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Philosophy

Rick Mayock

PHILOS20 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
1.5/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Avoid this professor unless and accept opaque grading.

Best fit · Self Taught ProExtremely slow gradingSo many papersUnclear rubricsTough graderFeedback arrives too late
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  • Most students explicitly

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Two students reported As online, but and and late.

Online reviews report As with slow feedback; posted.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content centers on reading comprehension and multi-page essays rather than extreme theory, but volume of .

; in-person also stresses so many papers and few graded items.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

90/100

and in-person sections.

as not mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Most students say , and little learning.

One mild online yes and in person.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Tough grader tags and As.

Format shift

; online mainly complains about lateness over harshness.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and few graded items create a heavy writing load.

Format shift

Online five-week sessions pack many essays; in-person also reports so many papers.

Teaching experience

Poor

22/100

Students , and frustration rather than clear instruction.

Format shift

Both formats criticize slow feedback; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

20/100

Course is almost entirely papers and .

Format shift

Online and and papers over exams.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and grades returned so late that feedback is useless for later work.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“This professor takes a very long time to grade, we didn't receive our second grade for our second assignments until 3 weeks before the semester ended we already submitted 4 assignments.”
PHILOS20
“I have no idea how he grades, I guess it's how . !”
PHILOS20

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Fast online sessions with , and limited learning beyond reading comprehension.

Main concern

You may finish the course before most grades are returned.

What students said

“He's extremely slow grade, i only got 2 grades before class ended.”
PHILOS20
“Takes a long time to grade -- you might not know if you're going to end the class with a C or A until the last day or two of the session.”
PHILOS20

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews focus on essays and papers; they do not clearly describe traditional exams.

Paper heavyFew graded itemsNo clear exam format described

Assessment risk

Varies

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

without describing exam proctoring.

Multiple paper assignmentsUnclear grading rubric
“I have no idea how he grades, I guess it's how .”
PHILOS20

Online

Online comments emphasize essays and reading comprehension, not proctored exams.

Essay assignmentsReading comprehension focus
“5 week course with 8 assignments, 6 of which are 3 page essays.”
PHILOS20

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ !”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 , and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🐢

20/100

“He's extremely slow grade, i only got 2 grades before class ended.”

📝 Paper-Heavy Load

28/100

“5 week course with 8 assignments, 6 of which are 3 page essays.”

🚫

18/100

“ !”

Theme 1

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  • He's extremely slow grade, i only got 2 grades before class ended.
  • Takes a long time to grade -- you might not know if you're going to end the class with a C or A until the last day or two of the session.
  • we didn't receive our second grade for our second assignments until 3 weeks before the semester ended

Theme 2

📄

  • Lots of homework
  • So many papers
  • only answer exactly what the

Theme 3

📉 About Teaching & Clarity

  • I have no idea how he grades
  • Didn't learn a ton to be honest.
  • Ended up hating this class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Four detailed reviews across 2021-2026 agree on slow grading and paper load, but the sample is small and .

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
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2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

PHILOS204 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 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

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No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2