AI Rate Professor

Architecture

Robert Grandmaison

APTECH46 · APTECH45 · APTEC4546 · APTEC5102 · APTECH59 · ARCH83 · ARCH22 · ARCH60 · ARCH21 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you can stay focused in a fast lecture and use the recordings.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAutodesk ExpertFast-Paced LecturesCaring HelperEasy GraderGreat Screen Demos
  • Deep Autodesk expertise with and one-on-one help
  • and if you keep up
  • Main risk is fire-hose lecture speed, especially if you fall behind

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Multiple students report , and high marks without grinding.

Online is especially Easy A; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

58/100

Software skill content is manageable with help, but lecture speed and dual-tool classes raise challenge.

Online difficulty scores stay low; some in-person CAD and dual-program classes feel harder.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

68/100

, and comfortable students can leave early, but missing lecture costs you.

Online is clearly no-mandatory; in-person is mixed Yes and No.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Most students recommend him for Autodesk expertise despite a minority who hated the pace or history lectures.

Online recommendations are uniformly strong; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

82/100

Recent comments repeatedly call him an and .

Format shift

Online and ; a few older classes felt tougher.

Workload

Light

70/100

, though some older or summer sections felt packed.

Format shift

; some in-person drafting courses report more volume.

Teaching experience

Good

80/100

Expert demos and and a weak PowerPoint-heavy history course.

Format shift

Online demos and recordings shine; in-person quality is more course-dependent.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

Homework, projects, and .

Format shift

One online review notes almost everything graded at term end.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In and expert, but several students warn about blistering pace and uneven history-class teaching.

Main concern

Miss a beat in lecture and you lose a lot of technical detail.

What students said

“I didn't even try that hard and got a B+ so .”
APTEC4546
“He lectures extremely fast and he is not careful of peripherals before he starts teaching”
ARCH60

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students praise recorded demos, patient Q and A, , and .

Main concern

He moves fast, so .

What students said

“he shares his screen, shows u step by step how to do ALL.”
ARCH60
“ . He helped develop Autodesk products for decades so he knows them inside and out.”
APTECH46

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Little evidence of harsh proctored exams; success depends on keeping up with demos and homework.

Homework HeavyRecorded DemosEnd-of-Term GradingFew Formal Tests

Assessment risk

Standard

64/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person assessment is assignment and project driven; .

Assignment FocusedFast Lecture DemosExtra Credit
“ and good for practice. They're an ”
APTECH46
“ and .”
APTECH4546

Online

Online work is demo-led with light practice and flexible end-loaded due dates; .

Zoom DemosRecordings AvailableHomework Due End of TermEasy Grader
“all are recorded so you can easily rewatch”
ARCH60
“He grades everything at the end of the year which is strange but that means you have all the semester to do all of the homework and the one paper.”
ARCH21

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you want to learn AutoCAD, THIS is the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 reviews across architecture tech and design software courses, balancing recent Easy A praise with long-running pace critiques. Credibility rating: High.

🛠️ Expert Demo Teaching

80/100

“Great lectures and zoom demos full of info, tips, and tricks.”

⚡ Fast Pace Warning

45/100

“he lectures very fast; be prepared to drink from the fire hose.”

💚

82/100

“ and willing to help.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures and Zoom demos are full of helpful tips and tricks
  • all he did to teach the material was Powerpoint
  • This man knows his stuff!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • I didn't even try that hard and got a B+
  • Drafting was way harder than I thought it was going to be.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • hes so caring and really wants to help you learn
  • Friendly and attentive.
  • ALWAYS willing to help as much as you need

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Sixteen reviews from 2006-2026 consistently highlight Autodesk mastery, pace, and helpfulness, with .

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 54
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 3 · A 2 · A- 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1