AI Rate Professor

Engineering

Richard Hashimoto

WELD203 · 203B · WELD203A · WELD303A · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you want a respected hands-on welding mentor who grades fairly and invests in you.

Best fit · Effort For RewardMetal Sensei mentorHilarious and personableHands-on welding coachClear grading criteriaInspirational feedback
  • Students call him a metal Sensei who opens minds and builds confidence beyond the shop.
  • Welding processes are hard, but he makes TIG look learnable with practice and one-on-one time.
  • Nearly all recent reviews are 5-star with and no textbook required.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Reported grades cluster at A or A+ once you practice and complete written work, not for zero effort.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

TIG and multi-process welding stay technically hard, but and practice make content learnable.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

72/100

, though hands-on participation clearly matters for skill and feedback.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

100% would-take-again among those who answered and .

Recommendation tone .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

and mostly A-range reported grades with written work carrying a large share of the score.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

58/100

Expect heavy practice in the shop plus written .

Format shift

Workload comments come only from in-person welding classes.

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Students praise , and deep welding knowledge.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Grades lean on written work and hands-on practice more than high-stakes theory exams.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and practice-heavy with strong mentoring and .

Main concern

Skill takes practice and a minority .

What students said

“Man is a metal Sensei and so supremely Zen.”
203B
“One of the most fun classes I've ever taken, very hands on and Rich is ready to answer any questions.”
WELD203
“The things that I learned from Rich has been, and will always be, invaluable.”
WELD203

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Reviews emphasize written work and skill practice more than high-stakes proctored exams.

Written work heavyPractice based skillSomewhat easy tests

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and practice, with tests described as somewhat easy if you study.

Written work primaryPractice requiredTests somewhat easy
“Grades are based primarily on written work -- good because it takes longer than a semester to become competent at welding.”
WELD303A
“ , but you still need to study.”
WELD203A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Richard has been the ! He opens your mind and helps you believe in yourself.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 in-person reviews spanning 2013-2025, highlighting mentoring and hands-on welding themes. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“Richard has been the ! He opens your mind and helps you believe in yourself.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

94/100

“Man is a metal Sensei and so supremely Zen. One would be lucky to have him as a mentor beyond school.”

🛠️ Hands-On Mentoring

90/100

“Mr. Hashimoto is very personable and takes the time to make sure his students are getting what they want out of his welding class”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Always finds a way to describe something boring with a little more fun
  • Super knowledgeable, personable, and was great to talk to
  • He always has time to talk to you on a one-on-one basis

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Richard makes Tig welding look easy but its one of the most difficult processes to learn
  • Grades are based primarily on written work
  • , but you still need to study

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He motivates you and
  • He was very inspirational to me after he got to know me after class
  • Hilarious and

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Nine detailed reviews span 2013-2025 with consistent mentoring praise, though sample size is modest and two older critiques exist.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

WELD2033 reviews
WELD203A3 reviews
203B2 reviews
WELD303A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 1 · A 4 · A- 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1