AI Rate Professor

Political Science

David Pyle

PLSCPLSC · POLSI1 · POLISCI1 · PLSC001 · POLISCI · PLSCI1 · POLYSCI · HIST101 · POLSCI1 · PLS1 · PLSC1 · POLSC1 · PLSC01 · POLS001 · POLSCI116 · POLSC007 · PLSCI001 · PSCI101 · POLSCSECT · POLYSCI1 · 53 lifetime ratings

AI rating
31/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Avoid if you want strong teaching; only consider if and accept uneven lectures.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTextbook ReaderOpen Book TestsPolitically BiasedBoring LecturesParticipation Matters
  • Many students say , and low-value.
  • Assessment can be forgiving with , and .
  • Communication and fairness complaints include ignored emails and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

, and help, but some students still fail or get grades they dispute.

Ease claims are almost all in person; the online .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

58/100

Content is often described as definitions from the book, though .

; online evidence is about communication only.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

52/100

Policies vary; a large grade slice.

Attendance mixed in person; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

About half would take again and comments .

Online is a ; in person is split between easy-pass fans and teaching critics.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Open-book options and dropped lowest test help, but essays and opinions can feel subjective or harsh.

Format shift

; online lacks grade process detail.

Workload

Light

68/100

Few assignments, mostly four tests and participation or .

Format shift

Light-work comments are in person; online only complains about non-communication.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Dominant themes are reading the book aloud, going off topic, laughing at himself, and weak instruction.

Format shift

Poor teaching consensus is in person; online adds non-responsiveness.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grade centers on a handful of tests plus participation; .

Format shift

Exam-centered structure is described mainly for in-person sections.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In person the dominant story is dull textbook-style lectures with and boredom complaints.

Main concern

Weak lectures and .

What students said

“ .”
PLSC001
“This dude doesn't deserve his job. He's one of the most incompetent fools I've ever had the displeasure of coming across.”
PLSC001
“you can't get any easier then this guy. just pay attention and study what he tells you.”
POLSC1

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single online review says he does not communicate or return emails during a pandemic term.

Main concern

No student communication or .

What students said

“He will not communicate at all with students its hard enough taking a class during a pandemic but imagine a professor that will not return your emails!”
PLSC01

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and give study-guide walkthroughs the day before.

Open Book TestsDrop Lowest ScoreStudy Guide Day BeforeExtra Credit Essays

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, students often get two open-book tests out of , and sometimes hear test questions the day before.

Open BookDrop LowestStudy Guide WalkthroughExtra Credit
“2 of the 4 test are open book and the ”
PLSC001
“2 of which were open book and . plus 5 point .”
POLSC1

Online

Online .

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“All he does is read headlines from the book. Doesnt teach anything then expects his students to ace the tests.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (1 online, 49 in person), . Credibility rating: High.

📚 Teaching Quality

30/100

“Gave very little instruction and read a few key terms and headlines from the book.”

📗

72/100

“No extra assignments just 4 tests, two of which are open book and .”

⚠️ Recommendation Split

42/100

“ if you value your GPA.”

📧 Communication Failure

20/100

“He will not communicate at all with students”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .
  • This isn't a political science class. This is Mr. Pyle's soap-box.
  • Sits in front of the class and laughs at himself.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Show up and pass essentially.
  • One of the easiest classes I've ever taken.
  • I still recieved an F. By far the .

Theme 3

⚖️ About Fairness and Bias

  • If you don't agree with his nonsense views, good luck getting a good grade.
  • He is not open to other opinions.
  • he should try to keep his viewpoints out of the classroom and stay neutral.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

53

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years show a stable pattern of weak lectures with .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 57
3 out of 57
2 out of 520
1 out of 515

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 3 · A 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values