AI Rate Professor

Cabrillo College · Engineering

Karl Ewald

ENGR40 · ENGR30 · ENGR583095 · ENGR5 · ENGR45 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
55/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
63.64%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you can learn from a knowledgeable but uneven instructor, and consider another option if you need structure.

Best fit · Self Taught ProVery KnowledgeableDisorganizedPolarizingCaring To SomeLecture Heavy
  • Students agree he knows engineering deeply, but many disagree on how well he teaches it.
  • Recent ENGR45 reviews strongly criticize organization, clarity, and classroom tone.
  • Older and some other-course reviews praise his care, mentorship, fairness, and humor.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

66/100

A strong grade is achievable with study and , but , and confusion still require effort.

All .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

The material is not described as impossible, but .

Only in-person reviews describe course challenge.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do not clearly establish .

No online evidence exists, and .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Recommendation depends heavily on whether a student values deep expertise enough to tolerate disorganization.

All recommendation evidence comes from in-person reviews, with recent ENGR45 reviews more negative than older reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

64/100

Some students mention and , but assessments still require real work.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

52/100

, and reading, but not a consistently overwhelming workload.

Format shift

Workload .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

He is widely seen as knowledgeable, but repeated complaints about organization and clarity lower the teaching score.

Format shift

All teaching evidence is in person, with recent ENGR45 comments notably more critical.

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

Students mention , and exams as part of assessment.

Format shift

Assessment .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

for knowledge and care but serious complaints about organization and clarity.

Main concern

The biggest concern is disorganized teaching that .

What students said

“Karl is a great example of an intelligent guy who struggles with teaching.”
ENGR45
“knowledgeable, passionate, caring, good at explaining concepts clearly.”
ENGR30

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

are difficult but manageable with study.

Midterms And FinalsDifficult Exams With StudyExams Are Fair Game

Assessment risk

Standard

46/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and difficult exams but do not prove strict proctoring or .

Midterms And FinalsDifficult Exams With StudyExams Are Fair Game
“He also makes an effort to expand his office and finals.”
ENGR30
“ as long as you study a little bit.”
ENGR30
“ and !”
ENGR45

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Karl is a great example of an intelligent guy who struggles with teaching.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 reviews, highlighting polarized teaching quality, organization, support, and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“Karl knows quite a bit but simply can't put it into a learnable format for his students.”

👍 Recommendation Split

55/100

“Try someone else if you can.”

⚖️ Grading And Effort

66/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Great teacher, overall.
  • His class can .
  • Karl's lectures' need more organization and clarity because these two factors translate into knowledge gain for the student versus confusion which there was way too much of class wide.

Theme 2

🧠 About Knowledge And Support

  • He was obvious from the jump that he was extensively knowledgeable in not only the field he was teaching but in those surrounding it as well
  • He wants everyone to succeed, hell provide resources for everyone.
  • He always answered any questions I had with enthusiasm.

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty And Exams

  • and !
  • as long as you study a little bit.
  • The class is semi-tough if you're not that into programming code(me)

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen reviews span many years and courses, with enough detail to show a clear but polarized pattern.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 55

Course coverage

ENGR457 reviews
ENGR304 reviews
ENGR401 review
ENGR51 review
ENGR5830951 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 1 · A 5

B range

3

B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2