AI Rate Professor

Philosophy

James Berquist

PHILV01 · PHILV02 · PHIL30865 · PHILV01001 · PHILVO1 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
62/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
53.85%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

Take him if and can handle dense readings; skip if .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerDiscussion-drivenInspirational for someLecture heavyMonotone critiquesParticipation matters
  • Attendance and participation heavily shape the grade
  • Many As reported but

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Many students report As if they show up, discuss, and read, but work is unevenly defined.

Evidence comes only from In person reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Content is philosophy with complex readings, yet difficulty ratings stay moderate for most.

Evidence comes only from In person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

and say participation drives the grade.

Evidence comes only from In person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

54/100

; fans love discussion while others call lectures boring and unclear.

Evidence comes only from In person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Several As appear and graded work is often sparse if you engage in class.

Format shift

Evidence comes only from In person reviews.

Workload

Light

70/100

, but and discussion load remain.

Format shift

Evidence comes only from In person reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Strong praise for inspiration and care sits next to complaints about monotone PowerPoints.

Format shift

Evidence comes only from In person reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

45/100

Grades lean on discussion and .

Format shift

Evidence comes only from In person reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person , and mixed lecture quality.

Main concern

Monotone PowerPoint lectures and structure.

What students said

“Mr. Berquist was such a great philosophy instructor that he inspired me to change my major.”
PHILVO1
“ and .”
PHILV01
“He lectures straight from the book and his powerpoints.”
PHILV01

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 often relies on discussion and .

Few graded itemsDiscussion-based assessmentOccasional quiz

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Some sections report almost no tests and one quiz; .

Few graded itemsDiscussion heavyQuiz mentioned
“ and .”
PHILV01
“Doesn't clearly state what is on his tests, study guides are just lists of broad ended questions.”
PHILV01

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Mr. Berquist was such a great philosophy instructor that he inspired me to change my major.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 In person reviews, highlighting polarized teaching and . Credibility rating: High.

💬 Discussion First

70/100

“The class is extremely dependent on class discussion and that is partially how your grade is assessed.”

🌟 Inspiring for Fans

85/100

“Mr. Berquist was such a great philosophy instructor that he inspired me to change my major.”

😴 Lecture Fatigue

30/100

“He is so monotone it's impossible to pay attention.”

👍 Split Recommendation

54/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • It's a minds on experience that really brings philosophy to life
  • PowerPoint lectures that are awfully boring
  • He lectures straight from the book and his powerpoints.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and .
  • the
  • There is no free ride in studying Philosophy

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He is a very patient and kind teacher
  • Professor Berquist is a really good guy.
  • I always enjoyed going to my Ethics class

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

13 In person reviews across 2018-2020 with consistent split themes and detailed comments.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 53

Course coverage

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PHILV010011 review
PHILVO11 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 1 · A 5

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 3