AI Rate Professor

Media Studies

Dan Abendschein

JOURN0456 · JORN0456 · JOURN2 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
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Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you want a chill journalism elective and and uneven clarity; skip if you need tight structure.

Best fit · DependsChill or boring splitNews quizzesLenient quiz dropsUnclear assignment logisticsMixed recommendation
  • Reviews split between chill/fun and .
  • , and papers drive assessment.
  • ; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Several students call the class not hard and say low quiz scores can be dropped, but , and papers.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Difficulty sits around moderate, with some calling it easy and others finding it dull rather than intellectually hard.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

reviews.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Some students say , while others leave unimpressed and bored.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

70/100

He is described as chill and .

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Expect , and at least one media analysis paper.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

some call him awesome and fun, others find him boring and unclear.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

and , and written analysis work.

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 Effort For Reward

some call him awesome and chill, others call the class boring, repetitive, and unclear.

Main concern

Assignment logistics and engagement quality vary a lot by student.

What students said

“honestly such an awesome teacher. i was never really interested in journalism but he made it fun.”
JOURN0456
“I actually LIKE journalism, and this was one of the most boring classes I've ever taken.”
JOURN2

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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Standard journalism-style assessments with and final.

Weekly news quizzesMidterm and finalMedia analysis paperDrop low quiz scores

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students mention , and a media analysis paper.

News quizzesMidtermFinalPaper
“ and final, and a .”
JOURN2

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“honestly such an awesome teacher. i was never really interested in journalism but he made it fun.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 in-person reviews, highlighting the chill-versus-boring split. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Split

58/100

“this was one of the most boring classes I've ever taken.”

👍 Chill Recommendation

55/100

“SUCH a chill teacher, not a hard class at ”

📝 Assessment Load

58/100

“ and final, and a .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • honestly such an awesome teacher
  • one of the most boring classes I've ever taken
  • overall dan is a .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • not a hard class at all
  • Hes
  • the

Theme 3

⚠️ About Clarity

  • extremely unclear... online
  • in the water

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Five older in-person reviews from 2008-2011 show a consistent mixed pattern but limited recency.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
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1 out of 50

Course coverage

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