AI Rate Professor

Design

Brett McKim

DMP120 · DMP220 · DMP222 · DMP200 · DMP260 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
77.78%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

if you will put in project effort and want industry mentorship; expect fun .

Best fit · Effort For RewardInspirational industry mentorHands-on projectsHilarious lecturesCareer connectionsMood can vary
  • Hands-on design and model-making classes with fun projects and real industry experience.
  • Most students adore him as caring, inspirational, and career-launching; a minority cite mood swings or favoritism.
  • Grades skew high for effort and participation; no heavy textbook culture.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Reported grades are mostly A or A+ when students show up and complete projects; effort .

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Project work and sanding can be labor-intensive but intellectual difficulty is moderate for design and model making.

All evidence is in person.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

as mandatory though some say it is not strictly enforced if you stay engaged.

All evidence is in person.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

About 78 percent would take again with many calling him the negative mood-related reviews.

All evidence is in person.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

75/100

Students report high grades when effort is visible; a few claim favoritism toward preferred students.

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Hands-on projects, some group work, and ; workload is practical rather than paper-heavy.

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Most praise entertaining lectures, industry expertise, and mentorship; minority describe screaming, boredom, or vague instructions.

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Assessment centers on projects, participation, and studio work rather than traditional exams.

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

lively studio-style courses with projects, stories, and strong career guidance for engaged students.

Main concern

Occasional bad-mood days and uneven instruction detail for true beginners.

What students said

“The to the others). He genuinely cares about his students.”
DMP120
“Great professor the ”
DMP120
“He really wants you to succeed beyond his classes. Super approachable.”
DMP220

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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Courses are project and participation driven with little mention of high-stakes written exams.

Project basedHands-on studio workParticipation mattersFew traditional exams

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and hands-on work with sparse exam talk.

ProjectsParticipationHands-on model making
“ and the hands-on environment is amazing.”
DMP120
“There are few lectures, its mostly self guided but the things you can do are AWESOME!”
DMP222

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“The to the others). He genuinely cares about his students, and wants them to do well, both in their career and personal life. His classes have completely changed my major trajectory.”

Voice snapshots generated from 18 in-person reviews, , and occasional mood concerns. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“Brett is definitely the most inspirational and highly respected professor at IVC.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

78/100

“B. McKim and ”

🛠️ Hands-On Projects

80/100

“Great professor the ”

⚠️ Mood Variability

40/100

“Sometimes he would scream at me for no apparent reason like wtf.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures and stories are always entertaining and he makes the class fun.
  • Brett is a great teacher and person. He lives and breathes IVC.
  • The instructor does not enjoy his work and is not engaging.

Theme 2

🚀 About Career Mentorship

  • He'll guide you towards every detail you need, an industry or a potential employer.
  • will get you a job when you're ready.
  • His class reassured me that I wanted to be an engineer

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He truly cares about his students and he will go out of his way to help you
  • I never had a bad day with him. Just treat him with respect and he will do the same.

Data context

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Analysis sample

18

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

18 mostly detailed in-person reviews with recent and older entries; overall positive but a few strong outliers reduce certainty.

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 53

Course coverage

DMP1209 reviews
DMP2003 reviews
DMP2203 reviews
DMP2602 reviews
DMP2221 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 5 · A 8

B range

3

B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values