AI Rate Professor

Engineering

Kenneth Fitzpatrick

EDT340 · EDT310 · EDT336 · ENGR312 · EDT330 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
66/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
70%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you want a respected CAD mentor; if you need fast replies and lighter grading.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring In PersonLecture HeavyCAD MentorTough Online GraderLots of Homework
  • , and real-world teaching.
  • Online EDT310 reviews , and email silence.
  • ; success needs showing up and practicing.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

In person many say an A is realistic with attendance and practice, but and stress for B-level grades.

Online reviews paint a much harder A .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

CAD and engineering drafting need steady practice and , but content is learnable with his materials.

Online students call difficulty 5/5; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and participation matters; online notes attendance as not mandatory.

as not mandatory; in person it is usually required.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

Strong in-person loyalty and 70% take-again baseline are .

Recommendation is high for in person and near zero for the two online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

and passable A path in person, but online tags call him a .

Format shift

; in-person comments are more forgiving.

Workload

Moderate

38/100

Lots of , and long lectures are common; online students say it needs daily time.

Format shift

, but online stress is higher.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

, and industry knowledge; online communication and support score poorly.

Format shift

Teaching praise .

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

and final appear across comments.

Format shift

, and homework; online focus more on graded assignments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and clear, with long but useful lectures and strong individual check-ins.

Main concern

Long lectures, lots of homework, and a few reports of no-shows or weak older terms.

What students said

“He truly cares about the success of his students. He checks on each student individually and .”
EDT336
“There is almost no excuse for not getting an A, just show up, listen, practice, work.”
EDT310
“Prof. Fitz is the . He cares about the success of each and every student”
ENGR312

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Both online EDT310 reviews rate him 1/5 for , and high stress.

Main concern

, and .

What students said

“Stay away unless you have a lot of time every day for this class. The professor will demand you email him and .”
EDT310
“ ... whatever you do run from this class”
EDT310

Exam style

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Exams and practice work matter, but reviews .

Midterm and FinalHomework HeavyHands-On Practice

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and lots of ; lecture and practice drive success.

One MidtermOne FinalHands-On Homework
“ , great lecturer”
ENGR312

Online

Online reviews stress tough grading and heavy work but .

Tough GradingHeavy Homework
“ see and then never elaborate or tell you how to fix it.”
EDT310

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“There is almost no excuse for not getting an A, just show up, listen, practice, work.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 reviews (2 online, 12 in person), highlighting format split, care, and workload. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“Prof. Fitz is the . He cares about the success of each and every student in the class”

⚠️ Online Warning

20/100

“ ... whatever you do run from this class”

📚 Workload Reality

38/100

“Stay away unless you have a lot of time every day for this class.”

❤️ Student Care

85/100

“This prof will walk you through any issues you have. He encourages you to succeed!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His teaching style is amazing and you'll definitely learn the new material.
  • Very extensive class topic study materials. His materials are clearer than the AutoCAD textbook.
  • The lectures are long, but there's a lot of information to learn.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • There is almost no excuse for not getting an A, just show up, listen, practice, work.
  • for a half semester I was stressed out of my mind

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

  • He has responded to 1/6 emails
  • Stay away unless you have a lot of time every day for this class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen reviews span 2008-2024 with detailed comments, but quality is split by format and a few very old outliers.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 54

Course coverage

EDT3109 reviews
ENGR3122 reviews
EDT3301 review
EDT3361 review
EDT3401 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

2

C 2

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values