AI Rate Professor

Automotive Technology

Brad McCombs

AUTO161L · AUTO195 · AUTO130 · AUTO1007980 · AUTO099 · AUTO991764 · AUTO99 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
49/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you are motivated in automotive work and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProKnowledgeable TechnicianHands-On SupportConfusing StructureUneven CommunicationAutomotive Passion
  • Students agree McCombs knows automotive work well and can be helpful to motivated students.
  • The biggest , and confusing explanations.
  • Students with real automotive interest may benefit, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

70/100

Grades are mostly high and , but unclear expectations make the A less predictable.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

The automotive content is manageable for interested students, but and lack of structure raise the difficulty.

All course-easiness evidence comes from in-person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

One review says students need to show up on time, but reviews do not clearly prove a .

Only in-person reviews discuss attendance behavior, with .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

He is useful for passionate automotive students, but inconsistent structure and communication make him a risky fit.

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Grades are generally high and , though expectations can be unclear.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

60/100

Reviews focus more on structure and clarity than workload, with effort needed to learn well in labs and lectures.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

58/100

He has strong subject knowledge and can help motivated students, but and weak organization.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Reviews emphasize labs, lectures, participation, and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

but uneven instructor whose classes can be useful, confusing, funny, or poorly structured depending on the student.

Main concern

Several students mention unclear expectations, confusing explanations, side-tracking, or weak structure.

What students said

“Everything in this class lacks structure and clarity.”
AUTO161-L
“You can definitely learn a lot if you put in the effort.”
AUTO130

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 exam format, .

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, proctoring, open-book rules, midterms, finals, or quiz structure.

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Everything in this class lacks structure and clarity.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, structure, automotive expertise, and classroom fit. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“He definitely knows his stuff when it comes to subject matter”

⚠️ Communication Risk

45/100

“He's really bad at communicating what he expects and he .”

📈 Effort and Learning

70/100

“You can definitely learn a lot if you put in the effort.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Everything in this class lacks structure and clarity.
  • He can be confusing sometimes but if you ask hime to explain .
  • He jokes around to keep the environment light.

Theme 2

🔧 About Automotive Learning

  • He definitely knows his stuff when it comes to subject matter
  • This class helped expand my knowledge greatly.
  • You can definitely learn a lot if you put in the effort.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Fit

  • Will be annoyed if you ask questions and
  • can also get easily side-tracked
  • You need to show up on time and ask a lot of questions if you're ever curious.

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

but mixed evidence, with one recent negative review and several older positive reviews.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 2 · A- 1

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

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