AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Donald Douglas

POLIS1 · POLSCIENCE1 · POLSCI2 · POLYSC1 · POLSC1 · POLISCI1 · POLSC2 · POLSC130814 · POL1 · POLSC4 · 190 lifetime ratings

AI rating
46/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
44.9%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

Only take Douglas if , and open conservative framing without needing a neutral classroom.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolitically polarizingLecture and reading heavyTest heavyFew assignmentsConservative viewpoint
  • some find engaging lectures and fair book-based tests; others cite bias, ego, and trick questions.
  • and a paper rather than weekly busywork.
  • , and political framing strongly colors the classroom climate.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

Many students earn A/B by reading and testing well, but others report trick questions, few redeem options, and F or withdrawal outcomes.

Online can feel like an easy B with quizzes; and test performance.

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Content is standard intro political science but , and .

; and less live teaching.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Many in-person reviews mark mandatory attendance, lockouts for lateness, and participation weight; online is more mixed.

; several online reviews report optional or .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

44/100

Take-again rate near 45% matches a true split between devoted fans and students .

Polarization appears in both formats, with bias and and in person.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

and book-based; others call him a and little redemption.

Format shift

Online discussions can feel picky; F complaints.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

Little traditional homework, but , and at least one paper.

Format shift

Online adds weekly discussions; in-person is mostly read, attend, and test.

Teaching experience

Average

50/100

Lectures are praised as engaging by fans and dismissed as biased rants or lazy by critics, averaging out to mixed quality.

Format shift

; online teaching presence is often described as thin.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Grades rest on multiple midterms, a final, quizzes, limited papers, and .

Format shift

Online midterms and discussion boards dominate; .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and students who call him biased, lazy, or unfair with trick tests and lockouts.

Main concern

, and exams that some say do not match lectures.

What students said

“the professor is extremely biased and .”
POLSC2
“He's very great at giving lectures and does not grade hard at all.”
POLSC1
“If youre late he locks you out the class.”
POLSC1

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

discussions, quizzes, and and frequent complaints about bias or long emails.

Main concern

, and political content that some students find hostile.

What students said

“MIDTERMS are 80% of the grade and EXTREMELY EASY. Easy B with absolutely no effort.”
POL1
“Horrible. Conservative and lets that strongly influence his class, assignments and multiple weekly emails”
POLSC1
“Taking the online class, I literally never got any instruction from him.”
POLSC2

Exam style

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Exams and ; some students find them straightforward from the book, others call them trick-heavy.

Multiple midtermsBook-based quizzesTrick questions reportedFew graded itemsDiscussion boards online

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person , and sometimes one paper, with mixed claims about trick questions.

Multiple midtermsFinal examReading heavyStudy guide sometimes given
“Prof. Douglas gave four midterms(he dropped the , and a written essay”
POLSC130814
“his tests are ”
POLIS1

Online

Online assessments include multiple-choice midterms, weekly or monthly discussion boards, and .

Multiple choice midtermsDiscussion boardsReading-based testsQuizlet study tips
“4 multiple choice midterms and . MIDTERMS are 80% of the grade and EXTREMELY EASY.”
POL1
“Google is your friend to find quizlets to study for the assessments.”
POLSC1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“People who thought negatively either a) beliefs.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting polarization on politics, lectures, and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Split

50/100

“When hes lecturing Douglas is pretty great at keeping the class engaged and interested .”

⚖️ Political Climate

40/100

“the professor is extremely biased and .”

📝

82/100

“You are graded on 4 midterms, one paper (EASY), and the final.”

👍

44/100

“Dont believe the bad reviews. As long als you study and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • Laziest professor ever.
  • He was super chill and always showed both sides of the spectrum

Theme 2

📈

  • study
  • as long as you study/read the book you will be fine

Theme 3

⚖️ About Bias & Climate

  • Super biased person, with an insane ego
  • lets that strongly influence his class
  • I'm a die hard liberal so I thought we would butt heads, but we ended up getting along great

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

190

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews across many years and both formats provide a large, detailed, consistently polarized sample.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 565
4 out of 537
3 out of 530
2 out of 520
1 out of 538

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

21

A+ 6 · A 14 · A- 1

B range

8

B+ 1 · B 5 · B- 2

C range

3

C+ 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

9

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 5