AI Rate Professor

De Anza College · Political Science

Leighton Armitage

POLI2 · PLSC210 · POLID002 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you can self-manage from the syllabus and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProSlow gradingPoor communicationSimple assignmentsLow organizationFew grade items
  • and weak communication.
  • The work can be simple if students follow the syllabus.
  • The small review count makes the result low-confidence but consistently concerning.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

70/100

Two reported A grades and , but and few grade items add risk.

Online and , but the online review warns about poor grade visibility.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

65/100

The coursework sounds fairly simple when students keep up with the syllabus.

Online evidence mentions reading and few grade items, while and discussions are simple.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

85/100

The , and two reviews explicitly mark attendance as not mandatory.

The online review and one in-person review mark attendance as not mandatory; the .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

33/100

Most students do not recommend him because of , and irresponsible course management.

The only online review is negative, while and one strongly negative review.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

A and few grade items make grading feel risky despite reported A grades.

Format shift

Online evidence points to few visible grade items, while .

Workload

Moderate

66/100

The workload appears manageable, mostly readings, assignments, and discussions, but .

Format shift

Online mentions reading and few grade items, while and discussions.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Students , and poor course management.

Format shift

Online and lackluster meetings, while in-person criticism includes missed class and assignment issues.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

The comments mention assignments and discussions more than exams, and .

Format shift

Both formats provide assignment-focused evidence, with .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

but lean negative because one review reports irresponsible course management.

Main concern

Course organization and communication are unreliable.

What students said

“ if you're keeping up with everything.”
PLSC210
“He forgot and miss the class mtg and forgot to close the assignments.”
POLI2

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The online review says the class was not very hard, but , and grade visibility were poor.

Main concern

Students may not see full grades clearly during the course.

What students said

“He grades extremely slow, he will not let you see your full grade throughout the course”
POLID002

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews do not clearly prove the Lockdown Browser use.

Exam Policy Not Clearly Proven

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, proctoring, or open-book policy.

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove exam format, proctoring, webcam, Lockdown Browser, or open-book policy.

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He grades extremely slow, he will not let you see your full grade throughout the course”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 reviews, highlighting key themes in communication, workload, and reliability. Credibility rating: Low.

⚠️ Teaching Reliability

28/100

“He forgot and miss the class mtg and forgot to close the assignments.”

📉 Recommendation Risk

33/100

“Professor Armitage should focus on his other classes that he teaches at De Anza and wherever else he teaches.”

📘 Workload Manageability

66/100

“ if you're keeping up with everything.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Communication

  • not the
  • He grades extremely slow, he will not let you see your full grade throughout the course

Theme 2

📚 About Course Work

  • if you're keeping up with everything.
  • Get ready to read

Theme 3

⚠️ About Reliability

  • He forgot and miss the class mtg and forgot to close the assignments.
  • Awful. He shouldnt be a teacher honestly.

Data context

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Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

35/100

Evidence confidence

Only 3 reviews are available, so the themes are concerning but not broadly proven.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
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3 out of 51
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1 out of 51

Course coverage

PLSC2101 review
POLI21 review
POLID0021 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

0

No reported values

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