AI Rate Professor

Journalism

David Rutherford

JOURN9 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
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Difficulty
1.8

The decision

if you need an easy PR elective and can tolerate slow, dry lectures.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy graderBoring lecturesReads from textbookGuest speakers helpLow energy delivery
  • and light effort for an A
  • Lectures often described as dull or textbook-reading
  • Value comes more from guests and discussions than teaching

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

92/100

Students report easy grades and one got an A while barely trying.

All evidence is from in-person JOURN9 reviews; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

82/100

Content is light PR material with low difficulty and quiz-focused work.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

reviews.

All evidence is from in-person reviews; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

Some tolerate the easy A, but others strongly warn against wasted learning opportunity.

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Course guide

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Grading

Generous

90/100

Students say he grades easy and one barely tried for an A.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Workload

Light

82/100

and preparing for quizzes, with fun projects mentioned.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Common complaints are boring, slow delivery and .

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

45/100

Quizzes and .

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Nice and easy-grading professor, but lectures are repeatedly called boring, slow, and textbook-heavy.

Main concern

Teaching delivery can feel like wasted class time despite easy grades.

What students said

“ . Read the book and be prepared for the .”
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“Got an A and barely tried.”
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“All he does is sit at his desk and read from the text.”
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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

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Reviews mention quizzes but .

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students mention quizzes tied to textbook reading; .

Quizzes
“Read the book and be prepared for the .”
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Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Got an A and barely tried. He really loves his job!”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 in-person reviews, highlighting easy grading versus weak lecture delivery. Credibility rating: Medium.

😴 Lecture Energy

30/100

“the way he carries his class is just so boring”

🅰️ Easy A

92/100

“Got an A and barely tried.”

📖 Textbook Teaching

35/100

“All he does is sit at his desk and read from the text.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures can be a bit of a drag
  • he talks really slow and low
  • sit at his desk and read from the text

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Got an A and barely tried
  • I dropped the

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Five older reviews from 2010-2013 are thematically consistent on easy grades and boring lectures, but the sample is small.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

JOURN95 reviews

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