AI Rate Professor

Engineering

William Sutherland

ENGR1A1B · ENGR1A · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
1.7

The decision

Strong pick for intro engineering if you will show up for and actually try.

Best fit · Effort For RewardMotivational MentorExperienced Civil EngineerOutdoor Lab FocusWants Students to Earn As
  • Highly motivational and student-success oriented with real field experience
  • Wants everyone to earn an A if they put in the work
  • Outdoor labs and discussion attention make the class manageable and practical

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

He wants everyone to get an A if you do the work; reported difficulty is low and grades include As.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Students call him easy in class with average difficulty about 1.7; but .

In-person only.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Multiple reviews mark attendance mandatory for the lab-heavy format.

In-person only; online not represented.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

95/100

Universal praise for care, experience, and career-ready confidence after the series.

All three reviews are in person.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

Wants to give everyone an A when effort is visible; and completing work.

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Lots of outside labs and discussion-based prep; not crushing but not featherlight.

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Excellent

94/100

Experienced civil engineer and surveyor who motivates students and teaches through real field labs.

Format shift

In-person only.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Outdoor labs and applied .

Format shift

In-person only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person ENGR reviews call him wonderful, experienced, and easy if you engage with and class discussion.

Main concern

and and attention.

What students said

“Great teacher, motivational and cares about the students succeeding.”
ENGR1A
“Mr. Sutherland is just a wonderful teacher, he offers such a great perspective on the dynamics of civil engineering.”
ENGR1A1B
“He is an easy teacher in the classroom, and wants you to learn through the experience of outdoor labs.”
ENGR1A

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.

Reviews emphasize outdoor labs and applied .

Outdoor labsExperience-based learning

Assessment risk

Standard

60/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; assessment is lab and experience driven.

Outdoor labsField equipment
“Lots of outside labs, pay attention to discussion in class and .”
ENGR1A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Great teacher, motivational and cares about the students succeeding. Wants to give everyone an A but you have to do the work and show you are trying.”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 reviews, highlighting motivation, labs, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

94/100

“Mr. Sutherland is just a wonderful teacher, he offers such a great perspective on the dynamics of civil engineering.”

📈 Easy A With Effort

82/100

“Wants to give everyone an A but you have to do the work and show you are trying.”

🛠️ Real-World Labs

88/100

“He is an easy teacher in the classroom, and wants you to learn through the experience of outdoor labs.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Great teacher, motivational and cares about the students succeeding.
  • Very enthusiastic about surveying.
  • Sutherland's strong suit is that he is a very experienced civil engineer and surveyor.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Wants to give everyone an A but you have to do the work and show you are trying.
  • He is an easy teacher in the classroom.

Theme 3

🛠️

  • Lots of outside labs, pay attention to discussion in class and .
  • The equipment used for the class is the quality of that found in the field.

Data context

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Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Three consistently positive in-person reviews from 2014-2016 with solid detail, but limited sample and age.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

ENGR1A2 reviews
ENGR1A1B1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

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