AI Rate Professor

Journalism

Gustavo Arellano

JOURN117 · UPPP · 2 lifetime ratings

AI rating
12/100
RMP rating
1.0/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Avoid unless you can learn independently and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProDisconnected lecturesPoor feedbackGrades hidden until finalToo much workNot recommended
  • Students describe weak teaching with jokes, tangents, and self-focused lectures replacing course instruction.
  • Both formats report grades being withheld until the end, creating high uncertainty.
  • The online review adds concerns about , and dismissive communication.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

One student earned an A, but comments describe few graded items, hidden grades, and too much work, so the A does not feel low-effort.

Online evidence stresses heavy early work and , while and tough grading.

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

The material is described as simple or disconnected rather than intellectually deep, but poor teaching makes the course harder to manage.

Online lectures are called simple and obvious, while as disconnected from the core material.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do .

Neither online nor in-person evidence clearly states an .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

8/100

Students strongly criticize the , and classroom attitude.

Both formats are negative, with online adding communication and and .

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Few graded items and and risky despite one reported A.

Format shift

Both formats .

Workload

Heavy

25/100

The online review says the class assigns too much work early, and both reviews describe high grading pressure from few graded items.

Format shift

Heavy workload evidence comes mainly from the online review, while .

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Students describe disconnected lectures, poor feedback, self-focused teaching, and dismissive interaction.

Format shift

Online evidence emphasizes poor communication and feedback, while and lack of actual teaching.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

The comments mainly mention writing assignments and .

Format shift

Online evidence mentions writing assignments and , while things.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The in-person review says lectures are disconnected and .

Main concern

Lectures may drift away from core material and grades may not be released during the term.

What students said

“The professor substitutes jokes and tangents for actual teaching.”
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“Grades .”
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Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The online review describes too much early work, , and .

Main concern

Students may not know their grade or .

What students said

“Only the , so you don't know grades until class is over.”
JOURN117
“I got 6 words of feedback on 2 writing assignments.”
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Exam style

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Reviews do not clearly prove exam format, proctoring, open-book rules, or whether the .

Reviews do not clearly prove exam formatFinal-only grading risk

Assessment risk

Varies

40/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

The , proctoring, open-book rules, or .

Exam policy unclear

Online

The online review says only the final is graded, but does not .

Final-only grading riskExam policy unclear
“Only the , so you don't know grades until class is over.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“The professor substitutes jokes and tangents for actual teaching.”

Voice snapshots generated from 2 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

18/100

“The professor substitutes jokes and tangents for actual teaching.”

⚖️

28/100

“Grades .”

👍 Recommendation Risk

8/100

“Not my fav teacher.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures drift far from the core material, everthing feels disconnected.
  • Talks about himself alot.
  • Lectures are simple obvious.

Theme 2

⚖️

  • Grades .
  • Only the , so you don't know grades until class is over.
  • I got 6 words of feedback on 2 writing assignments.

Data context

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Analysis sample

2

Recent reviews read by the AI

2

Lifetime ratings

35/100

Evidence confidence

Only , and both are strongly negative but limited in sample size.

Inside 2 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
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2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

JOURN1171 review
UPPP1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1