AI Rate Professor

Journalism

Mike Hoffman

JOURNM01 · JOURM01 · JOURM02 · JOURM14 · JOURM05 · M14 · JOUR02 · JOURMO5 · JOURNALISMPROD · M05 · JOURNALISM · 44 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
68.75%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

Take online JOUR M05 for a manageable gen ed if you will do weekly work; expect .

Best fit · Effort For RewardGood FeedbackCaring MentorWeekly BusyworkPolarized GradingNo Tests Online
  • Online Visual Comm is mostly easy A if and projects.
  • A loud 2020 cluster calls him a .
  • , and caring personality for journalism gen eds.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Most students report A and a few projects with little testing.

Online M05 comments emphasize easy A; in-person journalism production is harder and .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

and reading analysis but can feel boring or busywork-heavy.

Online gen eds feel easier; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Zoom often expected but many sections allow archived notes write-ups instead of .

Online usually offers makeup write-ups; and fail.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

69/100

and fair gen-ed path despite a .

Online reviews are more positive overall; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

58/100

while a strong minority says he deducts heavily for tiny errors.

Format shift

Online praise for leniency is common; several 2020 reviews across formats call him careless and harsh.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Weekly discussions definitions and a few papers or projects; reporting classes add heavy writing.

Format shift

Online M05 is steady busywork; and group work.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Students and caring lectures with some finding him boring or factually off-topic.

Format shift

and memorable; some in-person and July 2020 reviews are harshly negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

and papers with many sections having no traditional tests.

Format shift

Online M05 repeatedly reports no quizzes or tests; .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews split between mentor-level praise and complaints of and lecture-heavy style especially in reporting classes.

Main concern

Harsh deductions for small mistakes and heavy writing or group work in journalism production courses.

What students said

“This is one of the ... TAKE HIS CLASS!”
JOURM02
“Makes student's grades suffer even if you obviously put in effort... Carelessly gives out bad grades.”
JOURM05
“expect to produce a minimum of one story a week. Take if you like journalism already, otherwise pass on this.”
JOURM02

Remote format

Online

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online sections are assignment-heavy with weekly discussions vocab projects and ; most call it easy with good feedback though some hate busywork and .

Main concern

Busywork and occasional harsh grading on small errors plus no-late-work policy.

What students said

“Boring class, but easy A in my opinion... 3 .”
JOURM05
“ ! Loved this class, very caring & lectures/course work was actually interesting.”
JOURM05
“ . ”
JOURM05

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and weekly low-stakes work.

No Traditional TestsFinal PaperWeekly Quizzes RareProjects

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and participation more than formal proctored exams.

Writing HeavyGroup PresentationsParticipation
“This class also involves a lot of writing, and expect to produce a minimum of one story a week.”
JOURM02
“he lectures for 15 mins each class and ' and then you present.”
JOURM02

Online

Online Visual Comm typically has no quizzes or tests only weekly work and .

No Quiz Or TestsFinal PaperWeekly Discussions
“3 .”
JOURM05
“No tests. Just a . and simple.”
JOURM05

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Literally the . His lectures are interesting and his work is easy all you have to do is do it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 44 reviews spanning 2005-2023 highlighting feedback grading and gen-ed ease. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“ as well and you can always ask him anything”

👍 Recommendation Rate

69/100

“TAKE THIS PROFESSOR!”

⚖️

58/100

“He takes off a lot of .”

📝 Workload Reality

55/100

“Each week consists of a discussion and defining vocabulary words.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is so sweet and wants to see all of his students do well.
  • His lectures are interesting and his work is easy all you have to do is do it.
  • Treats students like high schoolers.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Boring class, but easy A in my opinion.
  • .
  • if you do all of the work to the wont succeed.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Sweetest man. The type that memorizes all his students names, even online.
  • Great guy
  • You are the MAN HOFFMANATOR!!

Data context

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Analysis sample

44

Recent reviews read by the AI

44

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

44 detailed reviews across many years with and .

Inside 44 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520
4 out of 512
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 59

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

25 reported outcomes

A range

22

A+ 7 · A 14 · A- 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Incomplete 1