AI Rate Professor

Journalism

Ryan Ritchie

M02 · JOUR002 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you show up and do the work; expect structure growing pains.

Best fit · Effort For RewardGives good feedbackExperienced journalistAccommodatingInspirationalTough for some
  • Two recent students praise patience, industry experience, and accommodation.
  • One earlier student dropped, calling the class hard and not fun with module issues.
  • Attendance and turning in work are the main pass/fail drivers.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Passing is doable by showing up and submitting work, but one student found it tough and dropped.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

Workload is not huge but difficulty ratings and one tough review put content at moderate challenge.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

and skipping plus missing work is the path to failing.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

Two of and call him great; one would not and dropped.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

55/100

Clear criteria and accommodations for some; and a .

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Workload

Moderate

58/100

Workload described as not a lot if you attend, but online meetings and modules added friction for one.

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Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Experienced journalist with patience and feedback; early-year tech and structure issues noted.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Emphasis on showing up and turning in work with .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and real-world experience from two students, with one drop citing difficulty and early teaching rough edges.

Main concern

Course can feel hard or poorly structured early, especially online modules and meeting times.

What students said

“ and willing to share his experience with the student.”
JOUR002
“Only way to fail is if you don't show up and don't turn in work”
JOUR002
“This class is incredibly difficult and not at all fun.”
M02

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews ; and assignments.

Work submission focusAttendance-linked successOnline modules mentioned

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

or open-book policy; focus is on class work and meetings.

Assignments and attendanceOnline modules for some sections
“Only way to fail is if you don't show up and don't turn in work”
JOUR002
“He has a lot of online meetings which were at inconvenient times.”
M02

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Ryan Ritchie is a great professor. He understands the hardships of balancing real life with school and goes out of his way to accommodate his students.”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 in-person reviews with mixed outcomes. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“Ryan is a teacher who has patients to student and super nice.”

👍 Recommendation Split

70/100

“Glad I dropped”

📰 Real-World Experience

80/100

“He works as a journalist over 20 years.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • doesn't know how to work the online modules

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The workload is not a lot
  • incredibly difficult and not at all fun
  • Only way to fail is if you don't show up and don't turn in work

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • super nice
  • goes out of his way to accommodate
  • but not the

Data context

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Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Only three reviews with mixed outcomes and limited grade detail reduce confidence.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
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2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

JOUR0022 reviews
M021 review

Reported outcomes

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