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Photography

Donna Pattee-Ballard

PHOTO150 · PHOTO140 · PHOTOGRAPHY · PHOTO220 · HISTOFPHOTO · PHOTO160 · 29 lifetime ratings

AI rating
72/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
14.29%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

if you can keep up with lectures, but be cautious with PHOTO220 because recent reviews are strongly negative.

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear LecturesHelpful ProfessorHeavy WorkloadAttendance StrictMixed Recent Reviews
  • , and strong help outside class.
  • Recent PHOTO220 reviews describe , and high stress.
  • PHOTO140 appears much easier than PHOTO220 or project-heavy photography courses.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Lower-level classes can be easy if you study lectures, but PHOTO220 and and careful grading checks.

Online evidence is limited and , while in-person evidence ranges from easy PHOTO140 experiences to very demanding PHOTO220 reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

The , but some photography classes become demanding through memorization, concepts, and preparation work.

Online comments call the course ordinary but assignment-heavy, while in-person comments show PHOTO140 is easier than PHOTO220.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Several in-person reviews say attendance matters, absences can lower grades, and skipping class can hurt passing.

Online reviews do not prove an attendance rule, while in-person .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

but recent PHOTO220 students describe regret and stress.

Online reviews are lukewarm, while and date.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Many older reviews describe fair or easy tests, but and .

Format shift

Online grading is described as concept-heavy, while PHOTO220 complaints.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Comments frequently mention lots of assignments, reading, preparation work, and heavy weekly demands.

Format shift

Both formats mention heavy homework, with the strongest workload complaints coming from in-person PHOTO220.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Most older reviews praise her clarity, kindness, and availability, but recent reviews criticize learning value and organization.

Format shift

Online teaching is described as ordinary, while and stronger recent criticism.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Reviews mention , and lecture preparation rather than one single assessment type.

Format shift

Online reviews mention tests and written assignments, while , and homework.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are split and several recent harsh PHOTO220 complaints.

Main concern

Workload and PHOTO220.

What students said

“The amount of work required to even get through the week is really unnecessary.”
PHOTO220
“All of , and she will go out of her way to repeat herself several times for terms and subjects that have high importance.”
PHOTO150

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews describe passable teaching but and some unnecessary textbook costs.

Main concern

Online students mention lots of homework and .

What students said

“her lectures are all you .”
PHOTO140
“there were so filler written assignments.”
PHOTO150

Exam style

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Exam evidence suggests lecture-based tests are usually manageable when students study, but and .

Lecture-Based TestsEasy Tests When PreparedPop Quizzes MentionedTest Heavy Mentioned

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and review material, with some complaints about pop quizzes and test-heavy structure.

Lecture-Based TestsReview-Based TestsPop Quizzes MentionedTest Heavy Mentioned
“ if you pay attention in class”
PHOTO140
“BEWARE OF POP QUIZZES”
PHOTO220

Online

Online reviews mention tests but do not clearly prove open-book, webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, or .

Lecture-Based Tests
“her lectures are all you .”
PHOTO140

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“this is the easiest class i've had all semester...not because the subject is easy necessarily but because she is such a .”

Voice snapshots generated from 29 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and attendance. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“All of , and she will go out of her way to repeat herself several times for terms and subjects that have high importance.”

📚 Workload Pressure

35/100

“The amount of work required to even get through the week is really unnecessary.”

⚖️

52/100

“I had to as things kept being left out.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she is such a clear teacher.
  • Very nice teacher, very helpful.
  • She is very easy going and .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Class was easy and enjoyable.
  • She gives massive amounts of work with expectations higher than Steve Jobs on a Tuesday.
  • You have to do all the .

Theme 3

🧾

  • as long as you review -- but she tells you exactly what to know.
  • you can only miss 3 classes or .
  • Skip class? You won't pass.

Data context

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Analysis sample

29

Recent reviews read by the AI

29

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis uses 29 reviews over many years with consistent themes, though recent negative PHOTO220 reviews heavily affect the tone.

Inside 29 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 53
3 out of 54
2 out of 52
1 out of 53

Course coverage

PHOTO14012 reviews
PHOTO1505 reviews
PHOTO2205 reviews
PHOTO1604 reviews
HISTOFPHOTO2 reviews
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PHOTOGRAPHY1 review

Reported outcomes

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4 reported outcomes

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B range

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C range

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C 1

D range

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