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Hospitality

Ryan Giffen

HTT281 · HUMANRESOURCES · HTTA282 · HTTA288 · HTT28221730 · HTT288 · HTTA100 · HTTL110 · CA100 · HTTMULT · HTT290 · HTTA290 · HTT286 · 24 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Must-take hospitality professor if you can attend consistently and put in the weekly assignments.

Best fit · Effort For RewardInspirationalHilarious and engagingCareer-focused adviceMandatory attendanceHospitality industry expert
  • Students call him a gem who makes hospitality law and HR fun and memorable
  • Show up, participate, and complete weekly work for a realistic path to an A
  • , with strong career mentoring

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

An A is very attainable if , and put in steady effort rather than pure coasting.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Material is approachable and well explained, though and writing.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and that skipping class means you will not pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

Students repeatedly say he is the and that .

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

76/100

He cuts slack for real effort, offers small , and students report many As when work is completed.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

52/100

Weekly assignments and reading are standard; a few courses feel like double the units in writing load.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

95/100

Students rave about humor, engagement, clarity, fairness, and genuine passion for student success.

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Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

, and tests all matter together.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Nearly universal praise for energy, humor, fairness, and industry insight, with attendance and weekly work as the main requirements.

Main concern

, and some courses load heavy writing for only a few units.

What students said

“Dr. Giffen was the professor who inspired me to pursue hospitality.”
HTT281
“you can use your book and notes on the tests but study is still required.”
HTTA100
“COME TO CLASS OR YOU WILL NOT PASS!”
HTT286

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Some courses allow book and notes on tests, while and .

Open book and notes on testsPop quizzesParticipation heavyIn-person exams

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

least one course plus tricky but lecture-linked quizzes.

Open book and notesPop quizzesLecture-based tests
“you can use your book and notes on the tests but study is still required.”
HTTA100
“there are a lot of pop quizzes, and make sure you go to class.”
HTT286

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Dr. Giffen is truly a gem in the teaching world, he is energetic and knows how to engage his students so that we are constantly learning and growing.”

Voice snapshots generated from 24 in-person reviews, highlighting inspiration, engagement, and . Credibility rating: High.

⭐ Teaching Excellence

95/100

“OCC lost its most respected professor in the Hospitality program.”

👍

96/100

“If you have an !!!”

📅

22/100

“COME TO CLASS OR YOU WILL NOT PASS!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • energetic and knows how to engage his students
  • Lectures are fun
  • he was hilarious

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • easy A if you show up every class, and do the assignments
  • There are and you have to put a lot of work to get an A
  • He cuts a lot of slack if he sees that you put in the effort

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • inspired me to pursue hospitality
  • the definition of hospitable
  • He cares about his students

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

24

Recent reviews read by the AI

24

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-four consistently glowing in-person reviews across many hospitality courses show strong agreement on quality and expectations.

Inside 24 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 521
4 out of 53
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 6

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1