AI Rate Professor

Oceanography

Glenn Akers

GEOL101 · GEO101 · OCEAN1234 · OCEA100 · OCEA3944 · OCEAN101 · OCEA101 · 32 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
42.86%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you can tolerate disorganization and still want a knowledgeable, quirky science lecturer.

Best fit · Effort For RewardUnorganizedOpen Book ExamsKnowledgeableLecture HeavyBluebook Essays
  • funny knowledgeable mentor or
  • heavy bluebook vocab essays
  • Attendance and participation matter; recent reviews stress chaos and lost work

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

, but , and uneven grading mean an A still takes real work.

; the online review is negative and sparse on grade ease.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Material is interesting intro science, yet notes, terms, and .

In-person dominates; older reviews call it harder than a free GE.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Many reviews say show up or risk failing or being dropped; participation is expected.

; online sample is tiny.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

44/100

; students either adore him or .

Polarization is mainly in-person; sole online .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

Some call him fair with second chances; others report tough criteria, lost work, and .

Format shift

In-person mixed; online claims grades withheld until the end.

Workload

Moderate

42/100

Bluebook vocab essays, terms, papers, and .

Format shift

Workload complaints are almost all in-person.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Deep knowledge and , but , and disorganization pull the experience down.

Format shift

In-person quality swings widely; online communication is poorly reviewed.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Midterms, finals, bluebooks, and written paragraphs drive .

Format shift

and bluebooks dominate; online details are limited.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and knowledge versus frustration with rambling, random labs, and messy organization.

Main concern

Disorganization, bluebook busywork, and .

What students said

“ . Akers for all of my classes! He is by far the .”
OCEA101
“the class is so , and doesn't follow his syllabus.”
GEO101
“Our exams were defining vocab words, 3 paragraphs each as well as a colored picture and all handwritten.”
OCEA100

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

One older online review is strongly negative about grades hidden until the end and .

Main concern

No grade visibility until the end and weak communication online.

What students said

“If . This professor wont show you your grade until the class is over.”
OCEA101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Many reviews describe open book/notes, take-home exams, or .

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

with handwritten bluebook vocab essays.

Open BookOpen NotesTake-Home ExamBluebook EssaysHandwritten
“The midterms and and take approximately 72 hours to complete”
GEOL101
“ . Blue books ”
OCEA101
“We wrote inside bluebooks for . Super easy though, he says no right or wrong answer.”
GEO101

Online

Online review mentions test errors and grade visibility issues without a .

Grade Withheld Until End
“This professor wont show you your grade until the class is over.”
OCEA101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ while you have the chance. That's all you need to know.”

Voice snapshots generated from 32 , and a love-or-hate split. Credibility rating: High.

🧠 Knowledgeable but Chaotic

55/100

“He is very knowledgeable but the class is so , and doesn't follow his syllabus.”

📘 Open Book Bluebooks

72/100

“ . Blue books and are supposed to be filled with vocabulary words”

🔀 Polarizing Recommendation

44/100

“ . Akers for all of my classes! He is by far the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is funny and wants everyone to pass.
  • Talks to much about stuff that has nothing to do with the criteria.
  • Dr. Akers is quite a character.

Theme 2

📈 About Exams and Work

  • Our exams were defining vocab words, 3 paragraphs each as well as a colored picture and all handwritten.
  • , and open internet.
  • bluebooks are very time consuming.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Organization

  • .
  • Maybe something happened to him, because my first day at class was so random and disorganized!
  • and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

32

Recent reviews read by the AI

32

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-two reviews spanning many years with rich detail and consistent open-book and organization themes support high credibility despite opinion split.

Inside 32 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 59
3 out of 52
2 out of 52
1 out of 55

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 6 · A 4

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1