Richard Rodman

AUT5042578 · 52AAND55B · AUTOBASI · AUTO55A · AUT52B · AUT50FR · AUT33 · AUT91 · AUTO56 · AUTOALL · ALL00 · AUT56 · AUT5650AND54 · AUT54B · AUT54 · AUT34 · AUTO50 · AUTO54A · AUT51 · AUT50 · AUT50AUT54B · AUTO54 · ASSET6 · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 88/100
RMP rating: 4.1/5
Take again: 100%
Difficulty: 2.6

The decision

if you want to actually learn automotive and can show up and do the work; easy-ish grades with open notes.

Best fit · Effort For RewardOpen-book testsInspirational auto mentorAmazing lecturesFair if you workExtra credit

Students praise deep auto knowledge, real-world teaching, and .
Most call him fair and supportive, though a minority found him unhelpful or .
and some report lots of paperwork, but grades stay reachable with effort.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Open-book and or B realistic if you keep up, even when content is not free.

Almost all grade and effort evidence is in-person; the single online review reported a B+.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Auto content can be dense, but many say lectures and open notes keep the material approachable if you pay attention.

Difficulty comments .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

and some tags warn that skipping hurts your chance to pass.

as mandatory; in-person tags reinforce show-up culture.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Where stated, would-take-again is fully yes, with students calling him a gem who changes careers and actually teaches the trade.

Recommendation strength is driven by the large in-person sample; online praise is singular but glowing.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

Some call him a , but and fair credit keep grades workable.

Format shift

Leniency claims come mainly from in-person reviews with open notes and .

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Homework and lab sheets can pile up, yet others call the .

Format shift

Workload chatter is almost entirely in-person.

Teaching experience

Good

80/100

Strong majority praise knowledge, lectures, and care; a few older reviews say he stopped teaching and only reviewed sheets.

Format shift

Teaching praise and criticism both concentrate in in-person history.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of , and multiple-choice or true-false tests with notes allowed.

Format shift

; online only notes tests existed.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and real learning if you put in effort; older outliers call him checked out.

Main concern

Tough professionalism standards and occasional lots of ; one semester he left mid-term.

What students said

“Ridiculously brilliant if you're here to learn! That actual work, ACTUALLY HELPS, supportive.”
AUT56

“Easiest teacher at the school. Like it takes a decent amount of skill to NOT pass his class with at least a B.”
AUT51

“while and open book/ note very good teacher I highly recomend taking him”
AUT56

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

One online student called him inspirational and and support beyond class.

Main concern

Only one online review, so online workload and .

What students said

“An awesome professor whom went out of his way to help a homeless older male whom was basically living on the streets and an empty detached garage and would even pay for my scan cards for each and .”
AUT50

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

multiple choice and true-false, which students call easy if you use materials.

Open BookOpen NotesMultiple ChoiceTrue/FalseExtra Credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, students repeatedly report open-book or open-note MC and .

Open BookOpen NotesMultiple ChoiceTrue/False

“ , and quite easy if you used the book.”
52AAND55B

“ and open book/ note”
AUT56

“he lets you use notes and the textbook he is a really fair teacher”
AUT50AUT54B

Online

Online review mentions tests with scan cards but .

In-class style tests

“would even pay for my scan cards for each and .”
AUT50

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Easiest teacher at the school. Like it takes a decent amount of skill to NOT pass his class with at least a B. That being said, he's not a pushover, and you actually learn a lot in his class if you pay attention.”
Voice snapshots generated from 28 reviews (1 online, 27 in , and grades. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

80/100

“Dr. Rodman is an extraordinary Professor. He's fair, approachable, silly, student-oriented, passionate, thorough in all things Auto50, and thoughtful.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

90/100

“ .”

📘

86/100

“ , and quite easy if you used the book.”

⚖️ Effort Versus Grade

82/100

“if you do all the work (which is alot) you will get an A in the class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He's a cool guy. I learned a lot.
gets the
ASK AWAY!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Easiest teacher at the school
, and quite easy if you used the book
lots of opportunities

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

A very inspirational and .
he shows more devotion towards his student than any other teach ive ever had
A teacher of his caliber is rare!

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-eight reviews span many years with detailed comments and consistent themes on lectures and .

Inside 28 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Reported outcomes

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Richard Rodman

x x if you want to actually learn automotive and can show up and do the work; easy-ish grades with open notes.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Mandatory

MustTake

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Rate

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⚖️ Effort Versus Grade

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

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F

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if you want to actually learn automotive and can show up and do the work; easy-ish grades with open notes.

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