AI Rate Professor

Journalism

Robert Mercer

JOUR110 · JOURN110 · GLOBALMEDIA · COMM101 · BROADCASTING · ALLCLASSES · JOUR229 · JOURN101 · JOUR226 · JOURN100 · JOUR228 · JOUR101 · MASSMEDIA · 41 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
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Difficulty
3.1

The decision

unless you are a journalism-focused student who can handle vague direction, heavy hands-on work, and self-teaching.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnclear instructionsRambling lecturesHeavy hands-on workEasy to pass for somePolarizing for majors
  • , and weak course organization.
  • The class can be passable or even easy for students who do the work, but the learning experience is often frustrating.
  • Journalism-focused students sometimes find real-world value, while general education students often warn others away.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Some reviews call it an easy A if you do the work, but others describe major writing, projects, and .

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

The content itself is not always hard, but vague instructions, disorganization, and heavy hands-on work make the class feel difficult.

, so no format comparison is possible.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

One review says attendance is lenient, but , so the policy appears inconsistent across courses.

and conflicts by course.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

Most students do not recommend him because , and the course often feels frustrating.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Several students say passing is easy with work or participation, but others report strict requirements and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

Reviews mention weekly , and up to 14 published stories.

Format shift

Workload .

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Students often call him nice or knowledgeable, but , and disorganization dominate.

Format shift

Teaching evidence is entirely in person, with no online comparison.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Grades appear driven mostly by projects, writing, group work, school publication participation, quizzes, and papers rather than major exams.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews describe a polarizing professor whose classes can be useful for serious journalism students but , and .

Main concern

Students repeatedly report rambling , and heavy journalism publication work.

What students said

“ . The lecture is boring and useless. but if you do your work, he will give you an A.”
JOUR110
“You need to publish 14 stories in the school magazine to pass.”
JOURN101

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

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Reviews mention quizzes and some exams, but do not clearly prove exam format, proctoring, open-book rules, or closed-book rules.

Weekly QuizzesChapter-Based QuizzesExam policy not clearly proven

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and chapter-based preparation, but do not clearly prove exam rules or proctoring.

Weekly QuizzesChapter-Based QuizzesExam policy not clearly proven
“ , and .”
JOUR110
“The if you read the chapter.”
JOURN110
“The if you don't read the chapters.”
JOUR110

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . The lecture is boring and useless. but if you do your work, he will give you an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 41 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and student fit. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

35/100

“Mercer is a terrible teacher. He is a sweet guy but not a good teacher.”

📈 Grade Effort

58/100

“This class is an easy A but the .”

⚠️ Workload Risk

30/100

“You need to write 14 stories for the school newspaper to pass the class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • . The lecture is boring and useless.
  • that have NOTHING to do with journalism.
  • Very knowledgeable but diffivult to follow sometimes.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • You really need to try and not pass. I missed the midterm and almost passed with an A.
  • This class is an easy A but the .
  • If you do not have 14 PUBLISHED stories by the end of the semester you FAIL.

Theme 3

📝 About Assignments and Work

  • and .
  • There are class writing assignments, and two exams on Jeff Rowe?s Book about broadcast news writing.
  • A LOT of writing every week for the school paper.

Theme 4

❤️ About Fit for Students

  • TAKE THE CLASS if you're a journalism major.
  • If you want to .
  • This class is a challenge but .

Data context

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Analysis sample

41

Recent reviews read by the AI

41

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

There are 41 reviews over a long time span with detailed, recurring , and course fit.

Inside 41 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 511
3 out of 55
2 out of 57
1 out of 514

Course coverage

JOUR11011 reviews
JOURN1108 reviews
JOUR1017 reviews
JOURN1013 reviews
MASSMEDIA3 reviews
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ALLCLASSES1 review
COMM1011 review
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JOURN1001 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

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B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not_Sure_Yet 1