AI Rate Professor

Media Arts

Rob Lacher

MCOM117 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
97/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

He is a strong choice for students who want a practical, supportive, and low-stress media production class.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCaring instructorFun production classMinimal homeworkEasy examsFair overall
  • Students describe him as , and effective at helping them learn.
  • The course appears practical and production-oriented, with .
  • Workload and , though one student reported an .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

85/100

Most reported grades are A-level and and easy exams, though one unexplained B keeps it from being effortless.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

The class sounds approachable, practical, and fun, with easy exams and hands-on production rather than heavy theory.

All course difficulty evidence comes from in-person MCOM117 reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

as universally strict, but one review says it is important on production days.

, and there are no online attendance comments.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

95/100

Every student with , and comments consistently describe him as caring, fair, and effective.

because there are no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Grades are mostly A's and students describe him as fair, but one student reported receiving a B unexpectedly.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

86/100

Students , and a fun class structure with some production-day responsibility.

Format shift

All because no online reviews exist.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Students call him caring, down to earth, funny, fair, and a good teacher who helps them learn.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Assessment appears , and few graded items rather than one dominant method.

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

All evidence is from in-person reviews, which describe a supportive, fun, mostly easy class with practical production work.

Main concern

Attendance matters on production days, and .

What students said

“Good professor & very down to earth. Learned a lot.”
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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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The and final based on notes, making the exam style student-friendly.

Easy MidtermEasy FinalBased On NotesQuizzes Mentioned

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and and based on notes, with a few quizzes also mentioned.

Easy MidtermEasy FinalBased On NotesQuizzes Mentioned
“ and .”
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“There were like 4 quizzes or so.”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Good professor & very down to earth. Learned a lot.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences; credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“He really .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

95/100

“Rob is a good guy and a good teacher!”

📚 Workload Ease

86/100

“ and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Good professor & very down to earth. Learned a lot.
  • He is amazing, and funny too.
  • .

Theme 2

🎬 About Class Format

  • .
  • He also lets the .
  • His class was really fun and carefree

Theme 3

📈 About Grades

  • I maintained an A throughout the entire semester but he gave me a B out of nowhere for .
  • and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

45/100

Evidence confidence

Only 4 reviews are available, with one very old review, so the pattern is positive but not deeply proven.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

MCOM1174 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

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