AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Michael Ludder

POLSC1768 · POLS5762 · POLSC1548 · POLISCI · POLS1 · POL1 · 73 lifetime ratings

AI rating
31/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
35.48%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Only take him if you will , and do every extra-credit opportunity.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHarsh essay graderTake-home tests with trapsOpinion-aligned gradingExtra credit lifelineExpensive error-filled reader
  • and heavy can rescue grades, but essays are graded very hard and feel opinion-based.
  • Many students report .
  • Online/COVID sections were especially poorly run; in-person is polarizing but more workable with study groups.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

and big can produce an A, but harsh essay scoring still forces real writing effort.

Online reviews sound harsher and less recoverable; in-person students more often cite and study groups as the path to an A.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content itself is intro politics, but and .

Online COVID terms felt harder due to weak tech delivery; and opinion alignment.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

Many students say and some did other homework in class without issue.

; most in-person comments describe flexible or low-enforcement attendance.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

and many warn about unfair grading despite a minority who call him chill with take-homes.

Online ; in-person reviews split between easy-A fans and GPA-damage complaints.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

28/100

Essays are repeatedly called shredded or opinion-graded; .

Format shift

; online adds inequitable administration complaints.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

, but and multiple long essays create spikes of heavy work.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize graded-by-few-things structure with big essay and test loads.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Passionate about politics but , and weak online; learning value is highly inconsistent.

Format shift

In-person fans praise passion; online reviewers report tech failure and poor structure.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grade rests on a handful of as a major safety net.

Format shift

Same few-assessment pattern appears online and in person.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In and group work can make the course passable, but lectures ramble and and opinion-sensitive.

Main concern

and multi-answer tests can tank GPAs even when students work hard.

What students said

“ . They are so easy if you join the study group.”
POL1
“I wrote a and only got 3 out of 50 points?”
POLS1
“ .”
POL1

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections drew strongly negative feedback for weak tech , and class-wide grievances.

Main concern

, and limited course coverage during remote terms.

What students said

“our class had to file an administrative grievance for how atrociously and inequitably he ran our class”
POLS1
“he is not technologically savvy which actually hindered the ability for him to teach”
POLS1
“his essays and ”
POL1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and group-friendly, but multi-answer traps and .

Take-home examsGroup study allowedMulti-select with negative scoringEssay-heavyLots of extra credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams are often take-home with study groups and , though essays remain tough.

Take-home testsStudy groupsExtra credit packetsOpinion-based essays
“If you want a class with for you.”
POL1
“the really difficult”
POLS1
“All of the and if you invite him to one of your study sessions he'll pretty much give you the answers.”
POL1

Online

Online comments highlight poorly structured tests and .

Harsh tests and essaysGraded by few thingsNegative points risk
“Multiple choice questions could have many correct answers and you will get neg. .”
POLS1
“ ”
POLS1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I wrote a and only got 3 out of 50 points?”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (4 online, 46 in and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“ - Lectures are long and dull”

📝

28/100

“ .”

🏠

72/100

“ . They are so easy if you join the study group.”

👎 Recommendation Rate

34/100

“ , if not, good luck!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He lectures everyday talking about stuff that he finds online or in the news
  • super liberal but is upfront about it
  • not technologically savvy

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • endless amounts of
  • Multiple choice has multiple answers and you can end up with

Theme 3

📚 About Materials

  • makes you buy an 80 dollar website that
  • online textbook that he has authored. It's absolutely full of typos
  • Split the book cost with someone else

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

73

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews across years , and low recommendation rate.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 518
4 out of 57
3 out of 515
2 out of 58
1 out of 525

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 2 · A 7

B range

6

B+ 1 · B 5

C range

2

C 2

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

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