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Journalism

Nancy Deville

JOUR300 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
40%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Avoid if ; only consider if and just need a passable asynchronous journalism course.

Best fit · Self Taught ProVague feedbackTough graderHard to reachRandom point deductionsWeekly quizzes
  • Most and .
  • Course content itself is not extremely hard, but guidance and availability feel poor.
  • A minority say do the weekly work and you can pass, yet recommendation remains weak.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

Students can finish with B or A by completing work, but and .

Online grades include As and Bs despite frustration; the .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

Readings, quizzes, and one major story project are manageable; .

Online students explicitly call the course easy enough; in-person evidence is thin and quality-focused.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

82/100

Online reviews .

Evidence is almost entirely online; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Only a minority would take her again; , and .

Online is mixed-to-negative; the .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

24/100

and weak rubric clarity even when work is submitted.

Format shift

Online and .

Workload

Light

64/100

Weekly quizzes and main load, not constant overload.

Format shift

Online structure is clear and light-moderate; but little detail.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Students say , and learning suffers especially online.

Format shift

Online and in-person both hit availability and feedback; one older online review is milder.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

share the grade rather than pure exams or pure homework.

Format shift

Online clearly describes quizzes and a ; .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single in-person review , and availability.

Main concern

No and near-zero accessibility.

What students said

“ . She is vague with and just tosses it back to you.”
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Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Async online JOUR300 is mostly weekly readings, PowerPoints, quizzes, and a and picky deductions.

Main concern

, and AI-related point disputes without helpful coaching.

What students said

“ ; only vaguely telling you what was wrong with your assignments but never what you got right.”
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“She doesn't understand her own rubric and .”
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“Do the work and you'll pass.”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment centers Canvas quizzes and a long-form journalism project; reviews do not clearly prove webcam or Lockdown Browser use.

Weekly Canvas quizzesReadings and lecture videosProfile or article projectNo proctoring details

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

The single in-person review focuses on an article project and .

Article project
“There is an and you better hope that you got it right the first time she will NOT help you.”
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Online

Online reviews describe weekly quizzes on readings or videos and a multi-week profile .

Weekly quizzesCanvas quizzesProfile story project
“There were weekly quizzes on Canvas based on the book or her lecture videos. a .”
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“ and .”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . She is vague with and just tosses it back to you.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 mostly online JOUR300 reviews focused on feedback and . Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“ .”

👎 Recommendation

32/100

“ .”

⚖️

24/100

“She doesn't understand her own rubric and .”

📚 Course Load

64/100

“Do the work and you'll pass.”

Theme 1

📝

  • vague with and just tosses it back to you
  • only vaguely telling you what was wrong

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The course was easy enough
  • accused me of using AI on an assignment

Theme 3

🚪 About Availability

  • Wish this course was offered in person, you would learn a lot more if it was

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Only 5 reviews with limited time span detail and heavy negativity concentration, so confidence is limited.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

JOUR3005 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1