AI Rate Professor

Philosophy

Larry Fike

PHIL100 · PHIL170 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
30/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
28.57%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

unless you are comfortable teaching yourself, writing often, and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough graderSelf-teaching requiredVague feedbackHeavy writingFlexible late work
  • Online , and a need to teach themselves.
  • A minority praise his care, late-work flexibility, and .
  • The course appears writing-heavy and exam/project-based, with low recommendation despite some redeeming flexibility.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

An A looks hard because students report , and limited .

All evidence comes from online reviews because there are no in-person reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

The content and expectations feel difficult online because students report , and .

All difficulty evidence comes from online reviews because there are no in-person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

92/100

The online format appears flexible because one student could work at any time and others mention late-work accommodation.

Only online evidence exists, and it supports .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

Most students do not recommend the online course because and .

All recommendation evidence is online, with .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Multiple reviews call him a tough or and demanding criteria.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students , and a major project.

Format shift

All workload evidence comes from online courses.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Students often and self-taught, though a few praise his care and .

Format shift

Online reviews are mostly negative, and there are .

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

, and a term project, so assessment is mixed.

Format shift

All assessment evidence comes from online reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mostly negative, citing tough , and weak online instruction despite some flexibility.

Main concern

Students often feel unsupported by vague standards and limited teaching clarity.

What students said

“Be prepared to teach yourself.”
PHIL170
“he is a ”
PHIL100
“zero direction, ”
PHIL100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

because one review says there are no lockdowns, but students still report exams with poor direction and strict standards.

No Lockdown BrowserWeekly 15-question testsThree examsMidterm allowed late in one case

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Online

Online reviews explicitly mention no lockdowns, weekly tests, three exams, and one late midterm allowance, but .

No Lockdown BrowserWeekly 15-question testsThree examsLate midterm allowed in one case
“There's ”
PHIL170
“discussion board + 15Q test weekly, 3 100pt exams (mcq + leq)”
PHIL100
“even let me turn in a ”
PHIL100
“the ”
PHIL100

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Be prepared to teach yourself.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and support. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“Be prepared to teach yourself.”

⚖️

18/100

“He's a , and has very specific instructions you fail to do those you won't make it.”

👍 Recommendation Risk

30/100

“Online however, it is one of the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Online Teaching

  • Be prepared to teach yourself.
  • I don't think the professor is fit to teach online classes
  • he provided or book, referred to YT videos 85% with little context

Theme 2

⚖️

  • He's a , and has very specific instructions
  • he is a
  • his standards for

Theme 3

📝

  • discussion board + 15Q test weekly, 3 100pt exams (mcq + leq), and a term project (176).
  • So many papers
  • the

Theme 4

❤️ About Support

  • and allowed me to turn in late work
  • he will offer to give you help and support

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Seven online reviews across 2023-2026 are detailed and and online-course problems.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

PHIL1004 reviews
PHIL1703 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

2

B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 3