AI Rate Professor

Anthropology

Adrian Novotny

ANTHRANTH · ANTHR2 · ANTHR10 · ANTH2 · ANTHRALL · ANTHRO1H · ANTHR1 · ANTHCULT · ANTRH101 · AN1 · ANT1 · ANTHO1 · ANTH1 · ANTHR2H · ANTHR101 · ANTHRO · ANTHRO10 · ANTH14 · ANTHROPOLOGY1 · ANTHRO2 · ANTHRO1 · ANTH10 · 146 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you enjoy opinionated storytelling and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProOff-Topic RantsPop QuizzesMust Read the BookFunny StorytellerPolarizing Opinions
  • Lectures often wander into personal stories politics and rants instead of pure textbook anthro.
  • Pop quizzes and essays punish absences so .
  • Easy grade is possible if you read the book and but many feel they learn little anthropology.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

74/100

Many report easy A or high grades with reading notes and despite uneven teaching.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

Content pressure is moderate if you keep up with the book even when lectures go off topic.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Unannounced quizzes and essays make skipping class an automatic zero for major grade pieces.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

56/100

but a large vocal group says avoid if you want real anthropology teaching.

and highly polarized.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

Often called mostly fair with generous though .

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Reading is required with periodic quizzes essays and but .

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Passionate funny storyteller for fans yet many say he rants off topic and fails to teach core anthropology.

Format shift

In-person only.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grade rests on pop quizzes in-class essays midterm and .

Format shift

In-person only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person students split between loving his funny mind-opening stories and calling him a self-absorbed ranter who barely teaches anthro.

Main concern

and heavy personal opinion content frustrate grade-focused students.

What students said

“His "lectures" are 90-minute rants about social justice, without even a hint of anthropology. Easy A, though.”
ANTHR2
“Professor Novotny is really passionate about informing students about different cultures and faiths, hes very knowledgeable. He's also a funny guy.”
ANTH10
“ and quizzes , so if your not in class automatic 0.”
ANTHROPOLOGY1

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.

Expect and and limited study guides.

Pop QuizzesPop EssaysNo Study GuidesMust Read BookExtra Credit

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and final tied to reading and notes.

Unannounced QuizzesIn-Class EssaysBook-Based TestsExtra Credit
“4 Unannouced quizzes and 4 In and Final. No dates on syllabus.”
ANTHRO10
“He does not announce quizzes. .”
ANTHR2

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“His "lectures" are 90-minute rants about social justice, without even a hint of anthropology. Easy A, though.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 and book-driven grades. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“Hes a cool person, horrible professor. He . lectures mostly on himself not the course work.”

📚

70/100

“Read the ”

😄 Entertainment Factor

80/100

“he is so funny and full of great stories.”

⚠️ Pop Assessment Risk

30/100

“Randomly gives out quizzes & essays with 5 minutes of class remaining.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Talks a lot about himself, sexual subjects, and repeats things
  • His lectures make you not want to miss class
  • Less a college course, more a session for a man with 5 degrees to publicly congratulate himself

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A, though
  • if you read the book and consistently go to class it will be an easy B
  • Class average for midterm was a 40

Theme 3

🔔

  • BEWARE OF POP QUIZZES
  • if your not in class automatic 0
  • No dates on syllabus. so if you're absent or sick, you better go to school sick

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

146

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews over many years with consistent themes of and easy grades if you read.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 562
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2 out of 517
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 4 · A 2

B range

3

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2