AI Rate Professor

Fine Arts

David Ruiz

ART · ARTS126 · ART14 · ART217 · ART17 · FIGDRAWING · ART8 · CSL20 · ART7 · 29 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
91.67%
Difficulty
1.9

The decision

if you want a supportive art class where effort and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring mentorEffort-based gradingEncouraging feedbackEasy ALong lectures
  • Students overwhelmingly describe Ruiz as caring, encouraging, and skilled at helping art students improve.
  • Grades are usually based on effort and students.
  • The main drawback is long or unfocused lecturing, especially in the limited online evidence.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

94/100

Getting an A appears very easy if and show effort, with multiple students calling it an easy A.

, while online evidence only shows effort-based grading in one review.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

The art content is mostly fundamental and project-based, though students who want structure or advanced technique may find it less guided.

, while online reviews are too limited and mixed to prove the same ease.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

84/100

Students report and late-work sympathy, though basic participation and effort still matter.

In-person reviews clearly mention flexible attendance, while online reviews .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

Students recommend him because , and rewards sincere effort in art projects.

In-person recommendations are very strong, while online reviews are mixed because one .

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

93/100

as effort-based, flexible, and forgiving as long as students complete the work.

Format shift

In-person reviews give the strongest proof of effort-based grading.

Workload

Light

86/100

Workload centers on simple projects, sketchbook work, and studio .

Format shift

, while online workload evidence is limited and mostly about lecture clarity.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

and artistic expertise, but a minority criticize long lectures and weak structure.

Format shift

, while online teaching feedback is sharply mixed across only two reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

12/100

Assessment appears project-centered, with comments saying quizzes and .

Format shift

, while online reviews do not clearly prove the assessment mix.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students mostly praise him as caring, flexible, and encouraging, with and .

Main concern

Some students find the lectures long, loose, or too unstructured.

What students said

“No need to worry about quizzes or !”
ART14
“ .”
ART7
“He gives you an A no matter how horrible you are at drawing”
ART8

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are split between one very supportive effort-based experience and .

Main concern

The online format may feel unfocused if and structured answers.

What students said

“ wonderful approach.”
ART14
“ and doesn't actually answer anyone's questions unless its a yes or no answer.”
ART14

Exam style

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The overall evidence points to a student-friendly, project-based class with .

Project-Based GradingNo Regular ExamsBasic Vocabulary Test

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

90/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe project-based grading with and only a basic vocabulary test mentioned.

Project-Based GradingNo Regular ExamsBasic Vocabulary Test
“No need to worry about quizzes or !”
ART14
“One test on basic art vocabulary.”
ART7

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove the .

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“A fun and easy A!”

Voice snapshots generated from 29 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“One of the best art teachers I've ever had.”

👍 Recommendation Level

92/100

“ and would 100% take another one of his courses.”

⚖️

93/100

“ wonderful approach.”

📌 Workload And Exams

86/100

“No need to worry about quizzes or !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Super encouraging and friendly.
  • He genuinely cares about his students
  • He talks alot of the time
  • Basically no structure in the class, which worked for me.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • A fun and easy A!
  • Easiest A you will ever get.
  • You can get away with bare minimum in all projects.
  • He graded and flexible.

Theme 3

❤️ About Support And Character

  • He really wants his students to succeed.
  • He really tries to sit down with you and see where you might be able to improve.
  • David make the class extremely interesting & comfortable.
  • if you put in effort though.

Data context

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Analysis sample

29

Recent reviews read by the AI

29

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis is based on 29 reviews across many years with consistent themes, though some older and no-comment reviews reduce precision.

Inside 29 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 522
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

ART1410 reviews
ART77 reviews
ART85 reviews
ART2 reviews
ART171 review
Show 4 more courses
ART2171 review
ARTS1261 review
CSL201 review
FIGDRAWING1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

14

A+ 3 · A 11

B range

0

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C range

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D range

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F

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No letter grade reported

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