AI Rate Professor

Graphic Communication

Ken Dodson

GCIP170 · GCIP140 · GCIP103 · GCIP249 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

and support, but expect possible disorganization and confirm current workload.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyHelpful and ApproachableKnowledgeable in GraphicsFunny LecturesCan Be DisorganizedBest-of-Department Praise
  • Most students call him one of the .
  • Classes are often easy and and engaged.
  • One strong complaint flags constant syllabus changes, textbook dependence, and .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Several students report low difficulty and easy success when they follow along, though .

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

76/100

Average difficulty is low and comments emphasize approachable, practical graphics instruction.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

and not mandatory in another, so policy is inconsistent.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

, but the stated take-again rate is only 50 percent and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

68/100

Students call him fair and helpful, without strong claims of .

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Workload

Moderate

58/100

Many classes feel light, but one detailed review reports lots of homework and constant changes.

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Teaching experience

Good

80/100

Repeated praise for knowledge, humor, and help is tempered by a sharp disorganization critique.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Comments center on projects, textbook exercises, and practical Photoshop work rather than exams.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

as fun, helpful, and easy, with one outlier calling the class chaotic and homework-heavy.

Main concern

Course organization and syllabus changes can feel unreliable in some sections.

What students said

“Ken is funny, helpful he does work hard to teach us works with you to help you out when you need help.”
GCIP249
“his class is so . He will change constantly. .”
GCIP140
“One of the . . Easy to approach. Fair, nice and knowledgeable.”
GCIP170

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

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Reviews emphasize hands-on graphics work and do not clearly describe proctored or formal exams.

Project FocusedTextbook ExercisesLittle Exam Detail

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and skills practice rather than a clearly documented exam policy.

Project FocusedTextbook Dependence
“he had to keep changing things because 'the book did it different'.”
GCIP140
“ and remind to use short cut keys.”
GCIP249

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“One of the . . Easy to approach. Fair, nice and knowledgeable.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person reviews, balancing strong department praise against one disorganization warning. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

80/100

“He is a teacher is the truest sense of the word.”

👍 Recommendation Split

70/100

“ and his classes are fun and interesting”

⚠️ Organization Risk

40/100

“his class is so . He will change constantly. .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • knows what he's doing!
  • When it comes to print, the guy knows his stuff.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Workload

  • Course DIFFICULTY rating: 1
  • LOTS OF HOMEWORK
  • his class is so disorganized

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Easy to approach
  • works with you to help you out when you need help
  • Fair, nice and knowledgeable

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Six in-person reviews span 2009-2018 with mostly consistent praise, but sparse grade data and mixed recency lower confidence.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

GCIP1402 reviews
GCIP2492 reviews
GCIP1031 review
GCIP1701 review

Reported outcomes

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2 reported outcomes

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B range

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B 1

C range

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