AI Rate Professor

Sociology

Richard Alman

SOC12 · SOC001 · SAC1AND · SOC101 · SOCIOLOGY · SOC1 · SOC2 · SOCIOLOGY01 · SOCIOLOGY001 · SOCIOLOGY2 · SOCI · SOCIOLOGY1 · 36 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
—
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

Avoid unless you only need an easy credit and will write what he wants to hear.

Best fit · Easy A HunterPolitically biasedUnfair gradingBoring lecturesEasy if you agreeMovie heavy
  • Many students say grades reward agreeing with his liberal views.
  • Classwork is often easy but lectures feel boring, flaky, or agenda-driven.
  • A minority found him mind-opening and caring one-on-one.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

76/100

Many report easy quizzes and if they match his political stance.

.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Frequently called a doodle or easy class with movies, quizzes, and .

.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

.

.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

24/100

Dominant , and .

.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

28/100

if you agree with him but feels harsh and unfair when you do not.

Format shift

.

Workload

Light

70/100

Article summaries, quizzes, movies, and a few projects keep workload light.

Format shift

.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

, and agenda-driven; a few found him inspiring.

Format shift

.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Papers, article reviews, quizzes, and .

Format shift

.

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

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person sociology is easy on workload but polarizing due to perceived political bias and .

Main concern

and .

What students said

“I had to pretend to be Liberal all semester to get an A.”
SOC1
“Save yourself a !!”
SOCIOLOGY1
“I LOVED this class. Prof. Alman was an amazing instructor”
SOCIOLOGY

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.

Assessment leans student-friendly with easy quizzes and .

Easy quizzesFew or no formal examsArticle papersProjects

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and article papers; some say he avoids traditional exams.

Easy quizzesArticle reviewsProjectsNo heavy exams
“Doesn't believe in exams!! . Overall, this class is VERY easy.”
SOCIOLOGY1
“Quizes were easy. Barely read from the book.”
SOC1

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I had to pretend to be Liberal all semester to get an A. He should be banned from teaching!!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 36 in-person reviews with strong negative consensus; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

30/100

“This guy is the .”

⚖️

28/100

“I had to pretend to be Liberal all semester to get an A.”

👎 Recommendation

24/100

“Save yourself a !!”

🅰️ Easy If You Agree

76/100

“this class is a doodle class... if and get a good grade, do it.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very cold, and confusing. He does not care about the students and made us watch movie after movie.
  • flaky, and

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Overall it was an easy class, but you won't learn much.
  • Grades very easy.
  • Its easy and you'll get a good grade as long as you say what he wants you to say

Theme 3

⚖️ About Bias & Fairness

  • This guy is very bias.
  • VERY VERY biased. If he didnt agree with your opinion he would find a way to make his opinion right!
  • He teaches for his own adgenda.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

36

Recent reviews read by the AI

36

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

36 reviews over several years show highly consistent complaints about bias and teaching quality.

Inside 36 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 52
3 out of 56
2 out of 54
1 out of 518

Course coverage

SOC115 reviews
SOCIOLOGY15 reviews
SOCIOLOGY4 reviews
SOCIOLOGY24 reviews
SAC1AND1 review
Show 7 more courses
SOC0011 review
SOC1011 review
SOC121 review
SOC21 review
SOCI1 review
SOCIOLOGY0011 review
SOCIOLOGY011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1