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Professor Rating Analyzer Description

Understanding Professor Ratings

The Professor Rating Analyzer uses a weighted scoring model to assess faculty performance based on four key criteria:

• Teaching Effectiveness (T) – Quality of instruction and student engagement
• Research Impact (R) – Publications, innovation, and academic contribution
• Course Clarity (C) – Organization of course content and expectations
• Workload Management (W) – Student workload perception (lower is better)

Scoring Formula

Each metric is rated from 0 to 5. The overall score is calculated using:

Overall Score (S) = 0.4×T + 0.3×R + 0.2×C + 0.1×(5 − W)

The workload is inverted because a lower workload means better student experience.

Edge Cases Explained

• All Zeros: If all scores are 0, total score = 0
• Perfect Inputs: All metrics = 5, W = 0 ⇒ S = 5 (100%)
• Strong Teaching, Weak Research: T=5, R=1, C=5, W=1 → S = 3.7 (74%)
• High Workload Impact: W=5 nullifies workload credit → S drops even with strong metrics
• Invalid Inputs: Values outside 0–5 are rejected

Case Studies

Dr. Alvarez – Balanced Performer

• Teaching: 4.7
• Research: 4.0
• Clarity: 4.3
• Workload: 2.0

S = 0.4×4.7 + 0.3×4.0 + 0.2×4.3 + 0.1×(5−2.0) = 4.24 → 84.8%

Rating: Good

Dr. Patel – Research-Heavy but Inefficient Communicator

• Teaching: 2.5
• Research: 5.0
• Clarity: 2.0
• Workload: 4.5

S = 0.4×2.5 + 0.3×5.0 + 0.2×2.0 + 0.1×(5−4.5) = 2.95 → 59%

Rating: Needs Improvement

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