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Journalism

Erik Watschke

HISTORYOFFILM · HUM71 · HUM1 · JRNL40 · HUM41 · JOURNALISM40 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
28.57%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

Skip if you can; most students say the class is boring, poorly taught, and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProMonotone lecturesBoring and disengagingTough / inconsistent graderLecture heavyLate returning grades
  • Students widely describe lectures as monotone, boring, and hard to stay awake for.
  • few high-stakes items deciding the grade.
  • A minority find topics interesting and if .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

Some students call film classes easy to pass, but others say tough grading on few papers or .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Content is often described as basic or already known, though lectures can feel overcomplicated and dull.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

and optional in others, with mixed impact on the grade.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

26/100

Most students would not take him again and call him one of the .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Tags and comments frequently call him a tough or .

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

, and two main exams, not endless daily work.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Students say he is monotone, goes on tangents, confuses material, and does not know how to teach.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Grades hinge on a mix of papers, speeches, and .

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

uneven grading and frequent warnings to avoid the class.

Main concern

Boring monotone delivery, delayed grading, and .

What students said

“Horrible. . If you have insomnia come to this class.”
HUM1
“His lectures are dull, the way he words things is unnecessarily complicated... He is also a .”
JOURNALISM40
“Awful. unless you really have to.”
JRNL40

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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notes, sometimes with a weak study guide.

Two main examsStudy guide weak or incompleteMemorization from lecturesTests based on notes

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; one student says he nearly gives the questions, others get poor study guides.

Two main examsLecture-based testsWeak study guide
“There is quite a few memorization you'll need to do for the midterm and final. BUT he practically gives you the questions for it!!”
JRNL40
“when its time for , but a bad study guide.”
HUM1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Horrible. . If you have insomnia come to this class. You will sleep in an instant.”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 in-person reviews spanning 2014-2018, highlighting teaching monotony and . Credibility rating: Medium.

😴 Lecture Quality

28/100

“Monotoned voice, interesting subject, but doesn't have the ability to portray that.”

👎

26/100

“ ”

📝

28/100

“I'm a strong student with a good GPA and this professor tanked my average with a low grade”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • So boring, and he makes the subject 20 times worse then it already is.
  • His voice is so monotone and incredibly boring
  • goes off on many tangents, always late, never grades things on time.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • it was almost too easy to pass.
  • . unless you really have to.
  • 2 main exams, 2 papers, and a speech.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Experience Risk

  • Don't expect getting back anything graded AT ALL
  • and approach you.

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve detailed in-person reviews from 2014-2018 show consistent criticism of teaching and .

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 52
3 out of 52
2 out of 55
1 out of 53

Course coverage

JRNL405 reviews
HUM712 reviews
JOURNALISM402 reviews
HISTORYOFFILM1 review
HUM11 review
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HUM411 review

Reported outcomes

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6 reported outcomes

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B range

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B 1

C range

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C 1

D range

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