Tanya Mueller

POLSCI1 · POLISCI001 · POLS001 · POLSCI001 · POLISCI1 · POLISCI01 · POLSCI101 · POL1 · 34 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 78/100
RMP rating: 4.2/5
Take again: 82.86%
Difficulty: 3.5

The decision

if , and handle frequent writing; skip her if you need a low-work easy A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesLots of homeworkLecture heavyClear grading criteriaSo many papers

and strong notes
Heavy writing and
In-person reviews are largely glowing while some and overload

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many students earn As by attending and completing frequent papers and quizzes, but tough graders and no late work mean an A is not automatic.

In person often calls the A doable with effort; and A-path unfriendly.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is engaging and not usually abstract brain-burner material, but , and lecture density keep it standard difficulty.

Online comments push difficulty higher due to workload volume more than concept hardness.

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

80/100

About 83% would take again and vocal minority and weaker online experiences.

In-person recommendation is strong; online recommendations are weaker and more polarized.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Clear criteria and open-book quizzes help, but tough-grader tags, no late work, and .

Format shift

In person feels fairer; online .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and a longer museum or analysis paper stack into a heavy load.

Format shift

Both formats cite heavy work; online complaints are especially intense.

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Dominant theme is amazing, passionate, unbiased or engaging lectures with and respect for students.

Format shift

; a few online and older negative outliers exist.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Weekly quizzes and and final written exams.

Format shift

In person balances papers and exams; some online notes feel assignment-heavy and test-heavy at once.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students overwhelmingly praise , and fair grades if you attend and do the writing.

Main concern

Lecture-based midterms and , and .

What students said

“by far the . Tho there are many writing assignments, they are fairly easy.”
POLSCI001

“if you follow along it's not that hard to get an A. There is quite a bit of work in this class but it is manageable.”
POLISCI001

“the midterm and not posted online but her lectures are so fascinating.”
POLSCI001

“attend class-as lectures are what the ). !), 4 papers-and one final paper at the end of the semester-doable!”
POLSCI001

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

one recent positive note, but older reviews slam , and poor module timing.

Main concern

and papers, and modules opening late with limited lecture support.

What students said

“Professor Mueller was a great teacher.”
POLS001

“If you but I would absolutely not recommend anyone who wants an easy time to take this class.”
POLSCI001

“THERE IS SO ! Way more than necessary.”
POLSCI001

“ . She grades way too harshly and .”
POLSCI001

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes are often open book and timed while midterms and and notes.

Lecture-based midterm and finalOpen-book timed quizzesWritten examsNo study guide for some examsOpen notes quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

note while midterm and final are lecture-based, often written, sometimes without a study guide.

Open book quizzesLecture-based midterm and finalWritten examsNo study guide sometimes

“She assigns four short two page papers, one 5 page museum paper, and .”
POLSCI001

“10 open book quizzes 4 1-2 page writing prompts 1, 5-6 analysis paper Mid term&final with no review or study guide.”
POLISCI1

“the midterm and not posted online”
POLSCI001

Online

Online reviews emphasize heavy tests and ; exam format is not strongly proven beyond high test and assignment load.

Test heavyHarsh grading complaintsHeavy weekly assignments

“5 major assignments each week and a teacher who grades far too harshly.”
POLSCI001

“Work and yet covered”
POLSCI001

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Dr.Mueller was a great professor.I took her during the winter semester, and by far the . Tho there are many writing assignments, they are fairly easy.”
Voice snapshots generated from 35 reviews with and a smaller polarized online set. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“Her lectures are so fascinating. I appreciated that she wants us to learn concepts rather than facts.”

📚 Heavy Workload

28/100

“Gives a lot of homework but other than that no complaints.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

80/100

“ , and doing finish all the quizzes online to be ahead of class.”

📝

58/100

“With both the mid-term and the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Amazing lectures
by far the
unbiased view of politics
passionate and caring of students

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Lots of homework
So many papers
if you follow along it's not that hard to get an A
you have to work hard for your grade and dont expect the class to be an easy A

Theme 3

📝

midterm and
Skip class? You won't pass.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-five reviews over many years with rich detail and consistent core themes, though online sample is smaller and more negative.

Inside 35 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 522

4 out of 57

3 out of 50

2 out of 52

1 out of 54

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

28 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 12 · A- 1

B range

B+ 3 · B 2

C range

C+ 2 · C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 1

Tanya Mueller

x x if x x x x x, and handle frequent writing; skip her if you need a low-work easy A.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Recommended

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📚 Heavy Workload

👍 Recommendation Rate

📝 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📝 x x x x

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if , and handle frequent writing; skip her if you need a low-work easy A.

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