Jim Watkins

PHIL144 · PHIL101 · PHILO110 · PHL110 · COUN140 · COUN144 · CNSL144 · PHIL · PHILOSOPHY108 · COUNCELING144 · PHIL172 · CNSL114 · PHLISOPHY · PHIL3 · PHIL110 · PHIL100 · PHIL106 · COUNS144 · PHILOSOPHY110 · PHILOSOPHY · 42 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 62/100
RMP rating: 3.5/5
Take again: 50%
Difficulty: 2.0

The decision

if you can tolerate rambling lectures and will attend regularly.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy A philosophyOff-topic lecturesAttendance heavyClear syllabusBoring but fair

Many students call the class an easy A if , and .
Lectures often drift off topic or feel boring; learning value is mixed.
Attendance and participation are heavily weighted, so skipping hurts.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Tests from notes, light papers, and and basic effort.

Online review agrees it is easy with work; most Easy A claims are in-person.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

74/100

Content is introductory and , though some logic sections confuse students.

; the single online review rated medium difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Attendance and participation are repeatedly weighted heavily, sometimes around 20-30 percent.

; detail is mostly in-person.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Students split between easy-grade fans and those who found lectures a boring waste of time.

Online review strongly recommends; in-person opinions are mixed around 50 percent take-again.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

82/100

Many report easy tests, full credit on short thoughtful papers, and grades higher than expected.

Format shift

Workload

Light

72/100

Few major assignments; short papers, quizzes, and notes-based tests keep work modest.

Format shift

Online student still says put in the time; .

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

, but many call him boring, rambling, or off-topic.

Format shift

Online review was highly positive; in-person quality is widely mixed.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of notes-based tests, short essays, and high-weighted participation or attendance.

Format shift

In-person details dominate; online review .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person reviews , and lectures that range from funny and clear to boring or off-topic.

Main concern

You may learn little real philosophy while still needing to sit through long lectures.

What students said

“Take this class if you want an easy A. if you want to learn philosophy.”
PHIL110

“Show up to class and and you will be fine”
PHIL100

“Basically, he's not an awful teacher... It was 99% off topic lecture”
PHIL110

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

One online ethics student loved clear expectations, flexible schedule fit, and said doing the work yields a solid grade.

Main concern

Still requires and work; only one review.

What students said

“It is easy to do well in this class if you put in the time to do the work. I genuinely loved this class.”
PHIL100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are widely called easy and drawn from lectures or .

Tests from PowerPoint notesInsultingly easy examsShort one-page papersCumulative quizzes with repeats

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and powerpoints and are frequently called easy or insultingly easy.

Notes-based testsEasy multiple choiceShort essays full creditCumulative with repeated questions

“ ”
PHIL110

“His lectures are on powerpoints and he takes all of ”
PHIL101

“The ...if you read the class notes you will get an A on the tests”
PHIL110

Online

Single online review does not describe exam proctoring or format in .

Clear expectations

“There were no ”
PHIL100

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“Take this class if you want an easy A. if you want to learn philosophy.”
Voice snapshots generated from 42 , and lecture quality. Credibility rating: High.

🅰️ Easy Grade Path

84/100

“This class may have been the easiest class I've taken. The ”

😴 Lecture Boredom

40/100

“Boring, boring class, waste of time, teacher is lazy with , however, easy A.”

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75/100

“The syllabus has everything you need to know and more, and he provides a glossary that you can use to study”

🙋

28/100

“Attendance/participation is 30% of total grade!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Watkins is very good at explaining complex ideas in a easy way
It was 99% off topic lecture
Magnificent teacher who teaches the material is an amusing way

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Easy class... but pretty boring. and you'll be fine
If you want an easy A its real straight forward
and attendance and

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

He's really sweet and is totally there for you
He will never put you down or make you feel stupid
Kinda a crazy guy. Talk to him about the Ducks and he'll love you

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

42 reviews across many years with a stable Easy A versus boring-lecture pattern, despite sparse recent grades.

Inside 42 stored ratings

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

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B range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 1

Jim Watkins

x x x x x x x if you can tolerate rambling lectures and will attend regularly.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Mandatory

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🅰️ Easy Grade Path

😴 Lecture Boredom

📋 x x

🙋 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

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F

No letter grade reported

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