AI Rate Professor

Film

Frank Crosby

FILMHUM109 · COMMUNICATIONS · COMM150170 · COMM108 · FINALCUTPRO · COMM109A · COMM162 · COM109 · COMM140 · COM109B · HIS109B · FILMHIST · COMM150 · FILM · 109B · FILM150 · XL50201480 · FILM8110 · COMM110 · COMM170 · COMM109B · COMM108A · FILM109B · FILMSTUDIES · HUM109B · 46 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
28.57%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

unless you can tolerate slow lectures, strict attendance rules, and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardBoring LecturesStrict AttendanceHarsh GradingDisorganizedPolarizing
  • Reviews are sharply polarized, but .
  • A good grade is , and tedious work often make the class feel costly.
  • The single online review is positive and much better than the broader in-person pattern.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

Some students call it easy to pass or even an Easy A, but strict attendance, papers, and .

Online evidence is mildly positive with , while and grading can block an easy A.

Is the course easy?

Standard

58/100

The material is often described as simple or slow, but , and vague expectations add friction.

The online review says the course is easy to follow, while rather than intellectually hard.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

required and heavily affect grades.

; the online review only notes that participation matters.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

The low recommendation rate matches many comments , and poor organization.

The single online review recommends him, but the .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Many students report harsh, arbitrary, or and extra-credit experiences.

Format shift

Online grading is described as strict but manageable, while and severe.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

The workload is not always conceptually hard, but , and tedious assignments make it feel heavy.

Format shift

The online review suggests manageable structure, while and assignment burdens.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Although some students praise his knowledge and kindness, many describe lectures as boring, slow, repetitive, and disorganized.

Format shift

Online teaching feedback is positive, but years.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Assessments include attendance or participation , and finals.

Format shift

Online evidence mentions few graded items and , while in-person , and exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews often describe , and harsh or arbitrary grading, though some students praise his film knowledge and fairness.

Main concern

Attendance and learning.

What students said

“He spent a week reviewing his syllabus, and .”
COMM110
“The lectures are boring and the .”
FILM109B
“ .”
FILM109B

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

The single online review says the course was informative, structured, easy to follow, and included despite strict grading.

Main concern

.

What students said

“He can grade pretty strictly but other than that the class was very informative.”
COMM140
“It was structured well and easy to follow along.”
COMM140

Exam style

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Exam evidence is mixed, with some online multiple-choice exams and as easy by some students and hard by others.

Online multiple choice examsTests can be hardMidterm and final mentionedReviews do not clearly prove proctoring rules

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and a final, but do not clearly prove proctoring or open-book policy.

Online multiple choice examsTests can be hardMidterm and final mentioned
“ and ”
109B
“The lectures are boring and the .”
FILM109B
“Good annotations are key for this class and and final.”
COMM110

Online

The online review does not clearly prove exam format, proctoring, .

Reviews do not clearly prove the exam format

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if possible.”

Voice snapshots generated from 46 reviews, highlighting recurring themes in , and workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

34/100

“He reads powerpoint slides point by point for 4 hours and doesn't seem to care much about the material.”

⚖️

28/100

“He spent a week reviewing his syllabus, and .”

🪑

12/100

“ .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

32/100

“ !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Totally unengaging.
  • He stretches 15 minutes of info across a 4 hour class and basically reads verbatim off of .
  • , and never boring.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • THIS IS NOT AN EASY A CLASS!
  • Easy A if you can stand 4 hours of dull lecture and boring films.
  • He can grade pretty strictly but other than that the class was very informative.

Theme 3

🪑

  • You need to come to every class because Frank gives out a password at the end of every class.
  • The , so I would not be looking forward to that if .
  • Have to write 10 weekly discussion posts which are tedious.

Theme 4

❤️ About Character

  • .
  • and helpful.
  • Honestly, he's one of the while.

Data context

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Analysis sample

46

Recent reviews read by the AI

46

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

There are 46 reviews across many years with , and organization.

Inside 46 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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4 out of 56
3 out of 54
2 out of 510
1 out of 514

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 4

B range

3

B+ 1 · B- 2

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

1

D- 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1