AI Rate Professor

Social Science

Rob Shrode

POLISCI1 · POLSC1 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
72/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you like participation and group work; skip if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardGives Good FeedbackGroup Work HeavyTough GraderApproachableLecture Heavy
  • Most students find him caring, approachable, and solid on politics content.
  • Course is graded on few things with , and group work.
  • Heavy group projects create anxiety for some; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

As are possible with study and participation, but and .

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Summer sections feel fairly easy yet condensed with a lot of material and slide-heavy lectures.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Most reviews mark attendance mandatory or warn not to be late because group work starts early.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Three of , though one major hates the group-work style.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

and feedback-focused grading keep standards moderate rather than generous.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

52/100

Few graded items but , and frequent group assignments.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Approachable, inspirational lectures with .

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Midterm and and easy group assignments early in class.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person POLISCI1 is lecture-heavy with , and lots of group work.

Main concern

and discussions can cause anxiety for students who dislike that format.

What students said

“ and doesn't mind answering any 'stupid' question.”
POLISCI1
“ unless you love group work.”
POLSC1

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Mainly midterm and if and class attention.

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and final) plus participation; difficulty rises if and readings.

Midterm and FinalParticipation PointsStudy-Dependent
“ if you dont read or pay attention.”
POLISCI1
“ .”
POLSC1

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ unless you love group work. Aside from that his lectures weren't bad.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 in-person reviews, highlighting approachable teaching versus group-work stress. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“ and doesn't mind answering any 'stupid' question.”

👍 Recommendation Split

72/100

“Fantastic prof.! Brings a freshness to politics”

👥 Group Work Risk

40/100

“So much group work and splitting into groups for discussions.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Great teacher!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • GRADED BY FEW THINGS
  • if you dont read or pay attention.

Theme 3

👥 About Group Work

  • unless you love group work
  • The beginning of class
  • Participation matters

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Four in-person reviews from 2016-2017 with mixed quality scores and and group work.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

POLSC13 reviews
POLISCI11 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

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A 2

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

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Not sure yet 1