AI Rate Professor

Photography

Jonathan Yacoub

PHO20 · PHO15 · PHO8 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
95/100
RMP rating
4.9/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Must-take photography professor if you show effort and want a .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyHilarious mentorAmazing lecturesCaring feedbackPhoto assignmentsBest in department
  • Near-universal praise for humor, passion, and real-world photography mentoring.
  • Workload is manageable photo work with helpful critique and often resubmit options.
  • Attendance and participation matter, but students still call the experience fun and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Students say show effort, follow shot requirements, and use resubmits and .

Evidence is consistent across the few online and many in-person reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

76/100

and lighthearted teaching rather than abstract theory.

; no format claims brain-burner content.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

38/100

as mandatory and participation is expected in critiques and class.

; in-person emphasizes community studio presence.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

98/100

One hundred percent would-take-again energy and .

Online and in-person are equally glowing.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

and resubmits are allowed, even if perfect scores are not automatic.

Format shift

fair, not .

Workload

Light

72/100

Weekly photo assignments and a .

Format shift

Online critique weeks still feel manageable when you show effort.

Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

Students call him the , and equal-attention focused.

Format shift

Strength shows in both formats; in-person adds studio community praise.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Grades come from weekly photos and a .

Format shift

Online and in-person both center portfolio-style work.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students rave about fun lectures, individual attention, community darkroom help, and lasting mentorship.

Main concern

and perfect scores are rare without resubmits.

What students said

“Amazing professor! His lectures were informative but not overwhelming.”
PHO-8
“This professor ignited my love for photography, so passionate, so caring, so inspirational, and so funny.”
PHO-15
“you can always resubmit an .”
PHO-20

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Small online sample still calls him hilarious, caring, and one of the .

Main concern

Weekly critique participation may feel exposed at first.

What students said

“Possibly the . This guy is so funny. Just show effort and you'll be fine.”
PHO-20
“Professor Yacoub is one of the . He is hilarious, knowledgeable, and passionate.”
PHO-20

Exam style

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Assessment is project and critique based, with resubmits and .

Weekly photo assignmentsPhoto finalResubmit allowedCritique sessionsNo textbook exams

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and weekly work are photos graded on instructions, with resubmit options noted.

Weekly photo gradesPhoto finalResubmit for better gradeCampus photoshoots
“our assignments were just photos that he .”
PHO-20
“you can always resubmit an .”
PHO-20

Online

Online comments describe lecture-plus-critique structure without proctoring software or closed-book stress.

Weekly photography critiqueParticipation expectedShow effort
“Initially I was worried about the weekly photography critique, but he made it painless and I learned so much.”
PHO-20
“Just show effort and you'll be fine.”
PHO-20

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ so far in college.”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews (3 online, 14 in person), highlighting mentorship, humor, and photo-based assessment. Credibility rating: Medium.

🌟 Teaching Quality

96/100

“The .”

😂 Humor & Energy

95/100

“This guy is so funny. Just show effort and you'll be fine.”

🎯 Recommendation

98/100

“I would 100% take his course again.”

📸 Assessment Style

88/100

“our assignments were just photos that he .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • hilarious, knowledgeable, and passionate
  • ignited my love for photography
  • engaging lectures
  • good mentor

Theme 2

❤️ About Character

  • cares about his students
  • equal attention and care
  • easy to talk to and happy to help
  • treated us with respect

Theme 3

📷 About Course Work

  • Pretty easy class
  • resubmit an
  • community of helping each other
  • weekly photography critique

Data context

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Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Only seventeen reviews, but they are recent, detailed, and extremely consistent, so confidence is medium-high rather than low.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

PHO-157 reviews
PHO-206 reviews
PHO-84 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 1 · A 8 · A- 2

B range

6

B+ 1 · B 5

C range

0

No reported values

D range

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

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