AI Rate Professor

Journalism

Kathleen Buckner

JOURN125 · JRN125 · MAGAZ00 · JRN120JRN125 · JRN120 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
64/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
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Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you want hands-on magazine or and are willing to stay heavily involved; skip if you dislike micromanagement.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring mentorHands-on magazine workMicromanaging advisorShow-up for AStudent newspaper advisor
  • Students split on whether she is a caring industry mentor or a micromanaging, underqualified advisor.
  • Grades improve when you show up, stay involved, and attend extra magazine meetings.
  • or newspaper production experience.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Show up, stay involved, and hit extra meetings and you will probably get an A, but it is not a free pass.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Content is practical magazine and moderate hands-on challenge.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Comments stress showing up, being involved, and attending extra meetings to succeed.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

62/100

Most students praise her care and industry knowledge, but strong advisor-quality complaints pull the recommendation down.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

65/100

Involvement and extra meetings are enough for many to earn an A.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

Magazine process work and extra meetings add real time beyond a light lecture load.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

66/100

Strong praise for caring mentorship and industry knowledge is offset by sharp micromanagement and qualification critiques.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Assessment centers on magazine and newspaper production involvement rather than formal exams.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person journalism and magazine production classes feel hands-on; many praise her industry knowledge and care, while others call her micromanaging and unqualified as advisor.

Main concern

Micromanagement and uneven advising quality can frustrate students who want more autonomy.

What students said

“Mrs. Buckner is awesome. She has so much knowledge of the magazine industry and really wants to help us.”
JOURN125
“Nice lady but a little more involved in the magazine process then I would have liked. Show up and be involved.”
JRN125
“She didn't seam to know the meaning of advisor since pretty much acting as a boss without keeping the group together.”
MAGAZ00

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews do not clearly describe formal exams; success hinges on production involvement and meetings.

Production-based assessmentInvolvement-focused grading

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Reviews emphasize production work and meetings rather than traditional tested finals.

Production-based assessmentShow up and be involved
“Come to the extra meetings and you will probably get an A. Magazine turns out great and is a fun class.”
JRN125

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Mrs. Buckner is awesome. She has so much knowledge of the magazine industry and really wants to help us. I have never had a teacher that cared about my success so much.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 in-person reviews spanning 2004-2011, highlighting mentorship praise and advisor friction. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

66/100

“She's awesome at what she does and cares about the students and the paper.”

⚖️ Advisor Style Split

40/100

“Micromanaging. At least a basic knowledge of used layout program should be requested of the advisor which Ted has and Kathleen doesn't.”

📈 Path to an A

68/100

“Come to the extra meetings and you will probably get an A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She has so much knowledge of the magazine industry and really wants to help us.
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  • and editing.

Theme 2

📰 About Production Work

  • Show up and be involved.
  • It's so good to be involved and be on a team with good people.
  • Magazine turns out great and is a fun class.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Advisor Concerns

  • Micromanaging.
  • Totally unqualified to advise and teach.
  • pretty much acting as a boss without keeping the group together.

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

52/100

Evidence confidence

Seven detailed but older in-person reviews (2004-2011) show a , so confidence is moderate.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

JRN1203 reviews
JOURN1251 review
JRN120JRN1251 review
JRN1251 review
MAGAZ001 review

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