Ian McIver

HUMA186188 · HUM246 · XPLORCULTGEN · HUM186 · FILM100 · HUMA189 · HUMA188 · MASSCOMM · HUMANITIES · HUMA186 · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 94/100
RMP rating: 4.2/5
Take again: 100%
Difficulty: 1.4

The decision

if you want a low-stress film-based class and and group work.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy ATake-Home TestsGroup ProjectsMovie JournalsLaid-Back Personality

Film and humanities classes revolve , and group presentations.
Students repeatedly call the class an easy A with .
Attendance and group choice matter more than raw academic difficulty.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

Multiple students call it a pretty easy A or a breeze if you do journals, attend, and complete presentations.

All evidence is in person; there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

90/100

Content is mainly watching and discussing films with light analysis rather than hard theory.

All .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

38/100

and skipping hurts or tanks your chance to pass.

; no online comparison exists.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

Students repeatedly call him great, chill, and .

Recommendation consensus is entirely from in-person reviews with 100% would-take-again among those who answered.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

84/100

, and easy overall grades dominate despite occasional B surprises.

Format shift

Workload

Light

78/100

Main work is film journals, discussions, and a few .

Format shift

Workload comments are all in person.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students praise his insight, humor, laid-back New Zealand vibe, and engaging film discussions.

Format shift

Teaching praise is consistent across decades of in-person reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Assessment mixes journals, take-home quizzes or tests, group presentations, and participation.

Format shift

Assessment and humanities classes.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person film and humanities sections are chill, discussion-based, and widely viewed as easy with .

Main concern

Long class blocks, older films, and group-project dependence can frustrate some students.

What students said

“The take home! ”
HUM246

“a presentation by the end of the semester it's a BREEZE. mos def. reccomended.”
HUM186

“Most of .”
FILM100

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Most tests and overall.

Take-Home TestsOpen-Book QuizzesFilm JournalsGroup Presentations

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and open-book take-home quizzes plus journals and presentations.

Take-Home TestsOpen-Book QuizzesIn-Class Midterm Mentioned Once

“Most of .”
FILM100

“ !”
HUM246

“ , and a last day dinner + movie.”
HUM186

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Class was a pretty easy A (especially over Summer), but was enjoyable and educational as well.”
Voice snapshots generated from 20 in-person reviews spanning 2003-2020, highlighting easiness, take-home exams, and group work. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Easy A Experience

88/100

“Class was a pretty easy A (especially over Summer), but was enjoyable and educational as well.”

🎬 Student-Friendly Exams

86/100

“The take home! ”

👥

70/100

“His class is mainly group focused so make sure you pick good people at the start of the class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Great personality, funny, insightful, and fair.
He's from New Zealand, so he's pretty laid back
McIver has great insight into every movie

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

it's a BREEZE. mos def. reccomended.
pretty easy A
just do your journal and go to class.

Theme 3

🎥 About Class Format

Most of .
you watch a movie the last hours of class and write down your opinions in a journal.
Group work everyday, so a good chance to meet people.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty in-person reviews spanning many years consistently describe an .

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

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A 2 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Ian McIver

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Introductory

Mandatory

MustTake

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In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Easy A Experience

🎬 Student-Friendly Exams

👥 x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🎥 About Class Format

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