AI Rate Professor

Information Science

Carolyn Seaman

LIB2HONORS · LIB2H · LIB2 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

Expect a reading-heavy online research class with and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardPolarizing onlineHeavy reading loadNitpicky gradingStrong feedbackExtra credit available
  • Online LIB courses split hard between praise for feedback and complaints of .
  • , and a demanding final project.
  • and if you keep up.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

High grades appear for diligent students, but reviews warn it is not an easy A and .

Most evidence is online; the .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Heavy weekly sources, quizzes, discussions, and a .

Difficulty complaints dominate both online and the single in-person review.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

75/100

Online format dominates with ; engagement is assignment-driven.

Nearly all reviews are online; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

and fairness while others .

Online reviews are mixed; the .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Multiple students call grading unfair, nitpicky, or arbitrary despite others reporting fair grades.

Format shift

and in-person comments.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Weekly readings, quizzes, discussions, activities, and a .

Format shift

Workload complaints are mainly from online LIB2 reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

45/100

highly involved with and unhelpful for others.

Format shift

Online praise is strong for a few; in-person review is entirely negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Weekly assignments, discussions, quizzes, and a .

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize assignments and projects; exams are rarely detailed.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and content poorly aligned with research skills.

Main concern

and weak research relevance for a non-majors class.

What students said

“ ! and arbitrary.”
LIB2

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online LIB2 sections range from helpful with and to nitpicky, high-reading, last-minute finals that frustrate students.

Main concern

and heavy weekly reading plus a .

What students said

“Follow instructions and you'll get an A, and don't, you won't.”
LIB2H
“I would NOT recommend this class. She is very nit picky, even when .”
LIB2
“ and she really does care about her students.”
LIB2HONORS

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment centers on quizzes, weekly work, and a .

Reading quizzesFinal projectWeekly discussionsExtra credit

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Single review does not detail exam format; .

Unclear assignment grading
“Assignments and weekly activities have little to do with actual research.”
LIB2

Online

Online courses use reading quizzes, weekly activities and ; .

Reading quizzesWeekly discussionsFinal projectExtra credit
“2 reading quizzes a , and a .”
LIB2HONORS
“Pretty straight forward online course. Follow instructions and you'll get an A, and don't, you won't.”
LIB2H

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I would NOT recommend this class. She is very nit picky, even when .”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews (6 online, 1 in and workload. Credibility rating: Medium.

💬

70/100

“Only online class I've taken with such an involved professor. Quick responses, lots of , and .”

📚 Workload Intensity

28/100

“expects students to reader over 15 sources per week”

⚖️

32/100

“ ! and arbitrary.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and she really does care about her students.
  • Poor instructor. Useless class!
  • Constant grammar errors in her own written lessons.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • easy A.. you will have to work for it
  • Follow instructions and you'll get an A, and don't, you won't.
  • .

Theme 3

📦 About Workload

  • the work load was moderate. 2 reading quizzes a
  • The online class has a significant work load
  • , and online portfolio from scratch

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Seven reviews from 2016 with detailed grade and workload comments, but opinions are sharply split and mostly online.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

LIB25 reviews
LIB2H1 review
LIB2HONORS1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 2 · A 2

B range

1

B 1

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