AI Rate Professor

Digital Arts

Lionel Caron

DMA280 · DMAD280 · DMA · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
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Difficulty
2.5

The decision

if you can tolerate long personal stories and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProQuirky and talkativeTalks about himselfHelpful when engagedMixed knowledge claimsLab often optional
  • and self-involved weak instructor
  • Class itself is not usually described as hard
  • Personality friction is the main complaint more than workload

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

66/100

Difficulty ratings are mostly low and one student earned an A+, but comments focus more on teaching style than free grades.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

64/100

Most ratings put difficulty low to moderate; .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

62/100

or demo days, suggesting moderate flexibility.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Positive and negative reviews cancel out; fit depends on tolerance for his talkative personality.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

; reported grades include A+ and Pass with .

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Workload

Light

68/100

No ; difficulty scores skew low outside one harsh review.

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Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Split between students who say he knows his stuff and helps, and students who say he is unprepared and self-focused.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Comments emphasize labs, in-class projects, and program work rather than formal exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, with a quirky instructor who either helps a lot or talks about himself too much.

Main concern

Some students felt he was not fully prepared and spent class defending his own credibility.

What students said

“He's an amazing professor! He is a bit quirky but he's a good guy.”
20514
“very self-involved, and constantly talks about himself and his accomplishments”
DMAD280
“ classes when he goes over something crucial”
DMAD280

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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Reviews do ; assessment appears project and lab based.

In-class projectsOptional labs

Assessment risk

Varies

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Reviews emphasize labs and in-class projects rather than proctored exams.

In-class projectsOptional labs
“ classes when he goes over something crucial or its an in-class project.”
DMAD280

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“One of the . He really knows his stuff and research and get back to you if he doesn't.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person reviews, highlighting mixed teaching quality and personality. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

52/100

“it felt like he was not very knowledgeable in the curriculum he was teaching, and was learning at the same pace as the students.”

🗣️ Personality Friction

40/100

“talks about himself all the time.”

👍 When He Clicks

70/100

“Goes out of his way to help his students.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • a bit quirky but he's a good guy
  • talks a little too much and is kinda irritating
  • teaches the program well enough

Theme 2

❤️ About Character

  • Very nice and approachable
  • very self-involved
  • means well

Theme 3

📈 About Class Structure

  • classes
  • The class is very interesting, I learned a lot.

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Only six mixed reviews over many years give limited, polarized evidence with .

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

DMAD2803 reviews
205141 review
DMA1 review
DMA2801 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Pass 1