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Media Arts & Technologies

Steven Traugh

MTEC110 · MUS181 · 2 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
1.5

The decision

Skip unless and want a caring but uneven mentor.

Best fit · Self Taught ProEgocentric lecturesStudents teach himCares deeplyOff-topic digressionsPolarizing
  • One student calls him clueless with Pro Tools and a waste of money.
  • Another praises 40+ years of experience and genuine care for students.
  • Outcomes swing hard by course and era with .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Course is not hard and graded by few things, but reviews never confirm an easy A path.

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Is the course easy?

Introductory

82/100

Both reviews rate difficulty very low and treat content as basic or fundamental.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

review.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

40/100

One strong recommend and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Graded by few things appears once, but no grade outcomes or .

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Workload

Light

70/100

Low difficulty ratings and .

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Teaching experience

Average

45/100

Students clash on whether he is expert and caring or clueless and egocentric.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Tags emphasize participation and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews split between a harsh MTEC110 flop and a warm MUS181 endorsement of deep experience and care.

Main concern

Risk of weak tech demos and off-topic lectures depending on the course.

What students said

“all he did was get frustrated at pro tools and we ended up having to teach him”
MTEC110
“this guy knows his stuff. 40+ years of experience will do that”
MUS181

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Reviews .

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He was an interesting combination of egocentric and clueless.”

Voice snapshots generated from 2 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and care. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

45/100

“It might not seem like it at first, but this guy knows his stuff.”

👎 Recommendation Split

40/100

“No”

🛠️ Tech Demo Risk

25/100

“we ended up having to teach him, this occurred multiple times”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • egocentric and clueless
  • knows his stuff
  • goes off topic every single class

Theme 2

❤️ About Character

  • absolutely cares about his students
  • tries to get them involved at every level

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

28/100

Evidence confidence

Only two reviews from 2012 and 2019 with conflicting tone and sparse grade data.

Inside 2 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

MTEC1101 review
MUS1811 review

Reported outcomes

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