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Political Science

Jessye Scott Stafford

POLSCI60 · POSC007 · POLSCI1 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
58.33%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Prefer her in-person POLSCI1 if you can handle reading and quizzes; if you hate heavy testing and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardExtra credit heavyLots of readingCaring in personTest heavy onlinePolarized reviews
  • In-person POLSCI1 students praise caring lectures and .
  • Online and accelerated sections draw strong , and outdated materials.
  • Reported grades skew high (A/A+) when students complete quizzes and use .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many students report A or A+ with cushioning workload, though .

; online reviews still report A grades but with heavier testing pain.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Content is introductory political science, but , and online essays raise the load.

In person feels manageable with lectures; online short terms feel much harder.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Most detailed reviews mark attendance mandatory, with only a few saying it was not.

In-person reviews more often say mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

About half would take her again, with and short-session reviews.

In-person recommendation is high; online recommendation is much weaker.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

is frequent and many reported A or A+, though a few online students felt graded slowly or unfairly.

Format shift

Leniency is clearer in person; online complaints focus more on volume than harsh letter grades.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of reading, chapter quizzes, presentations, papers, and multi-part finals show up often.

Format shift

Online POLSCI60 and short POSC007 sound heaviest; in-person POLSCI1 is busy but cushioned by .

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

, while online reviews attack organization, outdated materials, and .

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is strong; online teaching ratings are often very low.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Chapter quizzes, tests per chapter, presentations, and alone.

Format shift

Both formats mention quizzes and tests; online adds long essay questions and big projects.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Most in-person POLSCI1 reviews are strongly positive: , and easy A if you read and present.

Main concern

and and presentations.

What students said

“She's really a good teacher, funny too and if you have a good reason for not doing something and again”
POLSCI1
“She was a great professor! She truly cared about her students and about the subjects she teaches.”
POLSCI1
“Tons of work but she also does TONS of so you will be able to make up work and .”
POLSCI1

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

straightforward for some with , but several call short sessions hell with , and very slow grading.

Main concern

, and harsh short-term online formats.

What students said

“The course was very straightforward. It was not difficult at all. Nonetheless, lots of .”
POLSCI1
“It was 5 weeks of hell. .”
POSC007
“Too much and .”
POLSCI60

Exam style

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Assessments center on frequent chapter quizzes saved for the , and some long essay-style tests.

Chapter quizzesMultiple choice quizzesPresentationsLong finalEssay test questions

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

final plus about two presentations; proctoring tools are not clearly described.

Chapter quizzesPresentationsFinal uses quiz material
“We had around 2 presentations, and had a .”
POLSCI1
“Make sure to read and final”
POLSCI1

Online

Online comments describe , and multi-part or long finals with essay answers.

Weekly quizzesEssay questionsLong finalProjects
“Each test requires 350 word essay per question and many questions to answer in that form.”
POLSCI60
“900 AND weekly discussions, extremely demanding project AND a 2-part final.”
POLSCI60

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Tons of work but she also does TONS of so you will be able to make up work and . There is NO WAY you should walk away with anything less than a B.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews, highlighting in-person praise versus online overload themes. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“I enjoyed every lecture of hers. During the course you have a test for each chapter, there was 2 presentations we had to do and she gives a lot of opportunities”

👍 Recommendation Split

55/100

“ .”

📚 Workload Reality

32/100

“Too much and .”

🎁 Safety Net

78/100

“She does give a lot of work but none of it is very hard and gives a lot of .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She's really a good teacher, funny too
  • I enjoyed her lectures a lot bc it was full of information
  • She makes the class interesting.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • There is NO WAY you should walk away with anything less than a B.
  • It was not difficult at all. Nonetheless, lots of .
  • It was 5 weeks of hell.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Online Friction

  • NEVER AGAIN! Class was a disaster.
  • Beware! This woman takes a long time to grade and return assignments.
  • Word to the wise this lackluster teacher is posting fake reviews of herself

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen reviews span 2013-2026 with detailed comments, but opinions split sharply by format and a few reviews accuse fakes, which lowers full confidence.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 55

Course coverage

POLSCI19 reviews
POLSCI602 reviews
POSC0072 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 5 · A 4

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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