Jackie Townsend

POLSC102 · POLI102 · POL102 · PLSC101 · POL101 · POLI100 · POLS102 · POLSCI102 · POLISCI102 · POLSC101 · POLS101 · PS102 · 29 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 62/100
RMP rating: 3.6/5
Take again: —
Difficulty: 2.8

The decision

if you will participate for note sheets and study the book; skip if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardParticipation for notesBook-heavy lecturesCurrent event papersMixed reviewsEasy if you participate

Many students pass easily with , and note sheets for exams via participation
; some love her passion, others call class boring
study; experience varies widely

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many say study the book, do current events, and participate for notes to get an A with modest effort.

All evidence is in person; one outdated online complaint exists but is flagged as .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

and many calling it easy or simple; content is standard intro political science.

In-person only.

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

58/100

Split between strong recommenders who found it easy and critics who found lectures useless or harsh.

In-person only; quality ratings range from 1 to 5.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

Current events and ; some warn and finals.

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Light

75/100

Typically a few half-page current events, , and .

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Some praise passion and clarity; many say lectures read from the book, are dry, or unclear.

Format shift

In-person only.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and final with participation-linked note sheets.

Format shift

In-person only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

easy workload and participation note sheets help many, but lectures are often dry or unclear and .

Main concern

and reliance on the textbook; participation needed for .

What students said

“She's makes the class take as little of your time as possible... .”
POLI102

“Lectures . ... .”
POLS102

“If you study the book you will get an A. ... participate in class and you can and final.”
POLS102

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

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Participation earns a page of ; tests draw from book and lectures; reviews help.

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Midterm and if ; tests include definitions, T/F, multiple choice, and essay from book and lectures.

Note sheet with participationMidterm and finalQuizBook-based testsCurrent events

“if you get in-class participation points you can have a page of notes which helps.”
POLS102

“if you participate in class (say something once per class) you get a cheat sheet for the tests.”
POLI102

“ .”
POLS102

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you study the book you will get an A. Make sure you participate in class and you can and final.”
Voice snapshots generated from 29 in-person reviews, highlighting participation note sheets, book reliance, and mixed lecture quality. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“Lectures . ... .”

📝 Easy Path With Participation

78/100

“if you participate in class (say something once per class) you get a cheat sheet for the tests.”

👍 Split Recommendations

58/100

“ .”

📚 Book Reliance

50/100

“Not very effective teacher. But an easy class. Her lecture reads almost verbatim from the book.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

and very easy to understand.
.
Her lecture reads almost verbatim from the book.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

pretty easy class. participate in class and she'll let you use a sheet of notes
Class was fairly easy.
You can actually go from an A to an F in that class.

Theme 3

🗣️ About Participation

Participation is HUGE.
Participate once per day to receive a
If so you can use a pg of notes on the test.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

29 in-person reviews over many years with both strong praise and strong criticism provide a reliable but mixed picture.

Inside 29 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514

4 out of 52

3 out of 56

2 out of 54

1 out of 53

Course coverage

POLS10215 reviews

POL1022 reviews

POLS1012 reviews

POLSCI1022 reviews

PLSC1011 review

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Reported outcomes

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Jackie Townsend

x x if you will participate for note sheets and study the book; skip if x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Recommended

Depends

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Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

📝 Easy Path With Participation

👍 Split Recommendations

📚 Book Reliance

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🗣️ About Participation

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Quality ratings

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if you will participate for note sheets and study the book; skip if .