AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Craig Matthews

POLSCI001 · POLSCI1 · 2 lifetime ratings

AI rating
56/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

if you want strong lectures and are willing to work hard; avoid if you need an easy A or flexible online pace.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough graderAmazing lecturesLots of homeworkWell organizedNitpicky
  • as gold-standard and entertaining.
  • Online students report , and rushed timed exams.
  • Workload is consistently heavy and as mandatory.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

In person you can earn an A with full participation and study, but and .

Online review shows a C+ with ; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Both formats rate difficulty high, with , and and final prep.

Both the online and in-person reviews rate difficulty at 4.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

, and participation is stressed as required to succeed.

and in-person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

In-person students call him a gold-standard lecturer, while the .

Online student said no to taking again; in-person student said yes.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

; in person fair only if you do all work and study.

Format shift

Online evidence is harsh; in-person evidence is fair-to-demanding.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and .

Format shift

Both formats flag lots of homework.

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

In-person lectures are excellent and organized; online and timing issues.

Format shift

In-person praise is strong; online quality rating is only 2.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and ; participation also counts in person.

Format shift

Online emphasizes timed quizzes and exams; in , and participation.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Fantastic, entertaining lectures with ; hard but fair if you participate and study.

Main concern

Course is considered difficult and still carries lots of homework.

What students said

“He's FANTASTIC lecturing (and entertaining), and is really the gold standard for college professors.”
POLSCI001

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Organized but a and very short quiz and .

Main concern

and rushed timed assessments make a solid grade hard to earn.

What students said

“a . You have to use cengage in order to do all the homework and it costs $80, also he gives very little time for the quizzes and exams”
POLSCI1

Exam style

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Exams and quizzes are time-pressured online and .

Timed quizzesTimed examsMidterm and final

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students must study for a midterm and final; format details beyond that are not clearly specified.

MidtermFinal
“if you participate, do the work, and study for the midterm and ”
POLSCI001

Online

Quizzes and the clock runs out.

Timed quizzesTimed exams
“he gives very little time for the quizzes and so many questions because I would run out of time”
POLSCI1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He's FANTASTIC lecturing (and entertaining), and is really the gold standard for college professors.”

Voice snapshots generated from 2 reviews spanning online and in-person formats; credibility rating: Low.

🎓 Lecture Quality

68/100

“Matthews is a true teacher. His class was considered difficult by some, but if you participate, do the work, and study for the midterm and .”

📝

35/100

“a ”

📚 Workload Load

28/100

“Lots of homework”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His and thought out
  • He's FANTASTIC lecturing (and entertaining)
  • He is an

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • a
  • I had to guess on so many questions because I would run out of time
  • if you participate, do the work, and study for the midterm and

Data context

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Analysis sample

2

Recent reviews read by the AI

2

Lifetime ratings

28/100

Evidence confidence

Only two reviews from 2019-2021 with opposite tones and one review per format limit reliability.

Inside 2 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

POLSCI0011 review
POLSCI11 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values