AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Katherine Michel

PS105 · GOV102 · PS103 · POS101 · PS102 · 41 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
85.37%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you will follow rubrics and put in and writing; rewards effort, not an autopilot easy A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate lecturesHeavy reading and writingClear rubricsThorough feedbackTough but fair discussions
  • Engaging, caring poli-sci teaching with high organization and .
  • , and .
  • Great for majors and motivated learners; and reading heavy.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

High grades are common when you follow the rubric and keep up weekly, but many stress it is not an easy free A.

One online review called it Easy A with unlimited quiz tries; most online and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

44/100

Content is readable for GE but dense; , and analysis expectations.

Both formats emphasize reading load; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

42/100

and participation; online is more flexible but still deadline-driven.

In-person often mandatory; online commonly not required to log into live class.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

, and growth, even from students who found it hard.

; GE-only online students are more mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

Clear rubrics and generous full credit when work is solid, but and .

Format shift

Online GE students more often call her the .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

, and research papers make this a heavy writing-heavy class.

Format shift

Heavy workload appears in both online and in-person comments.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

, and feedback-rich teaching is the dominant student story.

Format shift

In-person lectures get special praise; online still praised for feedback and clarity.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Blend of weekly discussions and quizzes with papers and .

Format shift

; others include exams.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students highlight passionate lectures, accessibility, and fair reward for work; .

Main concern

Weekly work and not an easy A if you slack.

What students said

“Dr. Michel is a phenomenal professor. One of the most influential teachers I've had”
PS103
“Her class is not an easy A but if you do the work you will see the rewards!”
PS102
“She is a sweet, caring, and understanding professor. .”
PS105

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online sections mix weekly discussions, quizzes, and papers; but .

Main concern

Tough discussion and .

What students said

“Easy A, !”
PS102
“She is a .”
PS102
“ each assignment”
PS105

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is often writing and ; when exams exist they are manageable with prep.

Weekly quizzesDiscussion boardsResearch papersSome midterms and finalsRubric-based grading

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and a couple of exams without reports of strict remote proctoring tools.

In-person examsWeekly reading responsesResearch papersParticipation
“In the whole semester, we had 2 in-person exams. The .”
PS105
“a ”
PS105
“we had 2 , and weekly book quizzes online.”
PS103

Online

Online , and papers; some sections have midterms framed as discussions or papers rather than camera proctoring.

Weekly discussionsWeekly quizzesPapers as midterm/finalUnlimited quiz tries in some sections
“you can't fail the quiz because it stops only once you reach 100% and it is unlimited in time & tries.”
PS102
“She just has 3 essays and 1 research paper, which make up most of .”
PS102
“3 discussion posts and a .”
PS105

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Dr. Michel is a phenomenal professor. One of the most influential teachers I've had the opportunity to learn from.”

Voice snapshots generated from 41 political science reviews, balancing passion-for-teaching praise with workload and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Professor Michel is one of the while attending Ohlone.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

86/100

“I encourage anyone who has the .”

📚 Workload Reality

32/100

“ . We have reading responses every week”

⚖️

50/100

“the key to getting an A . If you follow the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Engaging lectures, interesting content, and high moral character.
  • She makes the class very interesting and .
  • She's super sweet, super accessible outside of class, lectures aren't note-taking-heavy

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • not a but definitely not a easy A
  • Her class is not an easy A but if you do the work you will see the rewards!
  • She is a .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She is a sweet, caring, and understanding professor.
  • Incredibly kind and compassionate professor, 100% one of my favorites so far.
  • You can tell she really cares about her student's success.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

41

Recent reviews read by the AI

41

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

41 detailed reviews from 2017-2026 with consistent themes on passion, workload, and .

Inside 41 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 526
4 out of 57
3 out of 56
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

PS10222 reviews
PS10511 reviews
PS1035 reviews
POS1012 reviews
GOV1021 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

39 reported outcomes

A range

22

A+ 5 · A 15 · A- 2

B range

12

B+ 7 · B 5

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 3