AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Jason Sidell

DM7 · DM30 · GAMEDIGN · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

if you want practical game design work and can attend consistently, especially if you already have some experience.

Best fit · Effort For RewardGame Design FocusGroup ProjectsExperience HelpsAttendance MattersMostly Recommended
  • Most students praise him as an informative and valuable game design instructor.
  • The class can be easy for experienced students but challenging for beginners.
  • Attendance and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Grades look reachable, especially for experienced students, but attendance and .

All grade and .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

65/100

The content is manageable for experienced students but can become challenging for students new to game development.

Only in-person reviews describe course difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

One review explicitly warns that missing class can badly hurt the grade.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

75/100

, though one review strongly criticizes his teaching involvement.

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

75/100

Reported grades are high, but strict attendance consequences keep .

Format shift

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Workload

Light

72/100

Workload appears centered on group projects .

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Most students call him excellent, informative, and valuable, but one student says he did not teach enough.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

20/100

Assessment appears project-centered, especially through group projects.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are mostly positive and describe a valuable game design class, but one student says teaching was hands-off and .

Main concern

Beginners may struggle if .

What students said

“The whole class is a .”
DM30
“if you've never made a game before it can be real challenging stuff.”
DM7
“Great instructor. .”
DM7

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.

Reviews do not clearly prove whether exams exist or how they are administered.

Reviews Do Not Clearly Prove Exam Policy

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

but do not clearly prove exam format, proctoring, or book policy.

Group ProjectsExam Policy Not Proven
“The whole class is a .”
DM30

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Great instructor. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and beginner difficulty. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“Teaches game design at both the high school, and CR and does an excellent job at both.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

75/100

“Great instructor. .”

📈 Difficulty & Fit

65/100

“if you've never made a game before it can be real challenging stuff.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he did not teach you anything
  • does an excellent job at both
  • Had him for intro to game design and he was a very informative an exceptional teacher.

Theme 2

🧩

  • The whole class is a .
  • Do not miss class even if you are sick, your grade will suffer bad.
  • He really trys to get his students active in the game design field.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

and give useful detail, but the sample is small and mixed.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

DM302 reviews
DM72 reviews
GAMEDIGN1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values