AI Rate Professor

Engineering

Ben Howser

ENGR01 · ENGR4 · ENGR002 · ENR1 · ETECH11 · ENGRMAT · ETECH20 · ETECH13 · ETECH1453 · ENGR004 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if , and do the work; he is fair and supportive but not a free A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough GraderLecture HeavyCaringSkip Class You Won't PassPop Quizzes
  • Cares about student success but grades picky and strict on details
  • Attendance and , and
  • Not an easy A; effort and notes are required for a solid B or better

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Students report a hard-earned B or better only if and homework, and study; it is not a free A.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Intro engineering content is manageable with notes and effort, but , and .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and skipping means you will not pass.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

Nearly ; students respect his knowledge and care despite tough grading.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

32/100

; picky on sub-questions and minor errors, though regrades and help.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

, and lots of quizzes; manageable if you stay on top of it.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

78/100

, and ; a few older complaints of ego or weak explanations.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Labs, quizzes, and ; pop quizzes are common.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person engineering classes are lecture-heavy with labs, quizzes, and homework; and but he regrades and offers redo chances.

Main concern

Skipping class or missing labs and ; .

What students said

“The hardest B I have ever earned. Attend every class, do your group labs... Not an easy A class.”
ENR1
“Excellent professor who is a but .”
ETECH20
“Lots of quizzes! but Labs, Quizzes, and .”
ENGR004

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.

Quizzes can be open notes; notecard, but pop quizzes keep students on edge.

Open Notes QuizzesStudy Guide Based TestsNotecard AllowedPop Quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and exams track lectures and labs; some open-notes quizzes and notecard tests.

Open Notes QuizzesNotecard On TestsPop QuizzesLecture-Linked Exams
“Quizes are open notes, so .”
ENGR01
“ ... he lets you use a 4X6 notecard”
ENGR4

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“The hardest B I have ever earned. Attend every class, do your group labs... Professor Howser cares about his students, but isn't a push over.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 in-person , and tough grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“Dr. Howser is an informative and fair professor... Overall, a great professor if you stay on top of things.”

👍 Recommendation

82/100

“He is a great guy and an Engineer. He really knows his stuff... !”

⚖️

32/100

“Yes, he does grade very strict. He expects us to Answer ALL the subquestion in the question.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are long and can feel a bit slow, but he gives all the material you need.
  • He is incredibly smart and admirable.
  • His lectures are very interesting.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Not an easy A class.
  • Do this and you will certainly receive a B- or higher.
  • Easy A class.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • and the door is always .
  • He really wants everyone to succeed.
  • Professor Howser cares about his students, but isn't a push over.

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

14 in-person reviews span 2008-2025 with consistent tough-but-fair themes; older sparse negatives lower confidence slightly.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 55
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

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

0

No reported values