AI Rate Professor

Oceanography

Dan Eastmond

OCEANS101 · OCEAN101 · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating
49/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
53.85%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you will attend every lecture and use ; avoid his online sections based on student reports.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPolarizing oceanography lecturesLecture marathon styleExtra credit helpsTest and quiz heavyOnline experience poor
  • In-person reviews split between caring funny geek and .
  • Online reviews are strongly negative on communication and respect.
  • Tests and long lectures .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

Some get an A by attending and using , but , and even Fs.

Online reviews are harsher on grades and support; to tough tests.

Is the course easy?

Standard

47/100

Content is manageable with notes and lectures, yet reading volume and pure fluff GE.

and essay work; in-person comments stress long lectures and .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

as optional while and you will not pass, especially with lecture-based tests.

Mixed attendance reports appear mainly in in-person reviews; but lack classroom detail.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

; positives center on personality and , negatives on organization and online hostility.

; in-person opinions are split.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

and some easy-grader comments exist, but and multiple F or withdrawal grades pull leniency down.

Format shift

Online reviews describe harsher outcomes; in-person is mixed.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

, but reading, tests, pop quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online mentions lots of homework and reading; lectures.

Teaching experience

Average

50/100

; for others, long unfocused talks, weak organization, and poor people skills.

Format shift

Online teaching experience is described as much worse than the average in-person report.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

74/100

, and lecture-based testing dominate over projects.

Format shift

; online reviews emphasize weekly essays and .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person OCEAN101 is lecture-heavy with mixed grades: many call him caring and fair with , while , and delayed grading.

Main concern

Long lectures and miss class or need structure.

What students said

“Super kind and easy to talk to professor. Very good at keeping students updated and keeps the workload manageable.”
OCEAN101
“He is literally one of the worse teachers at Miracosta because he is so unorganized”
OCEAN101
“ if you pay attention, but check the grade book, as he is subject to make mistakes.”
OCEAN101

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Both online reviews report poor , and failing or withdrawal outcomes.

Main concern

Students report rudeness, weak support, and little learning online.

What students said

“Extremely rude and condescending. I took his class and worked very hard but learned very little.”
OCEAN101
“This course and my experience with Dan Eastmond was the poorest experience I've ever had with an educator.”
OCEAN101

Exam style

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Exams are frequent and often hard, sometimes short on time and light on study guides; not described as open-book.

Multiple examsFinal examPop quizzesLecture-based testsExtra credit

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

study guides, and occasional pop quizzes tied to long lectures.

About 4 exams plus final20-minute timed exams reportedPop quizzesNo study guides for some sections
“About 4 exams throughout and then 1 final exam. He does not give study guides and gives you about 20 min to take exams.”
OCEAN101
“ and there... the tests on the other hand, were hard to understand”
OCEAN101

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove webcam or proctoring rules; they mainly report hard weekly work and poor instructor communication.

Heavy readingLots of homeworkPoor communication
“worked very hard but learned very little”
OCEAN101
“My greatest frustration was the lack of communication and the manner in which professor Eastmond speaks to his students.”
OCEAN101

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I loved being in this class! , and super helpful... Take this class!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 20 reviews (2 online, 18 in-person), highlighting polarity and format differences. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Experience

50/100

“Dan is Probably the ! Knows exactly what he's talking about”

⚠️ Organization Issues

30/100

“he is so a C... he NEVER grades anything so you do not know your grade until he puts in on your transcript.”

💻 Online Red Flag

15/100

“This course and my experience with Dan Eastmond was the poorest experience I've ever had with an educator.”

🅰️ Path

54/100

“He also gives opportunities throughout the class, which makes his it very forgiving.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • A little bit of a geek, but that's why I loved him!
  • His lectures are hard to sit through at times, he talks about things that are not relevant to the class.
  • He tends to drag the lectures on for a while, but .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • if you pay attention
  • . .
  • Easy A if you are down to read the textbook pages he assigns

Theme 3

💻 About Online Format

  • Extremely rude and condescending.
  • lack of communication
  • It's tough and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

20

Recent reviews read by the AI

20

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty reviews with and detailed comments provide medium-high confidence despite polarity.

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 51
3 out of 52
2 out of 53
1 out of 56

Course coverage

OCEAN10117 reviews
OCEANS1012 reviews
1001 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 4

B range

1

B 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

3

F 3

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Rather not say 1