AI Rate Professor

Social Science

Simone Findlay

CFS184 · CDFS81 · CFS120CFS140 · CFS140 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
64/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you can attend every class and enjoy interactive group work; avoid if you need flexible communication or light workload.

Best fit · Effort For RewardParticipation mattersGroup projectsInteractiveLots of homeworkCaring but strict attendance
  • Many love her interactive, culturally rich teaching and .
  • Attendance and participation are strict; missed in-class work often cannot be made up.
  • strong fans versus complaints about emails and Canvas silence.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

Work is doable with steady effort and , but volume and .

Online reports manageable work; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Difficulty sits around medium with reading, projects, and constant in-class activity.

Both formats rate difficulty near 3; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

; skip class and you will miss graded in-class work.

Online also marked mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

62/100

Most in-person fans strongly recommend her, but and one .

In-person recommendations are strong overall; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

55/100

and exists, but grades still demand participation and completed work.

Format shift

Online notes ; .

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Lots of , and constant in-class tasks.

Format shift

In-person emphasizes nonstop interactive work; online still has weekly journals and projects.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Many call her one of the and caring; .

Format shift

In-person is polarized; online is solid but not a retake.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Journals, discussions, papers, group projects, and .

Format shift

Both formats center projects and ongoing work rather than major exams.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and knowledge-rich with mandatory participation; rewarding if present, frustrating if communication fails.

Main concern

and nothing on Canvas for one student; miss class and lose in-class work.

What students said

“ !”
CFS140
“This ”
CDFS81
“Try not to miss class because we usually do some in class work and you cant make it up”
CFS140

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online CFS184 had weekly journals, discussions, biweekly Zoom, projects, and ; manageable but .

Main concern

and .

What students said

“Nothing was too difficult though and she does give a couple of opportunities for !”
CFS184

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews emphasize ongoing assignments and in-class work more than formal proctored exams.

Projects and papersIn-class graded workGroup projects

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and in-class work that cannot be made up.

Participation requiredIn-class workGroup projects
“we usually do some in class work and you cant make it up”
CFS140
“Reading and participation is required but ”
CFS140

Online

Online assessment uses journals, discussions, Zoom meetings, individual and group projects, and papers.

Weekly journalsGroup projectPapersExtra credit
“Weekly journals and (articles and videos), or textbooks”
CFS184

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Simone is one of the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 reviews (1 online, 4 in-person), highlighting interactivity, workload, and polarized support. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“ms. findlay ways of , and knowledgeable”

👍 Recommendation Rate

62/100

“ !”

⚠️ Communication Risk

25/100

“This teacher does not ever respond to emails and if you have family emergency you better hope it's on a day that she ”

📚 Workload

34/100

“You do a lot of work but none of it is boring”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • always doing something new and its a very interactive class
  • bringing different cultural and diverse aspects into the classroom
  • lectures may be a bit boring but youll learn a lot

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Nothing was too difficult though and she does give a couple of opportunities for
  • You do a lot of work but none of it is boring
  • Skip class? You won't pass.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • she cares about her students
  • one of the

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Five reviews with but polarized tone and only one online sample keep confidence moderate.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

CFS1402 reviews
CDFS811 review
CFS120CFS1401 review
CFS1841 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values