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Ralph Morris

POSC1 · HIST17A · POSC01 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Skip unless you must; if and chapter quiz as high-stakes and if early grades tank.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerLecture HeavyTest HeavyPolarizingHard QuizzesFun When On
  • one student raves about fun HIST17A lectures, most call POSC/HIST hard and confusing.
  • Tests and as tricky, disconnected from lectures, and heavily weighted.
  • as mandatory and and papers.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

A , and essays that still can land low grades despite effort.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Content and tests feel dense, lecture-heavy, and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

as mandatory with participation expected.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Only about one in ; negative drop-level reviews outweigh the .

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

Students report tough, tricky tests and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

34/100

, and lecture-note intensity dominate comments.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

45/100

Some find lectures funny and alive; , and unlearnable.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

, and few high-stakes essays rather than low-stakes homework.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

drop-inducing test-heavy political science sections.

Main concern

and lecture-heavy format leave weak students stranded.

What students said

“Lectures are fun and he often dresses up as historical characters. Easy exams and gives questions in advance.”
HIST17A
“ ! You can spend all your time writing the essays and still get a D even though the answers are right”
POSC01
“Quiz and and tricky so make sure you read the chapters and study a lot.”
HIST17A

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are typically hard and study-heavy; one course offered advance questions and another allowed an index card.

Hard QuizzesTricky TestsIndex Card AllowedEssay ComponentQuestions In Advance Sometimes

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and ; study guides and occasional index cards help.

Hard QuizzesTricky TestsIndex Card AllowedEssay Component
“Easy exams and gives questions in advance.”
HIST17A
“Quiz and and tricky so make sure you read the chapters and study a lot.”
HIST17A
“He also allows an index card when taking a test.”
HIST17A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ ! You can spend all your time writing the essays and still get a D even though the answers are right”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person reviews, highlighting polarized teaching and hard assessments. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

45/100

“Mr. Morris is a very fun professor. Lectures are fun and he often dresses up as historical characters.”

📉 Recommendation Risk

28/100

“Do yourself a favor and .”

📝

38/100

“Quiz and and tricky so make sure you read the chapters and study a lot.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are fun and he often dresses up as historical characters.
  • Morris lectures the whole time, so make sure you write down everything.
  • and you can't learn anything because he only talks about his own opinions

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Quiz and and tricky
  • You can spend all your time writing the essays and still get a D
  • if you have most of that down you'll ace the

Theme 3

⚠️ About Workload

  • Get ready to read
  • SO MANY PAPERS
  • TEST HEAVY

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Six detailed in-person reviews span 2015-2022 with but small sample and polarized quality.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

HIST17A4 reviews
POSC011 review
POSC11 review

Reported outcomes

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C range

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Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 1