AI Rate Professor

Political Science

David Monda

PS1 · PAD400 · PSPS · POSCIPS1 · PSPS1 · POL1 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
40/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
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Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you will work hard and can tolerate a .

Best fit · Effort For RewardPolarizing InstructorHard GraderOff-Topic DiscussionsHelpful to Motivated StudentsInconsistent Lectures
  • Reviews and do-not-take.
  • and rewarding if you work hard.
  • Critics say he belittles students, drifts off topic, and grades harshly or inconsistently.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Even supporters say hard work is required, and critics call him a .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

50/100

Content difficulty is moderate overall, with and effort than pure content hardness.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

; class time quality is debated more than formal policy.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

Half the ; the other .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

Multiple students call him a hard grader who can mislead students about standing or .

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

and hard work; no consistent claim of .

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Some praise helpful, knowledgeable teaching; others say he mocks students and rarely covers course material.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

62/100

Comments emphasize tests and grade .

Format shift

; no online reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person political science and public admin classes swing between great learning experiences and .

Main concern

, and reports of belittling classroom behavior.

What students said

“You just need to be ready to work extremely hard... . Great professor!”
POSCIPS1
“Gawd awful! He enjoys belittling the class n spends most of period discussing irrelevant controversial issues”
PSPS
“ and confusing.”
PAD400

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

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Reviews mention tests and hard grading but .

Timed TestsHard GradingUnclear Status Feedback

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests but do not clearly prove camera proctoring or open-book format.

Hard GradingTimed Tests
“if him.”
PAD400
“ and confusing.”
PAD400

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I have not had a better class at IVC. This professor is very helpful and knows his stuff. You just need to be ready to work extremely hard.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 polarized in-person reviews and off-topic lectures; credibility rating: Medium.

👍 Strong Recommendation Camp

45/100

“ . Great professor!”

⚠️

30/100

“ and confusing.”

🗣️ Off-Topic Lectures

40/100

“spends most of period discussing irrelevant controversial issues (95% of time), fails to lecture about course material (5% of time)”

❤️

70/100

“Nice professor, very helpful. Handles class well in spite of some rude, sleeping and lazy students.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Great Instructor!
  • Nice professor, very helpful.
  • He doesn't even do notes. He makes you end his sentences for him

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • You just need to be ready to work extremely hard.
  • and confusing.
  • makes ton of

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • He enjoys belittling the class
  • when you don't he mocks you
  • Total waste of money n time.

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

48/100

Evidence confidence

but limited sample size and mixed detail lower certainty.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

PAD4001 review
POL11 review
POSCIPS11 review
PS11 review
PSPS1 review
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PSPS11 review

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