AI Rate Professor

Media Arts

Jeff Favre

JOURN202 · JOURNAL202 · BRDCSTG001 · BROAD10 · CINEMA107 · 180 lifetime ratings

AI rating
79/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
79.11%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you love film/journalism and can block weekly movie-plus-lecture time; avoid as a low-effort GE.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPassionate media proHeavy film workloadExtra-credit friendlyStrict deadlinesHilarious lectures
  • Cinema and journalism students praise passion, real-world skills, and
  • weekly films, timestamped notes, lectures, and papers
  • An A is realistic if you stay current; late work and procrastination are punished

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

If you complete the large volume of work on time, grading is repeatedly called easy with abundant .

; online complaints focus on volume, not unfair marks.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Content is not conceptual rocket science, but weekly films, timestamps, lectures, and .

Online Cinema drives most brain-burner workload complaints; journalism in person feels more rewarding than crushing.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

Many sections mark attendance optional or no, especially online asynchronous cinema with weekly Monday-to-Sunday work.

Online is largely asynchronous; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

79/100

and skill growth, with caveats for anyone seeking a light elective.

; online cinema is more split on workload.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Students say do the work for full credit, with lots of and opinion-friendly papers.

Format shift

Leniency appears online and in person; a few online users still call him picky on small details.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Weekly movies, long lectures with timestamps, papers, and .

Format shift

Online Cinema and short-term sessions amplify the .

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Passion, humor, practical media skills, and fast responses dominate praise across courses.

Format shift

Teaching praise is strong in both formats; online friction is more about volume and tools than pedagogy.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Weekly lecture/film assignments and or finals.

Format shift

; journalism emphasizes practical writing.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person journalism and cinema students often call him transformative for writing skills, guest pros, and , while honors cinema still feels lecture-heavy.

Main concern

Honors/accelerated pacing still piles films and .

What students said

“He teaches a lot of ways to write. I am so much better after just a few months.”
JOURN202
“AMAZING CLASS! Lots of lectures, but I enjoyed learning from them.”
CINEMA107
“ this class.”
JOURN202

Remote format

Online

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online Cinema sections are assignment-dense with weekly movies, note timestamps, and long tests; grades stay high when students keep pace, but many call the time cost excessive for a 3-unit GE.

Main concern

Volume of weekly film and .

What students said

“Don't use AI and don't try to turn in things late, and that's it really.”
CINEMA107
“Avoid if you want a life , piles and piles of ”
CINEMA107
“ and it is so outdated+annoying to use”
CINEMA107

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and feel long/hyper-specific, though content comes from lectures and assignments.

Proctored testsYuja proctoringLong testsLecture-based questionsExtra credit

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person and honors sections mention a few tests plus papers; reviews do not clearly prove the same online proctoring setup.

Two or three testsPapersExtra credit
“If you do it all, it's not hard to get an A even if you don't do so good on the .”
CINEMA107
“easy enough grader for the 3 tests he gives”
CINEMA107

Online

Online and long, lecture-based questions.

Proctoring toolCamera and micLong testsLecture-based
“ and it is so outdated+annoying to use, it makes test taking 2x longer”
CINEMA107
“ and mic. PLS save yourself.”
CINEMA107

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (33 online, 17 in person), centering workload intensity versus passion and . Credibility rating: High.

🎬 Passion for Media

90/100

“Had a class very enjoyable to take.”

⏰ Workload Avalanche

25/100

“For a 3 unit class the workload is insane and way more than major focused classes.”

🅰️ Do-the-Work Easy A

80/100

“Mostly if you do the work he gives you full credit.”

📰 Journalism Launchpad

92/100

“I learned more in this class than any other class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • his lectures are spoken from experience and with a sense of humor
  • Amazing professor, heavy workload
  • Jeff makes it easy to follow the class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Too much work for an elective 3 unit class
  • He grades pretty easy and it's not hard to get an A
  • Late work is an absolute no

Theme 3

🎥 About Course Load

  • must watch lecture videos plus movies every week
  • piles and piles of
  • He gives lots of

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

180

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed recent reviews with and consistent workload and grading themes support high confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5139
4 out of 512
3 out of 57
2 out of 510
1 out of 513

Course coverage

CINEMA10737 reviews
JOURN2027 reviews
BRDCSTG0013 reviews
BROAD102 reviews
JOURNAL2021 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

48 reported outcomes

A range

38

A+ 6 · A 26 · A- 6

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 2