AI Rate Professor

Media Arts

Richard Favela

JOUR100 · JOURNAL100 · JOURNALISM100 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
62/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

Fine for a basic journalism elective if you can sit through lectures and do the work; not a free A and not a standout teacher.

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear grading criteriaLecture heavyExtra creditAccessible outside classJokey lecturer
  • and sometimes dorky, but one review says he mainly reads from the book.
  • Basic intro journalism content; pass if you show up and do the work.
  • two and uneven lecture value.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Students report Bs and a C+; and , but an A still takes showing up and doing the work.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Described as a pretty basic intro class with moderate difficulty ratings around 2 to 3.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

One review , so policy looks inconsistent.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

64/100

Two of and feedback, but the lecture-from-book complaint holds some students back.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

and appear, but reported grades cluster around B to C+, not free As.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

70/100

Basic show-up-and-do-the-work load with current-events quizzes; .

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Teaching experience

Average

60/100

Some praise depth, clarity, and passion; others .

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Mix of , and work done in class rather than pure exam or .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person intro journalism with , and lecture-heavy sessions that range from depth and jokes to reading the textbook aloud.

Main concern

Lecture quality is uneven and one student felt questions were answered only by rereading the book.

What students said

“This is a pretty basic class and you will pass if you show up and do the work”
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“he spends his entire time lecturing, during ”
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“ class”
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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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Reviews mention quizzes and or proctoring details.

In-class testingCurrent events quizzesTests only what was taught

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and ; current-events quizzes were noted as less popular.

Current events quizzesLecture-aligned tests
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This is a pretty basic class and you will pass if you show up and do the work”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 in-person reviews spanning 2016 to 2018, highlighting lecture quality, grading clarity, and basic course load. Credibility rating: Low.

📚 Lecture Style Split

60/100

“although he spends his entire time lecturing, during ”

✅

70/100

“ class”

🙂 Basic Pass Path

58/100

“you will pass if you show up and do the work”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's a little dorky and loves to joke around but also gives good depth in his lectures
  • You can tell he loves what he does which made the course more enjoyable

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • This is a pretty basic class and you will pass if you show up and do the work
  • If you're looking for an easy A and can sit through lectures well, go ahead

Theme 3

📝 About Assessment

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Data context

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Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

35/100

Evidence confidence

Only three older in-person reviews from 2016 to 2018 with mixed detail and no online sample.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values