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Journalism

Cyrus Saatsaz

M16JOUR · JOURM01 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
14.29%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Avoid if ; only consider if and tolerate late silent grading.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSlow gradingNo feedbackDisengagedOutdated lecturesHard to reach
  • Students repeatedly and grades posted weeks late.
  • Content can be interesting, but engagement and communication are widely criticized.
  • Most would not take him again despite manageable A outcomes for some.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Several still earn A, but and stress make the A feel uncertain rather than free.

Almost all evidence is online; grades .

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Discussions, quizzes, readings, and an but not trivial.

Online describes manageable busywork; one online section felt stressful due to unknown grades.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

70/100

Most online .

Evidence is almost entirely online async; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

and repeated warnings about silence, late grades, and no learning.

Online reviews drive the ; the .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

50/100

Final grades can still land at A, but absence of time.

Format shift

Online students get graded late or not until the end.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Discussion boards, quizzes, exams, and a .

Format shift

Online includes long discussion posts and a major project.

Teaching experience

Poor

25/100

Students say lectures are old YouTube videos and the instructor rarely engages or helps.

Format shift

Online disengagement is the core complaint; .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of discussions, quizzes, exams, and a .

Format shift

Online assessment mix is clear; .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Single in-person review found the class manageable but annoying due to self-promotion.

Main concern

Self-promotion and low engagement still drag the experience.

What students said

“I just found the constant insertions of and accomplishment references annoying.”
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Remote format

Online

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

end, and recycled YouTube lectures.

Main concern

You may not know your grade or get help until it is too late.

What students said

“He never graded anything .”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Standard online quizzes, exams, discussions, and a .

Discussion boardsQuizzes and examsInterview projectDelayed grading

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person still includes book work and a media interview requirement.

Book workMedia interview project
“be prepaid to do book work and you'll need to interview someone in the media field.”
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Online

Online work includes discussion boards, quizzes, exams, and a .

Discussion boardsQuizzesExamsInterview project
“consists of discussions boards, quizzes, exams, and a field.”
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“he didn't grade most assignments until the last week of of classes.”
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Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

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Voice snapshots generated from 7 and disengagement themes. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

25/100

“All lectures are youtube videos over 3 yrs old”

⏳

20/100

“He never graded anything .”

🚫 Recommendation

18/100

“ . Stay away if possible.”

📉 Engagement

22/100

“he never engaged with us at all.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • his video lectures were engaging, and the content of the course was super interesting, but he never engaged with us at all
  • I learned nothing from his class
  • I really enjoyed this class and his lectures

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • manageable course but
  • I had an F in the class. I did all the assignments
  • Its the end of the semester & he finally decided to grade everything

Theme 3

⚠️ About Communication

  • hard to get a hold of and
  • I emailed him several times about my grade and he never responded until months later
  • Didn't even grade the

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Only 7 reviews but highly and grading lag raise confidence in the pattern.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 53

Course coverage

JOURM016 reviews
M16JOUR1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 4

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