AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Katelyn Finley

PSC100 · PSCI101 · PSC110 · PSCI150 · POLI110 · PSC180 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
64/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Take her if and will track every quiz and paper carefully, but watch the .

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing LecturesParticipation HeavyQuiz FocusedGrading Clarity IssuesNon-Partisan Discussion
  • Many students love her engaging, non-partisan lectures and discussion-based classes.
  • , and participation drive grades more than a .
  • and and can tank grades.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Quizzes and tests can be manageable with short study, but multiple papers, participation, and .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

54/100

Content is lecture- and and papers, not described as extremely hard or purely intro fluff.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

, and one student says attending class is pretty critical even if the sheet is sometimes forgotten.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

66/100

About two-thirds would take her again for .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

42/100

Multiple students report that Canvas grade.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

Expect weekly quizzes, several short papers around 1000 words, and .

Format shift

All workload comments are from in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Strong praise for interesting non-partisan lectures and discussion .

Format shift

All teaching comments are from in-person reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

, and tests rather than pure exams or pure homework.

Format shift

All assessment comments are from in-person reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students split between praise for lively non-partisan lectures and and mandatory-feeling attendance.

Main concern

Several students say grade.

What students said

“Lectures are never boring and cover a wide variety of pressing issues occurring within the United States.”
PSCI101
“ . She tells the class that the lowest grade will not affect overall grade.”
PSC100
“The quizzes and test are easy with 30-45 minutes of studying.”
PSC180

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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Students describe quizzes and tests as reasonable with brief study, with .

Weekly quizzesReasonable testsShort writing assignmentsNo proctoring details reported

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and reasonable tests, without clear open-book or Lockdown Browser claims.

Weekly quizzesTests with short study timeShort papers
“There is a 10 question quiz every week, they can be tricky so be sure to review the slides.”
PSCI101
“The quizzes and test are easy with 30-45 minutes of studying.”
PSC180
“ and .”
PSC100

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . She tells the class that the lowest grade will not affect overall grade.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 in-person reviews, highlighting lecture strength and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Lecture Quality

74/100

“Professor Finley is amazing! Lectures are never boring and cover a wide variety of pressing issues occurring within the United States.”

⚠️

42/100

“She tells the class that one paper will not count against you. Then at the .”

🗣️ Participation Pays Off

70/100

“If you participate, it can be a great class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are never boring
  • hides her views and talks about politics through a non-partisan lens
  • Class is entertaining and has never been boring

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • quizzes and test are easy with 30-45 minutes of studying
  • Attending class is pretty critical

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

  • There were 14 quiz I think
  • Also 3 papers, average like 1000 words
  • Do not buy the book. .

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Nine fairly detailed in-person reviews from 2018-2023 show recurring lecture praise and a .

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1