Is this an easy A?
FairEffort
58/100Many report that showing up and , but missed classes and .
In-person evidence supports show-up-and-do-work As; online reviews are harsher and less grade-friendly.
ARCH51 · AR4CH220 · DR200 · SOLIDWORKS · ARCH220 · DR200DR204 · REVIT1 · 20 lifetime ratings
The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
Many report that showing up and x x x x x, but missed classes and x x x x x.
In-person evidence supports show-up-and-do-work As; online reviews are harsher and less grade-friendly.
Is the course easy?
Software learning is hands-on and manageable with practice, but pace and catch-up risk keep it from easy.
In-person difficulty is moderate; online accelerated feels harder.
Is attendance flexible?
x x x x x and that missing one class makes catching up very hard.
Mainly in-person; x x x x x x.
Is this professor recommended?
About half recommend him for strong software teaching; x x x x x x x x x.
In-person recommendations are stronger; online reviews mostly say no.
Course guide
Grading
Fair
55/100
Often fair with x x, but tough on details like title blocks and can feel picky.
Format shift
In-person is mostly fair; x x x x.
Workload
Moderate
48/100
Steady hands-on assignments; accelerated online weeks can feel insane.
Format shift
Online summer load is much heavier than typical in-person.
Teaching experience
Good
64/100
Deep software expertise and x x x x; some find him rude or unhelpful when questions lag.
Format shift
x x x x x x.
Assessment method
FocusOnAssignments
35/100
x x x x x, and production work with occasional quizzes.
Format shift
Both formats are assignment-driven; x x x x x.
Luni fit check
Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.
Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.
Course format
Classroom format
High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward
x x x x x x x x, and fair grading if they show up and produce work; some report rudeness or tough grading on details.
Main concern
Missing class is costly, and a minority feel help is uneven or rude.
What students said
“Show up, turn in the x x x x. Great class”
“His sessions are split into a mini lecture and lab time. He will answer the same question many times and not get frustrated.”
“His class is tough, but how do you expect to learn Solidworks in one semester if it's not.”
Remote format
Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro
Online and accelerated sections report x x x x x, and unhelpful answers to questions.
Main concern
Pace and support in online or summer accelerated formats feel overwhelming.
What students said
“The amount of x x x x x x. There was no time to fully learn new concepts and the program as a whole.”
“x x x x x x”
Exam style
Assessment is mostly hands-on software assignments and x x x x x x x x.
Assessment risk
Standard
55/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
x x x x x x x, and some quizzes; CSWA readiness is a noted outcome.
“if you just do his assignments, you will pass the x x.”
“4 quizzes that seems easy BUT he grades them hard.”
Online reviews emphasize heavy weekly homework x x x x x x.
“The amount of x x x x x x.”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“Show up, turn in the x x x x. Great class”
“He teaches in a x x x x.”
“Do NOT miss 1 class - hard time catching up.”
“Glen knows Solidworks very well.”
Theme 1
Theme 2
Theme 3
Data context
Analysis sample
20
Recent reviews read by the AI
20
Lifetime ratings
78/100
Evidence confidence
Twenty reviews across many years and courses with rich detail; polarized but x x x x x and software expertise.
Inside 20 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
12 reported outcomes
A+ 1 · A 4
B+ 1 · B 1 · B- 1
C+ 1
No reported values
No reported values
Pass 3