AI Rate Professor

Ethnic Studies

Shannon Bae

ES1 · ES · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Avoid if you want a light Ethnic Studies GE; if you will .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHeavy weekly readingUnorganized online lecturesKeyword gradingManageable quizzes for someLow recommend rate
  • Most online and weak teaching structure.
  • Despite poor experience ratings, reported grades are still As.
  • A and the load is manageable if you track keywords.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Students report As, but and keyword-perfect discussions, not low effort.

; the single in-person review found group quizzes more manageable.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Weekly multi-dozen-page readings and dense content make the course feel time-consuming and hard to enjoy.

Online reviews dominate this difficulty picture.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

while others do not; online is module-based rather than seat-time based.

firm policy.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Only about a quarter would take again, with most calling the online experience poorly taught and overloaded.

The majority.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Final grades land high, but writing is marked down for missing keywords or not matching expected phrasing.

Format shift

Online students emphasize keyword nitpicking; and group quizzes.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Repeated complaints about 20–50 page articles plus videos and discussions every week.

Format shift

Online workload drives this rating; keywords.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Many say lectures are unorganized and she assigns dense texts instead of teaching concepts clearly.

Format shift

Online is harshly rated; the single in-person review is warmer.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Mix of discussion posts, quizzes, midterms, finals, and a project with essay options.

Format shift

Online describes multiple-choice or essay exams depending on term.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

skippable if concepts are known, and group quizzes help.

Main concern

Readings still described as terrible even by the positive reviewer.

What students said

“guys shes actually really sweet and cares alot about what she teaches. the ”
ES1

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students mostly report 20–50 page weekly readings, unclear instruction, and a poor learning experience despite high grades.

Main concern

Massive reading volume with unorganized recorded lectures and harsh keyword expectations.

What students said

“Weekly articles are 20-50 pages long, and .”
ES
“Pretty terrible online experience”
ES
“Not as bad as people claim... Work was manageable.”
ES1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and quizzes are standard course assessments; reviews do not clearly prove webcam proctoring.

Multiple choice quizzesMidterm and finalDiscussion postsProject or essay option

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

One in-person review mentions group quizzes and concept .

Group quizzesConcept keywords
“she also does alot of group quizzes so its super manageble.”
ES1

Online

Online quizzes, midterms, and finals appear as multiple choice in some terms and include essay items in others; .

Weekly quizzesMidterm and finalDiscussion posts
“The quizzes, midterms, and .”
ES1
“Exams had essay questions.”
ES1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Get ready to read is an understatement. Weekly articles are 20-50 pages long, and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 reviews, highlighting heavy reading and low online teaching satisfaction. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚

24/100

“If you're like me who can't be bothered to read over 50 pages per week, skip Bae.”

👎 Weak Online Teaching

30/100

“Very unorganized lectures, you can see how unprepared she is which is weird because .”

⚖️ Grade vs Experience Gap

58/100

“she grades pretty easily... Work was manageable.”

Theme 1

📖 About Workload

  • Get ready to read is an understatement.
  • Weekly articles are 20-50 pages long
  • Too much time gone

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Quality

  • .
  • Does not really know how to manage an online class.
  • Professor Bae is kind and reasonable.

Theme 3

📝

  • Make sure you use every 'keyword' from the articles or you will be marked down
  • will mark you down if you do not say what she wants
  • she grades pretty easily

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

48/100

Evidence confidence

Only eight mostly recent online reviews, highly negative but ; .

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 55

Course coverage

ES5 reviews
ES13 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

8

A 8

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values