AI Rate Professor

Electrical Technology

Francesca Briggs

ENGIN25 · ENGIN10 · ENGIN22 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
53.85%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you can teach yourself from external resources and ; otherwise look for another engineering instructor.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizing engineeringVague online modulesTest heavySolidWorks focusUneven lectures
  • some praise care and .
  • Online MATLAB and engineering courses draw complaints , and missing live teaching.
  • Tests and , so self-directed students fare better than those needing structured instruction.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

40/100

Grades in the B range are common and reviewers call her picky or tough, so an A requires strong independent work.

Online and ; online adds vague assignment risk.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

MATLAB, physics-heavy content, SolidWorks, and students.

Online ENGIN22/25 complaints focus on unclear teaching; and tests.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

, though missing lectures can leave you behind when lectures matter.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Take-again sentiment is split near half, with passionate fans and .

Online lean more negative for MATLAB; in-person is deeply polarized on ENGIN10 content scope.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

and say tests can make or break the course.

Format shift

; online stresses picky rubrics and .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Weekly homework volume is moderate, but , and .

Format shift

; and heavier lecture expectations.

Teaching experience

Average

45/100

Some students find her knowledgeable and caring, while many report ineffective lectures or reliance on outside videos.

Format shift

Online teaching quality is especially contested; in-person quality depends heavily on the course.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Tests are repeatedly described as decisive, with homework and .

Format shift

Online ENGIN25 is explicitly test heavy; and quizzes.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person and strong criticism that ENGIN10 was mostly physics and SolidWorks.

Main concern

Lectures may feel tedious or too narrow, and limits.

What students said

“I am extremely disappointed with Francesca. ... .”
ENGIN10
“She is a great teacher. She is enthusiastic about the course and always willing to help.”
ENGIN10
“ and her lectures aren't effective.”
ENGIN25

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some like organization and response time, others say and lectures are missing.

Main concern

Content often feels outsourced to YouTube or .

What students said

“Most of the time, the content she posts on her modules doesn't relate to the .”
ENGIN22
“Terrible teacher who solely relies on others to teach her class, there are no live or recorded lectures.”
ENGIN25
“Her teaching style online expressed that she understood the struggles a working/busy student has.”
ENGIN25

Exam style

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Exams are high stakes and often described as difficult with .

Test heavyHard timed examsPicky rubricsPhysics-heavy finals

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person comments describe difficult physics-style exams, tight time limits, and lectures that do not always prepare students.

Extremely difficult testsPhysics-style finalTight exam time limits
“ and her lectures aren't effective.”
ENGIN25
“ .”
ENGIN10

Online

Online reviewers warn tests make or break the class and .

Test heavyRubric-picky gradingModule mismatch risk
“Be prepared for the tests, as they are what made and broke this class for most in my course.”
ENGIN25
“the content she posts on her modules doesn't relate to the .”
ENGIN22

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you are considering . Most of the time, the content she posts on her modules doesn't relate to the assigned homework.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 reviews, capturing polarized teaching quality and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

45/100

“Francesca Briggs is a .”

⚠️

20/100

“ . !”

🧪

32/100

“Be prepared for the tests, as they are what made and broke this class for most in my course.”

👍 Fan Perspective

75/100

“Ive taken 5 classes with Mrs. Briggs and have learned a lot. she is a great professor who cares about her students”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • I found .
  • Terrible lectures, she gives you examples that are
  • She is enthusiastic about the course and always willing to help.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Not an easy A but if you put in the work, it will be a great class
  • Teacher is picky on parts, so make sure to follow the rubric.

Theme 3

🛠️ Course Content Fit

  • all we ended up doing the whole sem. was learning physics, math, and solidworks.
  • NOTHING was covered in civil, computer, biomedical, or electrical eng.
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

14 reviews from 2015-2023 show strong polarization with detailed examples, but opinions are inconsistent by course and format.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 54
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 54

Course coverage

ENGIN225 reviews
ENGIN255 reviews
ENGIN104 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 4

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1