Joseph Creason

ANTR1 · ANTHR1H · ANTHR1 · ANTH1 · ANTHRO1 · HIST10 · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 54/100
RMP rating: 3.2/5
Take again: 55.56%
Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

if and tolerate disorganization; older-style sections with notecards feel much easier than recent ones.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLecture heavySelf-teach heavyNotecard examsSlow to post gradesInconsistent organization

Older cohorts call him fair and easy with notecards, dropped quizzes, and few graded items.
Recent students report canceled classes, missing grades all semester, and self-teaching labs.
Online sections especially suffer from poor communication and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

76/100

Many students report As with , and few graded categories when they keep up with lectures and labs.

Online evidence stresses self-teaching and delayed grades more than true grade harshness; paths.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

64/100

Intro anthro content is approachable if you read and attend, though labs and abstract material .

Online labs and sparse lectures raise perceived difficulty; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Most and exam content comes from lectures, so skipping is risky.

Online attendance is often not required, while as essential.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Recommendation splits hard between older easy-pass praise and recent warnings about disorganization and rude communication.

In-person older reviews are warmer; online and .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

70/100

Few graded items, notecards, dropped quizzes, and keep grades recoverable for students who finish work.

Format shift

Online students still feel lost because grades post late even when scoring is not especially harsh.

Workload

Light

68/100

Typical load is lectures, a handful of quizzes, essays, exams, and .

Format shift

and self-paced labs without much weekly contact.

Teaching experience

Average

50/100

Some students find him funny and clear, but , and weak guidance.

Format shift

In-person legacy praise is stronger; online and recent in-person comments are much colder.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Grades usually come from quizzes, essays or papers, midterms or finals, and .

Format shift

Online leans more on readings, discussions, quizzes, and labs; and exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

many , and humor, while recent ones slam canceled classes and no posted grades.

Main concern

Attendance and lecture notes matter, but cancellations and .

What students said

“Didn't post any grades the entire semester, so I was completely in the dark about the wellbeing of my grade.”
ANTHR1

“He lets you use a notecard front/back and write as much on it for exams”
ANTHR1

“If you show up and pay attention, easy A.”
ANTHR1

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students often feel abandoned after early lectures end, with , and .

Main concern

Little structure, delayed grades, and weak online organization make it easy to fall behind without realizing it.

What students said

“There is after the first 3 weeks, so you're on your own.”
ANTHR1

“Have no idea what's going on in !!!!”
ANTHR1

“Online course was terrible. Did not follow a syllabus with set time frames.”
ANTH1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and droppable quizzes, so test risk is moderate rather than brutal.

Notecard allowedDropped lowest quizStudy guidesSome take-home quizzes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and passable quizzes or exams if lecture notes are solid.

Notecard examsStudy guidesDropped lowest quizLecture-based tests

“He lets you use a notecard front/back and write as much on it for exams”
ANTHR1

“ and .”
ANTHR1

Online

Online comments emphasize quizzes and ; reviews do not clearly prove webcam or Lockdown Browser use.

QuizzesSelf-paced assessmentsInconsistent posting

“45 minutes for a 24 question quiz type of thing.”
ANTH1

“There's a and there are around 4 quizzes but .”
ANTHR1H

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you need to take him just be prepared to teach yourself.”
Voice snapshots generated from 27 reviews spanning online and , and organization themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

50/100

“Lecture days were scheduled for an hour but were frequently cut to 30 minutes or less.”

📈 Easy A Potential

76/100

“If you show up and pay attention, easy A.”

⚠️ Organization Risk

30/100

“He never posted a single grade all semester and still hasn't even 4 days after the final.”

👍 Recommendation Split

52/100

“Creason is very passionate about Anthropology and I would rather have someone like that than someone who doesn't want to be there teaching.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Lectures were very boring; he just reads off the slides.
Hes great. but the notes are posted online
he made this class tolerable. Very nice and funny guy

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Graded solely by 4 tests, 2 exams, and 2 papers.
Super chill with and reads drafts for essays.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Organization

Didn't post any grades the entire semester
often cancelled class which resulted in
little communication, syllabus he says is correct... but there's nothing on the course online.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

27 detailed reviews span many years with consistent themes of lecture-heavy structure and recent organization complaints.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56

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2 out of 53

1 out of 55

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 10

B range

B+ 3 · B 2

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 3

Joseph Creason

x x if x x x x and tolerate disorganization; older-style sections with notecards feel much easier than recent ones.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Mandatory

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📈 Easy A Potential

⚠️ Organization Risk

👍 Recommendation Split

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ About Organization

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if and tolerate disorganization; older-style sections with notecards feel much easier than recent ones.