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Media Arts

Arantxa Rodriguez

CINEMA102 · CIN107 · CIN115 · MEDIAARTS101 · 17906SP19V · MEDIA101 · MEDARTS101 · CIN101 · CINE105 · MEDIAARTS115 · CINE101 · MEDIA120 · CINEM107 · MED118 · CIN103 · MEDIAARTS118 · MA101 · CINEMA107 · CINEM105 · CIN105 · CINEMA103 · MA118 · CINEMA105 · CINEMA115 · 128 lifetime ratings

AI rating
62/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
70.59%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

Great pick for easy online or lecture cinema GEs; think twice for production-heavy media arts courses.

Best fit · Easy A HunterLecture heavy cinema historyOpen-book online quizzesExtra credit commonCaring but polarizingProduction classes mixed
  • Cinema history and online lecture classes are often easy with open-book quizzes, modules, and .
  • Media production and hands-on classes draw strong criticism for theory-only teaching, equipment gaps, and long lectures.
  • and inspirational versus condescending or hard to understand.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

74/100

Many students report A grades with , and straightforward lecture tests if they attend.

Online cinema is the easiest A path; some in-person production courses still feel harder despite passing grades.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

History and GE cinema content is manageable, though production theory dumps and long lectures raise difficulty for some.

Online modules keep content lighter; in-person production and four-hour lectures feel heavier.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

skipping means you will not pass; online is more flexible.

; in-person cinema and media classes frequently require presence.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

66/100

About 70% would take again, driven by easy cinema GEs, but production and personality complaints pull the score down.

Online recommendation is stronger; in-person recommendations depend heavily on course type.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

72/100

, and multiple quiz attempts help many students finish with A or B.

Format shift

Online grading is especially student-friendly; in-person still offers EC but can feel stricter in production.

Workload

Light

64/100

Online cinema is light; in-person history needs notes and tests, while and paperwork.

Format shift

Online workload is lightest; .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Strong praise for about long talks, accent issues, and condescension.

Format shift

Online students often call her helpful; in-person reviews are more split by course type.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Most , and one paper, with less daily homework weight.

Format shift

Online is quiz and module heavy; and occasional production projects.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and passion, while media production students often report long theory lectures, no gear, and frustration.

Main concern

and production classes can feel unsupported or outdated.

What students said

“She cares about her students and makes sure you understand the work.”
CINE101
“ ”
CINEMA102
“Theres no equipment, no help and no support services.”
MEDIA101

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online cinema sections are widely called easy with , and .

Main concern

, and a few students found her emails condescending.

What students said

“Easiest online class I've so but they're super easy and open book”
CINE105
“You have 3 tries on the quizzes and no time limit.”
CIN105
“As long as you read the textbook and skim through the modules you can get an A.”
CIN105

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Especially online, quizzes and and student-friendly, with common.

Open book quizzesMultiple quiz attemptsDrop lowest examTimed online tests in some terms

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person cinema tests are large multiple-choice sets from slides and lectures, often with bonus questions and .

100-question tests with bonusLecture and slide basedExtra credit on testsFew tests plus one paper
“You have 3 tests, one paper. Tests are 100 Q and 15 bonus.”
CIN105
“Write down everything she talks about, it's on the test.”
CIN107

Online

Online quizzes and , and module-aligned, though some terms use strict timers.

Open bookMultiple attemptsModule-based answersTimed tests sometimes
“ so but they're super easy and open book and so were the exams and the final”
CINE105
“You have 3 tries on the quizzes and no time limit.”
CIN105
“ so once they start you can't stop.”
CINE105

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Easiest online class I've so but they're super easy and open book and so were the exams and the ”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (10 online, 40 in person), separating cinema GE ease from production complaints. Credibility rating: High.

💻 Online Easy A

88/100

“Easiest online class I've so but they're super easy and open book”

🌟 Caring Lectures

75/100

“She cares about her students and makes sure you understand the work.”

🎬 Production Friction

35/100

“Theres no equipment, no help and no support services.”

👍 Mixed Recommendation

66/100

“I found her to be absolutely wonderful.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • gives the
  • lectures last almost 3 hours
  • could be rude and condescending at times

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • super easy and open book
  • Easy A if you attend class, participate and study for the tests
  • Not an easy A by any means

Theme 3

🎥 About Course Type

  • All theory and no practical directing activity
  • You don't have to know lighting or screenwriting

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

128

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning many years with clear course-type patterns and detailed comments make credibility high despite mixed opinions.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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4 out of 519
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2 out of 521
1 out of 511

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

26

A+ 3 · A 23

B range

10

B+ 1 · B 9

C range

2

C 2

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 1