AI Rate Professor

Philosophy

Dwayne Mulder

PHIL101 · ENGL5 · PHIL5 · PHIL6 · PHIL3 · PHIL4 · 104 lifetime ratings

AI rating
62/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
74.07%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

Solid easy-A philosophy option if and ignore uneven lectures.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy A PhilosophyOpen Book TestsOff-Topic LecturesExtra CreditReading Heavy
  • Many students call his philosophy classes an easy A with open-note tests and retakes
  • Lectures are often dry, off-topic, or
  • Online Canvas organization and responsiveness draw repeated complaints

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

, and soft grading make an A very attainable for students who complete work.

Easy-A language is common online and in person, with .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is not deeply hard for most, though reading load and .

Both formats describe low intellectual intensity when students use notes and online materials.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

68/100

if you keep up with online notes and quizzes.

In-person comments most often note you can miss some classes; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

, while others avoid him for dull or unresponsive teaching.

Recommendation is stronger when students prioritize grades; online critics focus on aloofness.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

Students report easy grading, averaged, and .

Format shift

Leniency evidence appears in both online and in-person sections.

Workload

Light

70/100

Readings and online quizzes dominate; and a few essays.

Format shift

A few online reviews note lots of homework and short notice, but most call the load light.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Some find him funny and passionate, but many call lectures dry, off-topic, or disengaged.

Format shift

In-person lectures draw more boredom complaints; and organization.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Canvas quizzes and limited written work.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize quizzes/tests; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

and boredom from tangent-heavy lectures.

Main concern

Lectures often feel off-topic or unprepared even when grades are easy.

What students said

“it was one of the easiest classes I've ever taken.”
PHIL5
“If you need an easy A, .”
PHIL6
“Most lectures were him talking about his personal life or repeating the same notes”
PHIL3

Remote format

Online

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections are often easy with open-note tests, but , and uneven engagement frustrate some.

Main concern

and limited instructor interaction online.

What students said

“Overall easy to get an A.”
PHIL3
“ ”
PHIL3
“The , and ”
PHIL3

Exam style

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Exams and quizzes are commonly open-note/open-book with .

Open bookOpen noteQuiz retakesNo time limit on some quizzesCanvas finals

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals, sometimes with a 55% final floor to keep the course grade.

Open bookOpen noteCanvas quizzesFinal grade protection
“The grades are based on canvas quizzes which have no time limit, and a open book and open computer.”
PHIL6
“the material on the and open note”
PHIL5

Online

attempts and questions drawn from provided notes.

Open note/bookMultiple quiz attemptsSection notes provided
“The , and (if you want) to receive the average score of the attempts.”
PHIL3
“The questions for the Mulder provides.”
PHIL3

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you need an easy A, . The grades are based on canvas quizzes which have no time limit, and a open book and open computer.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (14 online, 36 in person), highlighting easy grades versus uneven lectures. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“Most lectures were him talking about his personal life or repeating the , and videos we were already assigned to review before class.”

📈 Easy A Path

84/100

“This course is an easy A.”

📖

86/100

“Can use all .”

👍 Recommendation Split

70/100

“ !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He was also so funny and made the lectures more personable
  • his lectures are VERY dry
  • feels like an online class with a lecture tacked on

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • one of the easiest classes I've ever taken
  • If you do the work well expect to receive an A

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

  • Doesn't do online lectures (recorded or live)

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

104

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning many years with recurring easy-A and lecture-quality themes give strong reliability.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

30 reported outcomes

A range

27

A+ 6 · A 17 · A- 4

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1