M. Lafferty

POLSC2940 · POL2346 · POLI1 · POLY1 · POLY101 · POL1 · 73 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 51/100
RMP rating: 3.1/5
Take again: 52.94%
Difficulty: 3.4

The decision

if you can , and grind the exams; otherwise the style will frustrate you.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerLecture HeavyRamblesExtra CreditTest HeavyNo Textbook

Extremely lecture-driven with long tangents and almost no textbook use
Grade hinges on a
some call him a and unfair

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

A few hard tests and a paper decide the grade; helps, but wording tricks and .

Online and ; is the main grade lifeline in both.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Material itself is political science basics, but delivery, tangents, and .

Online reviews lean more negative on clarity; .

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

53/100

fans love expertise and humor, critics hate rambling and opaque exams.

Recent online reviews trend more negative; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

Tough grader tags are common; tests use tricky wording and .

Format shift

Online students especially flag trick and harsh cuts; .

Workload

Moderate

50/100

Usually only a handful of tests and one essay, but lectures are long and note-taking is intense.

Format shift

Both formats stress few graded items plus heavy lecture load; .

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Widely seen as smart and sometimes hilarious, but , and off-topic.

Format shift

In-person fans praise knowledge; online students more often call lectures nonsensical.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

85/100

Nearly the whole grade is tests plus one research paper, with on the side.

Format shift

Online and in-person both describe test-heavy POL1 with .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In person he is funny and deeply knowledgeable, yet many dislike rambling 3-hour lectures and .

Main concern

Long tangents and or the book.

What students said

“Very funny guy but he tends to go on tangents when conducting his lectures which are very long.”
POL1

“All you have to do is like 4 tests and a research paper and there's .”
POL1

“ and his tests are not based on the textbook or on his lectures.”
POL1

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online POL1 students often find lectures long and tests poorly aligned, but and .

Main concern

Trick extra-credit questions and .

What students said

“Most of the lectures didn't make any sense even most of the questions from the and confusing”
POL1

“Plenty of opportunities and extra participation points can bring your grade a whole letter.”
POL1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; content is lecture-based, sometimes with study guides and frequent .

Test HeavyTrick QuestionsLecture-Based ExamsStudy Guides SometimesExtra Credit

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and short answer from lectures; some report take-home tests or library study copies.

Lecture-Based ExamsMultiple ChoiceResearch PaperExtra Credit

“4 tests and 1 Essay of 5 pgs. so ”
POL1

“Luckily .”
POL1

Online

; questions are described as trick questions.

Confusing TestsTrick Extra CreditLecture Heavy

“His questions are trick questions, if the answer is obvious, then it's not it.”
POL1

“he puts questions that he never talked about.”
POL1

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“You REALLY have to listen to EVERY SINGLE WORD he says to get the right answers to the homework and tests.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (4 online, 46 in , and polarization. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“Awesome professor, he really knows his Sh!t.”

📝

35/100

“ on his lectures.”

🎁 Lifeline

70/100

“Because of the and participation points, I raised my grade a whole letter.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

he tends to go on tangents when conducting his lectures which are very long
Sarcastic humor makes for interesting lectures
DONT BUT THE BOOK....

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

! No notes to go off of. All lecture.
All you have to do is like 4 tests and a research paper and there's .
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Theme 3

⚖️ Polarizing Reputation

One of the . at MVC!
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Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews across many years with rich detail; opinions polarize but , and are stable.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 518

4 out of 521

3 out of 511

2 out of 58

1 out of 515

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

23 reported outcomes

A range

A 9

B range

B+ 2 · B 4

C range

C+ 2 · C 1

D range

No reported values

F

F 2

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1

M. Lafferty

x x x if you can x x x x x x x, and grind the exams; otherwise the style will frustrate you.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Recommended

Depends

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In person

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🎯 Teaching Quality

📝 x x

🎁 x x Lifeline

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

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Quality ratings

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if you can , and grind the exams; otherwise the style will frustrate you.

📝

🎁 Lifeline