AI Rate Professor

American Indian Studies

Alan Aquallo

AIS105 · AIS104 · AIS · AIS145 · AIS102 · AIS100AIS105 · AIS100 · 77 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
46.43%
Difficulty
1.8

The decision

Only take if you want an easy grade and can self-navigate a .

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing CanvasEssay heavyEasy points if submittedHands-off teachingDisorganized syllabus
  • Many students get easy As by turning work in, but Canvas and syllabus organization frustrate almost everyone.
  • and delayed grading.
  • ; recent online short sessions draw the harshest complaints.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Comments consistently say full credit for completing writing assignments regardless of quality, plus and open-book options.

Both formats report easy As; online stress is volume of .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

Content is not intellectually brutal, but and many essays create busywork, especially in compressed sessions.

; online short terms feel overloaded with papers.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

80/100

Many online and in-person comments .

Online is fully async; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

46/100

About half would take again in aggregate stats, with strong easy-A fans and .

Recent online reviews skew more negative; .

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

88/100

Students report 100s for submitted work even when quality is weak, with little evidence of .

Format shift

Both formats describe completion-based .

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Frequent tags for lots of homework and so many papers, including multi-page or 20-25 page finals in some sections.

Format shift

Online short terms feel especially paper-heavy; .

Teaching experience

Average

45/100

Passionate about AIS content for some, but many call , and chaotic on Canvas.

Format shift

Online organization complaints dominate; in-person split between funny passion and unpreparedness.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Course is , and occasional open-book tests rather than pure exams.

Format shift

Online is almost all essays; , and presentations.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Laid-back lectures with , and easy grades if you complete work; some call him unorganized or frequently late.

Main concern

, and little learning for students seeking rigor.

What students said

“By far, easiest teacher I have ever had.”
AIS100
“I'm pretty sure Aquallo showed up to the class half as much as I did”
AIS100
“Midterm and and open book. Easy A!”
AIS105

Remote format

Online

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Async short sessions packed with course ends, and polar easy-A versus disaster comments.

Main concern

, and almost no useful help or .

What students said

“ . .”
AIS100
“NONE of the work was graded until AFTER the class ended”
AIS100
“As long as you do the work, which is pretty simple then it's an easy A.”
AIS100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, or written with multiple attempts; long research papers or media projects replace hard closed exams.

Open book midterm and finalTake-home styleEssay and research project finalsUnlimited time tests in some sections

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students report and finals, easy quizzes from lecture notes, and group presentations as options.

Open book midterm and finalOpen-note examsGroup presentation optionEasy quizzes
“Midterm and and open book. Easy A!”
AIS105
“ and use the online notes and the book.”
AIS100

Online

; finals often long essays or media projects rather than proctored exams. Reviews do not clearly prove webcam proctoring.

Multiple attempt testsUnlimited time testsLong essay or PowerPoint finalNo clear proctoring evidence
“ and show the answers after.”
AIS102
“Midterm and . You are given unlimited time.”
AIS100
“The only hard part was he requires a 15 min video or 20 Page essay.”
AIS100

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . . He doesn't look at your writing.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across online and in-person AIS courses, balancing easy-grade praise with organization complaints. Credibility rating: High.

🧩 Course Organization

25/100

“ . Instructions for assignments are scattered throughout canvas”

🎯 Easy A Tradeoff

84/100

“Super Easy A. I didn't even purchase the book. He and if you answer them you will get 100%.”

📝 Paper Workload

30/100

“14 PAPERS IS RIDIDUCLOUS. This is not English class.”

👍 When It Works

70/100

“Easy A. Provided a and great pre-made lecture links.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Teacher is very hands off, you teach yourself everything
  • He is extremely knowledgeable about the
  • He complains about his wife all class.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Got a 100 easily.
  • Too easy of an A. I got 100% on everything & hardly deserved it.
  • The amount of work to complete in 4 weeks is ridiculous.

Theme 3

🗂️

  • Syllabus was almost impossible to navigate and understand.
  • unless you like going on a scavenger hunt for each assignment.
  • Half the links don't work

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

77

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years with recurring themes on organization chaos versus easy completion grades; sample is large though polarized.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 540
4 out of 516
3 out of 55
2 out of 53
1 out of 513

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

29 reported outcomes

A range

25

A+ 13 · A 12

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 3