AI Rate Professor

Design

Jean McIntosh

C65 · DESIG10 · DMIS004 · PHOTOBLOGSWEB · DREAMWEAVER · DIGIMEDIA · ILLUSTRATOR · QUARK · DIG000 · ILLUSTRATORDRE · DMIS10C · DMIS86 · DIGM086 · DMIS25 · DMIS003 · DMIS004DESIGN · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you want real design critique and portfolio growth and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerProject-heavy designStrong software skillsCritical feedbackPortfolio focusedPassionate but uneven
  • Many students improve Photoshop/Illustrator skills and portfolio work under her guidance.
  • Workload is assignment-heavy with honest critiques that some find supportive and others harsh.
  • Older online/short courses drew complaints about organization and responsiveness.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Grades are reachable with steady project work, but tough critique and high expectations block free As.

Evidence is mostly in-person; sparse online data still shows heavy work for skill gains.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Software and design process are teachable, yet volume of projects and critique make it non-trivial.

Online Photoshop still felt time-intensive; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

and participation; others are looser on deadlines if you communicate.

In-person tags mix mandatory and optional; online reviews .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

Take-again near 75 percent and many praise skill growth, tempered by critical personality complaints.

; older online and some design courses are more mixed.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

50/100

Honest critiques and flexible late talk, but picky standards and .

Format shift

and tough-grader reports; online .

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Frequent projects, weekly work, and technique drills keep the load high.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize lots of work; online especially warns of time demand.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Passionate experienced designer with and critical tone.

Format shift

Recent in-person stronger; some older online/short courses report poor communication.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

20/100

, and software technique assignments rather than exams.

Format shift

Online and and project structure.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

21 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students mostly credit passionate teaching and useful critique, with some calling her critical, picky, or .

Main concern

Critical tone and .

What students said

“Professor McIntosh is a very experienced graphic designer who is clearly passionate about what she teaches.”
ILLUSTRATOR
“She has attitude and is very critical. This discourages the students, who are not brilliant in class.”
DMIS86
“came out of class with a solid foundation for a portfolio.”
DIGM086

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Two older online Photoshop reviews praise skill growth and structure but note heavy time demand and distance-learning readiness.

Main concern

High time commitment and need for self-direction online.

What students said

“Lots of work, but really good information and I like the structure of some text tutorials, and lots of technique building and excellent overview of software.”
DMIS10C
“Not everyone is going to do be ready for this class via distance learning - requires a lot of time!! but you WILL learn Photoshop”
DMIS10C

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is primarily project and portfolio based with critiques rather than traditional proctored exams.

Project-based assessmentPortfolio workSoftware technique drills

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and critiques; formal exam policy is not clearly described.

Hands-on projectsDesign critiquesPortfolio foundation
“Great balance between lecture (topics, demonstrations) and hands on learning.”
DMIS003
“Lots of work, but project based ”
DMIS004DESIGN

Online

Online reviews describe tutorials, technique building, and .

Text tutorialsTechnique projectsTime-heavy online work
“Lots of good material, and excellent exploration of the software, tools and techniques.”
DMIS10C

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Professor McIntosh is a very experienced graphic designer who is clearly passionate about what she teaches.”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 design and digital media reviews. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“Great balance between lecture (topics, demonstrations) and hands on learning.”

📁 Portfolio Growth

70/100

“came out of class with a solid foundation for a portfolio.”

📝 Heavy Projects

34/100

“Lots of work, but ”

⚠️ Critical Tone

40/100

“She has attitude and is very critical.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • always very open to talking with students and helping them out
  • wants you to be able to talk about your ideas
  • she will push

Theme 2

📈 About Workload & Skills

  • my skill level drastically improved
  • Classwork and projects
  • Weekly work makes the class challenging but you learn a lot

Theme 3

⚠️ About Friction

  • No matter how hard you work, she is never pleased
  • Very hard class and very hard teacher
  • She's very rude and very picky

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

23

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-three reviews across many years; recent ones more positive but sample for online is tiny.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 55
3 out of 51
2 out of 54
1 out of 54

Course coverage

DMIS10C3 reviews
ILLUSTRATOR3 reviews
DMIS0032 reviews
DMIS004DESIGN2 reviews
QUARK2 reviews
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ILLUSTRATORDRE1 review
PHOTOBLOGSWEB1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 5 · A- 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1