AI Rate Professor

Music

David Hensley

MUSC111 · MUSC112 · CONCCHAMCHOIR · MUSCP111 · P111 · MUSIC · MUSIC112 · MUSC111P · MUSIC111 · 19 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Avoid unless you can tolerate harsh demeanor, mandatory lectures, and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProRude and arrogantSlow to return testsLecture heavy ranterMandatory attendanceConcert report workload
  • Many students call him disrespectful, arrogant, and quick to embarrass or talk down to them.
  • and include material not covered in class; .
  • A minority praise his knowledge and yield an A.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

Some students earn As with notes, curve, and , but long exams and .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content ranges from approachable music survey topics to dense lecture-and-book tests that many find hard to sit through.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

as mandatory, with public embarrassment for leaving early and skip-class-fail tags.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

and repeated run-away language outweigh occasional praise for knowledge or .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Curve and help some, but and picky concert-report credit frustrate many.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

, but concert reports, papers, quizzes, and .

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Students split on knowledge value, yet many , and disrespect.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grades and concert reports as secondary factors.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person music survey and related classes dominated by , and frequent complaints about rudeness and .

Main concern

, and delayed grades make the experience high-stress.

What students said

“ ! He is very disrespectful to his students.”
MUSCP111
“ . His exams #2 #3 were around 100 questions and he gave no prep at all.”
MUSIC112
“Horrible Horrible teacher! Puts things in even mentioned!”
MUSIC111

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and can include unlectured book material, with little prep and .

Long multi-test examsEssay plus objective questionsMaterial from book not always lecturedSlow test return

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Multiple large tests and a ; some exams run near 100 questions plus essay, sometimes covering material not yet taught.

Long multi-test examsEssay componentBook-based itemsDelayed grading
“Your grade is based on 3 tests(100 ques. & essay),participation, 4 concerts, quiz, and the final.”
MUSCP111
“On multiple occasions he tested us on material we had yet to cover.”
MUSIC112

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ ! He is very disrespectful to his students.”

Voice snapshots generated from 19 in-person reviews spanning 2004-2018, highlighting demeanor, exams, and workload. Credibility rating: High.

😠 Classroom Demeanor

28/100

“he is disrespectful to students & talks down to everybody!”

📝

40/100

“Puts things in even mentioned!”

⏳

35/100

“It takes him forever to grade tests, so .”

👍 Minority Upside

55/100

“As long as you go into the class expecting to learn, and go over your notes the night before class, you should be okay.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he just sits and rants non-stop for the whole class
  • he does go off topic and he will spend TOO much class time ranting
  • Lectures almost every class, for the entire class.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • His exams #2 #3 were around 100 questions and he gave no prep at all
  • grades on a curve
  • I got an A+ in the class because I always set the , and did E.C.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Professional pompous jerk. Enough said.
  • THE most arrogant professor I have EVER had.
  • If you leave early, he will pretty much embarrass you

Data context

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Analysis sample

19

Recent reviews read by the AI

19

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Nineteen detailed in-person reviews span many years with , and concert work.

Inside 19 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 54
3 out of 50
2 out of 54
1 out of 59

Course coverage

MUSIC4 reviews
MUSIC1124 reviews
MUSCP1113 reviews
MUSIC1113 reviews
CONCCHAMCHOIR1 review
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MUSC111P1 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1