AI Rate Professor

Automotive Technology

William Ottinger

AUTO170 · AUTO1701577 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
90/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
87.5%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you want practical automotive learning from an easygoing instructor and can tolerate some disorganization.

Best fit · Self Taught ProExperienced instructorEasy goingPractical learningFlexible gradingSome disorganization
  • Students generally learn useful automotive and management skills from his real-world experience.
  • He is flexible with , and .
  • The main weakness is freestyle or and class structure.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

A grades are common because he mainly wants work completed and is flexible with deadlines, though some labs and .

In-person reviews give clearer evidence of deadline flexibility, while and successful outcomes.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

69/100

The material can cover many topics and feel stressful early, but students say it becomes manageable and practical.

Online reviews mention lab tasks and self-direction, while but sometimes broad coursework.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

65/100

and participation, but and deadline policies appear flexible.

Online evidence says lab attendance is needed, while and due dates.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

, and career usefulness despite some disorganization.

Both formats are positive, though the .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

Students report , and mostly A-level outcomes.

Format shift

In-person reviews strongly support leniency, while online reviews call him fair.

Workload

Moderate

61/100

, and participation, but expectations are manageable.

Format shift

Online reviews mention lab tasks and some tests, while , and take-home lessons.

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Students value his experience and practical teaching, but some find the instruction freestyle or .

Format shift

Online reviews describe fair, knowledgeable instruction; and the clearest disorganization concern.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Reviews emphasize , and group work more than exams.

Format shift

Both formats lean assignment and and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and useful hands-on or management learning, with one concern about organization.

Main concern

Organization and .

What students said

“all he wants is the work turned in and cuts breaks on due dates”
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“Pros knows engines, tech very well, is easy going”
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Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews describe him as knowledgeable and fair, though .

Main concern

Instruction can feel freestyle and may require self-direction.

What students said

“I did learn the material and found a job in the field”
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“Class has different lab tasks so have to show up”
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“Knowledgeable and fair with his students”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews do not clearly prove exam format, proctoring, open-book policy, midterm policy, or .

Reviews Do Not Clearly Prove Exam PolicyLab TasksTake-Home Lessons

Assessment risk

Varies

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

but do not clearly prove exam format, proctoring, open-book, midterm, or .

Take-Home Lessons
“ as well”
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Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, .

Lab Tasks
“Class has different lab tasks so have to show up”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Knowledgeable and fair with his students.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 reviews, highlighting key themes in practical learning, flexibility, organization, and workload; credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“Bill is a cool instructor.”

⚖️

82/100

“all he wants is the work turned in and cuts breaks on due dates”

🛠️ Practical Value

88/100

“I did learn the material and found a job in the field.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Bill is an easy going instructor with lots of experience in customer service and service management.
  • Is a bit freestyle in his instruction but I did learn the material
  • he severely lacked organization

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • cuts breaks on due dates
  • Class has different lab tasks so have to show up
  • as well

Theme 3

🛠️ About Career Value

  • learned a lot about how to work as a manager
  • found a job in the field
  • term customer relationships

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

66/100

Evidence confidence

Eight reviews are mostly recent and fairly consistent, but the sample is small and assessment details are limited.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

6

A 4 · A- 2

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values