AI Rate Professor

Journalism

John Westcott

JOUR110 · JOURNALISM101 · JOURN101 · JOUR101F · JOUR101 · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating
100/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
1.6

The decision

if you want an easy but useful journalism class with strong support and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardEasy ACaringHelpful FeedbackReal Journalism SkillsLenient Grading
  • Students overwhelmingly describe him as kind, helpful, knowledgeable, and genuinely invested in student success.
  • The class is usually easy, but students still report learning practical journalism and writing skills.
  • and lectures can drag, but grading and deadlines are lenient.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

An A is very reachable because students , and open-book style tests.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Introductory

86/100

The course is repeatedly described as easy and beginner-friendly while still teaching useful journalism basics.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

72/100

and missed material, but comments suggest he is not strict and can be flexible.

and participation.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

Students strongly recommend him because , and teaches practical journalism skills.

All and is overwhelmingly positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

88/100

Students describe simple grading, late work acceptance, rewrites, and .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

68/100

The class has several writing assignments and style tests, but students usually describe the work as easy and manageable.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Reviews , and ability to help students learn journalism fundamentals.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Assessment appears assignment-heavy with papers, stories, style quizzes, and a .

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews consistently describe an easy, supportive journalism class with meaningful writing practice and .

Main concern

Some students find lectures boring or slow despite the .

What students said

“His class is very easy, definitely an easy A, but that doesn't mean you won't learn anything.”
JOUR101
“Professor Westcott is , and genuinely wants you to work well for your grade.”
JOUR101
“This class was overall okay. I did learn many new things and John does know his stuff but this class get boring very easily.”
JOUR101

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and manageable quizzes, with writing assignments playing a major role.

Open Book Style TestsStyle QuizzesFew Main Tests

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and style quizzes, but no strict proctoring details are supported.

Open Book Style TestsStyle QuizzesFew Main Tests
“He has style tests every two weeks (which are open book) and and then a couple papers.”
JOURN101
“There are , and a .”
JOURN101
“ and let's you use the textbook on quizes.”
JOURN101

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“His class is very easy, definitely an easy A, but that doesn't mean you won't learn anything.”

Voice snapshots generated from 25 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and student support. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“Professor Westcott is , and genuinely wants you to work well for your grade.”

📈 Easy A Potential

88/100

“His class is very easy, definitely an easy A, but that doesn't mean you won't learn anything.”

❤️ Student Support

92/100

“He is the nicest man who genuinely cares about his students and wants to see them succeed.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Great teacher that got the ball rolling for me in journalism.
  • He teaches clearly and if you let him know you need help.
  • Class does have a tendency to drag on some days, but he has a lot to teach so pay attention.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • There is no way to fail.
  • The class has a lot of homework but it is easy and he lets you return in .
  • As long as you do the work, you'll do well.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He is the sweetest most adorable man ever.
  • He will go out of his way to help and has some very fun activites in class.
  • if you have questions.

Data context

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Analysis sample

25

Recent reviews read by the AI

25

Lifetime ratings

94/100

Evidence confidence

and highly consistent praise with a few repeated concerns about boredom.

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520
4 out of 54
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

JOUR10110 reviews
JOURN10110 reviews
JOURNALISM1013 reviews
JOUR101F1 review
JOUR1101 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 1 · A 5

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

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D range

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F

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