AI Rate Professor

Animation

Hector Rivas

ANIM108 · ANIM131 · ANIM130 · ANIM115 · ARTC290 · ANIM100 · ANIM116 · ANIMANIM · ARTC100 · 57 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
90.91%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you want real animation skills and portfolio pieces and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerInspirationalLots of homeworkClear tutorialsIndustry experienceCaring
  • Project-heavy animation classes with and strong industry insight
  • ; students leave with portfolio-worthy work if they invest time
  • long projects, all-nighters, and packed short terms

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

56/100

Bs and As are common when you put in serious project hours, but an easy free A is rare given the labor.

Online and exam luck.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

Tutorials and software skill still make the class demanding.

Online tutorials ease learning curve; .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

and warn he notices absences, though some online are flexible.

In-person is stricter about showing up; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

91/100

Overwhelming praise for inspiration, skills, and care, with only sparse complaints about vagueness or overload.

Strong recommendation in both online and in-person majorities.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

Often called fair with ; a few call him tough or vague on project criteria.

Format shift

; in-person has both fair and .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Multiple long storyboard, animatic, and .

Format shift

Both formats stress lots of homework; short winter terms feel especially packed.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

, and portfolio growth dominate student praise.

Format shift

Online and outliers.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

, and a few major midterm or final deliverables more than tests.

Format shift

Online modules and projects; and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students praise inspiration, industry wisdom, and portfolio growth while warning about time-intensive storyboard and digital projects.

Main concern

or all-nighters.

What students said

“Creating animatics in this class is a lot of work but super cool and rewarding.”
ANIM115
“Rivas .”
ANIM115

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections are well organized with , and lots of small-to-large projects; still not easy.

Main concern

.

What students said

“Hector's online class is the bomb! He has video tutorials for everything.”
ANIM100
“Hector recorded all his lectures and tutorials. So I was able to stop, review and pause the video when I was .”
ANIM115

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is mainly project and homework based, so .

Project-based assessmentClear rubricsMidterm and final projectsOccasional practical exam

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; a few note midterm, final, and an in-class practical rather than classic closed-book tests.

Midterm projectFinal projectIn-class practical exam
“we only had 2 major projects; a midterm and final and a .”
ANIM100

Online

Online work and larger projects rather than webcam exams.

Module homeworkVideo tutorialsMajor projects
“Hw/lecture broken into modules that are easy to follow. Just follow along with him cause he has you turn in hw that goes along with his videos.”
ANIM100

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I have found my career. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting tutorials, project load, and inspiration. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“He has a precise way of and to the point.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

91/100

“One of the .”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“It's a good class, just be ready to for a couple of all nighters.”

💡 Inspiration

92/100

“He's a well of wisdom, I feel vastly more prepared for what's to come.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and detailed
  • He has video tutorials for everything
  • He knows his stuff and

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Workload

  • lots of homework
  • you learn alot, but its not easy
  • Many students rush through their work and don't finish

Theme 3

❤️ About Character and Career Help

  • He expresses care for his students
  • Very inspirational professor
  • He cares

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

57

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years show highly consistent themes of , and skill growth across formats.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 547
4 out of 57
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ANIM10020 reviews
ANIM11515 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

39 reported outcomes

A range

19

A+ 1 · A 17 · A- 1

B range

19

B+ 6 · B 12 · B- 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values