AI Rate Professor

Social Science

Steve Kurvink

POLSC01 · PHIL51 · PHILO52 · POL51 · PHIL52 · POLSC51 · POLSC52 · POLSC1 · POLISCI1 · POLISCI52 · PLYSCI1 · POLYSCI1 · PHILO51 · POLS1 · 1POLI · POL1 · POLSC1000 · 178 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
93.06%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

and real learning in political science if you will write detailed essays.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy ACaringClear grading criteriaAmazing lecturesGraded by few things
  • Extremely high recommendation with low stress and high A rates across Poli Sci and related courses.
  • Grade driven by a ; writing more and with depth helps.
  • ; occasional weak feedback or .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Students repeatedly call it an easy A if and complete light participation.

Both online and in-person strongly agree; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

76/100

and well explained; and essay depth, not complexity.

Online and in-person both describe digestible lectures with moderate reading.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

82/100

; participation or light posts replace strict roll.

In-person sometimes rewards presence; online often fully async with .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

93/100

Overwhelming praise and roughly 93% would take again make him a .

Praise is consistent across online and in-person formats.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Generally generous if essays go deep; a .

Format shift

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Workload

Light

80/100

Few high-weight essays plus small participation items keep weekly load light.

Format shift

Online is especially light beyond the three papers.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

and high engagement.

Format shift

Both formats praise lectures; online uses written lecture notes effectively.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

; quizzes and tiny participation fill the rest.

Format shift

Online is almost entirely essays and short responses; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

and exams or few graded items make the course manageable.

Main concern

; a few call lectures boring.

What students said

“Great Professor, easy and .”
POLSC1
“Took his winter class which was graded ”
POLISCI1
“it's the easiest class ever and you actually learn a lot in the most simplified way.”
POLISCI1

Remote format

Online

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Async online is stress-free with short participation posts and ; write above minimums.

Main concern

.

What students said

“This class was a breeze! Professor Kurvink is a sweetheart.”
POL1
“The class was very stress free, with 8 participation assignments which were about 100 words each, and three essays.”
POLSC1000
“professor kurvink has the easiest .”
PHILO52

Exam style

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Assessments are mostly take-home or .

Essay examsTake-home examsOpen note reportsExtra creditFew graded items

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

exams with study guides and .

Three examsTake-home essay examsOpen noteExtra credit
“graded , and gives lots of .”
POLISCI1
“Fair and .”
POLSC01

Online

Online grades rest on three essay papers and short participation; .

Three essaysShort participation postsNo clear proctoring
“Most of your grade will be papers (50 points per paper, there are 3)”
POLSC1
“3 tests, & you get to choose 2 of the 8 or so questions to answer.”
POL1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor Kurvink is the most amazing professor that I had at SMC. He is a gem!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting easiness, kindness, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Impossible not to like, so , and receptive.”

🅰️ Easy A

86/100

“This class was a breeze! Professor Kurvink is a sweetheart.”

📦 Workload

80/100

“the workload is very small.”

👍 Recommendation

93/100

“ !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • engaging weekly participation activities
  • unbiased in his teaching
  • lectures like he is talking to you
  • witty hippie who ALWAYS gives both sides

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • easiest
  • write A LOT
  • Easy A but good luck if your actually plan to learn
  • 3 exams and a ton of

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • super chill guy
  • Kind to his students
  • cares deeply
  • understanding and caring

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

178

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty recent and older reviews with and balanced online/in-person coverage.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5129
4 out of 534
3 out of 58
2 out of 56
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

45 reported outcomes

A range

39

A+ 14 · A 24 · A- 1

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1