Joseph Chirra

PLSC104 · POLSC102 · POLYSCI102 · POLI102 · POL102 · PLSC101 · PLYSC102 · PLSC102 · POLSCI102 · 56 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 91/100
RMP rating: 4.5/5
Take again: 78.95%
Difficulty: 2.7

The decision

if you will show up, read, and use the ; easy A is realistic with steady effort.

Best fit · Effort For RewardOpen-note quizzesQuiz hints lifesaverLecture heavyReading intensiveDevil's advocate

map closely to the real questions.
Attendance and current-event participation are usually expected and skipping hurts.
He turns dry government .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

if you fill hints and keep notes.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is standard intro government, but and current events add real work.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Most students report , and penalties for skipping more than once.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

80/100

Strong majority praise lectures, fairness, and learning; a minority find the reading and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

, and clear criteria make grades forgiving for prepared students.

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

52/100

, but , and occasional writing keep the load real.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students consistently call him engaging, fair, humorous, and skilled at making politics interesting.

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades are driven by frequent weekly quizzes and a .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person PLSC/POL classes are lecture-heavy with , and firm but fair structure that most students praise.

Main concern

Weekly reading volume and under-prepare.

What students said

“Definitely an easy A. Only graded by weekly quizzes with about 20 questions. as the quiz.”
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PLSC102

“ and wants everyone to pass, you just have to put in a little effort.”
PLSC102

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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Weekly quizzes and finals commonly allow notes and .

Open notesQuiz hintsWeekly quizzesComprehensive final

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

hints; finals often reuse that material.

Open notesQuiz hintsWeekly quizzesIn-person final

“He lets you use your notes on the weekly quizzes and !”
PLSC102

“He allows open notes for his quizzes and final, so he's pretty awesome.”
PLSC102

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Definitely an easy A. Only graded by weekly quizzes with about 20 questions. as the quiz.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and lecture quality. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“I believe Joe Chirra is one of the finer professors that I had throughout my college career.”

📝 Easy A Path

82/100

“ even need to read the text just use quizlet.”

📚 Reading Load

52/100

“ a lot from 3 different books!”

👍 Recommendation

80/100

“My fav teacher at MC”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He would always take the devils advocate approach when you stated your opinion
He makes a boring subject interesting and has a good sense of humor
He's had an interesting life and finds ways to make the subject relate

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Definitely an easy A
Fill out the quiz hints, and do the weekly readings and you'll be fine
You do have to work for your grade but

Theme 3

📋

You definitely need to be there every class
The class is very structured, so missing a day isn't a big deal

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Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews spanning many years , and teaching quality.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 537

4 out of 513

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2 out of 50

1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

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A+ 4 · A 5 · A- 1

B range

B+ 4 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

C+ 1 · C 1

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F

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Joseph Chirra

x x if you will show up, read, and use the x x; easy A is realistic with steady effort.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Mandatory

WorthIt

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In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📝 Easy A Path

📚 Reading Load

👍 Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📋 x x x x

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if you will show up, read, and use the ; easy A is realistic with steady effort.

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