AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Kurt Nielsen

POSC101 · POLS101 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you will study hard for tests and and a tough essay.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest HeavyLots of HomeworkChallengingOrganizedHarsh Essay
  • Poli sci is challenging with and
  • Most students respect his organization and teaching style
  • One strong , and heavy load

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Passing is doable with study and homework, but , and the .

All evidence is in-person.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Political science content and tough quizzes make the course intellectually demanding.

All evidence is in-person.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

as mandatory and participation matters.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Many praise his teaching, but and a harsh negative review make it conditional.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

if complete, but essays and .

Format shift

In-person only; one review also reports missing points and .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Weekly homework, test-heavy structure, and a .

Format shift

and test heavy.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

, and skilled, though one review is strongly negative.

Format shift

In-person only with mixed intensity.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Tests, quizzes, and an in-class final essay drive .

Format shift

, and a persuasive essay.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, a harsh persuasive essay, and mixed take-again views.

Main concern

and and grading issues.

What students said

“ if you did what he asked, and the but doable.”
POSC101
“He shared w/ our class that his job was in danger, so he increased the amount of work ”
POSC101
“There is , but you have a week to finish it.”
POLS101

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 and and a harshly graded persuasive essay.

In-Class Short Essay FinalTough QuizzesTest HeavyPersuasive Essay

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; quizzes and tests are described as tough and test-heavy.

In-Class Short Essay FinalTough QuizzesTest Heavy
“Also, prepare for the .”
POSC101
“study for test though, study hard they are a tough.”
POSC101
“ .”
POSC101

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Overall, the class was difficult but everything was achievable. He knows what he's doing.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 in-person political science reviews, balancing praise with workload and . Credibility rating: Medium.

📚

28/100

“gives you twice the amount of and homework”

🎯 Teaching Skill

72/100

“fantastic teaching style”

⚖️ Mixed Recommendation

52/100

“Overall, the class was difficult but everything was achievable. He knows what he's doing.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Mr. Nielsen is a great teacher. and well prepared.
  • kurt made this dreaded class interesting and informative.
  • fantastic teaching style

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • the but doable.
  • The graded harsh so plan for it.
  • .

Theme 3

⚠️ About Frustrations

  • gives no feedback in explaining scores he gives, no
  • and doesnt respond to emails
  • does not go

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Five in-person reviews from 2013-2017 show a but include one severe outlier complaint.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

POSC1014 reviews
POLS1011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

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