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Photography

Patrick Chavez

PHOT120 · 2 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

Prefer the online section if available; as a weak teaching experience based on the limited evidence.

Best fit · Easy A HunterPolarized by formatOnline easy AIn-person low teachingDiscussion-post drivenOpen lab heavy
  • Only two reviews exist and they sharply disagree by format.
  • Online 8-week PHOT class is described as easy with discussion posts and a high A+.
  • and little real instruction.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

The online student earned about 102% with routine posts; but content did not sound hard.

Easy-A evidence is almost entirely from the single online review.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

Photography history and basic camera work read as low conceptual load for most students.

Online student called it easy; in-person student said only beginners might benefit.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

as mandatory.

and in-person sections.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

One strong yes for online and one strong no for .

Online student says take it; as a professor.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Online student finished above 100%; .

Format shift

Grade generosity is evidenced mainly online; .

Workload

Light

75/100

and Monday deadlines; in-person class time felt underused rather than overloaded.

Format shift

Online workload is light and structured; .

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Online praise for a good professor clashes with .

Format shift

Teaching quality is high online and very low in person based on one review each.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Assessment centers on discussion posts and comments.

Format shift

Online explicitly centers discussion posts; in-person mentions documentaries and lab, not exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

but barely teaches, filling class with documentaries and .

Main concern

Little structured teaching and .

What students said

“Out of the 3 hours we'd spend with him, like 2 hours were open lab where we just sat around and did nothing.”
PHOT120

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

One online review calls the 8-week photography history class easy, discussion-based, and highly recommendable with a 102% grade.

Main concern

Only one online review, so results may not generalize.

What students said

“Easy class. Do all the discussion posts and . .”
PHOT120

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews do not clearly describe proctored exams; and participation driven.

Discussion postsWeekly Monday deadlinesOpen lab time

Assessment risk

Varies

60/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; class time was mostly documentary plus open lab.

Open labDocumentary-heavy class time
“he'd put on a 90 minute documentary and .”
PHOT120

Online

Online evidence points to discussion posts and Monday assignment deadlines; .

Discussion postsMonday due dates
“Do all the discussion posts and . .”
PHOT120

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ if you have no idea how to use a camera”

Voice snapshots generated from 2 reviews (1 online, 1 in person), highlighting the sharp format split. Credibility rating: Low.

🟢 Online Easy Win

85/100

“ . I had like 102% soooo yea”

🔴

20/100

“MAN is he not a good professor.”

⚖️ Split Recommendation

50/100

“Good Professor. .”

Theme 1

💻 About Online Format

  • Easy class. Do all the discussion posts and .
  • It was cool learning the history of photography.

Theme 2

🏫

  • like 2 hours were open lab where we just sat around and did nothing
  • It felt like he didn't actually feel like teaching

Data context

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Analysis sample

2

Recent reviews read by the AI

2

Lifetime ratings

28/100

Evidence confidence

Only two reviews years apart with opposite conclusions sharply limit confidence.

Inside 2 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

PHOT1202 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

0

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C range

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D range

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F

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No letter grade reported

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