AI Rate Professor

Art

Eric Wood

ART · ART336 · ART320 · ART324 · ART367 · ART300 · 34 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
51.72%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Avoid unless you are an art major who already trusts him; recent comfort and safety complaints outweigh the easy A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizingInappropriate Conduct AllegationsCaring FeedbackProject HeavyEasy Grader
  • A large recent cluster of reviews allege creepy, inappropriate behavior toward female students.
  • Many earlier students praise humor, care, and big skill growth with heavy but purposeful art projects.
  • Grades are often easy if you submit work, but supplies and volume can get expensive.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many students report As if and show effort, even when they disliked the class.

Nearly ; one online A with positive tone.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Techniques are teachable, but volume of drawings or paintings and critiques can feel hard.

In-person workload dominates; online single review noted moderate difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and credit-linked.

In-person strongly mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Take-again rate is about half, but recent safety and .

Negative comfort ; the one online review is positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Often called an if criteria and effort are met, though .

Format shift

In-person evidence dominates; as encouraging.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of projects, sketchbooks, and costly supplies make the load heavy for non-majors.

Format shift

; online details are sparse.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Strong craft teaching for some is outweighed by frequent reports of tangents and student discomfort.

Format shift

In-person is polarized; sole online review is strongly positive.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

20/100

, and participation more than exams.

Format shift

In-person studio assessment is primary.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person studio classes are either fun growth-focused critiques or uncomfortable environments with and personal tangents.

Main concern

Repeated allegations of inappropriate comments toward younger female students.

What students said

“ !!!!!!!!”
ART336
“Some of the things he said to me and other girls in my class made me extremely uncomfortable”
ART367
“Professor Wood is a knowledgeable professor who really focuses on his students growth as an artist.”
ART324

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Single online design fundamentals , and caring.

Main concern

.

What students said

“I think he is a .”
ART320

Exam style

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Assessment is mostly projects and critiques with easy quizzes; .

Project BasedCritiquesEasy QuizzesSketchbook Work

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

75/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and easy quizzes more than closed-book exams.

Class-wide CritiquesSketchbook AssignmentsEasy QuizzesProject Heavy
“There's a class-wide critique for , and easy quizzes.”
ART
“Get ready to paint a lot. The amount of work is difficult to keep up with.”
ART336

Online

One online design fundamentals review focuses on encouragement and .

Project Based
“I thought he was a great teacher and was encouraging to all the students even though everyone's work is so unique.”
ART320

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ !!!!!!!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 34 reviews (1 online, 33 in person), highlighting conduct concerns, growth, and workload. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Comfort & Conduct

15/100

“Some of the things he said to me and other girls in my class made me extremely uncomfortable”

🎨 Teaching Growth

85/100

“he helps us artists see our work from fresh perspectives so that we become better artists”

😊 Easy A Path

78/100

“An easy A as long as you do the assignments.”

Theme 1

❤️ About Character

  • genuinely cares about all of his students
  • Most pompous man I've ever met
  • funny and

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This class was an easy A but I learned nothing
  • Marks you down for things and gives no reason why

Theme 3

🖌️ About Workload

  • Get ready to paint a lot
  • Some parts of the semester have alot of homework
  • there are A LOT of projects in this class

Data context

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Analysis sample

34

Recent reviews read by the AI

34

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-four reviews with a provide high confidence on polarization.

Inside 34 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 518
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 53
1 out of 510

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

27 reported outcomes

A range

21

A+ 5 · A 16

B range

5

B+ 3 · B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values