Donovan Rinker-Morris

POLS113 · POLS211 · POLS114 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 34/100
RMP rating: 2.6/5
Take again: —
Difficulty: 4.1

The decision

Skip POLS113 if you can; if you want a heavy critical-thinking grind and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizing by courseLong unfocused lecturesLate or missing syllabusHard to transfer withApproachable when engaged

POLS113 is widely panned while POLS211 and POLS114 get warmer notes.
Common complaints are endless read-aloud lectures, late syllabus, and .
Getting a strong grade is tough, especially for students aiming to transfer.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Students report C as common and even D grades, with transfer-minded reviewers saying a B is unlikely without heavy time and background.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Content and pacing feel dense, with long lectures and high difficulty ratings especially in POLS113.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

Most POLS113 voices urge students to stay away, outweighing a smaller set of positive POLS211 and POLS114 comments.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Comments describe tough outcomes for transfer students and weak clarity .

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Students warn the class needs lots of time, sleep sacrifice, and heavy lecture endurance.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Poor

36/100

A minority praise approachability and critical thinking, but most describe boring read-aloud lectures with little direction.

Format shift

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Reviews stress long lectures and unclear expectations more than a .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person POLS classes feel lecture-heavy and often directionless, with a few strong notes on approachability and critical .

Main concern

Unfocused multi-hour lectures and a syllabus that may arrive mid-semester make grades and transfer plans risky.

What students said

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“the syllabus came at the and unfocused”
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“He is very concerned about the success of his students and . ”
POLS211

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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Reviews do not clearly prove proctoring style or open-book policy, so and poorly signaled.

Unclear exam formatLecture-heavy course

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

format, focusing instead on lecture style and grade risk.

Unclear expectationsLecture-heavy

“There were no discussions just long lectures that .”
POLS113

“it's very unlikely you will even get a B on this class. C is common.”
POLS113

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
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Voice snapshots generated from 9 in-person reviews, highlighting course polarization, lecture style, and grade risk. Credibility rating: Medium.

⚠️ Teaching Quality

36/100

“Just think about somebody read words to you for 3 hours.”

📉 Recommendation

30/100

“ .”

🎯 When He Works

70/100

“He is very approachable when you have questions and .”

📚 Structure Issues

25/100

“The only reason it's difficult is because there was no syllabus and no direction on the professor's expectations.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

somebody read words to you for 3 hours
long lectures that
He can be a little long winded at times

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

C is common
very unlikely you will even get a B
if you want to transfer

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

and respectful of everyone's ideas
incredibly helpful
concerned about the success of his students

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Nine detailed but older 2013-2014 reviews show a consistent POLS113 pattern with some course-level split, so confidence is moderate rather than high.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53

4 out of 51

3 out of 50

2 out of 50

1 out of 55

Course coverage

POLS1136 reviews

POLS2112 reviews

POLS1141 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

A 2

B range

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

No reported values

D range

D 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Donovan Rinker-Morris

Skip POLS113 if you can; x x x if you want a heavy critical-thinking grind and x x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Varies

Avoid

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

⚠️ Teaching Quality

📉 Recommendation

🎯 When He Works

📚 Structure Issues

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Skip POLS113 if you can; if you want a heavy critical-thinking grind and .