AI Rate Professor

Fine Arts

Wayne Tennant

DMA113 · DMAD115 · DMAD117 · DMA117 · RAPIDVIZ · ART117 · DMAD115117 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
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Difficulty
1.7

The decision

Skip unless you only need an easy credit and can teach yourself art software at home.

Best fit · Self Taught ProNice guy poor teacherFrequent class cancellationsHands-off lab styleEasy projects little instructionStrong artist weak pedagogy
  • Students repeatedly say he is a nice guy and skilled artist but does not effectively teach.
  • Classes often cancel or run short; instruction is minimal and .
  • Workload and projects are easy, so grades are reachable with little classroom learning.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

if you have art software at home, with minimal instruction and little pressure for high effort grades.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is light with short lectures, video watching, and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Attendance is not clearly enforced and many classes cancel, but .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Most students call him a and urge OCC to find a better instructor.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Easy projects and low academic pressure make passing straightforward even with little classroom learning.

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Workload

Light

78/100

, and light weekly quizzes keep the load low for self-paced students.

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Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Students consistently say he cancels class, disappears during lab, and provides almost no real instruction.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Grade , and lab work rather than formal exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person art and design labs with short , and heavy reliance on lab assistants rather than structured teaching.

Main concern

Chronic absences and almost no real instruction leave students unprepared for portfolio work.

What students said

“Prob the . He seems to be competent in lettering + typography, but I have yet to learn something from him. He does NOT teach.”
DMAD115
“I hardly learned anything. but has no idea how to teach. Lectures lasted about 4 minutes, all assignments can be done at home.”
30468
“Offen absent from class, no passion, not interested in answering questions. He is a teacher.”
DMA117

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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Assessment centers on easy projects and light weekly reading quizzes with little mention of strict proctored exams.

Weekly reading quizzesProject-based gradingMinimal formal exams

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and weekly reading quizzes rather than high-stakes closed-book exams.

Weekly reading quizzesTake-home projects
“ was very good.”
30468
“he made us watch vids and (if your ok with art).”
DMAD117

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He is a teacher. He should quit.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 in-person reviews spanning 2005-2015, highlighting weak teaching, cancellations, and easy projects. Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Quality

32/100

“I hardly learned anything. but has no idea how to teach.”

🚪 Class Cancellations

30/100

“He's canceled 3 classes + this is only the 6th week.”

🎨

78/100

“I only showed up to get the assignment and did them @ home(have painter and Adobe suite).”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures lasted about 4 minutes
  • He does NOT teach
  • and disappears for hours

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Waste of time mainly

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Wayne is a , and a very good artist
  • he's just an all around really cool guy

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven mostly older in-person reviews from 2005-2015 are detailed and consistent on poor teaching and easy load, but the sample is dated and moderate in size.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
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2 out of 55
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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