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Design

Michael Richards

ART227 · ART220 · ART140 · ART270 · 19 lifetime ratings

AI rating
30/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
45%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you want intense art critique and and a polarizing classroom style.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerLecture heavyVague directionsHarsh critiquesHard to contactUseful feedback for serious artists
  • Students repeatedly report long lectures, vague assignment directions, and limited project help.
  • Grades can still be manageable if students attend, submit work, and handle critiques.
  • A smaller group values his deep art knowledge and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many students earned A grades, but comments show the A , and tolerating rather than minimal effort.

Online evidence is stricter and less supportive, while a rough experience.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

The course content and as , and demanding for students without art experience.

Online reviews emphasize hard-to-sit-through lectures and , while in-person reviews emphasize critique intensity and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

Reviews repeatedly mention participation matters, attendance expectations, and that skipping class hurts success.

Online reviews explicitly mention Zoom presence and camera expectations, while as expected even when enforcement varies.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

Recommendation is low because many students describe the class as , and difficult to get help in.

Both formats include negative recommendations, though praise from serious art students.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Grades are often achievable, but , and high expectations.

Format shift

but strict, while in-person reviews range from manageable to tough.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students frequently mention lots of , and lecture time replacing work time.

Format shift

, while in-person reviews stress projects with little time and weekend work.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Some students value his expertise, but repeated complaints cite vague directions, poor communication, unprofessional comments, and uncomfortable lectures.

Format shift

Online teaching is described as strict and lecture-heavy, while complaints.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Reviews , and studio work rather than exams.

Format shift

Both formats center on assignments and critiques, with .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

but often criticize vague directions, long lectures, harsh critiques, and hard-to-reach communication.

Main concern

The main risk is a stressful critique environment with .

What students said

“The professor makes all of the and hard to understand until you see student examples.”
ART140
“You need and critical critique to be in the class.”
ART227

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews describe long Zoom lectures, , and low student comfort.

Main concern

Students report strict Zoom presence and little guidance for assignments.

What students said

“your camera needs to be on”
ART270
“ !”
ART270

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

The reviews do not clearly prove a , so .

Reviews do not clearly prove exam format

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, open-book rules, or final structure.

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove exam format, proctoring, open-book rules, or quiz structure.

Camera Required For Class
“your camera needs to be on”
ART270

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“The professor makes all of the and hard to understand until you see student examples.”

Voice snapshots generated from 20 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and classroom climate. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“Very hard to contact, he doesn't answer emails and will barely give .”

⚖️

58/100

“As long as you submit something with a semblance of the design elements he went over, you'll be fine.”

📚 Workload Pressure

28/100

“Expects you to complete a large amount of work at home while he takes up class time with overly lengthy lectures.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He has long lectures, gets distracted easily, vague directions on in-class and , but if you pay attention and attend the class you can pass easily.
  • One of the few prof that .
  • Professor Richards is one of the .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Be on top of the stressed if else.
  • The work load is very heavy but .
  • Unless you are going to become an . Richards 2D Design (Art 140) class.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • Would often vent to his class and students, made me uncomfortable.
  • He was completley unprofessional and innapropirate.
  • he came off very angry. trama dumped on multiple occasions making me very uncomfortable.

Data context

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Analysis sample

20

Recent reviews read by the AI

19

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty reviews across several years give consistent evidence about lectures, communication, workload, and critique style.

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 54
3 out of 52
2 out of 55
1 out of 56

Course coverage

ART22710 reviews
ART1405 reviews
ART2203 reviews
ART2702 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

9

A 9

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 3

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1