Dibakar Barua

G155 · ENGLISHG110 · ENGLISHG281 · ENGLISHG100 · G280 · ENG100 · G110 · ENGL155 · ENGL100 · ENGL150 · ENGLISH110 · ENG110 · ENGL110 · ENGLG110 · ENGL281 · SHAKESPEARE · ENG112 · ENGL112 · ENG150 · ENG275 · 93 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 69/100
RMP rating: 3.9/5
Take again: 69.23%
Difficulty: 2.8

The decision

if you want a thoughtful English class and , but be cautious with compressed online sections.

Best fit · Effort For RewardEssay heavyInsightful lecturesHelpful feedbackAttendance mattersMixed online experience

, and fair support when students participate.
Online 8-week reviews are much and strict requirements.
The class can reward effort, but it is not a low-effort easy A for and writing.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

66/100

Many students earn As, but the , and asking for feedback.

In-person sections look fair and manageable, while online 8-week sections often require much heavier effort.

Is the course easy?

Standard

53/100

The material is understandable, but the , and literary analysis make it a real English course.

In-person reviews call the course doable, while online reviews describe the compressed workload as challenging.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and participation matter, with one saying students can be dropped after more than three absences.

Attendance pressure appears mainly in in-person reviews, while online .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

and literary insight, but workload and structure create real hesitation.

In-person recommendation is much stronger than online recommendation, especially compared with recent online 8-week warnings.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

students participate and revise, but some reviews call him strict or unclear.

Format shift

as fair with help available, while online reviews more often cite strict essay requirements.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Essays, readings, quizzes, journals, and compressed-term deadlines create a heavy workload for many students.

Format shift

Online 8-week sections are the heaviest, while .

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

He is widely described as knowledgeable, insightful, and helpful, though some students find lectures boring or unstructured.

Format shift

, while online reviews criticize lecture length and limited support.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

26/100

Grades are driven mainly , and participation rather than exams.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize essays, with online compressed courses making the assignment load feel more intense.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

as knowledgeable, helpful, and fair, though sometimes boring or unclear.

Main concern

, and , and lectures can feel slow or dry.

What students said

“By far the best English110 professor on campus.”
ENG110

“3 essays (4-8pg), 2 journals (8pg), and !”
ENG275

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews are sharply mixed but mostly warn that 8-week sections can feel essay-heavy, stressful, and strict.

Main concern

The compressed online workload can feel overwhelming and full-time.

What students said

“He assigned three essays within that time, each with strict requirements.”
ENG110

“It felt like a full time job.”
ENG100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

quizzes, in-class essays, and occasional finals rather than strict proctoring.

Final ExamIn-Class Essay TestsReading QuizzesExtra Credit Final

Assessment risk

Standard

57/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe quizzes, in-class essay tests, and as .

In-Class Essay TestsReading QuizzesExtra Credit Final

“He does 10 questions quiz's every 2weeks or so and a .”
ENG110

“There are 6 take home essays & 2 in class essay tests.”
ENG110

Online

Online reviews mention essays and a final, but do not clearly prove proctoring, webcam rules, open-book status, or .

Final Exam

“The last week of his class there is an essay due as long with a final.”
ENGLISH110

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“As long as you give yourself enough time to work on them, you should be fine.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

76/100

“Dibakar is by far the most in depth professor in English that I've ever had.”

📚 Workload

32/100

“It felt like a full time job.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

70/100

“By far the best English110 professor on campus.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Very knowledgeable , understanding, willing to help, gives very good feed back, his lectures are very interesting, if you actually read, overall amazing professor!
He gives boring, long lectures that made me almost fall asleep a few times.
This class has inspired me to pursue literature as a major.

Theme 2

📝

There are but they're very short and easy.
Warning, there's a lot of every week around 900-1100 words each.
In the span of 8 weeks you'll do 3 essays with rigorous requirements.

Theme 3

⚖️

He and give opportunity, which are great offers to boost your grade.
Class lectures are pretty boring. He is a but if you speak to him outside of class he will really help.
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Data context

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Lifetime ratings

94/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years provide broad, detailed, and format-specific evidence, despite mixed opinions.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

28 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 9 · A- 4

B range

B+ 3 · B 7 · B- 1

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Dibakar Barua

x x x x if you want a thoughtful English class and x x x, but be cautious with compressed online sections.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📚 Workload

👍 Recommendation Rate

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📝 x x x x

⚖️ x x x x

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want a thoughtful English class and , but be cautious with compressed online sections.

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