AI Rate Professor

Business

Allan Tochterman

BUS8 · RLS20 · 19 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
4.6

The decision

if you want a demanding, writing-heavy class and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHarsh GraderWriting HeavyLecture HeavyUnclear ExpectationsKnowledgeable but Polarizing
  • Students consistently describe the course as very hard, writing heavy, and stressful.
  • Positive reviewers , and .
  • Negative , and confusing exams.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

An A is possible, but students say it takes long hours, strong writing, class participation, and tolerance for .

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

The course content is demanding because it is lecture heavy, writing heavy, and .

because there are no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

Attendance is treated as important because and several warn that skipping class risks failing.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

38/100

Recommendation is low because many students describe the class as , and harsh despite several strong positive reviews.

All recommendation evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Many , and severe penalties on writing and exams.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

22/100

Students repeatedly mention lots of , and long hours of work.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Teaching feedback is polarized, but the , and lecture-heavy delivery.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Assessment appears to combine many writing assignments with midterms, finals, short answers, and essay exams.

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are sharply polarized, with some students praising deep learning while and heavy stress.

Main concern

The and essay exams.

What students said

“nothing short of hard work and long hours required.”
BUS8
“ writing assignments.”
BUS8
“I had to work hard but as I learned a lot.”
BUS8

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.

Reviews describe essay and and harshly graded, but they do not clearly prove closed-book rules or proctoring.

Essay ExamsShort-Answer ExamsHarshly Graded MidtermsFinal Exam

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and short-answer exams, but do not clearly prove book rules or proctoring requirements.

Essay ExamsShort-Answer ExamsMidtermFinal Exam
“ .”
BUS8
“A midterm and a final in the last 3 weeks of class.”
BUS8
“ and and an essay.”
BUS8

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I had to work hard but as I learned a lot.”

Voice snapshots generated from 19 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“He is smart but does not know how to teach to college students”

⚖️

18/100

“Alan does want his students to succeed but and he grades very harshly.”

📚 Workload Pressure

22/100

“Lots of , but .”

👍 Recommendation Risk

38/100

“Wouldn't wish this class on anyone.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He reads us PowerPoint's all day long everyday.
  • Really knew what he was talking about, answered questions clearly and directly.
  • Very knowledgeable about his subject and willing to answer questions.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • nothing short of hard work and long hours required.
  • writing assignments.
  • he grades very harshly.

Theme 3

📝 About Workload and Exams

  • Lots of writing required.
  • .
  • and and an essay.

Theme 4

❤️ About Student Experience

  • This class was very disheartening.
  • Super stressful
  • I really learned from him and actually enjoyed his class.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

19

Recent reviews read by the AI

19

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 19 in-person reviews span several years and contain detailed, , and teaching style.

Inside 19 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 510

Course coverage

BUS818 reviews
RLS201 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 4

B range

3

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1