AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Manuel Kouklis

POLT5 · POL5 · POLS5 · POLISCI1 · POLS005 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
76/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

Take him if you attend consistently and copy notes carefully, but if you need highly structured lectures and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardEasy tests from notesFunny lecturerStrict attendanceMixed teaching clarityFew high-stakes grades
  • and lectures are easy to follow.
  • Negative reviews warn that and exams may not match expectations.
  • than three absences can fail you.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

An A looks very reachable if you attend, copy notes, and study them, though and few major grades raise the risk.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Most students describe short notes and easy tests, but and .

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

as strict, with one student saying more than three missed days can cause failure.

Only in-person reviews discuss attendance, and .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

, but two severe negative reviews make the recommendation conditional.

Recommendation evidence is entirely in person and strongly split between very positive and very negative experiences.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

Grades seem lenient for students who attend and study notes, but the course relies on a small number of major assessments.

Format shift

and papers, while no online grading evidence exists.

Workload

Light

78/100

Workload appears light because , and one paper.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload, and most call it easy or manageable.

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

Many students find him funny and clear, but negative reviews describe off-topic lectures and poor test alignment.

Format shift

All teaching evidence is in person, with sharply mixed experiences.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Grades , and one paper.

Format shift

assessment evidence.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, but most describe an easy class when students attend and study notes.

Main concern

and high-stakes tests can punish students who miss class or misunderstand what matters.

What students said

“This is an easy A. Show up and copy notes and you should pass.”
POLT5
“If you miss more than 3 days he will fail you.”
POLS5
“ .”
POLS5

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are usually described as note-based and easy, but some students report and .

Tests From NotesFew Major TestsMidtermFinal

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

notes, but the policy is not consistently student-friendly.

Tests From NotesFew Major TestsMidtermFinal
“Everything we learn in class from the for word.”
POLS005
“Your grade is only 2 tests, midterm, finals, and 1 paper.”
POLS5
“ .”
POLS5

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This is an easy A. Show up and copy notes and you should pass.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

70/100

“He is a really funny guy and he sometimes tells stories that relate to the topic.”

📈 Easy A Potential

82/100

“This is an easy A. Show up and copy notes and you should pass.”

⚠️

15/100

“If you miss more than 3 days he will fail you.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • I took him Spring 2017 and he truly is a great teacher with a lot of wisdom.
  • Hard to learn anything because he is always going off subject and it is hard to tell what is part of the lecture and what is not.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • .
  • , and notes are not hard at all.
  • Your grade is only 2 tests, midterm, finals, and 1 paper.

Theme 3

👍 About Recommendation

  • Great guy too. .
  • I thought I would learn valuable information, but I feel like I wasted my time.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Eight detailed in-person reviews across several years give useful evidence, but opinions are polarized and somewhat old.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

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143531 review
POL51 review
POLISCI11 review
POLS0051 review
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POLT51 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values