AI Rate Professor

Graphic Arts

Alan Dennis

ARTC120 · ARTC140 · ARTC160 · ARTC100 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
91/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
90.91%
Difficulty
2.2

The decision

if you want a mentor who will push your portfolio and let you revise for a higher grade.

Best fit · Effort For RewardIndustry veteran mentorAllows resubmissionsExtra credit generousHilarious storiesPortfolio-building projects
  • 40 years of industry experience with strong, practical critiques
  • Resubmissions and make high grades very reachable
  • and long critiques are the

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Most reported grades are A/A+ thanks to resubmissions, , and .

Online and and many A+ outcomes.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Projects are doable with guidance, but new software users and .

Online notes Illustrator challenge; in-person stresses portfolio-quality workload more than conceptual hardness.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and day-of graded work requires being present.

; online reviews more often list attendance as no or not provided.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

91/100

About 91% would take again, with repeated mentor and .

Both formats strongly recommend him; long critiques.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Generous

88/100

, and frequent make high grades very attainable.

Format shift

Online and in-person both emphasize revisions and .

Workload

Moderate

52/100

Projects and , but pacing is generally manageable with late work accepted at a penalty.

Format shift

; in-person notes heavy but portfolio-valuable assignments.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Students highlight 40 years of , and strong critiques.

Format shift

Both formats praise passion and feedback; a minority say he talks off-topic or critiques drag.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Projects, critiques, textbook work, and occasional quizzes dominate; finals are often project-based.

Format shift

Online mentions project finals; , and some quizzes.

Luni fit check

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

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person classes are chill, story-filled, and , and useful class critiques.

Main concern

and critiques can run long or feel draggy.

What students said

“One of .”
ARTC120
“Attendance is mandatory for a grade, but so you get your marks.”
ARTC140

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections , and revision chances, with project-based finals that feel fair.

Main concern

if you are new to Illustrator or design tools.

What students said

“Professor Dennis lets us resubmit assignment revisions to earn higher grades. Lots of opportunities.”
ARTC140
“Definitely one of the !”
ARTC160

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; quizzes are light and finals are often easy project work.

Project-based finalResubmissions allowedOccasional quizzesClass critiques

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person uses class critiques, projects, and software.

Class critiquesProjectsQuiz on given material
“ . . Extra credits.”
ARTC160
“ and critiques are done in front of the whole class”
ARTC160

Online

as a project covering class learning and felt easy, with resubmissions available.

Project finalResubmissionsExtra credit
“The in class & it was super easy!”
ARTC120
“ ”
ARTC140

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“One of . He has had 40 years of experience in the graphic design business.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews across online and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE. I feel honored to have taken his classes.”

🎁 Grade Recovery

88/100

“Professor Dennis lets us resubmit assignment revisions to earn higher grades.”

👍

91/100

“Definitely one of the !”

📅

28/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He will tell many hilarious stories
  • An exceptional teacher who is very passionate
  • some good stories

Theme 2

📈

  • offers multiple opportunities for
  • I'm not the , but I still got an A

Theme 3

💼 About Career Value

  • great for portfolio building
  • great insight into the industry
  • 40 years of experience

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

11 detailed reviews over several years with high grade consistency provide solid confidence, though sample size is moderate.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 52
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ARTC1204 reviews
ARTC1603 reviews
ARTC1002 reviews
ARTC1402 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 7 · A 3

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

0

No reported values