AI Rate Professor

Fine Arts

Randall Christopher

DESIGNI · FREEHANDDRAWIN · 155A · DESIGN · GRAPHICDESIGN · 2DDESIGN · DESIGN150A · DESIG150A · ART150A2D · DRAW101 · PHOTOSHOP · DESINI · DIGITALDESIGN · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
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Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Skip unless you need his software strengths and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProFavoritismUnclear ExpectationsPicky CritiquesPhotoshop SkilledPolarizing
  • Later digital/Photoshop students praise skill, feedback, and solid design instruction.
  • Many earlier design students slam favoritism, vague briefs, and last-minute assignment changes.
  • Experience is highly course- and era-dependent; overall student trust is low.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Some say follow advice for an A; and favoritism, so the path is uneven.

All evidence is from In person reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Digital sections feel manageable; drawing/design sections feel picky and .

All evidence is from In person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

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All evidence is from In person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

Positive software classes exist, but many loud stay-away warnings about bias and chaos pull the .

All evidence is from In person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

, and favoritism-driven rather than transparent rubrics.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

Projects and critiques define the load; volume is moderate but rework from changing specs adds stress.

Format shift

All workload comments are In person.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

Strong software coaching in some sections, weak clarity and fairness in many design courses.

Format shift

All teaching comments are In person.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Studio projects, critiques, and design deliverables dominate over formal exams.

Format shift

All assessment comments are In person.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

All 15 reviews are In person: newer Photoshop/digital design notes are often positive, while many 2D/design reviews call him picky, biased, and disorganized.

Main concern

Favoritism, shifting deadlines, and vague objectives.

What students said

“Great guy; Super nice. Great design class.”
PHOTOSHOP
“STAY AWAY! STAY AWAY!”
DESIGN150A
“ ; no handouts; very picky; high favoritism”
2DDESIGN

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews emphasize projects and critiques with .

Project BasedCritiquesNo Clear Exam Policy

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Assessment is project and critique based; exams are not clearly described.

Project BasedCritiques
“ .”
PHOTOSHOP
“it seems that he just made the ”
DESIGN150A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“STAY AWAY! STAY AWAY!”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 In person reviews, highlighting polarization between digital skill praise and fairness complaints. Credibility rating: High.

🎨 Software Strengths

75/100

“Great teacher who really knows photoshop like the back of his hand.”

⭐ Favoritism Risk

30/100

“Very picky and DOES show favoritism.”

❓

28/100

“ ; no handouts”

👎

35/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Gave good one on one instruction when needed.
  • Funny, intuitive, and very insightful... that is if I wanted him as a friend.
  • He seems detached from the class, is vague on assignments

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • just follow his advice and you should be fine. Review classes can get a little bit boring sometimes but
  • grades are based on how much a .
  • His feed back to students is mostly negative

Theme 3

⚠️ About Fairness & Clarity

  • high favoritism; inconsistent--he'd confirm when something was due, then change the date
  • He doesn't know what he wants but at the same time he is pretty picky
  • I haven't learned ANYTHING.

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Fifteen In person reviews over years show a and repeated favoritism/clarity complaints.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 56

Course coverage

ART150A2D2 reviews
DESIG150A2 reviews
155A1 review
2DDESIGN1 review
DESIGN1 review
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DESIGN150A1 review
DESIGNI1 review
DESINI1 review
DIGITALDESIGN1 review
DRAW1011 review
FREEHANDDRAWIN1 review
GRAPHICDESIGN1 review
PHOTOSHOP1 review

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