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Cabrillo College · Journalism

Brad Kava

JOURN23 · JOURN21 · MASSCOMM · JOURN23A · JOURN121 · JOURN7492 · JOURNALISM · JOURN23AND53 · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
1.7

The decision

if you want an easy, engaging journalism , and real-world encouragement.

Best fit · Effort For RewardInspirational mentorEasy gradingReal-world journalismEntertaining storiesLoose organization
  • Students overwhelmingly describe Brad Kava as inspiring, caring, and grounded in real journalism experience.
  • The class is usually easy to pass and often easy to get an A, especially for students who show up and complete the work.
  • The main weakness is loose organization, with some students saying the class can feel light on structured journalism instruction.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

Getting an A appears very achievable because students report , and grades mostly in the A range, though showing up and .

because there are zero online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

84/100

The course content is usually described as easy, discussion-based, and fun, with limited signs of technical or conceptual intensity.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

62/100

Attendance does not sound harshly enforced, but weekly quizzes and comments .

Only in-person reviews discuss attendance, and they suggest attendance is .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

Students strongly recommend him because , and helpful with real journalism opportunities.

The recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

86/100

Grades are mostly A-range and students repeatedly describe the class as easy or straightforward.

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Workload

Light

80/100

Workload seems light overall, with quizzes, essays, projects, and presentations mentioned but little evidence of heavy pressure.

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All .

Teaching experience

Excellent

91/100

Students consistently praise his real-world experience, stories, enthusiasm, care, and ability to inspire career interest.

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Teaching quality .

Assessment method

Balanced

45/100

, and projects rather than relying only on exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are highly positive, emphasizing inspiration, easy grading, real journalism experience, and a fun but .

Main concern

The main concern is that organization and structured content can be thin for students seeking a rigorous technical journalism course.

What students said

“Brad is by far the best journalism teacher I have ever had.”
JOURN23
“Definately an easy class but boring!”
JOURN21
“Super fun class, but don't expect to get through a lot of material.”
JOURN121

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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Reviews mention easy student-made quizzes and two tests, but they do not clearly prove open-book, proctoring, webcam, or closed-book policies.

Easy QuizzesStudent-Made QuizzesTwo Tests

Assessment risk

Standard

65/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and two tests, but and proctoring policies are not clearly proven.

Easy QuizzesStudent-Made QuizzesTwo Tests
“The all made by the students.”
JOURN21
“there are so make sure to attend class!”
JOURN21
“we had 1 oral report, 1 video response essay, 1 research essay, 1 final essay, & 2 tests.”
JOURN21

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This class is an absolute gem!”

Voice snapshots generated from 20 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and structure; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

91/100

“Brad is by far the best journalism teacher I have ever had.”

👍 Recommendation Strength

96/100

“ !”

📈 Grade Accessibility

88/100

“Show him respect and show up to class and you will pass this class.”

⚖️ Course Structure

45/100

“The ; we had 1 oral report, 1 video response essay, 1 research essay, 1 final essay, & 2 tests.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Kava's teaching style is different, but that is because if you're going to teach Journalism to anyone it has to be different.
  • Brad really knows what he's doing, and is very interested in his students' success.
  • a fine storyteller with plenty of relevant experience

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Definately an easy class but boring!
  • He was the most easy going teacher I've ever had, and class was always interesting.
  • Show him respect and show up to class and you will pass this class.

Theme 3

❤️ About Inspiration & Support

  • changed my ed plan and career path to journalism
  • My life is changed for better thanks to him.
  • He cares about his students and is always willing to take time to help .

Data context

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Analysis sample

20

Recent reviews read by the AI

20

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 20 in-person reviews span many years and show a consistent pattern of strong praise with repeated notes about easy difficulty and loose structure.

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 59
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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 3 · A 5 · A- 1

B range

0

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D range

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F

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No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1