AI Rate Professor

Social Science

Richard Groper

POLISCI1504 · POLSCI1 · POLSC1 · POLSCI3353 · POLISCI1 · POLSCI1623 · 3345O · 36 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
22.22%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Avoid unless he is your last option for the GE; expect , and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough GraderSelf-Taught Crash CourseWeekly EssaysVague FeedbackTest Heavy
  • Most students say he barely teaches and relies on Crash Course videos plus weekly essays.
  • and often feels arbitrary, with full credit rare even when criteria are followed.
  • Exams and and can tank an .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Many students earn B-range grades after heavy weekly writing, but and .

Both online and ; online comments focus more on never getting 100% on discussions.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is intro political science, but weekly essays, reading, and GE.

Online reviews emphasize volume of writing and video quizzes; .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

82/100

Most reviews say attendance is not mandatory, especially for online sections built around asynchronous work.

Evidence is mainly .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

because students feel they teach themselves and .

Online reviews are overwhelmingly negative; a few older or upper-division comments are milder.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

Students repeatedly report never getting full credit on essays and .

Format shift

discussions cited most often.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Expect weekly 1.5-2 page essays, video quizzes, reading, and .

Format shift

Online sections drive the heavy weekly writing load; .

Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

Students say he rarely teaches content himself and mostly assigns Crash Course videos with .

Format shift

Online reviews dominate the ; .

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Grades mix weekly discussion essays with video quizzes plus midterms and .

Format shift

Online emphasizes essays and quizzes; .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

but still weak on teaching effort and grading clarity, with some calling lectures boring or minimal.

Main concern

Low teaching effort, unread papers, and .

What students said

“professor couldn't possibly put less effort into educating students or .”
POLISCI1
“Awful teacher, does the .”
POLSCI1
“His lectures were heavy and boring but tried to make it entertainable for our morning class.”
POLSCI3353

Remote format

Online

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections are largely self-paced Crash Course videos, weekly discussion essays, and .

Main concern

Harsh essay grading, unused required textbook, and .

What students said

“This prof does not teach at all. He uploads interesting crash course videos.”
POLISCI1
“Doesn't follow his own grading criteria for the credit on them.”
POLSC1
“Assignments were straight forward but and worded in a .”
POLISCI1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and wording, not clearly described as open-book or take-home.

Timed Multiple ChoiceTricky WordingCrash Course QuizzesMidterm and Final

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals with inaccurate answer choices but give less detail on proctoring format.

Midterm and FinalMultiple Choice Issues
“ ”
POLSC1

Online

Online students report timed quizzes and exams with tricky options and limited time, sometimes 50 questions in 30 minutes.

Timed QuizzesTricky MC OptionsVideo-Based Quizzes
“his exams and ridiculously difficult (50 questions in 30 min)”
POLISCI1
“ to other classes I have taken, and questions are worded tricky.”
POLISCI1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This prof does not teach at all. He uploads interesting crash course videos. and ridiculously difficult (50 questions in 30 min)”

Voice snapshots generated from 36 , and . Credibility rating: High.

📚

24/100

“This prof does not teach at all. He uploads interesting crash course videos.”

⚖️

22/100

“Doesn't follow his own grading criteria for the credit on them.”

📝 Heavy Writing Load

30/100

“There is a 1.5-2 pages, single spaced paper .”

👎 Low Recommendation

22/100

“biggest mistake of my life was taking his class. , and pretty lazy professor.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • This prof does not teach at all. He uploads interesting crash course videos.
  • You learn absolutely nothing from the professor.
  • All self taught. Horrible.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • A's & but tests lowered me to a 69.9
  • will never give you full credit on them
  • Only a handful finish with an A, in what shouldn't be that hard of a class.

Theme 3

💬 and Care

  • .
  • and unhelpful, and his attitude toward students is condescending.
  • and random grades assigned without substantiation.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

36

Recent reviews read by the AI

36

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

36 detailed reviews spanning 2017-2025 with , and weekly essay load.

Inside 36 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 54
3 out of 55
2 out of 55
1 out of 519

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

31 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 1 · A 10 · A- 1

B range

12

B+ 5 · B 6 · B- 1

C range

2

C+ 1 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 4