AI Rate Professor

Humanities

Mandisa Wood

HUMA151 · HUMA113 · PHIL133 · ETHS114 · HUMA101 · HUMA100 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
91/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
92.86%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

Highly recommended for humanities if you will read and participate; expect group work and .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCaring and inspirationalGet ready to readParticipation and group projectsClear feedbackMostly easy A humanities
  • Students overwhelmingly call her caring, passionate, and inspirational across humanities and ethnic studies.
  • Workload is reading- and project-heavy but grades are strong when you complete work.
  • One critic says heavy group projects made students teach the class poorly.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Many A and A+ grades with essays, participation, and limited exams; and projects but .

Both online and ; online ETHS114 notes heavy reading for the same reward.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is approachable humanities material, but and .

; several in-person sections feel light if you attend and participate.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

; many in-person and one online Zoom section call it mandatory with participation weight.

Online ETHS114/HUMA151 often optional; several in-person and one online HUMA100 report mandatory attendance.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

Nearly all students would take her again for care, passion, and ; .

Recommendation is strong online and in person; the sole avoid-style review is an .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

Students report , and high A rates when work is submitted.

Format shift

Leniency appears in both formats; and .

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Regular reading, essays, discussions, and group projects; but bearable.

Format shift

Online ETHS114 reading is especially heavy; some in-person sections report under two hours weekly.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Consistently described as caring, inspirational, passionate, and and student support.

Format shift

Praise is strong in both formats; one in-person outlier dislikes student-led teaching design.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Essays, reading responses, participation, and group projects dominate; some sections have few or no exams.

Format shift

Online mentions open-note midterm quiz; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students praise her passion, feedback, and fun classroom; many report easy A grades with essays, participation, and .

Main concern

Some sections rely heavily on student-led group teaching, which one student found ineffective.

What students said

“Professor. Woods is an amazing person. She provides comments on your work... which shows how much she really cares for her students.”
HUMA100
“ as long as you do the few essays and . No tests or exams.”
PHIL133
“ , and it basically was designed so that the students teach the class... is a poor way to teach the class.”
HUMA113

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections mix heavy , and a few papers; students still find her caring and easy to pass.

Main concern

3-credit class.

What students said

“It is a large amount for a 3 credit class. Ended up splitting each weekly reading (100+ pgs.) between classmates which helped. Super nice and caring professor though”
ETHS114
“Professor Wood is an amazing and very mindful professor. Her lectures and topics are incredible. She is always on top of grading.”
HUMA151
“The connections you create within the . I would recommend her for any humanities class you need.”
HUMA100

Exam style

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Assessment is mostly papers and projects; as open-note and low-stakes.

Few or no examsOpen-note quizEssay and project focused

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

85/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

essays, participation, and group projects carrying the grade.

No tests or exams in some sectionsEssays and assignmentsGroup projects
“ as long as you do the few essays and . No tests or exams.”
PHIL133
“ , and it basically was designed so that the students teach the class”
HUMA113

Online

Online reviews mention readings, papers, and at least one open-note midterm quiz; .

Open-note midterm quizPapers and readingsNo proctoring mentioned
“ and a few essays. Easy class if you watch the lecture and .”
HUMA151
“There are readings and about 2-3 papers in the class.”
HUMA151

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Mandisa Wood is an amazing person and an amazing teacher... she really wanted us all to do well and learn! She knows so much about philosophy from around the world, highly rec!”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews across humanities courses (3 online, 12 in , and group work. Credibility rating: High.

❤️ Caring & Inspirational Teacher

90/100

“Shes an amazing professor who really cares about her students. She is very passionate about womens heritage !”

📚

55/100

“It is a large amount for a 3 credit class. Ended up splitting each weekly reading (100+ pgs.) between classmates which helped.”

👍 Strong Recommendation

92/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She provides comments on your work... which shows how much she really cares for her students.
  • Professor Mandisa Wood is using a totally innovative approach to teaching Humanities.
  • She is so inspirational and has class can be life-changing if you let it.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • as long as you do the few essays and .
  • A .
  • The , but bearable.

Theme 3

👥 About Group Work

  • , and it basically was designed so that the students teach the class
  • She made you interact and friendly environment.
  • Group projects & presentations, not too heavy lectures but .

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifteen reviews spanning 2015-2022 across multiple courses with consistent praise and detailed workload notes give high confidence.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 55
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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ETHS1141 review

Reported outcomes

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12 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 6 · A 3

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

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D range

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