Ken Alexander

ART012 · HUM20 · HUMAN022 · HUMANITIES20 · HUMAN22 · ART008 · HUMAN019 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 28/100
RMP rating: 2.6/5
Take again: 30.77%
Difficulty: 2.8

The decision

Avoid unless you need the credit and can handle massive weekly writing with a blunt instructor.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHeavy Cornell NotesRude SarcasmDiscussion OverloadEasy Grade If You GrindMandatory Zoom Fatigue

Workload for a 3-credit humanities course often feels like 5 credits.
Many students call him rude or belittling even when grades end up high.
if , and presentations.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Students often finish with As or Bs if and notes, but the time cost is huge.

Online and ; one online review calls grading super easy.

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

Content is not intellectually brutal, but volume of , and posts makes the class feel hard.

Difficulty scores cluster mid-range; complaints are about volume more than concept depth.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Attendance and required Zoom meetings are repeatedly called mandatory with .

Both online and and participation.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

and frequent do-not-take warnings outweigh the minority who praise passion or .

; rare positive summer Zoom review is the main outlier.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

70/100

Discussion posts and group work are often graded generously if completed thoroughly.

Format shift

Online comments highlight easy discussion scores; .

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Weekly 5-8 modules, Cornell notes, long discussions, and multiple presentations crush a 3-credit load.

Format shift

Overload is consistent online and in person.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

A few praise detailed lectures, but many describe rudeness, sarcasm, and boring or .

Format shift

One recent summer review liked lectures; older and online reviews are far more negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

, and papers more than classic exams.

Format shift

Both formats stress continuous written work over major exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person and hybrid-style sections emphasize participation, endless modules, and a reputation for rudeness with .

Main concern

Personality clashes and .

What students said

“Class was absolutely terrible. He can be rude and he assigns a ridiculous amount of work for a 3 credit class.”
HUMAN022

“the . i shouldve listened to the reviews.”
HUMANITIES20

“The work is time consuming but so easy!”
HUMAN019

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections , and hard-to-follow lecture videos with reports of rude tone.

Main concern

Workload and .

What students said

“The workload and what was actually taught is imbalanced.”
ART008

“ . HEAVY CLASS. he is also very stubborn & rude.”
HUMANITIES20

“his grading is super easy, I normally got 7/5 on discussion posts just for being interesting”
ART008

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment leans on frequent written work and easy or .

Easy FinalGroup TestsDiscussion PostsPresentationsCornell Notes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and an easy final rather than locked-down exams.

Easy FinalPresentationsDiscussion ModulesMany Papers

“ . The professor gave great, detailed lectures.”
HUMAN022

“So , and presentations”
HUMANITIES20

Online

Online reviews emphasize discussions, Cornell notes, and .

Discussion PostsCornell NotesGroup Tests

“the because all you do is discuss the prompt&record”
ART008

“his grading is super easy, I normally got 7/5 on discussion posts”
ART008

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“Dont take him your doing 5 credit work for 3 credits.”
Voice snapshots generated from 16 reviews, highlighting workload overload, tone complaints, and grade ease. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Workload Reality

18/100

“he assigns a ridiculous amount of work for a 3 credit class.”

😠 Classroom Tone

30/100

“I was surprised by how rude he can be when he tries to be funny.”

📝 Grade vs Effort

68/100

“his grading is super easy, I normally got 7/5 on discussion posts just for being interesting”

👍 Recommendation

28/100

“I would never put myself through this class again. Listen to reviews.”

Theme 1

📝 About Workload

about 8 discussion modules EVERY WEEK
The cornell notes every week is probably the most hardest thing
Dont take him your doing 5 credit work for 3 credits

Theme 2

😠 About Personality

he is also very stubborn & rude
the rudest person I've ever met
his "sarcasm" comes off as belittling

Theme 3

📈 About Grades

Easy A or high B
The work is time consuming but so easy
I passed his class with an A but he was the rudest person

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Sixteen reviews with recurring workload and personality themes give solid direction, though sample size and mixed eras limit certainty.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53

4 out of 51

3 out of 54

2 out of 53

1 out of 55

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 4 · A- 1

B range

B 3

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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