AI Rate Professor

Journalism

Patrick Howe

JOUR1B · JOUR201A · JOUR201B · JOURN1B · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
89/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
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Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you want a practical, engaging journalism class with strong instructor support.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerExperienced JournalistCaring InstructorInteresting ClassHelpful With WritingReasonable Attendance
  • Students consistently praise his real journalism experience and engaging class style.
  • He is described as caring, helpful, and invested in student success.
  • The course has papers, quizzes, and tests, but the workload sounds manageable.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Getting an A , and tests, but reviews do not describe harsh grading.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with no online evidence.

Is the course easy?

Standard

58/100

The content is engaging and practical, but journalism writing and .

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

70/100

because class is useful, but missing occasionally does not seem damaging.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

, and an enjoyable class atmosphere.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

65/100

Reviews mention manageable quizzes and tests but .

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Workload

Moderate

63/100

The workload includes papers, pop quizzes, and tests, but students describe it as reasonable.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Students repeatedly , and ability to make journalism interesting.

Format shift

Teaching quality evidence is entirely in-person.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and tests.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

as experienced, caring, interesting, and and test demands.

Main concern

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What students said

“Helped me improve greatly with my writing over the course of the class.”
JOUR201A
“Very enjoyable class.”
JOURN1B
“A and a few tests.”
JOURN1B

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews mention tests and easy pop quizzes, but .

A Few TestsEasy Pop QuizzesUnclear Exam Policy

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and easy pop quizzes, but exam rules are not clearly described.

A Few TestsEasy Pop Quizzes
“A and a few tests.”
JOURN1B
“when writng his test he has no idea much easier the questions could be worded”
JOUR1B

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

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

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“Has a lot of experience in the field of journalism and is overall a and easy-going instructor who really desires to help his students succeed”

👍 Recommendation Strength

88/100

“If you are interested in going into .”

📚 Workload Balance

63/100

“A and a few tests.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Great teacher.Took the class w/o prior journalism writing experience & now I'm very confident in my news style writing.
  • Mr. Howe is a good guy who has lots of professional journalism experience (he covered congress and worked for the Associated Press) and he keeps the class interesting.

Theme 2

❤️ About Character

  • Good Guy and cares a lot about you succeding.
  • GREAT guy. He has tons of personal experience and the .

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • A and a few tests.
  • Should probably attend class as much as possible, but won't hurt to miss one here and there if you must.

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

and detailed, but the evidence is dated.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 52
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1 out of 50

Course coverage

JOURN1B2 reviews
JOUR1B1 review
JOUR201A1 review
JOUR201B1 review

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