AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Philip Grant

POLSV01 · POLIV01 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Avoid unless you like lecture-heavy political science and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerVague lecturesTough graderLecture heavyUnorganizedPassionate
  • Many , and
  • Attendance and cold-call participation matter;
  • A minority praise passion and humor when students put in effort

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Tough grader tags, C+ reported, and .

Evidence comes only from In person reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Difficulty often 4-5 with , and vague expectations.

Evidence comes only from In person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Tags and comments say skip class and you will not pass; .

Evidence comes only from In person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Would-take-again is 0% among explicit answers and .

Evidence comes only from In person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

25/100

Tough grader tags, mysterious assignment answers, and .

Format shift

Evidence comes only from In person reviews.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Get , and assignment answers that feel mysterious.

Format shift

Evidence comes only from In person reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Dominant theme is vague, unorganized lectures, offset by a minority who find him funny and passionate.

Format shift

Evidence comes only from In person reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of , and lecture-based cold calls.

Format shift

Evidence comes only from In person reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

several call him horrible and and funny if you work.

Main concern

, and mandatory-style participation.

What students said

“his lectures are vague and there is absolutely no material online that supports the lectures in class.”
POLSV01
“ , and horrible notes and lectures.”
POLSV01
“Professor grant knows his material and is very passionate about it.”
POLIV01

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

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Quizzes are online and often easy or long; class relies on lecture questions and .

Online quizzesLecture-based questionsHomework heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students report online quizzes that can be easy or .

Online quizzesHomework with specific examplesCold-call attendance questions
“ and easy.”
POLSV01
“ .”
POLSV01
“He typically takes attendance by asking questions from past lectures.”
POLSV01

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This professor is Horrible, says he's taught all over the world. For good reason he shouldn't be a professor at Ventura College his lectures are vague and there is absolutely no material online that supports the lectures in class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews, , and split passion. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

35/100

“ , and horrible notes and lectures.”

⚖️

25/100

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🚫 Skip Class Risk

18/100

“Skip class? You won't pass.”

🔥 Passionate Minority

70/100

“Professor grant knows his material and is very passionate about it.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • his lectures are vague
  • He also is very funny and makes class time go by very quickly

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Get ready to read

Theme 3

📝 About Attendance & Class

  • Skip class? You won't pass.
  • He typically takes attendance by asking questions from past lectures
  • Be prepared to get involved and answer questions at random

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Six in-person reviews from 2013-2016 with rich detail and mostly consistent complaints about organization and grading.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

POLSV015 reviews
POLIV011 review

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

0

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B range

0

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C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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