AI Rate Professor

African Studies

Mychal Odom

AS101 · AS100 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

Avoid unless you need an and do not care about teaching engagement.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUninvolvedSlow GradingYouTube LecturesSelf-Managed CoursePoor Communication
  • Many students say , and runs the course on others' YouTube videos.
  • Grades can still be easy with discussions and no tests if you self-drive the work.
  • if you want a hands-off class and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Several students earned A or A+ with discussions and no tests, even while criticizing teaching.

Both online and .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

and video questions, not conceptually brutal, though volume can be high.

; in-person also calls the course pretty easy.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

88/100

; the course is self-driven.

Online and sections.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

and urge any other professor due to disengagement.

Negative recommendation is strongest online; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

74/100

Late work is often accepted and discussion scores trend high, but .

Format shift

Leniency shows in and easy discussion marks.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

Weekly reading and exams.

Format shift

Online reading load is heavier; .

Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

Students say he uses others' videos, rarely lectures or replies, and provides almost no original instruction.

Format shift

Poor engagement is reported in both online and in-person comments.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

No tests for many sections; , and sparse assignment scoring.

Format shift

Online explicitly has no tests; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person feedback still cites unorganized structure, old non-original videos, and .

Main concern

Little learning and structure despite the format label.

What students said

“It is the last day of the semester & he has graded 2 things. and does not create any type of structure in the course.”
AS100
“Prof didn't grade anything for months... You just have to manage the class yourself.”
AS101

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and sparse contact.

Main concern

and navigation or .

What students said

“Nearly the entire course is impossible to navigate. 2 assignments have been graded up to the final.”
AS100
“Most uninvolved professor I ever. Did not grade anything for months”
AS100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and rely on discussions and reading responses.

No TestsWeekly DiscussionsLate Work AcceptedReading Based

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; and assignment-driven.

Sparse GradingSelf ManagedReading Focus
“The course was pretty easy and the textbook was interesting. You just have to manage the class yourself.”
AS101

Online

Online reviews consistently describe no tests, weekly discussions, and .

No TestsWeekly DiscussionsLate Work Accepted
“ and answer questions.”
AS100
“ and no tests.”
AS100

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“The most uninvolved prof Ive ever had! HE DOESNT GRADE ANYTHING (no joke, for the ENTIRE semester) assigns tons of other profs.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 reviews (6 online, 2 in person), . Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Teaching Disengagement

24/100

“All lectures were taken from Youtube, never communicated or perspective.”

⏱️

30/100

“Did not grade anything for months (only graded the day or 2 before grades were due and only graded a quarter of the )”

🅰️ Easy If Self-Driven

80/100

“you'll most likely get 100% on discussions. Very informative class if you're interested in the subject. Read the syllabus. Easy class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • No work in this course is original
  • never communicated or
  • , but him

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Easy class
  • The course was pretty easy
  • and answer questions

Theme 3

📬 About Communication

  • I emailed him 6 days ago or more and still no response

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Eight recent detailed reviews with and disengagement across formats.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 54

Course coverage

AS1005 reviews
AS1013 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 3 · A 2

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values