AI Rate Professor

Engineering

Douglass Marston

ECHTECHT · E11 · ECHT130 · ECHT124 · ECHT120 · ECHT11 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
26/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
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Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Avoid Douglass Marston unless you are comfortable self-teaching and only need the credit or lab exposure.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnorganizedPoor teachingLate to classHeavy workloadSelf-teaching required
  • Most reviews describe weak teaching, poor organization, lateness, and .
  • A small minority say he knows the material and can be useful one-on-one.
  • Getting through the class , and tolerance for disorganization.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

40/100

Some students say an A , and projects, but the effort is high because teaching support is weak.

All .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

The engineering content and material, and unclear instruction.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

, but students emphasize being in class for , and exams.

Only in-person reviews discuss class behavior, and .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

25/100

Most students strongly warn against taking him because , and forced to teach themselves.

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

45/100

, but , and missed instruction make outcomes feel effort-dependent.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

25/100

Students mention a huge workload, labs, projects, exams, and a course pace that is hard to cover.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Awful

25/100

Most reviews describe him as late, unprepared, unhelpful, off-topic, and ineffective despite a few positive comments.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

65/100

, and syllabus work, though tests receive major emphasis.

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

instruction, lateness, poor help, and outdated or off-topic lectures.

Main concern

Students frequently say they learned little because lectures and .

What students said

“he basically doesn't want to teach.”
ECHT11
“This class has a huge workload that is hard to cover”
ECHT130
“Mr. Marston knows his stuff no doubt about it”
ECHTECHT

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Exam format is not fully specified, but comments mention and a .

Exams From NotesFinal Covers Uncovered MaterialLabs And Project Required

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention exams based on notes and one final covering material not covered in class, but .

Exams From NotesFinal Covers Uncovered Material
“ appear on the Exams”
ECHTECHT
“ .”
ECHT130

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I didn't pay 52.00 to !!”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

25/100

“he basically doesn't want to teach.”

📚 Workload Pressure

25/100

“This class has a huge workload that is hard to cover”

👍 Recommendation Level

25/100

“ !!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He the way he should.
  • lecture totally useless.
  • and shoots from the hip.
  • Mr. Marston knows his stuff no doubt about it

Theme 2

🧪

  • , but instead play video games.
  • Even when asked for help I didn't get it.
  • If you catch him one on one and ask questions he will give you a good answer

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and and will get an easy "A"
  • This class has a huge workload that is hard to cover
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve detailed in-person reviews over several years show a strong and consistent negative pattern with a small positive minority.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
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1 out of 57

Course coverage

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