AI Rate Professor

Environmental Studies

Brian Swartz

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AI rating
89/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
83.67%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you will watch lectures carefully and ; avoid if you need many low-stakes assignments.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing LecturesCurve GradingTest HeavyProctorio or LockdownConceptual Critical Thinking
  • Lectures feel like engaging documentary-style movies that many students love.
  • .
  • and no notes.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Curve and , but weak test-takers struggle because exams carry almost all weight.

; online proctoring raises stress more than in person.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Ideas are and long lectures keep it from feeling trivial.

Online and in-person students agree content is interesting but not plug-and-chug.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

Many online ; success depends on watching recordings and notes.

Online is largely asynchronous; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

Roughly five in six would take again, often calling .

Online majority loves him; a minority in .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

72/100

Class-average curving often turns mid-60s into B-range grades and protects many students.

Format shift

and also appears in person.

Workload

Light

64/100

Weekly discussions and short quizzes are light; real time goes into long lectures and .

Format shift

Online weekly load feels light between exams; lecture hours are the hidden cost.

Teaching experience

Excellent

91/100

Students overwhelmingly praise passion, clarity, humor, and memorable environmental teaching.

Format shift

Teaching praise is strong in both formats with only style-fit complaints.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Four or so midterms plus final-style tests dominate; .

Format shift

and in person.

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

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

; labs and discussions can cushion some exam pain in some sections.

Main concern

.

What students said

“Hands down one of the best instructors I've taken at Moorpark College!”
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“Grade is entirely based on 4 challenging tests, save for the .62 point discussions”
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“Doctor. Swartz was the most kind, and .”
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Remote format

Online

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Long recorded lectures, light discussions, weekly quizzes, and .

Main concern

Proctorio or Lockdown Browser stress and .

What students said

“Uses a lockdown browser for tests. His material is very understandable!”
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“Prof. Swartz is hands-down the ”
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“Proctorio is a little scary to use, not going to lie, but it encouraged me to KNOW material”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, but curving and review materials soften outcomes.

Lockdown BrowserProctorio webcamNo notesConceptual questionsClass curveTwo attempts sometimes

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Some sections still use webcam proctoring for midterms; .

Exam-heavy gradeWebcam midterms reportedConceptual hard questionsTiny discussion points
“You had to use a ”
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“This class are only grade based on 4 exam & discussion points”
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Online

Lockdown Browser or Proctorio with face, audio, and screen recording; notes usually banned.

Lockdown BrowserProctorioWebcam requiredNo notesCurved exams
“all 4 midterm exams used Lockdown Browser and each of them were challenging”
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“Only downside is Proctorio. At first it's scary and that stress really affected my performance”
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“Tests are record face audio & screen which I was scared for but the if you simply read the 3pg ish notes”
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Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . Brian was hugely inspirational, and an amazing teacher.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, balancing passion for lectures with . Credibility rating: High.

🎬 Lecture Experience

91/100

“I was literally watching MOVIES as he calls them! I never got bored even though this was a required class”

📊

72/100

“Grades but interesting. No textbook. 10/10”

🔒

32/100

“Uses a lockdown browser for tests. His material is very understandable!”

👍 Recommendation Strength

86/100

“If he taught any of the required '.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • his lectures are incredibly interesting and entertaining
  • He has so much passion for the subject
  • Stimulates my curiosity

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and I ended up with an A
  • Your
  • if the average grade was a 75%, than that would be a B

Theme 3

⚠️

  • Proctorio is a little scary to use
  • you need Proctorio installed so you have your webcam on and you can't use notes
  • I was so scared to move my eyes lol

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

107

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews with high consistency on lectures, curve, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 588
4 out of 54
3 out of 54
2 out of 53
1 out of 58

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

47 reported outcomes

A range

24

A+ 6 · A 16 · A- 2

B range

8

B+ 4 · B 4

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

14

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 10