AI Rate Professor

Design

Jeff Adair

IDI1 · ILLUSTRATION · ID10 · ILLUSBEG · BEGDRAF · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Only take Adair if you want a demanding design/drafting grind and ; .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTime-consuming projectsTough grader riskPassionate about designDemanding drafting loadPolarizing reputation
  • Older positive reviews praise passion and improvement after a hard reputation, but recent IDI1 says stay away.
  • Multiple comments stress heavy time-consuming homework at a high demand level.
  • Would-take-again is 0% in and cold or demanding critiques.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Even positive reviews say time-consuming work is required to pass, and .

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Drafting and illustration are described as hard, CSULB-level demanding, and heavy for a 3-unit course.

All .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

The , and the course culture is high-demand studio style.

; only the 2020 review clearly marks mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

Older students praise passion and change for the better, but the most recent review says stay away and .

All reviews are in person; recommendation tone worsens in the latest IDI1 comment.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

, and a recent low quality review outweigh older easier-to-pass claims.

Format shift

In-person only; .

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Repeated comments call the class time consuming with lots of .

Format shift

Every workload comment is in person and .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Passion and lasting impact are praised, but cold demanding behavior and a stay-away review pull the experience down.

Format shift

Polarized in-person history from 2006 to 2020.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

20/100

Reviews center on continuous project and .

Format shift

; exams are not described.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

All reviews are in person across design, drafting, and illustration; students split between passionate great teacher and harsh, time-eating, stay-away experiences.

Main concern

Very high time demand and and a recent stay-away review.

What students said

“STAY. AWAY.”
IDI1
“Very hard, demanding, cold. Seen him make students cry.”
ID10
“THE CLASS IS TIME CONSUMING BUT IF YOU DO ALL THE WORK THE ”
BEGDRAF

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 ; evaluation appears project and .

Project-heavy homeworkTime-consuming studio workNo clear exam policy

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and projects; they do not clearly prove midterm or .

Lots of homeworkTime-consuming projects
“Very helpful, but gives a lot of .”
ILLUSTRATION
“THE CLASS IS TIME CONSUMING BUT IF YOU DO ALL THE WORK THE ”
BEGDRAF

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“STAY. AWAY.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person reviews, , and a recent stay-away warning. Credibility rating: Medium.

⚠️ Recent Warning

15/100

“STAY. AWAY.”

⏱️ Workload Intensity

22/100

“Class is too time consuming for a 3 unit course & is at CSULB level b/c he teaches there.”

🔥 Teaching Passion

75/100

“i wish all teachers had his passion for teaching.”

📉 Tough Demand

30/100

“Very hard, demanding, cold. Seen him make students cry.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • what a great prof.!
  • he's one of those teachers that leaves a lasting imprint
  • JEFF IS A LOT MORE LAID BACK FROM WHAT I HEARD BEFORE

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • STAY. AWAY.
  • Very hard, demanding, cold
  • gives a lot of

Theme 3

⚠️ About Reputation

  • HEARD HE USED TO BE A REALLY REALLY HARD TEACHER BUT HE DEFINITELY HAS CHANGED
  • Don't know what's with all the positive comments
  • Dept head said she's talked to him about it many times but he doesn't change

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

52/100

Evidence confidence

Six in-person reviews span 2006-2020 with mixed old praise and a strong recent warning, so patterns exist but are dated and polarized.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

IDI12 reviews
BEGDRAF1 review
ID101 review
ILLUSBEG1 review
ILLUSTRATION1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

1

B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values