AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Robert Porter

POLSV03 · POLSV04 · POLYVO3 · POLISCIV03 · POLV03 · PLOSV03 · POLSVO3 · POLSV01 · POLSVO1 · POLISCI101 · POLISCITHEORY · POLV01 · 119 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
90%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

experience if you will keep up with weekly reading and posts.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring Discussion LeaderSelf-Graded WorkReading HeavyEasy If You Show UpSeminar Circle Style
  • Many students call him chill, caring, and easy if and quizzes.
  • Self-graded discussions and are common; .
  • A minority report obscure exam questions, weak study guides, or off-topic Whitman/therapy vibes.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many students say easy A if you do weekly reading, discussions, and and common.

Online and ; a few online midterms feel harder.

Is the course easy?

Standard

58/100

Content is approachable but reading-heavy, and .

In-person often feels lighter and more discussion-based; online can feel denser with weekly quizzes.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

42/100

as mandatory, especially in person, though some online and a few in-person say optional.

In-person more often mandatory; online varies by section.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

About 90% would take again and praise his care and engagement, tempered by recurring structure and .

In-person praise is warmer overall; online .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

76/100

, and easy quizzes appear often across formats.

Format shift

Both formats lean lenient; .

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Steady weekly reading, discussions, and .

Format shift

Online students more often mention lots of homework and reading hours.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Many call him caring, hilarious, and inspirational in seminar style, while a minority find lectures unstructured or off-topic.

Format shift

; online quality is more uneven.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Weekly discussions and quizzes carry the and .

Format shift

; in-person adds participation and group work.

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

30 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, and relationship-building; many call him inspirational and easy with self-graded work.

Main concern

Some students want more traditional American-government content and .

What students said

“He was the chillest professor I ever had, easiest class.”
PLOSV03
“ , and overall have the goal of encouraging students to communicate more with one another.”
POLV01
“The .”
POLSV04

Remote format

Online

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections lean on weekly discussions, textbook quizzes, and uploaded lectures; easy A if you stay current, but some.

Main concern

A few online students report poor structure, obscure test questions, and and exams.

What students said

“Easy A if you do the work. A and .”
PLOSV03
“ and quizzes are simple if you read the textbook. Midterms and , but not easy.”
POLSVO3
“No study .”
PLOSV03

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; difficulty ranges from easy quizzes to hard finals with occasional obscure items.

Multiple-choice midterms/finalsSelf-graded discussionsSome take-home examsObscure question complaints

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and frequent but not brutal tests; no lockdown tools mentioned.

Take-home midterm/finalEasy quizzesSelf-graded assignments
“The .”
POLSV04
“ and .”
POLSV01

Online

Online quizzes are often easy if you read; midterms and discussions.

Weekly quizzesMultiple-choice midterm/finalSelf-graded discussionsNo clear proctoring details
“Midterms and , but not easy.”
POLSVO3
“No study .”
PLOSV03
“ and the .”
POLSVO3

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He was the chillest professor I ever had, easiest class. So sad he left”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning online and and structure critiques. Credibility rating: High.

❤️ Caring Presence

80/100

“He genuinely cares about his students and .”

📗 Easy If You Work

78/100

“Easy A if you do the work. A and .”

⚠️

40/100

“No study .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Whimsical and magical man. So sad he retired!
  • We sit in a circle and discuss the curriculum.
  • His teaching style encourages students to talk to one another.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This is probably an easy A for most people.
  • and the .
  • Just do the reading and and you will be fine.

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • Get ready to read
  • There's a lot of reading involved
  • You do have to read a chapter out of the textbook each week.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

119

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across more than a decade with rich detail and both praise and criticism make the pattern reliable.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 553
4 out of 520
3 out of 524
2 out of 57
1 out of 515

Course coverage

PLOSV0312 reviews
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POLSVO34 reviews
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POLISCI1012 reviews
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POLISCITHEORY1 review
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POLYVO31 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

29

A+ 4 · A 24 · A- 1

B range

6

B+ 1 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 2