Silas Cha

POLS005 · ETHN004 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 48/100
RMP rating: 3.1/5
Take again: 46.15%
Difficulty: 3.2

The decision

if you are comfortable self-teaching and , because the grade may be manageable but the structure is unreliable.

Best fit · Self Taught ProKind PersonDisorganizedEasy GradesTest StressWeak Communication

Students often describe him as kind and sometimes easy, especially if they only need credits.
Many online reviews criticize , and weak preparation for tests.
Grades can be high, but the learning experience is inconsistent and stressful for organized students.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Grades appear fairly attainable because many students earned As and some say effort is enough, but and poor organization raise the real cost.

Online reviews show high grades despite frustration, while easy if students keep up.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

63/100

The course content is not described as deeply hard, but unclear structure, vague lectures, and itself.

Online students report more confusion and self-teaching, while as easier and clearer.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

because one in-person review says too many absences can lead to being dropped and online meetings affected preparation.

In-person evidence clearly warns against skipping, while online evidence focuses more on .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

46/100

Recommendation is split because he is kind and can be easy, but and weak communication.

Online reviews are mostly hesitant or negative, while but still mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

Grades often come from effort, few assignments, and some , though tests can still feel harsh.

Format shift

Online evidence includes effort grading and but , while in-person evidence says genuine effort is rewarded.

Workload

Moderate

66/100

Workload is not heavy, but unpredictable posting and .

Format shift

Online workload is lighter but disorganized, while and attend class.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Students like him personally, but repeated complaints about organization, responsiveness, and .

Format shift

Online teaching experience is much weaker, while and lectures.

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

Assessment , and tests, with several reviews emphasizing tests.

Format shift

Online reviews mention discussions and , while , and attendance.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are more balanced, praising kindness and manageable work while , and Canvas checks.

Main concern

Quizzes and , and .

What students said

“He is pretty easy and .”
POLS005

“ because if you miss a lot.”
POLS005

“I felt like he did not prepare us enough for quizzes and tests.”
POLS005

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mostly negative about organization, communication, late postings, and and high grades.

Main concern

Students often felt underprepared and stressed by late or .

What students said

“He rarely communicated what was coming up, and when he did, things didn't happen when he said that they would.”
POLS005

“ and hard.”
POLS005

“Grades mostly on effort. Not a lot of assignments.”
ETHN004

Exam style

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Exams and quizzes are described as hard and sometimes poorly aligned with study guides, but .

Free Response TestsHard TestsWeak Study GuidesQuizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests that were not well supported by study guides, but do not clearly prove proctoring, open-book, midterm, or .

QuizzesTestsWeak Study Guides

“I felt like he did not prepare us enough for quizzes and tests.”
POLS005

“his study guides had barely any correlation with his quizzes.”
POLS005

Online

Online reviews explicitly mention hard free-response tests and weak study guides, but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, midterm, or .

Free Response TestsHard QuizzesWeak Study GuidesTest Heavy

“ and hard.”
POLS005

“His study guides barely help and .”
POLS005

“ covered.”
POLS005

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Probably a nice person, but the .”
Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“He rarely had class so we often just learned from a textbook and I sometimes did not feel prepared for tests.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

46/100

“If you are taking this class for your major, I would choose someone else (at least for online classes).”

📈 Grade Accessibility

78/100

“Grades mostly on effort. Not a lot of assignments.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

His lectures are good and he teaches the function of government briefly, but not as in-depth.
He is a good professor. He is pretty easy and .
He and a good lecturer.

Theme 2

⚠️ About Organization

He did not .
.
He was late on everything and .

Theme 3

🧪 About Tests

His study guides barely help and .
and hard.
covered.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen reviews across both formats show a consistent split between kindness and serious organization problems.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53

4 out of 51

3 out of 55

2 out of 52

1 out of 52

Course coverage

POLS00512 reviews

ETHN0041 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 5 · A- 2

B range

B 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Silas Cha

x x x if you are comfortable self-teaching and x x x, because the grade may be manageable but the structure is unreliable.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Mandatory

Depends

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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 Rate

📈 Grade Accessibility

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

⚠️ About Organization

🧪 About Tests

See exactly what the AI read.

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

if you are comfortable self-teaching and , because the grade may be manageable but the structure is unreliable.