AI Rate Professor

Sociology

Teresa Madden

SOCM01 · SOCMO2 · SOCIOMO1 · SOCM02 · SOCMO1 · SOC101 · SOC2 · SOCM115 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Avoid unless you are ready for , and minimal teaching support.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough graderHeavy reading loadHands-off online teachingHarsh discussion gradingLots of writing
  • Recent online reviews paint her as a and harshly scored discussion posts.
  • and possible easy grades but still heavy workload and .
  • Would-take-again is effectively zero and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Getting a solid grade usually means maximum effort on readings and .

; older in-person-tagged reviews mention open-book tests but still heavy work.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

and high difficulty ratings in several reviews.

; one older positive online review called it easy if you keep up.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

while others say not mandatory or do not report it.

Online evidence is mixed (mandatory vs optional); .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

and multiple explicit avoid warnings outweigh a few older positive notes.

Recent online reviews are the most negative; .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

28/100

Repeated tough-grader tags and .

Format shift

Online reviews ; older reviews are more mixed.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Students report tons of reading, long weekly writing, and multi-hour discussion prep.

Format shift

Heavy load appears in both online and older online-style sections.

Teaching experience

Poor

40/100

Students often say she assigns work instead of teaching application, with .

Format shift

One older online review praised care and flexibility, but recent online reviews disagree.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

, and exams rather than one single focus.

Format shift

Online emphasizes discussions and quizzes; older notes mention open-book tests.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Most tagged in-person are actually older online/video experiences with , and mixed grades.

Main concern

Hands-off approach, heavy workload, and study guides that .

What students said

“A real hands off approach. Seldom gave feedback, 0 interaction with teacher herself.”
SOCM02
“WOW lots of work!!!Many hours a week...lots of reading... .”
SOCMO1
“I couldn't believe how much work it was! Her study guides for the actually on it.”
SOCM01

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections are polarizing but lean negative: , and little direct teaching.

Main concern

and weekly writing with lots of required reading.

What students said

“ if you don't want to spend 2-4 hours on 1 discussion that she will harshly grade.”
SOCM115
“Extremely hard online class. She is a . Doesn't teach anything just assigns tons of hours of reading.”
SOCMO2
“Professor is a , and get ready to put in maximum effort for discussion posts.”
SOC2

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, but overall assessment pressure remains high.

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and hard tests with weak study guides.

Open-book open-note testsHard testsStudy guides mismatch
“ .”
SOCM02
“Her study guides for the actually on it.”
SOCM01

Online

; one student said exams were easy if you read the assigned text.

Exams from textEasy exams if you read
“ . Read the text assigned as the questions are from the text.”
SOC2

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ !! (I'm a 3.7 gpa student & this was a hard class)”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews spanning online and older sections, with Medium credibility due to mixed eras and .

⚠️

28/100

“Professor is a , and get ready to put in maximum effort for discussion posts.”

📚

25/100

“ if you don't want to spend 2-4 hours on 1 discussion that she will harshly grade.”

👎 Low Recommendation

22/100

“Would not taker her again. !!”

Theme 1

📝

  • get ready to put in maximum effort for discussion posts
  • spend 2-4 hours on 1 discussion
  • tons of hours of reading and

Theme 2

⚖️

  • Harshly critiques work
  • She is a

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Support

  • Doesn't teach anything just assigns tons of hours of reading
  • Seldom gave feedback, 0 interaction with teacher herself

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven reviews span 2004-2023 with consistent heavy-work themes, but many older comments lack detail and .

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 52
3 out of 52
2 out of 53
1 out of 51

Course coverage

SOC22 reviews
SOCM012 reviews
SOCMO12 reviews
SOC1011 review
SOCIOMO11 review
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SOCM021 review
SOCM1151 review
SOCMO21 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

1

A- 1

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

0

No reported values