AI Rate Professor

Anthropology

Bill Doonan

ANTRO310 · ANTHRO300 · ANTH310 · ANTHRO310 · ANTH300 · ANTH303 · ANTHR310 · ANTH · ANTH3O3 · 102 lifetime ratings

AI rating
87/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
75.86%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if you will attend and talk; online is doable with and thick skin for feedback.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilarious lecturesParticipation-criticalPop quiz heavyExam-focusedEngaging storyteller
  • In-person students call him the funniest anthropology lecturer and often easy if you show up.
  • Participation, attendance, and a .
  • Online sections feel denser with weekly quizzes, essays, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

76/100

Students who attend, participate, and use study guides commonly report A grades, though .

; online still rewards revisions but .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Material is made memorable with humor and and .

Online denser reading and timed quizzes raise .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Many tags and comments say skip class and you will not pass, with locked doors and pop quizzes.

; online has no seat-time but weekly deadlines still bind you.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Strong love for humor and clarity outweighs minority run-away comments and online harshness.

In-person recommendations are enthusiastic; online is more split.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

60/100

and essay resubmits help, but some call quizzes and .

Format shift

Online feedback is more often labeled condescending; .

Workload

Light

66/100

In person and studying for a few exams; online adds weekly quizzes and short essays.

Format shift

Online workload is heavier week to week than the .

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students repeatedly call lectures hilarious, engaging, and worth early morning classes, with a .

Format shift

Teaching praise peaks in person; online quality centers more on organization than personality.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Three or so big exams, pop quizzes, and .

Format shift

but and short essays.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Comedy-style interactive lectures, pop quizzes, participation points, and .

Main concern

Miss class or stay silent and the .

What students said

“If you want an easy A, !”
ANTH310
“ , but this guy could be a working comic.”
ANTH310
“Participation is imperative if you'd like to keep your grade up.”
ANTH310

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and revise-for-better-score options, but feedback can feel harsh.

Main concern

Timed short quizzes and .

What students said

“as long as you do the necessary work and his class”
ANTH310
“his feedback is more of him talking down to your ”
ANTH300
“ ! I wished we had more time on the quizzes instead of 5 min for 5 questions”
ANTHRO300

Exam style

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Exams follow lectures and films with ; online quizzes can be short-timed and tougher.

Pop quizzesLecture-based examsClear study guidesTimed short quizzes online

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and films, often with study guides, plus common-sense pop quizzes.

Pop quizzesStudy guidesLecture and film based testsParticipation points
“His study guides tell you exactly what is going to be on the test”
ANTH310
“There are 3-4 pop quizzes, but if youre paying attention in class you should do fine on them”
ANTH310

Online

Online quizzes are often short timed sets plus straightforward but ; .

Timed 5-question quizzesThree examsEssay revisions allowed
“Weekly requirement for a 5 min/5 question quiz that's tougher than it sounds”
ANTH300
“There were only 3 tests but they were really easy”
ANTH300

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you want an easy A, !”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across online and in-person anthropology sections, focusing on humor, participation, and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Hilarious Teaching

88/100

“ , but this guy could be a working comic.”

🗣️ Participation Rules

28/100

“Participation is imperative if you'd like to keep your grade up.”

👍 Recommendation Pulse

78/100

“ .”

📝

45/100

“This professor is so rude and condescending with .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures that I never got bored in
  • HILARIOUS lectures
  • engaging lectures, and participation is class is a good part of your grade

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • you are going to get an A as long as you participate
  • so hard and not enough time
  • He allows

Theme 3

⚠️

  • DO NOT BE LATE! you'll miss the quizzes and he will lock the door
  • Skip class? You won't pass
  • ATTENDANCE and PARTICIPATION is a must

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

102

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years with consistent humor, participation, and sparse comments.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 571
4 out of 518
3 out of 58
2 out of 53
1 out of 52

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

29 reported outcomes

A range

14

A+ 2 · A 10 · A- 2

B range

6

B+ 2 · B 4

C range

1

C 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

7

Not sure yet 6 · Not_Sure_Yet 1