AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Joshua Shurley

POLISCI2 · POLISI2 · POLSCI2 · POLISCI175 · PLSI2 · 50 lifetime ratings

AI rating
100/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
94%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

if you want a highly recommended, lecture-heavy political science class with .

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy examsEngaging lecturesClear study guidesCaring and respectfulLow-cost materials
  • Students consistently describe the exams as easy when they use the study guides and attend lectures.
  • Most reviews praise his lectures as engaging, respectful, and surprisingly interesting for political science.
  • The workload is usually light to moderate, , and a few exams.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

95/100

Getting an A is very easy if students attend, complete short writing or discussion work, and use the study guides.

Online and online students relying more on modules and in-person students relying more on attendance and study guides.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

88/100

The political science content is made easy through clear lectures, posted materials, study guides, and straightforward exams.

Online reviews mention long recorded lectures, while but attendance helps keep the course easy.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

62/100

Attendance is not always described as strictly mandatory, but many students .

, while in-person students repeatedly say showing up is important for passing easily.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

97/100

Students overwhelmingly recommend him because , and easy to pass with effort.

, though several online students say they would have enjoyed him even more in person.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

94/100

Grades are described as easy, with , and even a major grade round-up in one review.

Format shift

Both formats show lenient grading, with in-person reviews giving more direct examples of and easy exams.

Workload

Light

82/100

Work is usually weekly discussions, short writing, a few papers, and .

Format shift

Online reviews mention weekly discussions and long lectures, while and attendance-based lecture prep.

Teaching experience

Excellent

94/100

Most students describe him as passionate, respectful, caring, funny, and able to make political science interesting.

Format shift

Teaching praise is strong in both formats, with online students highlighting recorded lectures and in-person students highlighting live engagement.

Assessment method

Balanced

63/100

Assessment appears to mix discussions or papers with quizzes, midterms, finals, and study-guide-based exams.

Format shift

Online reviews mention three exams and weekly discussions, while , and study guides.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person reviews emphasize , and strong recommendation.

Main concern

Showing up matters because lectures and .

What students said

“Easy A if . Shulery.”
POLSCI2
“Show up. Study the study guide and put some effort into a couple papers and you'll have an A+”
POLISCI2

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online reviews describe , and strong study guides.

Main concern

Lectures can be long and .

What students said

“super simple! make sure to just watch his video lectures (2 hrs :( ) but honestly skipping through them and looking for the answers to the "module reviews" is all you need.”
POLISCI2
“He covers a lot of info and the .”
POLISCI2

Exam style

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Exams are consistently described as easy and study-guide-based, with one .

Open Book Online TestStudy Guide Based ExamsEasy ExamsReview Questions

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

91/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and study guides, but do not clearly prove open-book or proctoring details.

Study Guide Based ExamsLecture Based TestsEasy Exams
“Study guides are literally the test.”
POLSCI2
“ he provides.”
POLISCI2

Online

Online reviews support easy exams based on module reviews or study guides, with one explicit open-book comment.

Open Book TestModule Review QuestionsStudy GuidesThree Exams
“He covers a lot of info and the .”
POLISCI2
“everything comes from the module wrap up and it's super easy questions.”
POLISCI2

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Dr. Shurley is a ! His lectures are so funny and interesting.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

94/100

“ study guide and makes it easy to pass the exams.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

97/100

“ !”

📈 Easy A Path

95/100

“Show up. Study the study guide and put some effort into a couple papers and you'll have an A+”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are so funny and interesting.
  • He's a great teacher, every class was a blast and I would 100% recommend this teacher.
  • Professor Shurley is pretty awesome. He is very sweet and his lectures are entertaining.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A if . Shulery.
  • The his study guides, study the study guides and youll do great.
  • Class was too easy. I went to class every day and took no notes, and never touched the textbook.

Theme 3

📝

  • so make sure you don't miss any of them.
  • .
  • but 2 essays, 4 quizzes, midterm and final.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

50

Lifetime ratings

96/100

Evidence confidence

The rating is based on 50 detailed reviews across many years with highly consistent comments about easy exams, good lectures, and strong recommendation.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 538
4 out of 58
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

POLISCI225 reviews
POLSCI220 reviews
PLSI22 reviews
POLISI22 reviews
POLISCI1751 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

40 reported outcomes

A range

35

A+ 16 · A 18 · A- 1

B range

4

B 4

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

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F

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