AI Rate Professor

Dramatic Arts

Carol Whaley

DRAM105 · DRAM122 · DRAMA107 · DRAMA105 · DRAM107 · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
35.71%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

expect , and little lecture value for the effort.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHeavy essay loadSlow gradingDisorganized lecturesTest and quiz heavyOften late to class
  • Workload is the dominant complaint, especially in short-term and online sections packed with essays and quizzes.
  • Many students call lectures unengaging, late, or disorganized, with slow or .
  • Passing is often doable if you stay on top of , but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

Content can be manageable and some students earn As, but the volume of essays and .

Online short terms feel harder due to compressed load; and quizzes.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Material itself is not always intellectually brutal, but pacing, volume, and .

Online compressed courses .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

40/100

while others treat online participation or presence more loosely.

In-person more often implies you should attend; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

33/100

and many students explicitly warn others not to enroll.

Negative recommendation is strong in both online and in-person recent reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

56/100

Some call her an easy or fair grader if work is submitted, while and .

Format shift

Fairness comments appear in both formats, with more .

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Repeated reports of weekly essays, quizzes, discussions, and compressed 8-week overloads.

Format shift

Online short terms are especially overwhelming; .

Teaching experience

Poor

36/100

Frequent complaints about lateness, rambling, disorganization, and weak or .

Format shift

Both formats criticize teaching quality, with online students focusing more on absence of instruction.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Weekly essays and occasional projects.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize tests and papers; , and group finals.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews often , and lots of papers or movies.

Main concern

Disorganization and low lecture .

What students said

“CONSISTENTLY LATE to class (15 minutes+).”
DRAMA105
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DRAM107
“ and hard to keep up with, .”
DRAM105

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online and compressed sections are frequently described as overloaded with , and .

Main concern

Crushing short-term workload with vague prompts and .

What students said

“Professor Whaley decided to try and force 16 weeks of work into it.”
DRAM107
“the amount of work is crazy. I am SO SICK of writing essays”
DRAM105
“ . .”
DRAM107

Exam style

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Students commonly face quizzes and tests plus frequent essays; detail.

Weekly quizzesTests often retakeableEssay heavyUnclear prompts

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and occasional group finals, often with short notice or .

QuizzesEssay heavyGroup final project
“ .”
DRAMA105
“The final (group) project was given 4 days notice”
DRAM107

Online

Online students report weekly tests or quizzes plus many essays; proof.

Weekly testsQuizzes retakeableSo many papers
“ of that.”
DRAM105
“ .”
DRAM105

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you can't handle a workload I would suggest taking something else.”

Voice snapshots generated from 28 reviews, highlighting workload, grading speed, and teaching organization. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Overwhelming Workload

18/100

“the amount of work is crazy. I am SO SICK of writing essays”

👎 Low Recommendation

33/100

“Please take another DRAM 107, she really should not be teaching to begin with.”

⏱️ Disorganization

36/100

“CONSISTENTLY LATE to class (15 minutes+).”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her lectures provide no interest to any topic at hand
  • Class consisted heavily of videos and rambles about her life
  • She seems to show up and talk about whatever she wants

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • of that
  • and
  • She gives ALOT of work for a 105 class but she is an

Theme 3

⚠️ About Organization

  • takes forever to grade

Data context

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Analysis sample

28

Recent reviews read by the AI

28

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-eight reviews over many years consistently , and uneven teaching quality.

Inside 28 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 54
3 out of 57
2 out of 56
1 out of 56

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

7

A 6 · A- 1

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Not sure yet 5