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Photography

Randy Allen

PHOTO312 · PHTO302 · JOURNALISM364 · PHOTO380 · PHOTO350 · PHOTO302 · JOUR310 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
61/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
62.5%
Difficulty
1.7

The decision

credit if you can tolerate uneven lectures and occasional friction.

Best fit · Easy A HunterPolarizing lecturesEasy A possibleOpen-book online testsHelpful for beginnersBoring slides
  • Many students get easy As with light work, especially in photo and online journalism.
  • .
  • Online open-book tests can still feel trivia-hard despite overall easy classes.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

Many report As and A+s with piece-of-cake work if .

Both formats report easy high grades; .

Is the course easy?

Introductory

82/100

Students repeatedly call the material easy, cake-level, and beginner approachable.

Online and .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Some sections allow optional attendance while .

Online mixed; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

About six in boring or rude complaints.

Online leans more positive; in-person is more polarized.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

86/100

Students say timely work almost guarantees a pass or A, with many A and A+ grades.

Format shift

Both formats report easy high grades.

Workload

Light

76/100

Most call work light, though one older review tags lots of homework.

Format shift

Online emphasizes little work; a .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Helpful and , producing a split experience.

Format shift

Online is mostly positive; in-person contains the strongest negatives.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of , and a few important tests.

Format shift

Online JOUR tests stand out; photo classes stress assignments more.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person opinions split between favorite easy laid-back professor and boring, tedious, or pressuring lectures.

Main concern

Boring recycled slides, equipment pressure, and .

What students said

“His lectures are insanely boring! He uses the .”
PHOTO380
“He WILL pressure you to spend ridiculous amounts of money on camera equipment.”
PHOTO302
“One of ”
PHOTO312

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online students find little weekly work and free textbooks, with .

Main concern

big ideas.

What students said

“The textbook is free and .”
JOUR310
“While they are open-book tests, the questions are sometimes hyper-specific and trivia-style”
JOUR310
“ and things”
PHOTO350

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Online tests are open-book but can be hyper-specific; overall classes stay easy.

Open-book online testsTrivia-style questionsEasy overall

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and focus more on assignment completion and boring lectures.

Assignment basedLecture heavyEasy if work is submitted
“As long as you get your assignments turned in on time, he has no reason to flunk you.”
PHOTO380
“Do the work and you will pass the class.”
PHOTO350

Online

Online reviews explicitly describe open-book tests that can feel oddly trivia-based.

Open BookTrivia-style questionsEasy weekly work
“While they are open-book tests, the questions are sometimes hyper-specific and trivia-style instead of asking about major themes.”
JOUR310
“The textbook is free and .”
JOUR310

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Class is a piece of cake! Lectures are boring but very little work.”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews (3 online, 7 in person), highlighting easy grades and polarized lecture quality. Credibility rating: Medium.

⚖️ Polarized Teaching

58/100

“One of the . Mainly because he is so insanely boring.”

🎯 Easy Grades

88/100

“As long as you get your assignments turned in on time, he has no reason to flunk you.”

📘 Open-Book Twist

72/100

“While they are open-book tests, the questions are sometimes hyper-specific and trivia-style”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are insanely boring!
  • and
  • He created a very relaxed environment in the classroom

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Class is a piece of cake!
  • piece of cake, but just tedious
  • Do the work and you will pass the class.

Theme 3

⚠️

  • He WILL pressure you to spend ridiculous amounts of money on camera equipment.
  • He can be rude to students at times.
  • Skip class? You won't pass.

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Ten reviews with and multi-year coverage give usable but mixed confidence.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 50
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 4 · A 4

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

No reported values