Christopher Moffatt

POL26170 · POLISCIENCE1 · POL141199 · POL41199 · POL1 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 61/100
RMP rating: 3.8/5
Take again: 75%
Difficulty: 3.8

The decision

if , and keep up with weekly work; skip if you want a chill easy A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture heavyGet ready to readGives good feedbackTest heavyAmazing lectures

Many students praise caring lectures and feedback while others .
Expect , and .
and grades require real effort, not an easy A.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Students say you must read, keep up with assignments, and work for the grade; several warn it is not an easy A.

Online and in-person both stress effort; online summer and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

, and frequent assignments make the content demanding for many.

In-person comments emphasize speed and reading; online students also call it not easy.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and skipping hurts.

; online notes are mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

About three in and feedback despite lecture and .

Online reviews are more uniformly positive; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

42/100

Some praise clear criteria and feedback while others call him a .

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

38/100

Students report 2-3 weekly assignments, heavy reading, and test-focused weeks.

Format shift

Both formats mention substantial work; online summer feels especially packed.

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

Many call lectures amazing and caring, but a vocal minority .

Format shift

online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Test-heavy tags, quizzes, cumulative finals with essays, and .

Format shift

Online tags emphasize tests; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are split between excellent caring lectures and , and exam questions from the book.

Main concern

, and exam items not covered in class frustrate some students.

What students said

“Very chill professor and easy to approach. Class was simple and and keep up with weekly assignments.”
POL1

“Adds questions into exams that werent taught in the course or in the textbook, pretty bland lecture that is read straight off of a PowerPoint”
POL1

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students call him outstanding and fair with feedback but warn summer is tough and the .

Main concern

Summer pace and ; not an easy ride.

What students said

“outstanding teacher, this was a summer class I took, so it ”
POL26170

“Great class but make sure you study for all the test and all means”
POLISCIENCE1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and quizzes are high-stakes, with reports of cumulative finals, essays, and questions tied to the book more than lecture.

Test heavyCumulative finalEssay questionsBook-based exam itemsWeekly quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and exam questions not covered in lecture.

Cumulative finalEssay questionsBook-based exam items

“Adds questions into exams that werent taught in the course or in the textbook”
POL1

“ .”
POL1

Online

Online students stress studying for all tests and .

Test heavyQuizzes and tests

“make sure you study for all the test and all means”
POLISCIENCE1

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If youre lazy or looking for an easy A, then this is not the class for you. Pay attention to lectures and READ your book.”
Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews (2 online, 10 in person), highlighting polarized lectures and effort-based grades. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

68/100

“He cares about the students. He is always willing to help and does really good lectures.”

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38/100

“Get ready to read”

👎 Lecture Style Complaints

25/100

“Just like the other rating he does read off the lectures but because of this he moves through it so fast.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Amazing lectures
Very chill professor and easy to approach.
pretty bland lecture that is read straight off of a PowerPoint

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

you will have at least 2-3 assignments a week.
You do have to work for your grade

Theme 3

📅

as part of your grade.
Skip class? You won't pass.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve reviews across years with and in-person split, detailed comments, and and tests.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57

4 out of 51

3 out of 51

2 out of 51

1 out of 52

Course coverage

POL18 reviews

POL1411991 review

POL261701 review

POL411991 review

POLISCIENCE11 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

A 2

B range

B+ 3 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

C+ 2

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Christopher Moffatt

x x if x x x x x, and keep up with weekly work; skip if you want a chill easy A.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📚 x x x

👎 Lecture Style Complaints

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📅 x x

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if , and keep up with weekly work; skip if you want a chill easy A.

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