AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Dariush Haghighat

POL1ONLINE · POL449305 · POL4 · AMERICANPOLITI · POLISCI1A · POL46571 · POL140909 · POL1 · POL · 180 lifetime ratings

AI rating
29/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
27.59%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

unless you are , and do not need instructor support.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHeavy essay loadUnresponsive emailsCondescending toneStrict formatting rulesSelf-taught online
  • Students , and condescending announcements.
  • You and long single-spaced essays that follow his exact sources and format.
  • Recommendation rate is low; unless you want a hard writing grind.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

As are possible if you read heavily and match his essay rules, but and .

Online demands long essays with little help; if requirements are followed.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

, and strict plagiarism or format rules make the content labor intensive.

and essays; online workload complaints are louder.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

52/100

Online attendance is often optional while as mandatory.

; online is mostly asynchronous with optional meetings.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

and comments push students toward any other political science professor.

Negative consensus is strongest for online; a minority of .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Tough on format, sources, and minor details, with slow returns that block improvement.

Format shift

Strictness appears in both formats; .

Workload

Overwhelming

22/100

Students describe 2.5-page single-spaced essays, many quizzes, and constant reading.

Format shift

Online essay volume is the main overload; and surprise work.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Knowledgeable on politics for some, but , and unhelpful.

Format shift

Online accessibility is worse; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Long essays and chapter quizzes dominate more than traditional high-stakes proctored exams.

Format shift

Online is almost entirely papers and quizzes; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

some find lectures interesting and doable, others cite disorganization, surprise work, and arrogance.

Main concern

and weak tech or Canvas setup.

What students said

“Doesn't follow syllabus, assigns surprise essays, cancels class last minute but makes it your problem”
POL4
“interesting person but awful professor”
POL4
“Dr. Haghighat believes in you... All you need to do is the readings and follow the guidelines.”
POL1

Remote format

Online

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and labor-intensive essays.

Main concern

Inaccessibility and .

What students said

“He does .”
POL4
“Teacher will not read your questions or emails. Does not use CANVAS for anything, instead he uses 80$ REVEL platform.”
AMERICANPOLITI
“Dont expect help from this person. He will not help you at all and wont answer any of your questions.”
POL1

Exam style

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Assessment centers on reading-based quizzes and long essays rather than clearly student-friendly open-book exams.

Chapter quizzesLong essaysLecture-based midterms in some sections

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students mention lecture-based midterms, website course work, and papers; no clear open-book or Lockdown policy is stated.

Lecture-based midtermWebsite course portionPapers and participation
“ is mandatory.”
POL4
“70% of your grade is a website course which is pretty easy.”
POL4

Online

and multiple long essays with strict source and format rules; proctoring tools are not clearly described.

Chapter quizzesLong single-spaced essaysStrict source requirements
“There are a lot of and he assigns 2 essays in total.”
POL1
“2 1/2 pages. Single spaced. 10 font. Will print before he thinks of grading.”
POL1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I'd rather lick a stranger's foot before taking this prof.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 political science reviews, emphasizing accessibility failures and essay workload. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Reliability

30/100

“This professor is highly condescending when he does acknowledge us. Extremely M.I.A.”

📝 Essay Grind

22/100

“Minimum 2.5 SINGLE SPACED essay due each week.”

🚫 Recommendation

28/100

“Do yourself a favor and if its online.”

📚 Can Pass With Reading

45/100

“if you read the book it should be easy to pass the quizzes.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Extremely opinionated, hates conservatives, thinks he smarter than everybody else.
  • He is a good teacher... a bit out of touch to technology
  • He's very busy so expect him to miss a few classes and show up late on occasion.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • the man assigns tons of work, with very strict and highly specific rules
  • If you want an A, you really have to work hard for it.
  • Read a lot then write a lot more and you will pass.

Theme 3

📧 About Accessibility

  • He will not read your questions or emails.
  • Doesn't check his emails.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

180

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years with highly , and low recommendation.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 550
4 out of 529
3 out of 521
2 out of 535
1 out of 545

Course coverage

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AMERICANPOLITI7 reviews
POL1ONLINE3 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

39 reported outcomes

A range

18

A+ 5 · A 13

B range

10

B+ 4 · B 6

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 2 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

7

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 2