Is this an easy A?
HardWork
32/100A grades appear possible, but comments repeatedly say students must self-teach, read heavily, study, and .
Online evidence points to hard self-teaching, while the but requires work.
The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
A grades appear possible, but comments repeatedly say students must self-teach, read heavily, study, and handle hard tests.
Online evidence points to hard self-teaching, while the single in-person review says grading is fair but requires work.
Is the course easy?
The material feels difficult because students describe hard tests, fast pacing, and textbook-only learning.
Online reviews emphasize difficult textbook-based content, while the in-person review says the material is manageable only with questions and studying.
Is attendance flexible?
Reviews do not clearly establish a consistent attendance policy.
Neither online nor in-person comments clearly prove attendance flexibility or strictness.
Is this professor recommended?
Most recent online students strongly discourage taking him because of poor support and self-teaching.
Online reviews are mostly avoidant, while the only in-person review is more cautiously positive.
Course guide
Grading
Fair
45/100
Grading is described as fair in person, but hard tests and heavy self-teaching keep it from feeling lenient.
Format shift
Online reviews focus on hard tests, while the in-person review says he makes students work for grades.
Workload
Heavy
25/100
Students mention lots of homework, textbook reading, studying, and test-heavy expectations.
Format shift
Online reviews carry the strongest workload complaints, and the in-person review also advises doing homework and studying.
Teaching experience
Poor
25/100
Recent online reviews describe little instruction, no resources, and poor responsiveness despite one older positive lecture review.
Format shift
Online evidence is mostly poor and self-teaching focused, while the single in-person review says he knows the material and answers questions.
Assessment method
FocusOnExams
78/100
Reviews mention hard tests, test-heavy structure, and homework that may not count much.
Format shift
Online reviews explicitly mention tests, while the in-person review says homework does not count much and studying matters.
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Course format
Classroom format
Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward
The in-person review is moderately positive but says students must ask questions, study, and avoid disrupting class.
Main concern
The class requires active effort and self-advocacy.
What students said
“Knows his stuff and tries to relate material to real life.”
“Grades fare but makes you work for it.”
Remote format
High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro
Online reviews are mostly negative and describe self-teaching, weak communication, hard tests, and limited support.
Main concern
Students say the online class gives too little instruction or help.
What students said
“Be ready to learn nothing, you have to teach yourself everything.”
“Never responded to any emails or canvas inbox messages that I sent him asking for help with the class.”
“He gives outstanding lectures, fast paced, yet he makes the class interesting and easy to follow.”
Exam style
Exam friendliness appears low because students describe hard tests, but reviews do not clearly prove proctoring, open-book, or closed-book policies.
Assessment risk
Strict
32/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
The in-person review does not clearly describe exam format, proctoring, open-book rules, or final structure.
Online reviews mention hard tests and a test-heavy class, but they do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, or closed-book rules.
“The Tests where hard.”
“Test heavy”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“Be ready to learn nothing, you have to teach yourself everything.”
“Be prepared to teach yourself ALL the material.”
“Never responded to any emails or canvas inbox messages that I sent him asking for help with the class.”
“No notes, no other resources just a textbook.”
Theme 1
Theme 2
Data context
Analysis sample
5
Recent reviews read by the AI
5
Lifetime ratings
68/100
Evidence confidence
Five reviews across several years give useful patterns, but the evidence is split by format and includes older positive reviews.
Inside 5 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
5 reported outcomes
A 2
B 1
C 1
No reported values
No reported values
Incomplete 1