AI Rate Professor

Photography

Danita Cook

PHOTO312 · PHOTO001A · PHOTO310 · PHOTO302 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if ; only stay if you already know photography.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnresponsiveCondescendingWeak InstructionTough GraderOutdated Style
  • Recent , and thin instruction.
  • Assignments can be frequent or poorly guided, especially online and .
  • A few older reviews call her funny or knowledgeable, but would-take-again is 0%.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

Some students earn A or A- but recent reports call her a .

; in-person grades include A and A-.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content is standard photo work; difficulty spikes from workload frequency and .

Online feels harder due to poor guidance; in-person difficulty is moderate.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

; one online says no.

In-person tends mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Would-take-again is 0% and recent students urge trying another professor.

Both online and .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Tagged tough grader online; .

Format shift

Online comments are harsher .

Workload

Moderate

45/100

Film rolls, prints, and frequent projects can pile up, especially under weather constraints.

Format shift

Workload complaints appear in both formats but .

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Minimal instruction, cold attitude, and outdated pure-photo focus dominate recent reviews.

Format shift

Online is clearly worse; in-person older reviews are mixed.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and quizzes more than big exams.

Format shift

Assignment-heavy in both formats; exams rarely detailed.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

complaints about cold attitude and thin teaching.

Main concern

Condescending vibe, outdated approach, and weak beginner instruction.

What students said

“Very unapproachable and cold.”
PHOTO302
“ .”
PHOTO302
“Great teacher, interesting and always answers questions”
PHOTO310

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online PHOTO302 reviews are strongly negative: , and .

Main concern

No meaningful instruction online and unresponsive during COVID-era classes.

What students said

“Professor Cook has a terrible attitude and offers no meaningful instruction.”
PHOTO302
“ .”
PHOTO302

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes exist in class; overall assessment is assignment-driven with little proctoring detail.

In-Class QuizzesAssignment Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and project deliverables matter; .

In-Class QuizzesAssignment Heavy
“ quiz. She kept walking around the room antagonizing people and asking if they were done yet.”
PHOTO302

Online

Online reviews do not clearly describe exam proctoring; .

Assignment Heavy
“ and focused entirely on procedures to make things convenient for her to grade, not on the content of the class.”
PHOTO302

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor Cook has a terrible attitude and offers no meaningful instruction.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 reviews (2 online, 12 in-person), highlighting weak instruction and attitude issues. Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Quality

30/100

“I entered this class with minimal photography experience, and left and uninspired than when I entered.”

🚫 Recommendation

22/100

“Try another Professor. She doesn't seem very passionate about photography.”

📧 Responsiveness

20/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • offers no meaningful instruction
  • felt she didnt spend nearly enough time on instruction
  • Danita couild do more instruction on what and .

Theme 2

😠 About Attitude

  • Very condescending individual
  • Very unapproachable and cold
  • She has an attitude a lot, doesnt seem like she likes her job

Theme 3

📷 About Course Work

  • and are badly executed
  • expected to pump out 3 rolls of film, 3 prints with contact sheets
  • her class is easy until the last week of classes when she turns into the most difficult person

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen reviews across years show a and support.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 56
1 out of 54

Course coverage

PHOTO3029 reviews
PHOTO001A2 reviews
PHOTO3122 reviews
PHOTO3101 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 1 · A- 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values