AI Rate Professor

Electronics Technology

Fred Coburn

MT164 · MT140 · 2 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you need his specific electronics courses and ; otherwise look for another option.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderTest HeavyLecture HeavyStrict AttendanceIndustry Experience
  • one student failed and found him tough and unpleasant, another praised deep industry knowledge.
  • Strict attendance and .
  • Dated sample (2011-2016) with only two reviews limits confidence.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

One student earned an and test-heavy tags, so an A requires real mastery and effort.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Difficulty ratings swing from 1 to 5, so content ranges from approachable to very hard depending on the class.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

as mandatory and he will not re-teach material you miss.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

, and the other review is old and mixed with praise for knowledge only.

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

and , so grading feels unforgiving.

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Test-heavy and lecture-heavy .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Deep shipyard expertise impresses some, but others find him hard to listen to and stuck-up.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Reviews emphasize tests and .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and engaging to tough, test-heavy, and hard to listen to.

Main concern

Harsh grading and .

What students said

“I dont like how this is the only teacherthat teaches certain classes like MT 164 MT 120 i think that is very unfair since i seem to fail his class.”
MT164
“Mr. Coburn's a great electronics teacher. He was a chief engineer in the Mare Island shipyard in Vallejo 10 years ago, and he really knows his stuff!”
MT140

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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Courses are described as .

Test HeavyIn-Person Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person classes are tagged test heavy with and .

Test HeavyTough Grader
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MT164

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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I dont like how this is the only teacherthat teaches certain classes like MT 164 MT 120 i think that is very unfair since i seem to fail his class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 2 in-person reviews spanning 2011-2016, and attendance concerns. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“Mr. Coburn's a great electronics teacher. He was a chief engineer in the Mare Island shipyard in Vallejo 10 years ago, and he really knows his stuff!”

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22/100

“I seem to fail his class. Very difficult to listen to.”

📅

18/100

“ , because he wont re-teach something you missed.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He really knows his stuff!
  • Very difficult to listen to. Will repeat himself a lot and he complains a lot.
  • Overall he's fun to learn electronics from.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • F
  • , because he wont re-teach something you missed.

Data context

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Analysis sample

2

Recent reviews read by the AI

2

Lifetime ratings

28/100

Evidence confidence

Only two old in-person reviews from 2011 and 2016 with conflicting tones and sparse detail.

Inside 2 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
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2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

MT1401 review
MT1641 review

Reported outcomes

F results lead the reported letter grades.

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