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Geography

Joseph Hasty

CULTURALGEOG · GEO02 · GEOG002 · GEO01 · GEO6 · GEOG01 · GEO2 · GEO001 · GEOG001 · GEO006 · GEO1 · GEOG001ONLINE · 184 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
47.37%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

Avoid the online async sections; only consider in-person if and tolerate tough, AI-checked grading.

Best fit · Self Taught ProAI Detector Zero PolicyPearson Busywork OverloadUnresponsive OnlineTough GraderIn-Person Lecture Gem (Older)
  • Recent online sections rely on Pearson/MyLab with massive weekly busywork and unreliable free AI detectors that can zero work.
  • In-person older reviews praise passionate, funny geography lectures; recent reviews report rude AI accusations and unprofessional behavior.
  • , and the paid online platform is a frequent complaint.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

Some students earn As with Quizlet and steady work, but AI detectors, tough short answers, and heavy modules make an A far from free.

Online reviews stress AI zeros and ; older in-person reviews more often call it an easy A with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

, and dense weekly modules make the content feel harder than a typical intro GE.

Online and huge reading loads; in-person difficulty varies by term.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Online async often has no live attendance, while as required or strongly expected.

; in-person reviews frequently mark attendance mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

Roughly half would take again; students who , while online and recent AI-detector experiences say run.

Online recommendation is .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

24/100

and free AI detectors that auto-zero .

Format shift

Online short-answer AI checks are the main harshness driver; .

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Students repeatedly report 15-plus weekly modules, multi-section Pearson tasks, and multi-hour map assignments.

Format shift

Both formats complain about busywork, but online winter/async sections sound the heaviest.

Teaching experience

Poor

40/100

Online is largely outsourced to MyLab with little instruction; .

Format shift

; online reviews say he does not teach at all.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

38/100

Grade , and map tasks more than professor-written teaching.

Format shift

Online is almost pure MyLab; and finals.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

older students loved engaging food-analogy lectures, while recent , and premade Pearson content.

Main concern

and occasional unprofessional comments toward students.

What students said

“Professor Hasty has a . I deeply enjoyed learning how to navigate Google Maps and understand Earth Systems.”
GEO001
“This professor runs everything through a random free AI detector (which have been proven to be extremely unreliable), and bases your entire grade off whatever it says.”
GEOG001
“Hasty inspired me to be a geography major. He knows 90% of those taking his class are just for the GenEd and is patient.”
GEO01

Remote format

Online

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online is mostly automated Pearson/MyLab busywork with little teaching, heavy weekly modules, and frequent AI-detector zeros or cheating accusations.

Main concern

Unreliable , and hours of non-engaging homework.

What students said

“He does absolutely nothing besides make accusations if . Most everything is through Pearson & takes hours to complete.”
GEO001
“ unless you really have too, the professor runs every assignment through an AI detector which is super unreliable and if it shows it's heavily ai he will give you a zero.”
001
“The class had , just automated material. .”
GEO001

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams often include auto-graded and short-response pieces graded harshly, with recent terms using unreliable AI checkers.

AI Detector on Short AnswersPearson/MyLab ExamsHarsh Short Response GradingSome Open-Book Older Terms

Assessment risk

Strict

36/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

advance short-answer prompts; recent terms report AI-detector grading.

Take-Home Open Note (Older)Advance Short-Answer PromptsAI Detector (Recent)Written Exams Challenging
“ and open note, and you can complete them any time during the .”
GEO01
“M/C and short answer (open book).”
GEOG01

Online

detectors and Pearson tests students call hard and trivial.

AI DetectorPearson TestsHarsh Zero PolicyZoom Retake Glitches
“The midterms have a short response section which he runs through a free AI checker. He doesn't do any of the .”
GEO001
“The tests are extremely hard. 175 pages of and the ”
GEO001

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . A kid can teach better.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (27 online, 23 in , and format split. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Online Teaching Collapse

28/100

“Probably the laziest teacher that I have seen in my entire education career. He never responds to email, grades everything late, and .”

🤖 AI Detector Risk

20/100

“This professor runs everything through a random free AI detector (which have been proven to be extremely unreliable), and bases your entire grade off whatever it says.”

📚 Busywork Overload

18/100

“there are 15 assignments due every week but each one has various sections with each individual module including a quiz.”

⭐

85/100

“Hasty's lectures are awesome! He manages to make them relevant to every day life.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • everything is done through a program that grades automatically
  • and the students
  • The only thing the professor seemed to write were the 2-3 sentence discussion prompts

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A! I like the platform we use for the
  • he will give you a zero
  • If you do all the assignments, you'll be able to pass his class

Theme 3

💸 About Cost & Workload

  • I would use the free trial of Pearson if possible to avoid paying the $100
  • hours and hours of busy work that's not engaging
  • First Friday had 21 assignments using Google Earth/map locations that took HOURS

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

184

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews span 2017-2026 with consistent themes on Pearson load and a .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 567
4 out of 544
3 out of 524
2 out of 521
1 out of 529

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

46 reported outcomes

A range

18

A 17 · A- 1

B range

14

B+ 2 · B 10 · B- 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

13

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 5 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 1