AI Rate Professor

Sociology

Bachir Idoui

SOCI120 · SOC120 · SOCIO120 · SOCIOLOGY120 · A · HIST147 · 113 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
52.38%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

Take him if you can tolerate disorganized lectures for an easier grade, but avoid him if you need structure and clear pacing.

Best fit · Easy A HunterDisorganized lecturesEasy gradingLecture heavyPassionate but ramblingParticipation matters
  • Students often call the class easy to pass or easy to get an A, especially with study guides and participation.
  • The main complaint is severe disorganization, including late starts, rambling lectures, unclear grades, and last-minute tests or quizzes.
  • Students describe him as kind and passionate, but teaching quality varies sharply by tolerance for long lectures.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Getting an A is often easy with attendance, notes, participation, and study guides, despite frustration with organization.

Online evidence is mixed because workload is heavier, while in-person evidence more often calls the class an easy A.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

The sociology content is usually described as accessible, but long lectures, tangents, and unclear pacing make it feel harder than necessary.

Online reviews emphasize reading and self-teaching, while in-person reviews emphasize lecture confusion and rambling.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

Attendance and participation appear important because lectures, quizzes, and class discussion drive success, even if strict attendance rules are not always stated.

, while online reviews tie success to participation and deadlines.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Students recommend him for easy grading and kindness but warn strongly about disorganization and boring lectures.

Online reviews are slightly more positive about manageability, while in-person reviews are deeply split between easy A praise and teaching complaints.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Many students report easy tests, study guides, extra credit, dropped quizzes, late work flexibility, or easy grading.

Format shift

Online reviews mention extra credit and late-work flexibility, while in-person reviews often call tests and grading easy.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Workload is usually manageable but includes reading, participation, quizzes, tests, and occasional essays.

Format shift

Online workload is heavier with discussions, written assignments, tests, and quizzes, while in-person workload is lighter but lecture-dependent.

Teaching experience

Average

50/100

He is viewed as kind and passionate, but frequent disorganization, lateness, rambling, and unclear explanations reduce the teaching experience.

Format shift

Online reviews cite self-teaching and deadline confusion, while in-person reviews most often criticize rambling and poor structure.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

70/100

Grades appear driven mostly by quizzes, tests, study guides, participation, and occasional essays rather than large projects.

Format shift

, and written assignments, while in-person reviews emphasize quizzes, tests, and one essay.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person reviews repeatedly describe an easy class with kind intent, but also late starts, rambling lectures, and weak organization.

Main concern

The main risk is sitting through disorganized, lecture-heavy classes with unclear grading updates.

What students said

“Very easy class. Gives a study guide for everything.”
SOC120
“He takes forever to teach lectures and goes on and on forever.”
SOC120

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews show manageable grading and extra credit, but also heavy reading, participation, and assignment volume.

Main concern

Online students may need to teach themselves while handling many small assignments.

What students said

“Overall an easy A, but there is a lot of participation.”
SOC120
“A lot of reading and teaching yourself.”
SOC120

Exam style

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Reviews describe tests and quizzes that are often easy with study guides, but exam timing and organization can be frustrating.

Study GuidesQuizzesTestsFinal MentionedNo Clear Proctoring Evidence

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and a final, but do not clearly prove open-book or closed-book rules.

Study GuidesQuizzesTestsFinal Mentioned
“Tests and quizzes are easy, outlines and study guides provided.”
SOC120
“2 exams plus the final. 6 quizzes, lowest one dropped.”
SOC120

Online

Online reviews mention tests and quizzes but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, or take-home policies.

TestsQuizzesNo Clear Proctoring Evidence
“8 discussion board (respond to 2 students), 8 written assignments, 4 tests, 7 quizzes, 1 movie essay.”
SOC120

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He is a nice guy but his teaching methods are outdated and boring.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, grading, workload, and organization; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

50/100

“ , but extremely disorganized.”

📈 Easy Grade

82/100

“Very easy class. Gives a study guide for everything.”

⚖️ Grading Leniency

78/100

“He is also very lenient on letting you do late/missing work.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • The entire class time he is talking and drifting so off topic that I eventually become lost causing me to leave early.
  • He takes forever to teach lectures and goes on and on forever.
  • Very passionate about what hes teaching and enjoys teaching the subject.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This class is an easy A.
  • Read the book, show up and participate and you'll get an A.
  • Tests and quizzes are exactly what he writes on the board.

Theme 3

🧭 About Organization

  • He was always behind on assignments that were in the syllabus.
  • Never tells you your grade.
  • He always comes in to class late.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

113

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis is based on 50 reviews across many years with highly consistent themes about easy grading, passion, and disorganization.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 521
4 out of 529
3 out of 514
2 out of 519
1 out of 530

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

20 reported outcomes

A range

14

A+ 6 · A 8

B range

4

B+ 3 · B 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Incomplete 1