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Clayton Spada

PHOT103C · PHO216 · PHOT101 · PHOTO101 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Take him if you want a and are willing to .

Best fit · Effort For RewardTechnical ExpertApproachablePatient HelperTime Consuming ProjectsFree Handouts
  • Students consistently describe him as knowledgeable, approachable, funny, and willing to help.
  • The class can become technical and information-heavy, especially for students who dislike precision.
  • , but students report learning a lot.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

65/100

An A seems realistic if , but the work is not effortless.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

The class can be easy and fun for some students, but technical concepts and information overload raise the challenge.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do not clearly .

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Most students recommend him because , and teaches useful skills.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

65/100

Reviews suggest students do fine with effort, but there is no strong evidence of .

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Workload

Moderate

45/100

, though the workload is not described as overwhelming.

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Teaching experience

Good

84/100

Students praise his knowledge, patience, humor, approachability, and willingness to help despite technical lectures.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

20/100

Reviews focus on projects, handouts, and technical work rather than exams.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews describe a knowledgeable, approachable professor whose classes are rewarding but sometimes technical and time consuming.

Main concern

The main concern is technical overload and time-consuming work outside class.

What students said

“He can be hard because the concepts can be hard”
PHOT103C
“It was very time consuming outside of class.”
PHOT101
“He tends to overload you with information.”
PHOTO101

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 do not clearly prove the .

Exam Policy Not Clearly Proven

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

The format, proctoring rule, midterm policy, or .

Exam Policy Not Clearly Proven

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He can be hard because the concepts can be hard, but if you get it, you'll come out an expert.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

84/100

“Extremely knowledgable, has a great amount of patience with his students and .”

📈 Difficulty And Reward

55/100

“He can be hard because the concepts can be hard, but if you get it, you'll come out an expert.”

📚 Workload

45/100

“It was very time consuming outside of class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • very good teacher. approachable. very willing to help. funny guy.
  • Great teacher, easy and fun.
  • He is good at responding to emails, and very detail oriented.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Learning

  • He can be hard because the concepts can be hard, but if you get it, you'll come out an expert.
  • his lectures are too technical.
  • He tends to overload you with information.

Theme 3

📚 About Cost And Workload

  • He provides handouts (free!) as good as any textbook without the bs.
  • Never bought the books.
  • It was very time consuming outside of class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

65/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is medium because six reviews across several years are fairly consistent but old and .

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

PHOTO1012 reviews
1011 review
PHO2161 review
PHOT1011 review
PHOT103C1 review

Reported outcomes

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