AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Tim Shaw

POL110 · POLYS110 · POLY110 · POLYSCI110 · POLS110 · POLS101 · 40 lifetime ratings

AI rating
91/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
77.78%
Difficulty
1.5

The decision

if you will attend reviews and finish the ; skip if you want deep neutral political theory.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy A LegendGives Exam Answers in ReviewHilarious PoliticianFew AssignmentsCity Council Paper Required
  • Consistently described as one of the easiest GE political science options with review sessions that .
  • , and a city council meeting write-up.
  • Most students love the humor and real-world politics angle; a minority flag bias or feel they learned little.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

94/100

Repeated reports of easy A's when you attend review sessions, do the paper, and the council meeting; and answers ahead of time.

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Is the course easy?

Introductory

90/100

Content is basic government and current events with and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

as important or mandatory, while others report it optional; missing key days or the .

All evidence comes from in-person reviews with .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Strong majority praise the easy A and humor, but take-again sits near 78% with some sharp criticism of bias and thin learning.

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Course guide

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Grading

Generous

90/100

, and exams you can essentially prepare from his review answers.

Format shift

Consistent across decades of in-person reviews.

Workload

Featherlight

88/100

Typically two exams, one short paper, one city council report, and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

80/100

Funny, passionate, real-world politician energy; most find him entertaining though some say lectures are opinionated or shallow.

Format shift

of complaints.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Midterm and and a city council write-up rather than weekly work.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person POLS classes are widely seen as easy, funny, and lightly graded, with review days that ; a few students dislike political slant or thin content.

Main concern

Attendance and the if ignored; some find lectures opinion-heavy.

What students said

“This class is an easy A, no mistake about it.”
POLS110
“On review days he literally gives you all the answers for the exams.”
POLS110
“ and .”
POL110
“Shaw's class is the easiest class I've probably had my whole life.”
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.

Review sessions commonly give questions and answers before midterms and .

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and &A the week before; format is standard classroom testing.

Review Gives AnswersIn-Person Midterm and FinalFew Exams
“On review days he literally gives you all the answers for the exams.”
POLS110
“gives you all the questions and answers to the mid-term and .”
POL110
“He gives you the answer to the midterm and .”
POLS110

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This class is an easy A, no mistake about it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 40 in-person reviews, highlighting easy A structure, humor, and . Credibility rating: High.

🅰️ Easy A Pattern

94/100

“This class is an easy A, no mistake about it.”

😂 Teaching Personality

80/100

“He laughs a LOT.”

📋

88/100

“On review days he literally gives you all the answers for the exams.”

⚠️ Minority Concern

35/100

“he never taught anything, just opined on his personal beliefs.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is passionate and knowledgeable about his subject
  • He laughs a LOT
  • He's a funny guy

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • easy A if you put in the effort
  • Class is an easy A. and final
  • Definitely one of the easiest teachers I have ever taken

Theme 3

📝 About Assignments

  • 2 papers and 2 exams
  • attend a city/ school meeting
  • 3-5 page paper on a current topic

Data context

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Analysis sample

40

Recent reviews read by the AI

40

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Forty in-person reviews spanning many years show highly consistent easy-A and light-load themes with only modest disagreement.

Inside 40 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 531
4 out of 55
3 out of 53
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 1 · A 10

B range

3

B+ 1 · 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

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Not sure yet 2