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Political Science

Daniel Kirsch

POLI481 · POLS481 · POLS480 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
92/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
88.89%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Take him if and and fair grades make the work worth it.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring MentorHidden GemLots of PapersAmazing LecturesGroup Projects
  • Students call him a caring hidden gem with interesting international-relations lectures.
  • Workload , and a research or group project.
  • Midterms and if you stay current on writing.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Most reported grades are A when students complete weekly essays and projects; as brutal.

Online summer student earned an A with manageable work; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

Ideas are approachable if you pay attention, but and weekly writing keep the load real.

Online compressed term felt content-heavy; in-person difficulty is moderate for motivated students.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

and participation matters; others list it as optional.

; in-person reports split between yes and no.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Nearly nine in ten would take him again, with strong hidden-gem language and .

Online and most in-person reviews recommend him; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

78/100

Students say he grades fairly, allows late work online, and is not a .

Format shift

Online late-work flexibility noted; in-person fairness comments are consistent.

Workload

Moderate

42/100

Lots of reading, weekly 1-3 page essays, and research or .

Format shift

Online summer essays every week; and more papers.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Praised as , and exciting about IR, with rare notes on confusion or organization.

Format shift

Both formats rate quality highly; sample is small overall.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

Weekly essays, papers, and group research outweigh a and .

Format shift

Same paper-heavy pattern online and in person.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person honors and upper-division sections , and mostly easy tests if you stay motivated.

Main concern

Reading volume and .

What students said

“His lectures are SO INTERESTING! I'd so ! Loved it.”
POLS480
“Quality Professor. A hidden gem of SCC's political science department. if you can.”
POLS481
“He gives out a , and that's only reading through it once.”
POLI481

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and and approachable.

Main concern

Six-week pace packs a lot of reading and .

What students said

“There was a lot of material to get through with little time though so we did have to read a lot and , but it was never very difficult.”
POLS480

Exam style

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; a few sections add frequent tests that raise stress.

Weekly EssaysEasy Midterm and FinalResearch AbstractGroup ProjectWeekly Tests in Some Sections

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

76/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, midterms and finals are often easy while and group research drive the grade.

Weekly Short EssaysMidterm and FinalGroup Research ProjectWeekly Tests Sometimes
“Midterm and , but the research abstract could be.”
POLS481
“His class is 30% 1 1/2 page essays due weekly 30% group research project and 40% .”
POLS481

Online

Online review emphasizes weekly essays and .

Weekly EssaysHeavy Reading
“we did have to read a lot and , but it was never very difficult.”
POLS480

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Quality Professor. A hidden gem of SCC's political science department. if you can.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 , and recommendation strength. Credibility rating: Medium.

💎 Hidden Gem

90/100

“Quality Professor. A hidden gem of SCC's political science department. if you can.”

❤️ Caring Teaching

88/100

“he is a phenomenal professor who only wants his students to succeed.”

📝 Paper Workload

42/100

“He had a short writing assignment of 2-3 pages due each week which counted for a big part of your grade.”

🌍 Lecture Quality

88/100

“His lectures are SO INTERESTING! the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Prof. , and excited about his course material.
  • I loved him! very straightforward, easy if you pay attention and are motivated.
  • he needs to be a and prepare for class.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Not a but the and confusing.
  • .
  • it was never very difficult.

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • Get ready to read
  • SO MANY PAPERS
  • He gives out a , and that's only reading through it once.

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Nine detailed and paper load, but the sample is small and mostly honors-focused.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

POLS4816 reviews
POLS4802 reviews
POLI4811 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

6

A 6

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1