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Engineering

Sumithira Sukumar

ENGI115 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
12.5%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Avoid unless you already know CAD and ; expect heavy time sink and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProHeavy HomeworkUnclear InstructionsTest HeavyTough GraderVideo-Based Learning
  • Huge weekly CAD homework often 3-5+ hours with .
  • , and feel memorization-heavy from videos.
  • A few students still pass or enjoy it with prior CAD experience; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Some get A with prior CAD skill, but many , and .

Online grades range from A+ to C with heavy effort; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Not conceptually impossible for CAD, but , and .

Online difficulty ratings are high; one in-person review says class itself was not too difficult.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Comments split between mandatory meetings and .

; in person attendance notes are mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Only about one in ; dominant tone is frustration with workload and teaching.

One positive online review exists; in .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

and hard-to-read criteria; doing work still leaves students stressed about scores.

Format shift

Online tough-grader tags dominate; in .

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Repeated reports of 3-5+ hour homework, lots of videos, papers, and tests each week.

Format shift

Online workload complaints are strongest; in .

Teaching experience

Poor

25/100

Instructions mismatch videos, lectures are student-led or unhelpful, and accessibility does not fix clarity.

Format shift

One online outlier called her good and quick to grade; majority online and in person disagree.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

; both matter but tests feel high-stakes.

Format shift

Online stresses timed tests and HW hours; in .

Luni fit check

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

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In person still relies on student tutorial videos and ; class content is doable but teaching is weak.

Main concern

and ; lectures not helpful.

What students said

“ also not clear.”
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“mostly watched tutorial videos done by her .”
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Remote format

Online

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online ENGI-115 is widely called time-consuming with poor instruction match, heavy HW, and .

Main concern

Assignments and videos do not align; 3-5+ hour homework and .

What students said

“the amount of hw is so heavy i could barely keep up.”
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“the because the instructions are poorly given and often times don't align with the videos she posts.”
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“ and you are given very little time”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are long, short-timed, and video-memorization based; .

Timed long testsVideo-based memorizationLittle exam timeTest heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person reviews do not clearly describe .

Online

Online tests are described as super long with little time, based on long past videos, and paced tightly.

Long timed testsVideo memorizationTest heavy
“ and you are given very little time”
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“there is very little time when taking the exams, unless you pace your time 30 seconds per question.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“i failed the class, the amount of hw is so heavy i could barely keep up... if you already know how to CAD.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 ENGI-115 reviews, mostly online, emphasizing workload and . Credibility rating: Medium.

💥 Workload Crush

18/100

“i spend over 5 hours on the hw and and you are given very little time”

📉 Teaching Clarity

25/100

“the instructions are poorly given and often times don't align with the videos she posts.”

👎 Recommendation

18/100

“Shes not that good, i geniuenly dont think i would have passed if i hadnt taken a CAD class before this one.”

⏱️

30/100

“there is very little time when taking the exams, unless you pace your time 30 seconds per question.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • her lectures are just students teaching the class for her
  • Acts like she is above teaching students.
  • She was a good professor, quick to grade and accessible.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • a lot of work in this class, you have to spend over 5hrs
  • As long as you do the work you will get a good grade
  • the class was a lot easier than I expected based on the previous reviews.

Theme 3

📝 About Assignments

  • her hw takes up to 3 hours if you try it alone
  • mostly watched tutorial videos done by her past students

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Eight mostly recent detailed ENGI-115 reviews with strong consistency on heavy work and .

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 54

Course coverage

ENGI-1158 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 2 · A 2

B range

2

B- 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values