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POLI2 · POLISCI2 · POLS2 · POLIS2 · POLSCI2 · PLSY1254 · POLSC2 · PSCI2 · POLISCI · POLIABCD · 19 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 42/100
RMP rating: 3.3/5
Take again: 0%
Difficulty: 3.1

The decision

if you can handle strict rules and ; skip if you want a gentle intro.

Best fit · Effort For RewardExam-only courseStrict on latenessHard graderEntertaining lecturesNo phones seating chart

Class is almost entirely .
He can be funny and energetic, but , and condescending moments.
, and seating are tightly policed.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

Many call him an ; As and exam performance.

All evidence is from In person reviews only.

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Content is intro-level politics but volume of lecture, text, and .

All evidence is from In person reviews only.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

, and skip-class warnings.

In person only; very consistent strictness.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

About half praise entertaining lectures and success if you study; and .

In person only; polarized over many years.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Repeated hard-grader complaints, trick questions, and .

Format shift

In person only.

Workload

Light

72/100

; grade rests on about four exams.

Format shift

In person only.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Strong energetic lectures for many, but others find him boring, biased, or condescending.

Format shift

In person only.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

92/100

Course commonly based .

Format shift

In person only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person Polisci is lecture-heavy with strict classroom rules; strong lecturers for and personality clashes for others.

Main concern

and lateness or phones can get you called out.

What students said

“This class was the and would ridicule you and doc you if you were even a minute late.”
POLISCI2

“Only grades on 4 exams. There is isn't that bad.”
POLSC2

“It's NOT easy, and you HAVE to read the textbook and he makes you participate. But he makes it interesting and he's a great teacher.”
PSCI2

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.

and large study loads.

Four exams onlyTricky testsEssay questionsHeavy reading

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Grade often comes , and extra readings.

Four examsTrick questionsEssay portionsNo homework

“the class is based off 4 exams THATS ALL!”
POLIABCD

“The lectures did not help with the tests and he really tried to trick his students on the test.”
POLISCI2

“400 points total, earned only through 4 exams each worth 100 points.”
PSCI2

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“the class is based off 4 exams THATS ALL!I reccomend not taking this class if u are just starting out.”
Voice snapshots generated from 19 In person reviews , and mixed teaching. Credibility rating: High.

📝

92/100

“Only grades on 4 exams. There is isn't that bad.”

⏰ Strict Classroom Rules

12/100

“he is extremely anal about timeliness and would ridicule you and doc you if you were even a minute late.”

🎯 Teaching Split

55/100

“he makes it interesting and he's a great teacher. Tells funny, interesting stories.”

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28/100

“he is an ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

great at giving lectures, thats all the class is, LECTURES
Tells funny, interesting stories
Soooooooooooooooo boring

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

the
If you show up to class and read the book... you'll ace the class

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Culture

Dont be late to this class! and dont bring out your phone
He will single students out and pick on them
Skip class? You won't pass.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Nineteen In person reviews from 2004-2020 show consistent exam structure and strict classroom rules despite mixed sentiment.

Inside 19 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57

4 out of 54

3 out of 52

2 out of 51

1 out of 55

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

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Reg Spittle

x x if you can handle strict rules and x x; skip if you want a gentle intro.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Standard

Mandatory

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

📝 x x

⏰ Strict Classroom Rules

🎯 Teaching Split

⚖️ x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ About Classroom Culture

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

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D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you can handle strict rules and ; skip if you want a gentle intro.

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