Josef Bitner

PHIL100 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 28/100
RMP rating: 3.0/5
Take again: 0%
Difficulty: 1.0

The decision

Only consider him if you purely need an easy GE pass and can tolerate poor organization and serious classroom-climate risk.

Best fit · Easy A HunterOpen book open note testsVery easy gradeUnorganized lecturesOff-topic or inappropriate remarksNot recommended

Course content and and little homework.
Teaching quality is polarizing and includes a serious allegation of racist remarks after the .
Would-take-again is 0% among students who answered, so easy credit comes with major trust concerns.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

92/100

Students say it is nearly impossible to fail, with open-note open-book tests and .

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

90/100

Difficulty ratings are 1 and comments call the material not hard with only light thinking required.

All evidence is in person.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

, and one is silent, so .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Students who answered would not take him again, citing boredom, disorganization, and a serious conduct allegation.

All non-recommendation evidence is in person.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

88/100

, and A/A+ outcomes make the grade path very soft.

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Featherlight

92/100

and tests are open note/book, so outside work is minimal.

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

and a quality-1 review alleging racist remarks.

Format shift

In-person only; opinions conflict between easy-going and unacceptable.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Few graded .

Format shift

In-person only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person PHIL100 is very easy with open notes/books, but students report boredom, disorganization, and one severe complaint about racist remarks.

Main concern

Classroom climate and relevance of material; one review .

What students said

“Comments morph from not relevant to class material to racist remarks. This happens the .”
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“Impossible to not pass the class. and goes off topic a lot. Prepare to be bored. and open book”
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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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Tests are open note and .

Open noteOpen bookFew graded items

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person PHIL100 exams are open note and open book with little other graded work.

Open noteOpen book

“ and open book but you really don't need to buy the textbook. .”
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“ and open book.”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Comments morph from not relevant to class material to racist remarks. This happens the . Its no wonder he does allow recording during class.”
Voice snapshots generated from 3 in-person reviews, highlighting easy grading versus serious climate concerns. Credibility rating: Low.

⚠️ Classroom Climate Risk

15/100

“Comments morph from not relevant to class material to racist remarks. This happens the .”

🅰️ Easy Pass

92/100

“Impossible to not pass the class. and goes off topic a lot.”

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88/100

“ and open book.”

👎 Recommendation

18/100

“If .”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Impossible to not pass the class.
if you write your notes correctly, you can easily pass this class.
The material isn't hard but it does require some thinking.

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

and goes off topic a lot. Prepare to be bored.
He is very easy Going.
Comments morph from not relevant to class material to racist remarks.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

35/100

Evidence confidence

Only three reviews across many years with conflicting quality scores and one serious allegation limit confidence.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51

4 out of 50

3 out of 51

2 out of 50

1 out of 51

Course coverage

PHIL1003 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

No reported values

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Josef Bitner

Only consider him if you purely need an easy GE pass and can tolerate poor organization and serious classroom-climate risk.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

WalkInThePark

Introductory

Varies

Avoid

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.

⚠️ Classroom Climate Risk

🅰️ Easy Pass

📘 x x x

👎 Recommendation

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

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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

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