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Social Science

Dianne Berman

ECON5 · POLIS1 · POLSC7 · POLISCI7 · GLOBAL35 · GLOBAL5 · POL6 · POL7 · POL2 · POLSCI5 · POLI7 · POLISCI3264 · 173 lifetime ratings

AI rating
21/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
24.68%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

Avoid if you want teaching, feedback, or a GPA-safe GE; only take if .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough GraderTextbook OnlyTimed QuizzesCopy-Paste FeedbackUnresponsive
  • Course is almost entirely textbook self-study with .
  • per question and often feel unfair.
  • Students and very slow or .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

An A is possible with and strong test scores, but so harshly that many strong students land in the B range.

Both formats report harsh thread grading; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

and little lecture scaffolding, so the workload feels high for a GE.

Online and and timed quizzes.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

Many students report largely asynchronous setups.

; a few older sections differ.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

20/100

Students repeatedly say not to take , and unreachable support.

Negativity is consistent across online and in-person reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

18/100

Discussion posts and written work are graded extremely strictly, often with .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

and high-stakes discussion threads leave little recovery room.

Format shift

Reading load and and in-person comments.

Teaching experience

Poor

23/100

Students say there is little real teaching beyond assigned chapters, with and almost no responsive support.

Format shift

Both formats describe textbook-only instruction and unresponsive communication.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

and tests plus heavily weighted discussion threads, with few other assignment types.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize one-minute quiz timing; .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person and hybrid-labeled reviews still , and poor email response.

Main concern

Same harsh grading and .

What students said

“20 questions in 20 minutes and 50 questions in 50 minutes for midterms”
GLOBAL5
“She grades very harshly, but so you don't understand what you did wrong.”
POLISCI7
“doesn't reply to emails and and just a .”
ECON5

Remote format

Online

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online classes are textbook-driven with , and almost no instructor teaching or timely support.

Main concern

, and unreachable professor.

What students said

“ minute per question and can't go back to the last question”
POLSC7
“She grades the discussion posts so harshly that sometimes you feel like how?”
GLOBAL5
“Be ready to send emails and never receieve a reply.”
POL7

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes and question, sometimes with proctoring software and no answer review.

One Minute Per QuestionTimed QuizzesCannot Go BackProctorioWebcam Proctoring

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person-labeled reviews still describe 20 questions in 20 minutes and similar tight timing with little room to think.

Timed QuizzesOne Minute Per QuestionTest Heavy
“ . 20 questions in 20 minutes and 50 questions in 50 minutes for midterms”
GLOBAL5
“On a 15 question quiz,, there is 15 min to compete, meaning you have a min to read, think, and answer”
POLISCI3264

Online

Online students report one-minute-per-question quizzes, no going back, and occasional Proctorio or webcam proctoring.

One Minute Per QuestionCannot Change Prior AnswersProctorioWebcam
“you get one minute per question and can't go back to the last question after going to the next one”
POLSC7
“she gave all the and when it .”
POL2
“remember to not leave the testing site when completing an because she will see it and uses web cam”
POLSC7

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . A 100-point assignment averaged 53 (highest 92). and citation-heavy with major deductions.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across online and , and support. Credibility rating: High.

⏱️

28/100

“you get one minute per question and can't go back to the last question after going to the next one”

⚖️

18/100

“She grades the discussion posts so harshly that sometimes you feel like how?”

📧 Unresponsive Support

23/100

“Be ready to send emails and never receieve a reply.”

📚

34/100

“the whole class is based off the textbook.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching and Feedback

  • Does not feel like I learnt from the Professor.
  • . Quizes are timed with not nearly enough time
  • copy-paste generic responses.

Theme 2

📈 About Grades and Workload

  • A 100-point assignment averaged 53 (highest 92).
  • No one gets A in her discussion.
  • If you want to keep your GPA up? .

Theme 3

🧪 About Quizzes and Exams

  • 20 questions in 20 minutes
  • you get one minute per question and can't go back
  • and microphone .

Theme 4

❤️ About Care and Communication

  • She is the .
  • never answers emails , never .
  • she will give the snarkiest most unhelpful response ever.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

173

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with large samples in both formats and , and unresponsiveness.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 549
4 out of 534
3 out of 518
2 out of 519
1 out of 553

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

9

A 7 · A- 2

B range

16

B+ 8 · B 5 · B- 3

C range

3

C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

15

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 8 · Rather not say 1