AI Rate Professor

Graphic Arts

Steve Gonsowski

GD140ART140 · GD144 · ART122 · GD240 · GD150 · GD140 · 37 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
35.71%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Take him only if you want professional portfolio standards and ; .

Best fit · Self Taught ProNitpicky GraderVideo Tutorial HeavyNo Perfect ScoresProject IntensiveIndustry Standards
  • Many students and grades tiny details harshly even on strong work.
  • Courses rely on self-paced video tutorials and .
  • Serious design students sometimes praise the rigor; GE seekers and beginners often feel crushed.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

As are possible but many report he caps high scores and forces multiple revisions for near-perfect work.

Online reviewers especially stress near-impossible perfect scores; in person is still effort-heavy.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

, and portfolio-level polish beyond a casual intro class.

; online adds self-teaching friction.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Some sections emphasize showing up and process checks, while as not mandatory.

Online is more flexible on presence; in person can be strict about lateness and attendance.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

36/100

and recent online sentiment is strongly negative despite a loyal pro-design minority.

Online avoidance is stronger; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

22/100

, and nitpicks on tiny file or design details dominate.

Format shift

and is especially loud online.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

, and revision cycles create a heavy studio load.

Format shift

Online and in person both emphasize lots of homework and multi-stage projects.

Teaching experience

Average

46/100

and ; many say he teaches via videos, nitpicks, or shames basic mistakes.

Format shift

In-person fans cite critique quality; online critics cite weak live instruction.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

12/100

Assessment , and critiques rather than exams.

Format shift

True across online and in-person graphic design courses.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students split between those who value tough professional critique and those who find him rude, picky, and unhelpful.

Main concern

Nitpicky critiques and rigid late or studio.

What students said

“There is a your points”
GD240
“Is often rude and has zero leniency”
GD144
“you should always work extra to get full credit for the assignments”
GD140

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and strict, with and repeated revisions required for points.

Main concern

and limited live teaching leave many students stressed and stuck.

What students said

“He barely gives a low A if you do everything perfectly”
GD144
“the majority of the class is you figuring out everything for yourself”
GD150
“This teacher is so awful and in the class!”
GD140

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Courses are project-based with rubrics and revisions; reviews do not clearly show proctored traditional exams.

Project Portfolio WorkProcess ChecksVideo TutorialsRevision Cycles

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and multi-part studio assignments rather than classic sit-down exams.

Project RubricsIn-Class CritiquesProcess Checks
“ and critique”
GD240
“if he assigned 3 sketches for HW you should have extra sketches to show him to get 40/40”
GD140

Online

Online , and late-work windows rather than webcam exams.

Remote ProjectsVideo TutorialsLate Work Window
“It was watching videos and working on things remotely”
GD150
“He at least has a more than fair late work policy where you get an extra two weeks”
GD150

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“No one gets an A on a project in this class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 37 and self-paced studio learning. Credibility rating: High.

🎯

22/100

“He barely gives a low A if you do everything perfectly”

🧰

40/100

“the majority of the class is you figuring out everything for yourself”

💼 Pro Standards

70/100

“He really made me feel that he was preparing me for the workforce”

🚫 Recommendation

36/100

“ !”

Theme 1

🎨

  • you can only get close to 100% if you do the
  • Very picky professor
  • grades you off the smallest things

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • using long drawn out videos full of mistakes
  • His on-line tutorials are excellent
  • does not convey the information well

Theme 3

💥 About Student Fit

  • This class is not for those who wish to get an A with ought any effort
  • If you're taking this class to complete a Gen. Ed.
  • I learnt so much in this class

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

37

Recent reviews read by the AI

37

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

37 reviews across many years and both and self-paced tutorials.

Inside 37 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 58
3 out of 54
2 out of 55
1 out of 511

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

29 reported outcomes

A range

15

A+ 2 · A 13

B range

10

B+ 5 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

2

C 1 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1