AI Rate Professor

Medicine

Niall Davis

NURS151 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you want strong clinical knowledge and can handle a strict, participation-heavy style; skip if you need a calm, always-on-time instructor.

Best fit · Effort For RewardKnows his stuffParticipation mattersLecture heavyMixed temperamentHelpful when asked
  • Students split between great lecturer who knows the material and reports of anger, lateness, or forgetfulness
  • Attendance and participation matter; homework and
  • Most reported grades are A or B+, but teaching style and personality are inconsistent across years

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Several As and a B+ appear, but tough grader tags and .

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Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

Difficulty mid-to-high with quick vague lectures, lots of homework, and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

as mandatory with participation emphasized.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Some strongly recommend him as clear and helpful; .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

and solid reported grades suggest fair but .

Format shift

All evidence is in-person only.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Lots of , and pop quizzes reported by multiple students.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person only.

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Strong content knowledge and humor for some; anger, forgetfulness, and vague lectures for others.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person only.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Homework, pop quizzes, participation, and lectures all matter; .

Format shift

All evidence is in-person only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

All reviews are in-person NURS151; praise for knowledge and humor mixes with complaints about anger, lateness, and vague lectures.

Main concern

Inconsistent demeanor including reported yelling, lateness, and .

What students said

“He was FIRED from Soouthwestern College before hired at Mira Costa due to his anger at students 10+ yrs ago. He literally screamed in my face in his office!”
NURS151
“Good sense of humor and knows his stuff and .”
NURS151
“Lectures are very quick and very vague. Basically teach yourself while you're doing the homework”
NURS151

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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Reviews ; pop quizzes and participation shape assessment risk.

Pop quizzesParticipation mattersHomework-heavy prep

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and but do not clearly prove final exam proctoring policy.

Pop quizzesParticipation requiredHomework busy work
“BEWARE OF POP QUIZZES”
NURS151
“Basically teach yourself while you're doing the .”
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Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Lectures are very quick and very vague. Basically teach yourself while you're doing the . Wasn't a fan of his teaching methods but he's a great guy and always there when I had questions.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 in-person reviews, highlighting knowledge, temperament, and workload. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

52/100

“ and a great lecturer.”

⚠️ Temperament Risk

25/100

“He literally screamed in my face in his office! NEVER question him, ever.”

👍 Positive Experience

75/100

“Good sense of humor and knows his stuff and .”

⏰ Reliability

30/100

“He is very forgetful and always late to class. We spend about an hour of the class just sitting and waiting for him.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • knows his stuff
  • Lectures are very quick and very vague
  • great lecturer

Theme 2

😠 About Character

  • screamed in my face in his office
  • great guy and always there when I had questions
  • gets mad if ask questions or if you don't ask questions

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • LOTS OF HOMEWORK
  • BEWARE OF POP QUIZZES
  • Participation matters

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

52/100

Evidence confidence

Five in-person reviews from 2016-2022 with split opinions and one extreme historical complaint; moderate sample and consistency.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

NURS1515 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1