AI Rate Professor

Political Science

David Reed

POLS202 · 2 lifetime ratings

AI rating
35/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
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Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Avoid unless you are comfortable teaching yourself and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProNew instructorUnclear expectationsAssignment confusionNice personHeavy uncertainty
  • Students describe Reed as nice but inexperienced.
  • The and .
  • Difficulty feels high because students do not know what to prepare or produce.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Getting an A seems difficult because assignments and because the material is clearly advanced.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

The course feels challenging mainly because instructions are vague and students are unsure what will be tested.

Only in-person reviews describe the course challenge.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

because and expectations create avoidable stress.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

because students report vague assignment directions and high expectations.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

35/100

The workload is not fully described, but lots of notes and .

Format shift

and .

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Students say he is nice but , and not .

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Reviews mention both assignments and tests, but there is not enough detail to identify a dominant assessment type.

Format shift

and tests but not their exact weights.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

but new instructor whose expectations and .

Main concern

Students may not .

What students said

“Doesn't clarify very well at all.”
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“we were not told what we would be tested on.”
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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.

Reviews do not clearly prove exam format, proctoring, open-book rules, or closed-book rules, but .

Unclear Test Scope

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews only show that students were not clearly told what would be tested.

Unclear Test Scope
“we were not told what we would be tested on.”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ he figures things out.”

Voice snapshots generated from 2 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching clarity and expectations; credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“Doesn't clarify very well at all.”

👍 Recommendation Level

30/100

“ he figures things out.”

📚 Course Clarity

34/100

“we were not told what we would be tested on.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is very new at teaching.
  • Reed is an but he is still new.

Theme 2

⚠️ About Clarity & Difficulty

  • Gives you just a little detail on an assignment and the expects this AMAZING thing back.
  • Lots of notes that weren't needed and we were not told what we would be tested on.

Data context

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Analysis sample

2

Recent reviews read by the AI

2

Lifetime ratings

42/100

Evidence confidence

Only 2 reviews are available, so the themes are consistent but limited in depth and sample size.

Inside 2 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

POLS2022 reviews

Reported outcomes

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