AI Rate Professor

Design

Rick Schank

DMA2 · DMA56 · DMA175 · GD160 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
76/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Take him if you want rigorous design feedback and ; skip if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardStrong Project CritiquesTough But Fair GraderProfessional DesignerStyle-Biased RiskLecture Heavy
  • Many students praise detailed project feedback, professional design expertise, and real learning if you revise work.
  • A smaller group says he is vague, biased toward his own style, and can tank creative GPAs.
  • ; grades improve when you follow revision advice.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

As are common if you revise after critiques, but first grades can be low and style mismatch hurts.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is doable with attendance and revisions, but projects and lectures still demand real design effort.

All reviews are in-person; no online comparison.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

and others optional, with mixed emphasis on showing up for lectures and critiques.

Only in-person data; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

Students who answered take-again all said yes, praising .

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

42/100

; low initial project scores are common but .

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Heavy

38/100

Multiple overlapping projects, critiques, and lecture-heavy weeks create a substantial design workload.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

74/100

, and professional; a minority find lectures vague or boring.

Format shift

All teaching comments are in-person.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

and critiques more than traditional exams, though midterm and final appear in some courses.

Format shift

In-person studio assessment only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person design studios split between glowing critiques of and warnings about style bias and .

Main concern

If your design style does not match .

What students said

“ .”
DMA56
“if your style does not match his, then you will not get a good grade.”
DMA2
“He will make you work, but you will learn a great deal about corporate identity and logo development.”
DMA175

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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Assessment centers on projects with critiques; some courses add a midterm and .

Project CritiquesMidterm And FinalRevision Based Grades

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; one DMA2 review notes one midterm and one final that are similar.

Project CritiquesOne MidtermOne Final
“One mid-term and .”
DMA2
“He grades with the intention that so don't freak if you get a low grade”
DMA56

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . He grades with the intention that you'll revise your project so don't freak if you get a low grade.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 in-person reviews, highlighting feedback strength and style-bias concerns. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎨 Teaching Quality

74/100

“Exceptional class. an MBA.”

👍 Recommendation

82/100

“I loved him and .”

✏️

88/100

“ .”

⚠️ Style Bias Risk

35/100

“if your style does not match his, then you will not get a good grade.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Gives detailed instructions in and
  • His lectures are so professional and thoughtful.
  • Tends to be vague in lectures.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Definitely do-able to get a B at least if you simply do what he asks.
  • No room for at all.
  • , if it does not fit his taste, tough luck.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • .
  • What a horrible and uninteresting teacher.

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven in-person reviews from 2004-2020 with mixed detail; but older sparse comments lower confidence.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

DMA1755 reviews
DMA24 reviews
DMA561 review
GD1601 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 4

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

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D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1