Jason Ward

GEOG130 · GEOG104 · GEOG101L · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 54/100
RMP rating: 3.7/5
Take again: 53.85%
Difficulty: 2.7

The decision

if you will use office hours and manage deadlines carefully in a fully online setup.

Best fit · Self Taught ProOffice hours criticalSlow gradingFew high-stakes assignmentsOnline geography labsPolarizing clarity

All analyzed reviews are online geography courses with no in-person sample.
Students who attend office hours often succeed; those who .
and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many earn A or B with steady work, but sparse graded items and nitpicky scoring make full marks feel hard without office-hour help.

All evidence is from online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Content is generally manageable, but assignment instructions and .

All evidence is from online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

92/100

No mandatory Zoom meetings; and office hours are the key support channel.

All evidence is from online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

; praise centers on care and OH help, while if possible.

All evidence is from online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Work can be easy, but few graded items and nitpicky deductions make the grade feel strict if you miss details.

Format shift

All evidence is from online reviews.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Not many and each one carries heavy grade weight.

Format shift

All evidence is from online reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

helpful and and unresponsive for others.

Format shift

All evidence is from online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Labs, quizzes, and discussion work dominate; .

Format shift

All evidence is from online reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Fully online geography with , and quizzes; success depends heavily on OH and careful assignment follow-through.

Main concern

, and poor support if .

What students said

“you absolutely have to join his office hour meetings. Dr. Ward helped teach me and raise my grade from an F to a B.”
GEOG101L

“It would take me hours to do 5 point assignments, and it felt .”
GEOG-130

“By far the . He graded everything the last week of the semester”
GEOG101L

Exam style

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Assessment is mostly labs and periodic quizzes with no student reports of webcam proctoring or lockdown tools.

Quizzes tied to labsOptional office hoursNo mandatory ZoomNo clear proctoring mentioned

Assessment risk

Standard

60/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Online

Online quizzes and ; reviews do not clearly prove proctored exams.

Lab-based quizzesVideo lecturesOffice-hour support

“he posts video lectures that are important for the quizzes & assignments.”
GEOG101L

“ .”
GEOG104

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Based on the reviews I can tell that most of the people here did not join his office hours. I was having similar problems as the reviewers but I realized you absolutely have to join his office hour meetings.”
Voice snapshots generated from 13 fully online geography reviews with polarized office-hour dependent outcomes. Credibility rating: Medium.

🕒 Office Hours Gatekeeper

55/100

“you absolutely have to join his office hour meetings.”

⚖️ Polarized Experience

52/100

“ if you can, he doesn't answer emails at all”

📦

48/100

“There were only a so good scores really matter.”

👍 Chill When It Works

70/100

“Mr. Ward was one of the least stressful professors I've taken so far. Very chill.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Support & Clarity

as well as
he doesn't do a good job at explaining the
Show up for Office Hours(OH) and ask questions.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Easy class and very light work. Just put the effort and you get an A.
felt
No late work is accepted

Theme 3

💻 About Online Workflow

fully online with
every single one took a minimum of two hours
Takes a while to grade though.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen online-only reviews show a but are polarized and .

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56

4 out of 51

3 out of 52

2 out of 52

1 out of 52

Course coverage

GEOG101L5 reviews

GEOG-1304 reviews

GEOG1044 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

A 6

B range

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Rather not say 1

Jason Ward

x x x if you will use office hours and manage deadlines carefully in a fully online setup.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Beginner

Optional

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🕒 Office Hours Gatekeeper

⚖️ Polarized Experience

📦 x x x

👍 Chill When It Works

👨‍🏫 About Support & Clarity

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

💻 About Online Workflow

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you will use office hours and manage deadlines carefully in a fully online setup.

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