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Geography

Art Hayssen

METRO5182 · GOEGRAPHY4 · GEO3 · GEOGRAPHY3 · GEOG4 · GEOG3 · METRO10 · METERO10 · GEO4 · GEOGRAPHY · GEOGRAPHY4 · 50 lifetime ratings

AI rating
63/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
57.89%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

Solid pick for an easy-ish geography GE if and study for , but do not expect tight online delivery.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTravel Story LecturesTest HeavyExtra CreditCaring but ScatteredTextbook Optional
  • Many students find the class easy with and .
  • Lectures can drag with long travel stories and weak online tech skills.
  • Midterms and and can feel dense or misaligned.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

76/100

Many students report easy As with notes, study guides, , and .

Online COVID terms often felt especially light on work; in person still leans easy if you attend and study.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Geography content is approachable for GE students, though dense tests and map details raise the bar some weeks.

Both formats call material easy overall; online difficulty spikes for students hit with weekly current-event writing.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

62/100

, but showing up for , and study guidance clearly helps grades.

; in person skip-class warnings appear more often.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

Would-take-again is about 58% with a and students bored by lectures or shocked by exams.

Online reviews split between easy recommenders and tech-frustrated avoiders; in person is similarly mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

70/100

, makeups, and partial credit appear often, though a few call midterms and finals tough.

Format shift

; in person more often calls grading forgiving.

Workload

Light

74/100

driven by quizzes, midterms, finals, and occasional reports.

Format shift

Most online terms felt light except one heavy current-event load; in .

Teaching experience

Average

56/100

Passionate and caring with great travel knowledge, but lectures often bore students and online tech is weak.

Format shift

; online students more often say teaching online was not his strength.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Map quizzes, midterms, and finals dominate while .

Format shift

Both formats are test heavy; online midterms and finals are described as long and dense.

Luni fit check

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

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person he is seen as kind and story-rich, with but lecture-heavy classes and .

Main concern

and exams that sometimes feel disconnected from class talk.

What students said

“He's really sweet and you only get tests and . The easy A's.”
GEO3
“he always goes on long rants about his life and then he starts showing us slide shows about the trips he's been on.”
GEOG3

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

easy work and help, but Zoom tech issues, long boring lectures, and .

Main concern

Technology struggles and long recorded lectures that .

What students said

“Art is the best! I was just picking another course for credit and came across Geography 3. because we learned many aspects of geography and it was fun.”
GEO3
“I just don't think teaching online was for him. Lectures were extremely long, boring, and recorded.”
GEOG3

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams carry most weight and can be long or tricky, but study guides and notes make them manageable for many.

Test heavyStudy guidesMap quizzesDense midterm and finalExtra credit

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and map quizzes are central; some call them easy with notes while others say questions feel never covered in class.

Map quizzesStudy guidesDense examsLittle homework
“ and incredibly easy assignments, but then ridiculously difficult and and final.”
GEOG3
“The midterms and , and a little studying.”
GEO3

Online

Online midterms and finals are long and book-plus-lecture based; some questions feel outside pure lecture notes, with .

Long midterm and finalBook and lecture basedExtra credit optionsTech-unsteady delivery
“ for because both are fairly long.”
GEOG3
“be prepped for tests as some terms/questions don't come from lectures or the book, but luckily they aren't too far from common sense.”
GEOG3

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He's really sweet and you only get tests and . The easy A's.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🧭 Teaching Personality

56/100

“Art is the coolest guy I know. His lectures are old-school, sure, but he has an indredible depth of knowledge and a real passion for the material.”

📝

55/100

“ and incredibly easy assignments, but then ridiculously difficult and and final.”

🎯 Easy A Potential

76/100

“Art Rocks. If you don't pass his classes then you are a very weak student.”

💻 Online Delivery

45/100

“I just don't think teaching online was for him. Lectures were extremely long, boring, and recorded.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he always goes on long rants about his life and then
  • His lectures are old-school, sure, but he has an indredible depth of knowledge
  • I just don't think teaching online was for him

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • very easy A's
  • ridiculously difficult and and final
  • Has easy options & extends deadlines

Theme 3

✈️ About Travel Stories

  • He will take you around the world in his Geography class
  • he has been all over the planet
  • shows lots of and has great stories

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

50

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years show stable themes of , and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 2 · A 8

B range

6

B 4 · B- 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

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No letter grade reported

3

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