AI Rate Professor

Political Science

James Starkey

POLIS1 · POLS001 · POLISCI1 · POLS70192 · POLS1 · POLS01 · 46 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
72.73%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

Solid GE pick for an easy A if , and follow his writing criteria.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy AOpen Notes ExamsLecture HeavyExtra CreditHilarious
  • Most students call POLS an easy A with open-note exams and .
  • because .
  • Personality is widely liked, but a minority find lectures rambling or writing criteria picky.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

, and make high grades common with steady but not extreme effort.

Both formats read easy; online is assignment-heavy while .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is introductory political science and many say it is not intellectually hard, though lectures can wander.

Online and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

38/100

Many sections mark attendance mandatory because slides.

; some online sections treat live attendance as optional.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

Most would take him again for an easy, personable GE, despite a vocal .

Recommendation is strong in both formats with a few sharp online personality complaints.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

and , but writing posts can lose full credit for missing citations or criteria.

Format shift

Online writing criteria .

Workload

Light

68/100

Weekly quizzes, discussions, and a few exams or papers; usually manageable for a GE.

Format shift

Online has more weekly writing; in-person is lighter if you keep up with notes.

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

Students praise passion and humor, but some find lectures rambling, off-topic, or .

Format shift

In-person humor lands better; and clarity.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Mix of , and occasional writing assignments.

Format shift

; online leans discussions and .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

32 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, and easy if you attend and jot lecture details; humor and help a lot.

Main concern

, so missing class or unclear lectures hurts more than the book.

What students said

“ALL OPEN NOTES! Midterm and and slides. so DON'T miss at all.”
POLS001
“His class is an easy A, but you might not learn that much about political science.”
POLS01
“Lectures are long and so you're lost half the time.”
POLS001

Remote format

Online

14 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online sections are mostly easy with weekly discussions and writing; timed finals and strict word-count rules are the main friction.

Main concern

Strict no-late-work rules and .

What students said

“Easy A class. Took his winter online course. As long as you meet the word count for assignments and put some thought into it, you'll almost always get full credit.”
POLS001
“ but were extremely specific, so you have to pay attention and .”
POLS001
“He is rude in his emails and .”
POLS001

Exam style

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Exams are often open notes and based on lectures, with .

Open NotesLecture-Based ExamsMultiple ChoiceTimed FinalExtra Credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals are frequently open notes and driven by lecture and slides.

Open NotesLecture-Based ExamsWeekly Quizzes
“ALL OPEN NOTES! Midterm and and slides.”
POLS001
“Open notes/PowerPoints so be sure to listen to his lectures.”
POLS1

Online

based on lectures, with limited mention of proctoring tools.

Multiple ChoiceTimed FinalLecture-Based
“ but were extremely specific, so you have to pay attention and .”
POLS001
“ and he only gave us 45 mins we should have gotten a hour.”
POLS001

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“His class is an easy A, but you might not learn that much about political science.”

Voice snapshots generated from 46 reviews, balancing easy-A praise with lecture-clarity critiques. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Easy A Reputation

84/100

“You can't mess this class up.”

📝 Lecture Notes Matter

82/100

“ALL OPEN NOTES! Midterm and and slides.”

😄 Personality Plus

75/100

“He is very sweet and interacts with his students.”

⚠️ Clarity Gaps

40/100

“Lectures are long and so you're lost half the time.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He loves when you participate, and enjoys making connections that he remembers all year.
  • Very knowledgeable professor and the lectures can be pretty entertaining.
  • He tends to ramble a lot and is not always the and understandable.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Really easy class. We had probably 5 test (open notes) and 6 discussions.
  • He provides which bumped me to an A.
  • He will ding you for the slightest things imaginable.

Theme 3

📝

  • Open notes/PowerPoints so be sure to listen to his lectures.
  • . PDF book provided.
  • I can see online class may not be his strength but the in-class is great.

Data context

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Analysis sample

46

Recent reviews read by the AI

46

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

46 detailed reviews across many years and both formats show a consistent easy-A, lecture-heavy pattern with known minority complaints.

Inside 46 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

27

A+ 5 · A 19 · A- 3

B range

9

B+ 4 · B 5

C range

4

C 3 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1