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Philosophy

Patricia Shannon

MYTH1 · PHIL50 · PHIL5065 · PHILOSOPHY50 · HMN68 · RELS50 · HUMN68 · PHILO50 · REL50 · PHILOSHPY1 · O31624 · 82 lifetime ratings

AI rating
55/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
46.43%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

if you want a lenient grade and can tolerate lots of repetitive reading and writing.

Best fit · Effort For RewardEasy GraderHeavy ReadingRepetitive WritingMixed TeachingOpen Book Exams
  • Many students say the class is easy to pass or get an A in because and work is straightforward.
  • The biggest and writing, especially in online HMN68 or mythology sections.
  • Teaching reactions are polarized, with older and while recent online reviews often criticize clarity, workload, and tone.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Grades are often easy because she is lenient and assignments are straightforward, but the A can require lots of and writing.

with open-book tests, while online reviews warn that workload can be much heavier.

Is the course easy?

Standard

57/100

The concepts are usually manageable, but , and vague instructions can make the course feel harder than the grades suggest.

Online comments make the course feel more demanding because of self-teaching and workload, while or interesting.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Some reviews describe flexibility and , but as important.

Online evidence emphasizes deadline flexibility, while and attendance-related grade concerns.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Recommendation depends on whether students value lenient grading enough to accept repetitive work, mixed clarity, and polarizing teaching style.

In-person reviews are more recommendable overall, while online reviews include several .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

82/100

She is frequently described as an easy or , and straightforward work.

Format shift

, but online students still complain that the workload makes the grade feel costly.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Many students report lots of reading, summaries, essays, videos, and repetitive weekly assignments.

Format shift

Online HMN68 reviews describe the heaviest workload, while and writing-heavy.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Some students find her passionate and interesting, while .

Format shift

, while online reviews are more negative about clarity and self-teaching.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

36/100

Grades appear driven mostly by reading responses, summaries, essays, discussions, journals, quizzes, and online work rather than traditional exams.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize weekly assignments and essays, while in-person , and papers.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are more positive overall, often , and open-book exams, but some students criticize organization, tone, and vague tests.

Main concern

Students may dislike the and blunt communication.

What students said

“As long as you do the weekly work, the class should be easy A.”
PHIL50
“ . If you participate and do the work its an easy A.”
PHILOSOPHY50
“Professor Shannon is a nice person, but her .”
PHIL50

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are sharply mixed, with easy grading but frequent , and repetitive work.

Main concern

The online workload can feel time-consuming and .

What students said

“I took this just fill my GEC and it was such an easy class, just do the quizzes and discussion boards and you will be fine.”
PHIL50
“ . I was taking 5 classes and this was the most stressful class I've ever had.”
HMN68
“The . . You basically teach yourself”
PHIL50

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exam evidence is generally student-friendly where described, with open-book, open-note, take-home, online, or flexible tests, though not .

Open Book ExamsOpen NotesTake-Home ExamsOnline TestsTests Anytime

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

80/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person , and flexible tests in several sections.

Open Book ExamsOpen NotesTake-Home ExamsOnline TestsTests Anytime
“She has a but it's open book. .”
PHILOSOPHY50
“ .”
HMN68
“10 journal entries & 2 take home exams.”
PHIL5065

Online

, and one complaint about vague assignments, but they do not clearly prove proctoring, webcam, open-book, or Lockdown Browser rules.

QuizzesDiscussion BoardsExam policy unclear
“just do the quizzes and discussion boards and you will be fine”
PHIL50

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Easy A as far as material but a real pain.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and . Credibility rating: High.

📈 Easy A Path

82/100

“As long as you do the weekly work, the class should be easy A.”

📚 Workload Warning

28/100

“There was a total of 3 modules, 3 papers, and about 6-10 assignments each week that were due every Sunday.”

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“Professor Shannon is a nice person, but her .”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • she isn't a .
  • If you participate and do the work its an easy A.
  • This class is a lot if you don't manage your time well.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • There's also a lot of repetitive work and get ready for 4-7 assignments a week.
  • Out of all of my classes, her class had the most reading.
  • Yes theres a lot of assignments but they're all super easy

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She made the class interesting by providing in and their ideas.
  • The . .
  • She seemed to know , but she can be arrogant.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

82

Lifetime ratings

94/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis uses 50 reviews across a long time span and both formats, with .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 543
4 out of 520
3 out of 53
2 out of 510
1 out of 56

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

27 reported outcomes

A range

17

A+ 5 · A 10 · A- 2

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

3

C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Not sure yet 4