AI Rate Professor

Journalism

Mark Muckenfuss

JOURNALISM101 · ENG1A · JOURN10 · JOUR10 · ENGL1A89999 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
35/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
20%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you want serious journalism training and can handle heavy writing, but class.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHeavy writing workloadTough graderField experienceFast pacedBetter for journalism
  • Students agree he knows journalism and can teach motivated students a lot.
  • Workload is heavy, with , and strict deadlines.
  • English 1A reviews are much more negative than journalism reviews.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A is possible if you attend, do all the writing, and revise, but students describe major effort and strict deadlines.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

The course content is writing-heavy, fast-paced, and demanding, especially for English 1A and journalism writing.

All .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

Students say , and outside-class requirements matter, with little flexibility for working students.

and mandatory outside work.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

Recommendation is mixed to negative because his expertise is offset , and weak fit for English 1A.

All recommendation evidence comes from in-person reviews, with journalism reviews more positive than English reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

and strict deadlines, though rewrites can recover points.

Format shift

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Workload

Overwhelming

15/100

Students describe lots of , and workload equal to two classes.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

He has strong field knowledge and cares about writing, but several students say his teaching is ineffective or uneven.

Format shift

, while English 1A reviews are much more negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Assessment appears dominated by papers, stories, rewrites, readings, and .

Format shift

and quizzes but provide no online assessment evidence.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

but demanding instructor with heavy writing, strict deadlines, and mixed teaching quality.

Main concern

The workload can feel like more than one class, especially in English 1A.

What students said

“This was by far one of the hardest classes I've taken .”
JOURN10
“ .”
ENG1A
“he knows his stuff and he will definitely make you a better journalist!”
JOUR10

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 but do not clearly prove midterm, final, open-book rules, or proctoring policies.

Grammar quizzesReviews do not clearly prove exam format

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

but do not clearly prove formal exam rules or proctoring.

Grammar quizzesReviews do not clearly prove midterm or final format
“ papers, readings on top of that.”
ENG1A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“he knows his stuff and he will definitely make you a better journalist!”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and course fit. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

52/100

“He knows his stuff, but wide knowledge of a subject doesn't always guarantee an amazing ability to teach!”

📚 Workload Pressure

15/100

“ .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

35/100

“I would not recommend him for English 1.”

Theme 1

📰 About Journalism Expertise

  • This guy is a real journalist - not just a teacher.
  • he knows his stuff and he will definitely make you a better journalist!
  • He actually works in the field and has for years so he stays current.

Theme 2

📝 About Workload

  • A lot of reading and writing.
  • papers, readings on top of that.
  • He does assign a lot of work, but it's never too hard.

Theme 3

⚖️

  • He is a .
  • He's strict on deadlines.
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Eight detailed reviews over multiple courses show consistent patterns in , and course-fit differences.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

JOURN103 reviews
ENG1A2 reviews
ENGL1A899991 review
JOUR101 review
JOURNALISM1011 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values