AI Rate Professor

Science

Alice Erskine

SURG442 · SURG441 · SURG443 · SURG440 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
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Difficulty
2.0

The decision

Strong choice for Surgical Tech students ready for a full-time program commitment.

Best fit · Effort For RewardExcellent instructorSpoon-fed contentFull-time commitmentClinical program leadWeekly quizzes
  • and easy with weekly quizzes and long lectures
  • Clinical component demands 500 hours and 14-16 hour days alongside class
  • All four reviewers earned A grades and praise her knowledge and help

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

All four students reported A grades with spoon-fed material and debatable quizzes, though the clinical still requires real hours.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Didactic lectures are described as easy and spoon-fed, while the clinical workload is heavy in time rather than concept difficulty.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

, and clinical hours, with participation and virtue observed.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

84/100

Students call her excellent and clinical track.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

Every reviewer received an A and quizzes are described as debatable with spoon-fed information.

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Weekly quizzes, long lectures, labs, plus a 500-hour clinical with 14-16 hour days.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Students describe her as an excellent, knowledgeable, and helpful instructor for the program.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Weekly quizzes and clinical hour completion dominate grading more than a .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

quizzes, labs, and a demanding hospital clinical.

Main concern

Clinical hours plus class create long days that conflict with jobs and family.

What students said

“Ms. Erskine is an excellent instructor and the class is easy.”
SURG442
“Expect 14-16 hour days if you work.”
SURG443
“Her class is demanding and requires your dedication and its a full time commitment.”
SURG440

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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Assessment centers on weekly quizzes, labs, and a large clinical hour requirement rather than a .

Weekly quizzesLong lecturesClinical hours

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Reviews emphasize weekly quizzes and clinical completion; they .

Weekly quizzesClinical hour requirement
“SURG 442 is the didactic portion held once a week on Wednesday from 8 AM to 2 PM and consists of weekly quizzes and very long lectures.”
SURG442
“information is spoon fed and .”
SURG441

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Ms. Erskine is an excellent instructor and the class is easy.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 in-person reviews spanning 2014-2015, highlighting teaching clarity and clinical workload. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“Ms. Erskine is an excellent instructor and the class is easy.”

⏱️ Time Commitment

28/100

“Expect 14-16 hour days if you work.”

📚 Content Delivery

82/100

“information is spoon fed and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Ms. Erskine is an excellent instructor and the class is easy.
  • Ms. Erskine is very knowledgeable on the subject and helpful as well.
  • information is spoon fed and .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Her class is demanding and requires your dedication and its a full time commitment.
  • Expect 14-16 hour days if you work.
  • You must complete 500 hours from Jan to May while attending SURG 442 on Wed.

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Only four detailed in-person reviews from 2014-2015 with consistent A grades but limited recency and no online sample.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

SURG4401 review
SURG4411 review
SURG4421 review
SURG4431 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 4

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

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