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Art

Micheal Sheehan

DART107 · ART157 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
47/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Sheehan may help serious art students improve, but recent reviews raise major concerns about communication, empathy, and consistency.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerStrong Art FeedbackHeavy SketchingPolarizing PersonalityHelpful DemosLimited Flexibility
  • Older positive reviews praise , and student improvement.
  • Recent reviews report favoritism, disrespectful treatment, poor communication, and .
  • The course rewards students who can handle frequent sketching and direct critique.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Good grades are possible if students attend and do the sketching work, but the class requires steady effort and critique tolerance.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

The course is approachable for committed art students, but frequent sketching, deadlines, and .

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Students say attending class and , and as important.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

Recommendation depends on whether students value tough art feedback enough to accept reports of poor treatment and disorganization.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Grades appear manageable with attendance and completed work, but students also report tough grading, favorites, and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

35/100

Students repeatedly mention sketching a lot and filling sketchbooks quickly, so the workload is substantial for a studio course.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Average

54/100

His technical knowledge and , but recent reviews describe disrespect, disorganization, and poor communication.

Format shift

All , and recent comments are more negative than older ones.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

Assessment appears based on drawings, sketchbooks, homework, demos, and .

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

All evidence is from in-person classes, where students report but a sharply mixed classroom experience.

Main concern

The main in-person concern is harsh or inconsistent treatment despite useful art instruction.

What students said

“ .”
ART157
“One of the cruelest professors I've ever had.”
ART157
“You will improve if you do the work”
ART157

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Reviews do not clearly prove an , and the course appears to rely mainly on art assignments and sketching.

No Clear Exam EvidenceAssignment-Based Course

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, open-book, closed-book, or proctoring policies.

Assignment-Based CourseSketchbook Work
“Also makes you sketch a lot.”
ART157
“Be prepared to buy one or two sketchbooks for this class as you do fill them quite swiftly.”
ART157

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“You will improve if you do the work and he will always text you back practically immediately with feedback.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and student treatment. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

54/100

“ .”

📚 Workload

35/100

“Also makes you sketch a lot.”

❤️ Student Treatment

50/100

“I dropped his class because I felt so disrespected.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

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  • He is extremely knowledgeable and if you want to get anywhere in art, he is the person to go to.

Theme 2

📈 About Work & Improvement

  • Put in the effort and you'll see improvement.
  • Be prepared to buy one or two sketchbooks for this class as you do fill them quite swiftly.
  • If you do the homework and attend class, you'll be fine.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Experience

  • He's all over the place most the and canvas wise.
  • He spoke down to his students and insulted a lot of what makes drawing fun for people.
  • He doesn't really answer his emails either.

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

The rating has medium credibility because there are only 6 reviews, but they contain detailed and , and student treatment.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

ART1575 reviews
DART1071 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1