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Design

Debbie Demello

ID210LIGHTING · IDA120 · ID210 · LIGHT210 · LIGHTING · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
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Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you need lighting tech and can learn independently; do not expect warm, engaging teaching.

Best fit · Self Taught ProKnowledgeable but dryUnapproachableBoring lecturesFair but strictTechnical lighting
  • Strong subject expertise in lighting design with technical depth
  • Lectures often called boring, mono-toned, and hard to stay focused
  • Multiple students and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

Grades seem fair if you finish work, but A still requires steady effort on technical material.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

Lighting calculations and technical content are repeatedly called tough and not exciting for designers.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

review.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Some call her a great fair teacher; others say she is not teacher material and they did not learn much.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Described as a little strict but extremely fair; .

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

Not hard if you finish all work; workload is real but not described as overwhelming.

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Teaching experience

Average

45/100

Deep knowledge and fairness for some; .

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Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Reviews mention projects and class work .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

knowledgeable instructor, technical content, mixed praise for fairness vs complaints about dry lectures and unapproachability.

Main concern

Hard to stay awake in lectures and limited help outside class.

What students said

“She is full of knowledge and if you work at it you will learn.”
IDA120
“She is very mono-toned and it takes a lot to stay awake during her lectures.”
ID210LIGHTING
“I'm sure she is great at what she does but she is not teacher materal.”
LIGHTING

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She is full of knowledge and if you work at it you will learn. She gives you the tools and her experience.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person reviews (2005-2010), highlighting expertise vs delivery gaps. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Subject Expertise

70/100

“Shes a great teacher. very informative, a little strict but overall extremely fair.”

😴 Lecture Energy

30/100

“She is very mono-toned and it takes a lot to stay awake during her lectures.”

🚪 Approachability

25/100

“I left her two messages and two emails - she never responded. .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • not so though
  • hard to stay focused during her boring lectures
  • makes class interesting

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Her class is not hard if you finish all ur work
  • The material is tough and technical
  • a little strict but overall extremely fair

Theme 3

💬 About Character

  • not teacher materal
  • full of knowledge

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Six detailed but very old (2005-2010) in-person reviews with mixed polarity and no grade data.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ID2102 reviews
ID210LIGHTING1 review
IDA1201 review
LIGHT2101 review
LIGHTING1 review

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