AI Rate Professor

Art

James Finley

CISCIS · ART140 · ART180 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.9/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.2

The decision

while you can—especially animation—if you want a .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyPassionate mentorClear explanationsFun classroomGame animation focusHighly recommended
  • Students call him one of the and teachers on campus.
  • He teaches with passion, humor, and constant offers of extra help.
  • Subjects like animation and game characters feel exciting and approachable.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Low reported difficulty and enthusiastic praise imply strong grades with normal engagement, not extreme grind.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

75/100

Content is presented clearly and accessibly with humor; difficulty ratings stay mostly low to moderate.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

65/100

One student notes barely attending yet still enjoying class; policy itself is not spelled out as mandatory.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

95/100

Every review urges taking his classes and calls him among the .

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

No grade complaints; high quality and low difficulty ratings suggest student-friendly evaluation.

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Workload

Light

72/100

Reviews emphasize fun projects and .

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Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

Unanimous praise for passion, clarity, humor, care, and mentorship.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Comments center on making game characters and animation practice rather than exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person art and , and well taught, with strong subject command and a comfortable classroom culture.

Main concern

Almost no complaints; only limit is that reviews are older and few.

What students said

“This has to be one of the .”
ART180
“Professor Finley is by far one of the !”
ART140
“He puts passion into his teaching and asks the students often if .”
CISCIS
“you make game characters!!! come on now!!!how cool is that.”
ART180

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews do not describe harsh exams; assessment appears project and studio oriented.

Project-basedNo exam details reported

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

80/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; students highlight fun projects like game character creation.

Game character projectsAnimation practice
“Great class for the REAL GAMERs. you make game characters!!!”
ART180
“Mr. Finley makes computer animation a very interesting subject to learn.”
ART180

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor Finley is by far one of the ! He teaches the subject with such a passion and makes the classroom both a fun and very comfortable environment.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 unanimously positive in-person reviews, highlighting passion, mentorship, and fun projects. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

96/100

“He puts passion into his teaching and asks the students often if .”

👍

95/100

“ while you still can!”

🎮 Fun Subject Matter

90/100

“Great class for the REAL GAMERs. you make game characters!!!”

❤️ Caring Mentor

95/100

“Always willing to help anyone in need, this professor genuinely cares and encourages students =D”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He has very good command of the subject and presents it very well
  • asks the students often if
  • makes computer animation a very interesting subject to learn

Theme 2

❤️ About Character

  • one of the
  • genuinely cares and encourages students
  • Also he has a good sense of humor

Theme 3

🎮 About Class Experience

  • you make game characters!!! come on now!!!how cool is that.
  • classroom both a fun and very comfortable environment
  • I'm barely attending his class but it already is fun for me.

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Five fully positive reviews from 2009–2012 with rich detail but limited sample and no recent updates.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
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Course coverage

ART1803 reviews
ART1401 review
CISCIS1 review

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