AI Rate Professor

Political Science

James Starkey

POLS70192 · POLISC150 · POLS110 · POLS101 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
91/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
90%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

Worth taking for political science if , and follow writing guidelines carefully.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture HeavyEngaging LecturesTests From NotesWriting AssignmentsNo Costly Textbook Needed
  • Most students call him awesome, funny, and .
  • ; writing assignments are short and guided.
  • One strong negative review warns of tough quizzes and , so expectations still matter.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Most students say an A is very doable by completing guided writing work and studying lecture notes, though .

All evidence is in-person; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

Material can feel dry as typical intro poli-sci, but he keeps class fun and .

All evidence is in-person.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

Attendance is mixed mandatory versus optional, but and .

.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Nine of ten reviews are glowing with about 90% take-again intent; one harsh outlier does not outweigh the rest.

All evidence is in-person.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

70/100

and doable As for prepared students, with and tough quizzes.

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Lecture-heavy with several short 250-word writings and often a guided 10-page paper; not endless busywork.

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Engaging, funny, knowledgeable, and personally invested; only one scathing quality-2 review breaks the pattern.

Format shift

In-person only.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Blend of , and a final term paper.

Format shift

In-person only.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person POLS courses are lecture-heavy but engaging, with , and usually an .

Main concern

A minority report tough quizzes and .

What students said

“Getting an A in his class is very doable”
POLS110
“Do not. .”
POLS110
“You DO NOT need the textbook, he will provide you a link for an online textbook free of charge!”
POLS101

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.

and notes; they reward careful note-taking rather than open-book freedom.

Lecture-Based Multiple ChoiceNote-Based TestsSpecific Detail QuestionsNo Proctoring Details Mentioned

Assessment risk

Standard

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

detail questions; no webcam or Lockdown Browser is mentioned.

Lecture-Based Multiple ChoiceNote-Based TestsSpecific Detail Questions
“ ”
POLS110
“ .”
POLS110
“All 4 tests are easy, they are note based from the class.”
POLS110

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Getting an A in his class is very doable- 1) complete all of his work while following his guidelines and 2) write notes for his lectures”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 in-person reviews, balancing nine strong positives against one detailed negative. Credibility rating: Medium.

⭐ Engaging Teaching

90/100

“He made class so much fun, and his personality was so great.”

📝

78/100

“Everything on the .”

⚠️ Minority Warning

40/100

“He is the ”

👍 High Recommendation

88/100

“Professor Starkey is awesome!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • engaging professor
  • hilarios and very kind
  • passionate about political science

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Getting an A in his class is very doable
  • the class
  • impossible to get a 100 on his exams

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • mostly 250 word writing assignments with academic citations
  • final term paper which is 10 pages, it's outlined so not complicated
  • You DO NOT need the textbook

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Ten mostly detailed in-person reviews with strong consensus, limited by small sample size and one sharp negative outlier.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

POLS1107 reviews
POLISC1501 review
POLS1011 review
POLS701921 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 2 · A 4

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values