AI Rate Professor

Journalism

Craig Harrington

JOURN2429 · JOUR24 · JOUR27 · JOURN27 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.4

The decision

; treat online sections with caution.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy Makeup WorkOnline VagueBoring VideosHands-On JournalismCourse-Dependent Difficulty
  • In-person production and survey classes are often easy with generous makeups and retakeable quizzes.
  • Online JOUR27 drew a harsh review for vague expectations, outdated videos, and .
  • Newswriting and Reporting can feel hard with little direct teaching and sink-or-swim assignments.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

74/100

Many courses allow makeups for full credit and retakeable online quizzes, though Newswriting is a real exception.

Online was hard and unclear; As and .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

64/100

Most reported sections feel easy or light, while Newswriting and the online version can spike in difficulty.

Online felt harder and more frustrating; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Attendance rules are not clearly stated, though makeups and .

Neither online nor .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

56/100

In-person production classes get strong praise, but online JOUR27 and .

Online reviews are strongly negative; .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Students report full-credit makeups and in several in-person sections.

Format shift

Online felt picky and unclear; in-person evidence is more lenient.

Workload

Light

70/100

Many classes are described as easy with light quizzes, though Newswriting assignments can be demanding.

Format shift

Online had heavy frustration more than pure workload; in-person is mostly light.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

, but online vagueness and sink-or-swim Newswriting pull the average down.

Format shift

Online quality is poor; course.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

38/100

, and retakeable quizzes more than classic sit-down exams.

Format shift

Online and in-person both emphasize assignments; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

and rewarding production work, with Newswriting as the harder outlier.

Main concern

Newswriting can feel unsupported and hard compared with his other courses.

What students said

“Extremely easy class with an overly understanding teacher. He was easy to work with and always .”
JOUR27
“This was a great class. It was easy...but I also learned a lot of information that is relative to the field of journalism.”
JOUR24
“Craig Harrington's Photojournalism and Newspaper Production classes are the most rewarding classes I have taken.”
JOURN2429

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The online experience was described as vague, outdated, boring, and slow to grade.

Main concern

and multi-week grading delays.

What students said

“I took this class online, which was a terrible experience. He is extremely vague about what he expects for .”
JOUR27

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment often uses retakeable online quizzes and .

Retakeable Online QuizzesAssignment MakeupsNo Proctoring Mentioned

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students report retakeable online quizzes and .

Retakeable Online QuizzesFull Credit Makeups
“ and and over until you get an A.”
JOUR27
“always .”
JOUR27

Online

Online review focuses on graded papers and outdated test videos but does not prove webcam or Lockdown Browser use.

Video-Based TestsSlow Paper Grading
“the videos you are tested on are extremely outdated and excruciatingly boring, and he took 4-5 weeks to grade a few of the .”
JOUR27

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Extremely easy class with an overly understanding teacher. He was easy to work with and always .”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 reviews (1 online, 4 in person), highlighting format split, easy production classes, and Newswriting difficulty. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“He is an inpiring astute instructor.”

💻 Online Experience

20/100

“I took this class online, which was a terrible experience. He is extremely vague about what he expects for .”

📈 Easy Grades

74/100

“ and and over until you get an A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is an inpiring astute instructor.
  • Fun class but the videos he shows are boring.
  • Little material is actually taught.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Extremely easy class with an overly understanding teacher.
  • The other journalism classes he teaches are easy peasy. Newswriting and Reporting however will kick your butt.
  • If not just to have another A on my transcript.

Theme 3

💻 About Online Format

  • I took this class online, which was a terrible experience.
  • He is extremely vague about what he expects for .
  • he took 4-5 weeks to grade a few of the .

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Five reviews across years and formats show a and a poor online experience, but samples are older and lack grade data.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
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1 out of 51

Course coverage

JOUR272 reviews
JOUR241 review
JOURN24291 review
JOURN271 review

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