AI Rate Professor

Anthropology

Ellen Bowden

ANTHRO300 · ANTH300 · ANTH301 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
89/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
82.61%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

if you want a generally easy and caring professor, but expect reading and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaringEasy AReading heavySlow gradingClear criteria
  • Students , and easy to pass with effort.
  • The course can be reading-heavy online, with weekly assignments and discussions.
  • The main recurring concern is slow or .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

A grades are common and students often call it easy, but , and .

Online evidence shows an easy A with reading and grading delays, while and .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

The material is usually straightforward, but and self-directed.

Online courses are more textbook-driven, while and class guidance.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

58/100

often flexible and in-person participation sometimes important.

as not mandatory, while several in-person reviews say attendance or participation matters.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

84/100

Most students recommend her for kindness and , but some hesitate because of and hands-off online structure.

In-person recommendations are stronger, while online reviews are more mixed because of reading load and delayed grades.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

Students report , easy tests, high grades, and lenient grading, though .

Format shift

and , while online reviews add concerns about delayed grading.

Workload

Moderate

67/100

The workload is often manageable, but several online reviews mention lots of , and discussions.

Format shift

Online workload is heavier and more reading-based, while and more guided.

Teaching experience

Good

80/100

Students see her as caring and helpful, but some online students report low presence and .

Format shift

, while online teaching is more dependent on student self-direction.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Reviews , and assignments more than major exams.

Format shift

Online assessment is mostly assignments and discussions, while and .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, straightforward lectures, easy tests, and .

Main concern

Some students , and .

What students said

“ and content was interesting, I passed with over 100%.”
ANTH301
“There were only ever 3 quizzes in the 8 week course.”
ANTH301
“She was the coolest, most easiest professor ever.”
ANTH300

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews say the class is usually easy and flexible, but , and .

Main concern

Online , and delayed grading.

What students said

“A lot of reading in this class, but the and easy to follow.”
ANTH300
“It was asynchronous and everything was done from a textbook, there are 0 lectures or videos.”
ANTH300
“It is an easy lab class, but I do not know my grade and this is very stressful.”
ANTH301

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Tests and quizzes are often described as easy, but reviews do .

Easy QuizzesEasy TestsStudy Guide AnswersReviews Do Not Prove Proctoring Rules

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

80/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes as easy, with one review saying tests use exact study guide answers in a different order.

Easy TestsFew QuizzesStudy Guide Answers
“ and content was interesting”
ANTH301
“There were only ever 3 quizzes in the 8 week course.”
ANTH301
“she will give you tests with the exact answers from the study guide, just different order”
ANTH300

Online

Online reviews mention Canvas quizzes and textbook-based quizzes, but they do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, or open-book rules.

Canvas QuizzesTextbook-Based QuizzesReviews Do Not Prove Proctoring Rules
“ and had no unrelated questions.”
ANTH300
“complete an ”
ANTH300

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“There were only ever 3 quizzes in the 8 week course. Very great professor, though can be a little quiet so I suggest sitting near the front.”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

80/100

“She is a more quiet teacher, but her lectures are pretty straight forward and she will answer every single question you have.”

📈 Easy A Value

88/100

“ chill and nice. Easy A”

⚠️

82/100

“She's very easy but you won't know your grade until the very end.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • I really liked Professor Bowden, she was very sweet.
  • She is wonderful!
  • Professor Ellen Bowden is the .

Theme 2

📚 About Online Workload

  • A lot of reading in this class, but the and easy to follow.
  • Just consists of weekly assignments and discussion posts.
  • If .

Theme 3

📈 About Grades

  • Easy A!
  • There is NO WAY you can fail this class.
  • This class is a must, and an A can be a pretty easy feat.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

23

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

The dataset has 23 recent-to-older reviews across online and and repeated grading concerns.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
4 out of 52
3 out of 56
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ANTH30015 reviews
ANTH3017 reviews
ANTHRO3001 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

22 reported outcomes

A range

16

A+ 5 · A 10 · A- 1

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

5

Not sure yet 5