AI Rate Professor

Film

James Bogdanski

FILM2 · FILM2B · FILM · FILM1 · FILM2A · FTVS210 · SFTV210 · 32 lifetime ratings

AI rating
26/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
26.09%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

; only take him if you want a - and writing-heavy film class.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderHeavy WorkloadDisorganized LecturesWriting HeavyPoor Communication
  • Many students warn to avoid him for GE film because and workload is heavy.
  • Lectures often feel long, vague, or misaligned with quizzes and exams.
  • A smaller group of film-serious students still value his knowledge and high-effort courses.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Getting an A , and tough grading even when students put in real effort.

Both online and in ; online adds zero-tolerance late policies.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Intro film is widely described as too intense with , and high writing demands.

Difficulty complaints are strong in both formats, especially for GE students.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and skipping hurts your chance to pass.

In person is clearly mandatory; online mainly enforces weekly submission deadlines.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

24/100

Most students explicitly warn others , and stress.

few hardcore positives.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

18/100

Tough-grader tags and .

Format shift

and in-person comments alike.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Students report mountains of reading, discussions, quizzes, and multi-page essays for an intro class.

Format shift

Online winter or summer loads are especially criticized; in person is still paper-heavy.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Many say he knows film but teaches poorly, runs out of time, and confuses rather than clarifies.

Format shift

A few online and in-person students praise knowledge, but most criticize delivery.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Grades hinge on tough quizzes, midterms, finals, and .

Format shift

Online and in .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews mostly , and exams or papers that feel misaligned with class.

Main concern

, and difficulty contacting the professor.

What students said

“Terrible professor! Avoid! Avoid! Avoid!”
FILM1
“ !!! This class was so stressful and intense.”
FILM
“ . Purposefully vague and offers nothing but more confusion than clarity.”
FILM2B

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online film sections , and long essays with little late-work forgiveness.

Main concern

, and intro-level overload.

What students said

“ . Especially for winter or summer. This prof. does not respond to emails.”
FILM1
“This is suppose to be an introductory film course but is more like an English composition course with a sprinkle of film studies.”
FILM1
“I understand the negative reviews; this class is not an easy A.”
FILM1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments are high-stakes, detail-heavy, and often poorly aligned with lectures.

Test HeavyLong EssaysTextbook Quote QuizzesVague Study GuidesNo Late Work

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

grammar, and exams students say miss lecture content.

Hard PapersDetail QuizzesMandatory AttendanceIn-Class Exams
“Graded harder than my English professors, and lectures nothing that is on the tests”
FILM1
“The midterm and ”
FILM2B

Online

Online courses feature weekly film discussions, textbook quizzes, and .

Weekly QuizzesDiscussion Forums5-Page EssaysNo Late Assignments
“Turned in once at 11:58 and got a zero. and NO .”
FILM1
“Midterm and final both 5-page essays.”
FILM1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ !!! This class was so stressful and intense.”

Voice snapshots generated from 32 film reviews, highlighting harsh grading, workload, and teaching complaints. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“Being knowledgeable and being able to teach it aren't not necessarily connected.”

⚖️

18/100

“They harshly graded the mountain of .”

📚 Heavy Workload

22/100

“This is suppose to be an introductory film course but is more like an English composition course with a sprinkle of film studies.”

👎 Recommendation

24/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He seems to be in a constant state of proving the former and thoroughly lacking the latter.
  • Lectures , and don't align with .
  • Purposefully vague and offers nothing but more confusion than clarity.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • this class is not an easy A.
  • he grades things way to harshly
  • Entire grade and two 8-page papers.

Theme 3

✉️ About Communication

  • He never responded to my emails that I sent over 10 days ago.
  • This prof. .
  • Teacher is super hard to contact

Data context

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Analysis sample

32

Recent reviews read by the AI

32

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

32 reviews over many years , and teaching clarity.

Inside 32 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 51
3 out of 55
2 out of 58
1 out of 512

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

23 reported outcomes

A range

7

A 7

B range

5

B+ 3 · B 2

C range

4

C 4

D range

2

D 2

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Rather not say 1