AI Rate Professor

Journalism

Tim Sheehan

JOURN1 · JOURNALISM1 · JOURN116297 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
100/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.1

The decision

if you want an interesting, low-stress journalism course with and strong grade upside.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEngaging lecturesClear gradingCaring and organizedEasy workloadHelpful feedback
  • Students unanimously recommend Sheehan and describe him as , and engaging.
  • The workload is , and lectures.
  • Grades are highly attainable , and complete the few assignments.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

93/100

Students repeatedly earned A grades with , and .

and discussions, while in-person reviews emphasize short essays, weekly quizzes, and .

Is the course easy?

Introductory

88/100

The course content is described as easy to follow, interesting, and and review materials.

Both online and in-person reviews describe the course as accessible, with online students noting long but useful lecture videos.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

65/100

and assignments, but reviews do not prove a strict attendance penalty.

Online evidence centers on watching lecture videos, while and success.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

98/100

Every review recommends him because , and makes the workload manageable.

Both formats are strongly recommended, with no meaningful negative .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Generous

92/100

Grading appears very generous because students report , and frequent A outcomes.

Format shift

, while in-person grading is clear and assignment-light.

Workload

Featherlight

92/100

The course has minimal work compared with typical classes, mainly discussions, quizzes, and a small number of papers.

Format shift

Online workload is discussions, quizzes, and two papers, while and online quizzes.

Teaching experience

Excellent

94/100

Students consistently describe Sheehan as , and .

Format shift

Teaching quality is strong in both formats, with .

Assessment method

Balanced

45/100

Assessment is mostly quizzes, discussions, and and .

Format shift

Online sections lean toward quizzes and discussions, while , and review-supported exams.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person , and easy grades for students who complete assignments.

Main concern

Lectures are frequent, so and stay engaged.

What students said

“ and you'll get an A.”
JOURNALISM1
“The only work you do are 4 essays, but they are only 2 pg papers and .”
JOURN1
“One of the .”
JOURN116297

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online reviews describe , and caring support.

Main concern

Grades may be posted late, and lecture videos can be long.

What students said

“The quizzes are relatively easy with no time limit and .”
JOURN1
“The course only has discussion questions every week and throughout the course.”
JOURN1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exam and quiz evidence is student-friendly, but reviews do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, or closed-book policies.

No Time Limit QuizzesQuiz RetakesReview For Midterm And FinalEasy Tests If Lectures Are Watched

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

watched and a printable review for the midterm and final, but do not clearly prove closed-book rules.

Review For Midterm And FinalEasy Tests With Lecture Prep
“He lets you print out the review for the midterm and final.”
JOURN116297
“quizzes, and tests easy if you watch lectures”
JOURN1

Online

Online reviews mention quizzes with no time limit and , but do not clearly prove proctoring or .

No Time Limit QuizzesQuiz Retakes
“The quizzes are relatively easy with no time limit and .”
JOURN1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ and you'll get an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and support. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

94/100

“He always takes time to answer questions and .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

98/100

“Highly recommended teacher!”

📈 Easy Grade Path

93/100

“ and you'll get an A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Easy to follow during lectures.
  • Lectures were always interesting and engaging.
  • He is very thorough and .

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • home), no paper hw.
  • The only work you do are 4 essays, but they are only 2 pg papers and .
  • The course only has discussion questions every week and throughout the course.

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

  • , and understanding
  • and lets you know exactly what you can do the next time to do better.
  • He is a caring individual and really wants his students to succeed.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

74/100

Evidence confidence

The review count is modest at 9, but opinions are recent enough, detailed, and extremely consistent.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 54
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

JOURN17 reviews
JOURN1162971 review
JOURNALISM11 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

7

A 7

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

1

Incomplete 1