AI Rate Professor

Philosophy

James Sutherland

B33 · PHIL33 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
12/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
Take again
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Difficulty
4.3

The decision

unless you already know the subject well and can teach yourself from study guides and outside research.

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing LecturesSelf-Study RequiredNarrow Course CoverageHarsh Test PolicyNot Recommended
  • Students consistently criticize unclear lectures, weak class control, and heavy reliance on self-teaching.
  • The course is described as much harder than an intro class because .
  • Several reviews , but the teaching experience is poor.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Getting an A looks very difficult because students report , and harsh test outcomes.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

25/100

Students say an intro course assumes too much background knowledge and .

Only in-person reviews exist, and they consistently describe the class as difficult.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do not clearly .

In-person reviews discuss lectures but do not clearly state an .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

15/100

Students mostly advise avoiding him because , and exams require self-teaching.

All and is strongly negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Students report poor grade outcomes and a .

Format shift

.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

The workload feels heavy because students report needing outside research and .

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Awful

22/100

Students describe unclear lectures, poor class control, unbalanced coverage, and a mismatch between teaching and tests.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Comments focus heavily on tests and lecture-based study guides rather than assignments.

Format shift

.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are consistently negative, with students saying lectures are unclear, coverage is unbalanced, and .

Main concern

Students say they had to research material themselves because lectures did not match the test demands.

What students said

“The to research yourself with his study guide but he didn't teach.”
B33
“ . .”
72354
“I have a 3.5 GPA & I am getting a D.”
PHIL33

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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Tests are described as difficult and lecture-based, but reviews .

Lecture-Based TestsSelf-Study RequiredMake-Up Test CapPolicy Not Clearly Proven

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and include a , but exam format rules are not clearly proven.

Lecture-Based TestsSelf-Study RequiredMake-Up Test Cap
“The to research yourself with his study guide but he didn't teach.”
B33
“needed to make up the test but could only score a 79% per syllabus”
72354

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“The to research yourself with his study guide but he didn't teach.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and weak course coverage. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

22/100

“ and then loses his place in lectures.”

⚠️ Recommendation Risk

15/100

“ unless you already have extensive knowledge of these religions.”

📚

30/100

“The to research yourself with his study guide but he didn't teach.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and then loses his place in lectures.
  • .
  • Can't control his class so there are religious arguments all the time to where you don't learn anything.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • I have a 3.5 GPA & I am getting a D.
  • The to research yourself with his study guide but he didn't teach.
  • unless you already have extensive knowledge of these religions.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Course Coverage

  • The only religion really taught was Christianity.
  • Never used the book just his lectures .
  • His lecturestests are based on philosophers not the text book.

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

and highly consistent, though the sample is modest and older.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

B334 reviews
723541 review
PHIL331 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2