AI Rate Professor

Applied Technology

Bette Smith

GIS40 · GIS56 · GIS8720 · GIS50 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
84/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you want real GIS skill and are willing to work hard with a fair, experienced instructor.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPractical GIS expertPatient and approachableDemanding but fairHands-on ArcGISHelpful outside class
  • Strong real-world GIS teaching from city planning experience with .
  • Course is demanding and software-heavy; hard work is expected to truly learn the material.
  • Most students praise fairness and humor, though one disliked demo-heavy lecturing.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Getting a strong grade and absorbing complex GIS software; Bs are common and .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

ArcGIS and related software are not intuitive, and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

At , and success depends on paying attention and following class instructions.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

and patient help, despite one very critical review.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

58/100

Described as fair and demanding; grades reflect effort on challenging mapping and writing work.

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Workload

Moderate

45/100

Challenging mapping projects plus reading and writing keep the load steady without being purely light.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Students , and effective at teaching practical GIS.

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of mapping assignments, reading/writing, and exams that some call hard.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and supportive; students leave confident with ArcGIS after hard work.

Main concern

Software complexity and if you fall behind.

What students said

“This woman is like the Ina Garten of GIS. I really enjoyed taking Bette's class.”
GIS40
“I struggled with GIS but Bette walked me through and went out of her way to provide help outside the class period.”
GIS50
“She is fair, but demanding. , but...”
GIS40

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams exist and can feel hard, but .

In-person examsCan be hardProject-heavy course

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as somewhat hard alongside demanding project work.

In-person examsCan be hard
“ , but...”
GIS40

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This woman is like the Ina Garten of GIS. I really enjoyed taking Bette's class. You have to work hard in her class, but in the end you will actually end up absorbing all the material.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching skill, workload, and fairness. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“Bette is an excellent GIS teacher, who utilizes the experiences, she obtained while working with the City of Santa Rosa, to teach her students a practical approach to GIS applications.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

82/100

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📚 Real Skill Building

80/100

“I am super comfortable with GIS thanks to her and can use it with confidence.”

⚠️ Demanding Pace

42/100

“Bette is a great instructor. GIS is tough and the ArcGIS software is complex, but Bette does a great job teaching the material.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and makes the material understandable.
  • , and loves what she does.
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Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • You have to work hard in her class, but in the end you will actually end up absorbing all the material.
  • , but...
  • Ms. Smith had challenging assignments that lead to a .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • I struggled with GIS but Bette walked me through and went out of her way to provide help outside the class period.
  • She is genuine in her desire to teach the material effectively so that everyone can learn GIS.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Nine detailed reviews span 2010-2014 with consistent praise for teaching, tempered by older dates and one strong negative.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

GIS406 reviews
GIS501 review
GIS561 review
GIS87201 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

3

B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 1 · Pass 1