AI Rate Professor

African-American Studies

Danae Martinez

AFRAM30 · M243510 · AFRAM39 · AFRM43510 · AFRAM31 · AFRAM45577 · AFRAM19 · AFRAM38 · 35 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
20%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Avoid unless this is your only option and you can treat the course like a full-time second job.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerOverwhelming WorkloadDisorganized CourseHours of VideosLate GradingPersonal-Life Content
  • Students repeatedly report 8 to 11 plus hours of , and papers
  • Many call the class disorganized, late-graded, and hard to contact until semester end
  • A small minority finds the history content inspiring, but most urge avoidance

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

High letter grades are possible, but only after crushing weekly time investment and .

Online A and A+ earners still tell others to avoid; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Intellectual content can be accessible, but volume of , and .

Both formats emphasize volume over conceptual complexity.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Many sections list mandatory attendance or required Zoom or note participation, with penalties for missing work.

Online often requires Zoom or full module completion; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

20/100

Roughly one in , while the dominant message is run away due to workload and course management.

only a few passionate positive outliers.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

32/100

Tough-grader and , and grades often appear only near the end of term.

Format shift

Online students especially report no grade visibility until late; some positive outliers still exist.

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

Reviews consistently describe multi-hour daily video and note loads that crowd out jobs and other classes.

Format shift

Overload is the strongest shared theme online and in person.

Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

Passion for African American studies is acknowledged, but clarity, professionalism, accessibility, and course design draw heavy criticism.

Format shift

A few older positive reviews exist; recent volume of .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and long papers drive assessment more than traditional closed exams.

Format shift

Online is especially quiz- and video-driven; in-person still piles notes and homework.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews also slam overload, mandatory note-taking, personal-life intro videos, and .

Main concern

Workload and course structure feel unmanageable from day one.

What students said

“Whatever .”
AFRAM19
“The class will be a mess and it's like you are being set up to fail.”
AFRAM30
“gives too much work. We even got a evaluation survey about the professor the second week of class”
AFRAM30

Remote format

Online

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online is dominated by long video lectures, quiz stacks, Cornell notes, delayed grading, and .

Main concern

and late grade visibility.

What students said

“Most weeks assignments take 10-11 hours or more.”
AFRAM30
“Be prepared to dedicate 10+ hours a .”
AFRAM19
“ .. A+..”
AFRAM30

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment centers on endless video-based quizzes and written work rather than clearly described proctored exams.

Video QuizzesCornell NotesDiscussion RepliesLong PapersLate Grade Release

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person comments emphasize quizzes on personal intro videos, required notes, and .

Quizzes On VideosRequired NotesHeavy Homework
“Makes the first weekly assignments just a bunch of videos about herself, each being half a hour and ”
AFRAM30
“ ”
AFRAM30

Online

Online , and papers; reviews do not clearly prove webcam proctoring or lockdown tools.

Video QuizzesCornell NotesWeekly ModulesPapers
“watching hours of videos and answer”
AFRAM30
“hours of so easy you don't retain any important information”
AFRAM19
“She doesnt grade until the end of semester.”
AFRAM30

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you have a job while schooling.. . If you have a life other than school..Avoid this class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 35 AFRAM reviews, prioritizing recurring workload, organization, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

24/100

“She is very passionate but not a great teacher.”

📚 Workload Overload

12/100

“expect to consume at least 4 to 6 hours a day for ”

👎 Recommendation

20/100

“2 simple words; RUN AWAY”

🗂️ Organization Issues

20/100

“ and all over the place!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • look for sympathy about her life story
  • very informative with a great selection of materials

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • You will have no idea what your grade is the whole semester
  • Most weeks assignments take 10-11 hours or more
  • I got an A+ and

Theme 3

⚠️ About Course Design

  • Curriculum is all over the place

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

35

Recent reviews read by the AI

35

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-five reviews with highly consistent overload and disorganization themes across years yield strong negative confidence despite some older praise.

Inside 35 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 55
1 out of 522

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

26 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 4 · A 8 · A- 1

B range

3

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

10

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 5 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1