AI Rate Professor

Political Science

John Davis

POLS05 · POLISCI5 · PHIL25 · POLS5 · POLSCI5 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
76/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
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Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you attend consistently and want an engaging political science class that rewards steady effort.

Best fit · Effort For RewardInteresting lecturesAttendance mattersHeavy readingApproachable helpConfusing assignments
  • Students generally find Davis interesting, funny, and approachable.
  • Success depends on attending class, participating, reading, and studying his suggested material.
  • Several reviews warn that and reading can be heavy.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Passing and strong grades are realistic, but students , and test preparation.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

The course is not described as extreme, but , and some make it moderately challenging.

Only in-person reviews describe course difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

Attendance is not clearly mandatory, but reviews repeatedly say .

, and they make class presence sound important.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

75/100

, and interesting lectures despite clarity issues.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

Grades appear fair if students attend, participate, and complete the work, but there is no sign of .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

45/100

The , and in some reviews a large amount of reading.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Students mostly describe him as interesting, funny, helpful, and and assignments.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

Balanced

60/100

, and exams, suggesting a mixed assessment structure.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews describe an engaging but , and reading matter.

Main concern

and heavy reading can make the class harder than expected.

What students said

“this instructor is tough, but if you show up, listen and participate, you will not only pass but you just might learn something”
POLSCI5
“His lectures can be a , and he gives TONS of reading assignments”
POLS5
“I wouldn't exactly say his class was easy but it also wasn't difficult.”
POLISCI5

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 mention tests and exam-relevant lecture material, but they .

Tests MentionedExam Material From ClassPolicy Not Clearly Proven

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and exams, but do not clearly prove whether exams are open-book, closed-book, proctored, or otherwise structured.

Tests MentionedExam Material From Class
“if you miss class, you miss important information that you will need for the exams.”
POLSCI5
“If you show up to class pay attention and .”
POLISCI5

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“this instructor is tough, but if you show up, listen and participate, you will not only pass but you just might learn something”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and clarity. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

76/100

“Great professor and interesting lecturer.”

📚 Workload And Reading

45/100

“His lectures can be a , and he gives TONS of reading assignments”

👍 Recommendation Level

75/100

“So far the him!!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Great professor and interesting lecturer.
  • He has a great sense of humor which made his class interesting.
  • Super fun class he is awesome and he knows it.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • As long as you attend class, do the homework, and listen it will be easy enough to pass.
  • I wouldn't exactly say his class was easy but it also wasn't difficult.
  • if you do the work and study what he suggests you can pass.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Concerns

  • My only neg. draws from and test
  • His lectures can be a , and he gives TONS of reading assignments
  • if you miss class, you miss important information that you will need for the exams.

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is medium because there are only 7 reviews, but they are fairly detailed and mostly consistent.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 53
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

POLISCI52 reviews
POLS52 reviews
PHIL251 review
POLS051 review
POLSCI51 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 2 · A- 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

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D range

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F

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