AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Craig Flanery

INTLPOLITICS · POLSCI1 · POLISCI1 · POSI001 · POSCI1 · POLISCI3 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
72/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you want to learn politics seriously and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerKnowledgeable LecturerTough TestsEnthusiasticParticipation MattersFair but Demanding
  • Most students praise deep knowledge and engaging political science lectures.
  • sessions.
  • and he rewards serious effort over mediocrity.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

As are possible with attendance and study, but and he is a .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Reading, essay exams, and dense politics material make the content intellectually demanding.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

as mandatory and participation matters.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

and praise for learning .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

38/100

; midterms hard though and he does not want to fail you.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

68/100

; main load is reading and high-stakes tests.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

75/100

Enthusiastic, knowledgeable lectures with some criticism of arrogance and discussion style.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Multiple choice and in-class essay exams dominate; .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person political science classes are intense and lecture-driven with but many call him fair, knowledgeable, and .

Main concern

Hard midterms and .

What students said

“Intense but caring and knowledgeable!”
POLISCI1
“ if u wanna learn”
POLISCI3
“ ! ... tests that are COMPLETELY different than what he talks about during class.”
POSI001

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Exams include multiple choice and essay formats; midterms are often tough while .

Multiple choice testsIn-class essay examsTough midtermsStudy-guide aligned questions

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-class essay and multiple choice tests; .

In-class essay examMultiple choice testsTough midterms
“Be ready to read and write in . .”
POSCI1
“ , but ”
POLISCI1
“ !”
POSI001

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Intense but caring and knowledgeable!”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 , and personality. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

75/100

“Intense but caring and knowledgeable!”

📖 Learning Payoff

80/100

“ if u wanna learn”

📝

40/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Intense but caring and knowledgeable!
  • lectures enthusiastically
  • Really cool guy.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • , but
  • People say he's tough, but I thought his course was pretty straight forward.
  • !

Theme 3

💬 About Personality

  • Very conceited.
  • Very serious teacher but nice if you talk to him.
  • THIS GUY IS FREAKING AWESOME!!

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

of strong teaching praise and test difficulty concerns.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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