AI Rate Professor

Decision Science

Justin Dermon

DS21 · ECON50 · DS23 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
27/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
40%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

unless you are comfortable teaching yourself and handling tough or frequent assessments.

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing LecturesTough TestsSelf-Teaching RequiredHeavy ExamsMixed Easy A
  • Most students describe the teaching as .
  • Several reviews say tests are tough, frequent, or disconnected from lectures.
  • A minority found the class easy due to open-book resources or prior math preparation.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Some students earned A's, but the dominant comments , and .

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

The material can feel easy for prepared students, but many students describe the class as difficult because lectures do not support the tests.

because there are no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Reviews do not clearly prove a , and and teaching instead.

because there are no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Most students do not recommend him because , and regret taking the class.

All because there are no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

Several students explicitly call him a and , and low grades.

Format shift

because there are no online reviews.

Workload

Heavy

26/100

Workload appears heavy in many , and self-study demands.

Format shift

All because there are no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Most reviews describe his teaching as .

Format shift

All because there are no online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Assessments appear strongly exam-focused, with multiple reviews mentioning tests, exams, and weekly testing.

Format shift

All because there are no online reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are mostly negative, with , and test-heavy structure.

Main concern

Students often feel they must teach themselves to pass.

What students said

“He will not teach you anything for the test.”
DS21
“The only way you're passing this class is if you teach yourself the course work.”
DS21
“ . .”
ECON50

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.

because one student reports open-book exams while many others describe tough, frequent, or .

Open Book ExamsOpen Note ExamsGoogle AllowedTough TestsWeekly Tests

Assessment risk

Varies

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews support open-book resources in one DS21 review but also frequent and tough exams in several ECON50 and DS21 reviews.

Open Book ExamsOpen Note ExamsGoogle AllowedTough TestsWeekly Tests
“lets you use open book, open note, excel and google for exams.”
DS21
“ .”
ECON50
“There is a test and .”
ECON50

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“The only way you're passing this class is if you teach yourself the course work.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and grading; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

30/100

“He doesn't answer questions directly, he rambles, and .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

28/100

“ ! He is the worst.”

📝

48/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He will not teach you anything for the test.
  • He doesn't answer questions directly, he rambles, and .
  • . not very interactive.

Theme 2

📝

  • .
  • There is a test and .
  • . Really tough in grading.

Theme 3

⚖️ About Mixed Experiences

  • Class was very easy, he's a very chill dude, lets you use open book, open note, excel and google for exams.
  • and he's not boring at all!
  • If math is not your thing then it could be challenging

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 11 detailed in-person reviews show a strong negative pattern, despite a few positive outliers.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 58

Course coverage

DS215 reviews
ECON505 reviews
DS231 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 4

B range

1

B- 1

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 1 · C- 1

D range

1

D- 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1