and the forced textbook.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 525
4 out of 520
3 out of 511
2 out of 57
1 out of 52

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 1 · A 8

B range

2

B 2

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