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Kenneth Swift

DESN108 · DESN107 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
76/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

Great low-maintenance architecture history pick if you can learn from lectures and tests.

Best fit · Easy A HunterLecture heavyGraded by few thingsOpen note examsCurved testsArchitecture knowledge
  • Courses lean on long lectures with few .
  • Open-note and .
  • Online videos can feel monotone and reading-heavy for students who need interaction.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

and few graded items make solid grades attainable without busywork.

; in-person highlights open-note ease.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is interesting architecture history more than technical grind, though and .

Online tags Get ready to read and Lecture heavy; but often called easy.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

80/100

as lecture-content driven rather than seat-checked.

; while others said no.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

Students who want IGETC architecture history with ; test-anxious or boredom-sensitive students are cooler.

Strongest enthusiasm mixes both formats; one online and .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

, and grading by few things make grading relatively student-friendly.

Format shift

Curve language is online-heavy; .

Workload

Light

62/100

, but lecture videos and .

Format shift

Online workload is reading and video heavy; in-person is mostly listening and tests.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Deep subject knowledge and interesting content are consistent; delivery can feel monotone or one-way.

Format shift

video comments.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

85/100

Four exams and sometimes a few other items.

Format shift

; .

Luni fit check

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

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and open-note, though some find hour-plus PowerPoint talk boring.

Main concern

Long continuous lectures can drag if you need more interaction.

What students said

“His class is entirely open note and heavily lecture based. Super knowledgable about anything about architecture.”
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“ and a half straight while he used Powerpoints.”
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“Really knowledgeable guy, has the answer to almost any architecture or construction related question.”
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Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online DESN108 is video- and and a ; fans love the GPA boost, others find lectures monotone.

Main concern

If you are a a few exams.

What students said

“the entire and a final project. there are a lot of , and note pages to read through.”
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“The only thing he grades are the 4 tests (which are curved), so if you're not a .”
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“The 8-week class is simply based on just 4 exams- non-cumulative and curved!”
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Exam style

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Exams are few, often open-note and prepared students.

Open noteCurved examsNon-cumulativeFour examsFinal project

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person class is described as entirely open note and heavily lecture based.

Open noteLecture based
“His class is entirely open note and heavily lecture based.”
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Online

Online ; no proctoring details are proven.

Four examsCurvedNon-cumulativeFinal project
“The 8-week class is simply based on just 4 exams- non-cumulative and curved!”
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“The only thing he grades are the 4 tests (which are curved)”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“His DESN108 class was exactly the type of class I was hoping to find to help boost my gpa as well as learn about a subject I actually have interest in! The 8-week class is simply based on just 4 exams- non-cumulative and curved!”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews split evenly online and in person, highlighting lecture style and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“Professor Swift was one of the most interesting professors I've ever taken at MiraCosta.”

📝

86/100

“His class is entirely open note and heavily lecture based.”

👍 Recommendation

68/100

“If you have any interest in ! I know its for IGETC, and this is a good choice.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • his video lectures are so monotone and get boring so fast
  • Amazing lectures
  • Talks the whole time but it's interesting.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • the entire and a
  • 4 tests (which are curved)
  • Easy and interesting class.

Theme 3

📚 About Workload Structure

  • Get ready to read
  • Graded by few things
  • there are a lot of , and note pages to read through.

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Six reasonably detailed reviews from 2018-2022 agree on lecture-heavy, few-grade structure despite split enthusiasm.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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1 out of 50

Course coverage

DESN1073 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 2 · A- 1

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

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D range

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F

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No letter grade reported

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