. Herman

POL103 · POLMO3 · POLIM03 · POLSM03 · POLSCI · POLYSCI · POLISCI · POLIS3 · POLSM01 · POLMOMO3 · POLMO1A · GOVT · POLSMO3 · POLSMO1A · POLSCIVID · POL · VIDEOCOURSE · ECONM01M02 · HST105 · GOVERNMENT · 31 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 42/100
RMP rating: 2.7/5
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Difficulty: 3.3

The decision

Only consider if you can handle strong political opinions and prefer self-paced online or video-style work over traditional lectures.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolitical Bias HeavyPolarizing LecturesEasy Online PathUnorganized ExamsPreachy but Knowledgeable

In-person students often call lectures liberal propaganda and irrelevant to tests.
Older online and telecourse comments , and easy As if you read.
Quality is highly polarized with many 1s and 5s rather than a steady middle.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Online-style writeups often say easy A if you read and do quizzes, but .

All 31 coded reviews are in person; several comment bodies still describe online or telecourse formats as easier.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is not elite theory, but pace, bias, and harder than intro poli-sci should.

Evidence comes only from in-person-coded reviews spanning classroom and video-style formats.

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

42/100

Students either urge taking the easy online-style path or because of bias and poor teaching.

Recommendation splits within the in-person-coded set between easy online-style praise and .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Online-style comments describe retakes and straightforward work; classroom reviews .

Format shift

Leniency claims cluster in online-style comments inside the in-person-coded set.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

, and discussion boards; some video courses pile papers fast but stay manageable if you keep up.

Format shift

Workload detail mostly comes from online and telecourse-style comments labeled in person.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Knowledge is acknowledged, but many students report , and tests that ignore class material.

Format shift

Negative classroom .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Assessments mix chapter quizzes, short papers, discussion boards, journals, midterms, and .

Format shift

Assessment and video formats.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some online-style and and easy, while many face-to-face reviews slam bias, disorganization, and harsh or .

Main concern

Political preaching, unclear tests, and uneven organization can tank the learning experience.

What students said

“The . You won't learn a thing about political science in this class, instead you will learn about his personal political prefrences and opinions.”
POLISCI

“As long as you do the .”
POLSM03

“He is a . and do not follow course material.”
POL

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Quizzes and hard, obscure, or politically slanted exams with limited clarity.

Chapter QuizzesOpen Book FinalMisleading QuestionsStudy Guide Based

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Reviews mention chapter quizzes, open-book video finals, study-guide tests, and occasional misleading or .

Chapter QuizzesOpen Book FinalMisleading QuestionsStudy Guide Based

“the fianl was pretty hard, but it is open book!”
POLSMO3

“Felt his tests were given more on his political view”
POLIS3

“ , and mainly on obscure facts from the book.”
POLYSCI

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“The . You won't learn a thing about political science in this class, instead you will learn about his personal political prefrences and opinions. Class time is wasted listening to him preach politics.”
Voice snapshots generated from 31 reviews, highlighting bias, online-style ease, and organization themes. Credibility rating: Medium.

📣 Political Bias Over Content

35/100

“They should re-name his classes the moorpark college democratic club.”

✅ Easy Path If You Just Do the Work

78/100

“eaaaaassssyyy class. he gives you summaries of everything. the papers were only 2 pages an the quizzes were 10 or 15 questions.”

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30/100

“He is a . and do not follow course material.”

🧠 Subject Knowledge

70/100

“He totally knows his stuff, but I think he puts off the youngsters because he's not cool.”

Theme 1

📢 About Politics in Class

Biggest liberal I've ever met. Everytime you are in his class, expect to hear liberal propaganda.
He is the biggest LIBERAL ever! He is not open minded at all it is his way or no way.
If you're a republican, you will hate this class!!

Theme 2

📝 About Workload and Grades

As long as you do the .
if u ask..
10 papers the first half for the midterm (1 page each), and the fianl was pretty hard, but it is open book!

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Class time is wasted listening to him preach politics.
and
Give the guy a break! and , but is sincerely concerned with political issues

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Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-one reviews give solid sample size and consistent themes, but many are old and format labels conflict with online-style comment text.

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. Herman

Only consider if you can handle strong political opinions and prefer self-paced online or video-style work over traditional lectures.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Recommended

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

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In person

Online

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📣 Political Bias Over Content

✅ Easy Path If You Just Do the Work

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🧠 Subject Knowledge

📢 About Politics in Class

📝 About Workload and Grades

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

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