James Diokno

ANTH103 · ANTH120 · 2 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 79/100
RMP rating: 4.0/5
Take again: 100%
Difficulty: 3.5

The decision

if you can handle heavy weekly writing for a fair A with no exams.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHeavy Writing LoadNo ExamsClear Grading CriteriaTime-Consuming HomeworkFlexible When Needed

Weekly papers and final.
Content is manageable; workload is high but .
and earned As.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Both reviewers earned As through steady weekly papers; but not conceptually hard and .

All evidence is from Online reviews only.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Material is interesting and varied; difficulty comes more from volume of writing than from hard concepts.

All evidence is from Online reviews only.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

42/100

as mandatory and strict, though he flexes for students who need accommodation.

All evidence is from Online reviews only.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Both reviewers would take him again, enjoyed the class, and .

All evidence is from Online reviews only.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

and two reported As; toughness is about volume, not unfair scoring.

Format shift

All evidence is from Online reviews only.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

and lectures.

Format shift

All evidence is from Online reviews only.

Teaching experience

Good

80/100

Students call him a great teacher with and enjoyable classes despite heavy writing.

Format shift

All evidence is from Online reviews only.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

15/100

Grade is driven by frequent papers and participation; .

Format shift

All evidence is from Online reviews only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections center on frequent short papers and readings with needs, and no tests.

Main concern

Weekly 2-3 papers and .

What students said

“I wrote maybe 2-3 2.5 page papers every week. We also listened to lots of lectures and he but was flexible with those who needed it.”
ANTH120

“He assigns a ton of assignments (usually 2-3 a week of read/watch something and then write a ). It's a lot of work, but the work is not very hard.”
ANTH103

Exam style

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; assessment is writing and participation.

No TestsNo FinalPaper-Based Assessment

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

92/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Online

Online reviewers ; and lectures.

No TestsNo FinalWeekly Papers

“Overall I enjoyed his class and didn't mind the writing after a while, we .”
ANTH120

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“It's a lot of work, but the work is not very hard. (just time consuming, but not unreasonable).”
Voice snapshots generated from 2 Online reviews spanning 2021-2022; Credibility rating: Low.

📝 Writing-Heavy Course

28/100

“I wrote maybe 2-3 2.5 page papers every week.”

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80/100

“ and grades on.”

🚫 No Exams

92/100

“we .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Diokno is a great teacher but he gives out a lot of .
and grades on.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

It's a lot of work, but the work is not very hard.
we .

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Only two Online reviews from 2021-2022 with consistent tone but very small sample and .

Inside 2 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50

4 out of 52

3 out of 50

2 out of 50

1 out of 50

Course coverage

ANTH1031 review

ANTH1201 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

A 2

B range

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C range

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D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

James Diokno

x x if you can handle heavy weekly writing for a fair A with no exams.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

MustTake

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

📝 Writing-Heavy Course

✅ x x

🚫 No Exams

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

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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 you can handle heavy weekly writing for a fair A with no exams.

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