AI Rate Professor

American Indian Studies

Joshua Frank

AIS101 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
37.5%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

if you and writing; avoid if you need a light online gen-ed.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHeavy Reading LoadLots of PapersLate Work AcceptedPolarizing OnlineVague Assignments
  • Weekly reading and long writing posts make AIS101 feel like a heavy intro class.
  • Grades can still land high if you keep up, and late work is often accepted.
  • Online experience and unclear, piled-up grading.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

60/100

Many students report As, late work, and , but and long writing posts.

Almost all grade evidence is from online AIS101; the time management.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Content is intro-level AIS, but volume of reading, 250-word posts, papers, and videos makes the work load feel hard.

Online reviews drive the heavy-reading picture; in-person also stresses journals every class.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

, while the one in-person review treated skipping as risky.

Online evidence is optional attendance; the and .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

36/100

and negative online reviews about workload and vagueness outweigh the caring-professor praise.

Positive take-again votes are mostly online; the .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Some call grading lenient with late work and ; others report tough or .

Format shift

Online comments swing between lenient and tough; .

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Nearly every review flags lots of , and weekly discussions or journals.

Format shift

Both formats report heavy work; online fast-track intensifies the weekly load.

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

and vague online directions with slow grading.

Format shift

Stronger praise for ; nightmare clarity complaints in others.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Grades center on weekly discussions, quizzes with long answers, papers, journals, and a .

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize posts, quizzes, and papers; in-person emphasizes journals and two papers.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Single in-person review says journals every class and , but time management is make-or-break.

Main concern

Mandatory-style workload and failing if you .

What students said

“If you procrastinate and dont manage but its up to you to just do it”
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Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online AIS101 is reading- and paper-heavy with mixed clarity; and resources, others call assignments vague and .

Main concern

Heavy weekly posts, long readings, and .

What students said

“unnecessarily long assignments every week. .”
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“Late work was always accepted. Gives a ton of resources to use for papers.”
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“I am not ever sure what and cannot understand them”
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Exam style

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Assessment is mostly continuous writing and quizzes plus a final; .

Weekly QuizzesWriting-Heavy PostsFinal Paper or ExamLate Work Accepted

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person work centers on journals every class and two papers with student-chosen topics; .

Class JournalsTwo Papers
“If you do the journals( assigned every class) you will have a good standing, you have 2 papers to do but the topics are simple”
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Online

Online sections , and a final; one student was docked for punctuation on a final.

Weekly DiscussionsLong Quiz AnswersPapersFinal Grading Can Be Picky
“2 discussions/quizzes were due each week. Each post and most answers on quizzes require 250 words or more”
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“ because I had a period in the wrong spot :(”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if you already have a lot of coursework on your plate! This is supposed to be an introductory-level class, which normally comes with leniency, but his coursework is unreasonably demanding.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 reviews (7 online, 1 in , and online clarity. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 and Papers

22/100

“There was lots of .”

⚖️ if You Keep Up

55/100

“Professor Frank and his class puts a lot emphasis on reading on writing each week.”

💬 Polarizing Clarity Online

52/100

“I am not sure about how this professor is in person but online he is a nightmare! I have only been in his class 4-5 weeks and .”

❤️

70/100

“He gives and is ALWAYS quick to reply to any concerns.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and engaging, and he explained complex topics well.
  • The course is all online, but VERY explanatatory.
  • online he is a nightmare! ... .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Workload

  • lots of
  • Get ready to read
  • If you procrastinate and dont manage

Theme 3

📝 and Policies

  • Late work was always accepted
  • because I had a period in the wrong spot
  • Gives a ton of resources to use for papers.

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Eight detailed reviews from 2020-2025 with consistent workload themes, but and polarizing quality scores.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

AIS1018 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 4

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1