AI Rate Professor

Orange Coast College · Digital Media Arts & Design

Mardi Speth

A190 · DMAD115 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
30/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if and accept lockdown-browser timed work; otherwise look elsewhere.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarized reviewsRespondus Lockdown BrowserSelf-teach via YouTubeCaring (mixed)Clear grading criteria
  • one student calls her amazing and caring; others say she does not teach and forces Lockdown Browser.
  • At least one course requires Respondus Lockdown Browser with timed, test-like assignments.
  • Students may need heavy outside tutorials (YouTube/Adobe) to complete software work.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

One A appears, but D+ and is not low-effort.

All evidence is from online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Difficulty ratings and comments range from easy with support to very hard when .

All evidence is from online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

and not mandatory in others.

All evidence is from online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

Despite one strong endorsement, two severe critiques and low average quality make this a high-risk pick.

All evidence is from online reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

42/100

Clear criteria and appear, but outcomes include D+ and withdrawal, so .

Format shift

All evidence is from online reviews.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

, but timed Lockdown tasks and self-directed software practice add stress.

Format shift

All evidence is from online reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

caring and knowledgeable to some, pure Adobe/YouTube outsourcing with no teaching to others.

Format shift

All evidence is from online reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Participation, assignments, and at least one timed Lockdown-style assessment appear in comments.

Format shift

All evidence is from online reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

one glowing about kindness and knowledge, two very negative about no teaching and Respondus Lockdown Browser.

Main concern

May require Lockdown Browser and self-teaching software via outside videos.

What students said

“She truly was an amazing professor”
A190
“She will require that you download the Respondus Lockdown Broswer.”
DMAD115
“this whole class I've been having to watch youtube videos on how to do anything”
A190

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

At least one course explicitly requires Respondus Lockdown Browser and timed test-style first work.

Respondus Lockdown BrowserTimed test-like assignment

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Online

Online reviews explicitly mention Respondus Lockdown Browser and a .

Respondus Lockdown BrowserTimed assignment
“She will require that you download the Respondus Lockdown Broswer. And the ; it is administered like a timed test.”
DMAD115

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“She doesn't teach you anything. I was wanting to learn more about Illustrator... WRONG this whole class I've been having to watch youtube videos on how to do anything”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 online reviews showing a sharp positive/negative split on teaching and Lockdown Browser use. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Split

35/100

“She doesn't teach you anything.”

🔒 Proctoring Risk

20/100

“She will require that you download the Respondus Lockdown Broswer.”

❤️ Positive Outlier

90/100

“ and thoughtful and was very knowledgeable about what she was teaching.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She truly was an amazing professor
  • She doesn't teach you anything.
  • the "lessons" she gives on what we are doing is literally Adode videos on their website.

Theme 2

🔒 About Assessment Tech

  • Respondus Lockdown Broswer
  • the ; it is administered like a timed test.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Inspirational
  • Caring
  • I really enjoyed her class and teaching style :)

Data context

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Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

40/100

Evidence confidence

Only three online reviews with sharply split opinions and limited course coverage reduce reliability.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

A1902 reviews
DMAD1151 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1