AI Rate Professor

Anthropology

William Doonan

ANTH · ARTH310 · ANTH300 · ANTH310 · 125 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
36.84%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

High risk for GPA and stress; if you write exactly to his prompts and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderRude FeedbackEssay ResubmitsAI AccusationsPolarizing Lectures
  • , and sometimes condescending, especially online.
  • Workload is weekly short essays, discussions, quizzes, and .
  • A vocal minority love his lectures and say following directions yields an A.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

Resubmits help some, but , and .

; a few in-person still earn As with .

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Intro anthropology content, but picky wording and .

Online reading-only formats feel dry; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Online is often no live attendance; .

Online flexible on presence; and exams.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

Would-take-again near 37% with .

; in-person slightly more split on lecture quality.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

16/100

Dominant tough-grader theme with large deductions for minor wording and AI flags.

Format shift

Online feedback described as rude and severe; .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Usually a few weekly items plus exams rather than endless busywork, but .

Format shift

Online weekly essays and quizzes; .

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

Passionate and funny for fans; , and hostile for many others.

Format shift

In-person lectures praised more; online organization and tone criticized more.

Assessment method

Balanced

60/100

Short essays and discussions plus quizzes and .

Format shift

Online essay-quiz mix; .

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person can feature fun lectures and pop quizzes, but exams and .

Main concern

and condescending critique.

What students said

“Professor Doonan gives very fun and but they're pretty easy if you go to lecture.”
ANTH310
“the .”
ANTH300

Remote format

Online

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online ANTH is weekly essays, discussions, and and AI suspicion.

Main concern

Severe point cuts, rude comments, and .

What students said

“This man does not deserve to be a professor and the school needs to look into him.”
ANTH300
“Overall awesome Professor! Takes his so that you can revise for a better grade.”
ANTH310

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often hard short-answer; .

Short Answer ExamsOpen Book SometimesPop QuizzesStudy Guides Sometimes

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person uses pop quizzes and .

Pop QuizzesShort Answer TestsExam Heavy
“The tests are all short answer but a bigger list.”
ANTH310
“Your grade is ”
ANTH300

Online

Online exams and yet still graded as very hard and specific.

Weekly QuizzesTricky ExamsEssay Resubmits
“They were open book/notes, but there were questions about terms that were not presented in the notes or book.”
ANTH300
“ and films.”
ANTH310

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and polarized lectures. Credibility rating: High.

🪓

16/100

“He will find any and will deduct severely for minor technicalities.”

💬

34/100

“he will be sarcastic and rude.”

🎯 Follow Directions Fans

42/100

“All you have to do is follow his directions and you'll do great!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Professor Doonan gives very fun and interesting lectures
  • Creates a hostile, anxiety-filled environment instead of teaching
  • his lectures were also very interesting!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • the
  • no reason you shouldn't get an A in his class
  • Constantly blaming me of use of AI, with no evidence

Theme 3

📝

  • and negative!
  • and gives 2 attempts if turned in early

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

125

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews with large online sample and consistent harsh-grading themes across years, tempered by a steady minority of strong positives.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 556
4 out of 514
3 out of 513
2 out of 510
1 out of 532

Course coverage

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ARTH3101 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

47 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 1 · A 7

B range

10

B+ 3 · B 6 · B- 1

C range

9

C+ 2 · C 6 · C- 1

D range

5

D+ 2 · D 3

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

13

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Not sure yet 8