AI Rate Professor

Graphic Arts

Gary Strommen

DDGT110 · DDGT121 · DDGT240 · DDGT130 · DDGT241 · DDGT120818 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
87.5%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you want practical design and drafting skills and are willing to work hard for a fair grade.

Best fit · Effort For RewardBest In ProgramClear LecturesCareer Ready SkillsConstructive CriticWork Hard Earn Respect
  • Eight of nine reviews are five-star and .
  • Classes demand real out-of-class work and creativity but reward effort.
  • , and teaches professional skills.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

As are common if you stay proactive, but constructive criticism and hard classwork mean grades track real effort.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Students call content useful and sometimes hard, with fair out-of-class work and creativity required.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and warn that skipping means you will not pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

, and career-ready skills despite one outlier.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

68/100

Grades land mostly in A and B ranges with lots of constructive criticism rather than .

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Workload

Moderate

42/100

Expect substantial out-of-class work, creativity, and a fair amount of tests alongside projects.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Excellent

91/100

Students , and always ready to help during and after class.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mixture of advance assignments, participation, and score.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

but highly praised for , and industry-relevant skills.

Main concern

Heavy workload and mandatory participation can overwhelm less proactive students.

What students said

“ . Nuff said.”
DDGT240
“Be ready to work your ass off, but if you do, you'll earn his respect.”
DDGT121

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Tests are frequent but , and recorded lectures help study; no strict proctoring details are proven.

Test HeavyAssignments In AdvanceLecture Recordings

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person , and recorded lectures for studying.

Test HeavyAssignments In AdvanceLecture Recordings
“There are a lot of much”
DDGT110
“He video records his lectures, which makes studying easy.”
DDGT241

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . Nuff said.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching clarity, hard-but-fair workload, and strong recommendation. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

91/100

“ , and is always ready to help if you don't understand the material.”

👍 Recommendation

88/100

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🏋️ Effort Required

42/100

“Be ready to work your ass off, but if you do, you'll earn his respect.”

🛠️ Career Value

90/100

“I learned more engineering in the DDGT program than in an actual engineering class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His
  • gives excellent lectures
  • He video records his lectures, which makes studying easy.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Be prepared to work a lot in the class
  • his class is not super easy, but if you attend class and pay attention you should have no problem getting an A.
  • There are a lot of much

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He is an awesome instructor and is always willing to help.
  • . Nuff said.
  • Gary is an awesome teacher, he will really spend time with you after and during class

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Nine mostly consistent reviews from 2014-2018 with detailed praise and one dissenting course-specific complaint.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

DDGT1213 reviews
DDGT1102 reviews
DDGT1208181 review
DDGT1301 review
DDGT2401 review
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DDGT2411 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 5

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

1

Rather not say 1