AI Rate Professor

Electrical Technology

Manfred Burmann

ETEC50 · ETEC032 · ETEC32 · ETEC46 · ETEC046 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
4.8

The decision

Avoid unless you are ready to teach yourself from the book and tolerate off-topic lectures.

Best fit · Self Taught ProOff-topic lecturesHeavy reading loadTough graderGrades not postedIndustry tangents
  • Majority of students call lectures wasteful and off-topic
  • One positive outlier praises industry insight if you keep up

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

and B reported, grades often unposted, and .

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

12/100

Average difficulty near 5 with , and misaligned tests.

and consistently rate difficulty very high.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

while also calling lectures a waste of time.

.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

and call the class a total waste despite one strong defender.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

, and grades often never posted.

Format shift

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Workload

Overwhelming

15/100

Lots of homework, 6-7 chapters to read without lecture coverage, and heavy workbook loads.

Format shift

Workload intensity is only documented in in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Awful

22/100

Frequent off-topic industry talk, reading the book aloud, and .

Format shift

; the rest are strongly negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Tests and and unread chapters more than lectures.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and tests on uncovered material, with one strong industry-insight defense.

Main concern

You may learn nothing from lectures and must self-study 3-4 hours daily with .

What students said

“Probably one of the .”
ETEC46
“His lectures are completely waste of time and does not help you in figuring out the .”
ETEC046
“if you keep up you'll be surprised at how much you can learn.”
ETEC50

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

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Tests often mismatch lectures and emphasize glossary or code material, with poor grade transparency.

Glossary-term quizzesTests on unread chaptersNFPA 70 heavyGrades not posted

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Tests and quizzes pull glossary terms and unread chapters rather than lecture content; grades often unposted.

Glossary-term quizzesTests on unread materialNo Canvas grades
“tests and .”
ETEC46
“ and in his lecture.”
ETEC046

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“His lectures are completely waste of time and does not help you in figuring out the . You will learn nothing from him. Total waste!”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 in-person , and grade transparency. Credibility rating: Medium.

⚠️ Teaching Quality

22/100

“Probably one of the .”

📚

15/100

“You have to study on you own 3-4 hours a day to catch up.”

🏭 Industry Tangents

30/100

“He spends more time talking about your future job in industry than the subject material.”

👍 Minority Defense

70/100

“His industry experience provides valuable insight into what you may encounter in the field”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures are completely off topic
  • All he does is read the
  • talks more than he breathes
  • Lectures are long, and a simple review/overview of the

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • no grades posted either
  • tests and
  • he

Theme 3

📖 About Workload

  • Lots of homework
  • Get ready to read
  • assigns 6-7 chapters to read without going over it
  • it was lots workbook

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Five detailed in-person reviews from 2016-2021 with strong consensus on negatives and .

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

ETEC0321 review
ETEC0461 review
ETEC321 review
ETEC461 review
ETEC501 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2