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Political Science

Stephen Dolson-Andrew

POL100 · POLIT101 · POLITICALSCI · POLIT100 · POLSC1000 · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if you will read every chapter and study constantly; .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTextbook memorizationTough graderDaily quizzesHeavy readingLate grading
  • Success and memorizing the textbook test bank.
  • In-class quizzes and and graded strictly.
  • Online recent reviews add late module posting and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

As are possible but require constant textbook study; many report C/D grades and brutal essay scoring.

; online also hides progress with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and essay exams make the course intellectually and time-demanding.

In-person comments dominate the hard-content picture; online focuses more on logistics stress.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Many tags and comments say skipping class hurts and participation or .

, but as essential.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

33/100

Low take-again rate and repeated , and .

A few strong positives exist, but and recent online reviews advise against.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

24/100

and low scores on essays and chapter quizzes.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and final create constant studying.

Format shift

Online can spike with last-week catch-up dumps.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

Some call lectures funny and clear; many say he does not teach before quizzes and grades slowly.

Format shift

; online focuses on late posts and .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grade is driven by frequent quizzes, in-class essays, midterm, and .

Format shift

quizzes and discussions.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

quizzes, and tough essay exams with limited teaching before tests.

Main concern

You can fail easily if book.

What students said

“YOU WILL NOT PASS IF YOU DO NOT READ THE TEXTBOOK!!!”
POLIT100
“He is a !!!! Will only get an A if you are a Politician!!!!”
POLIT100

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students report late module posts, crunch-week catch-up work, and grades .

Main concern

Late postings and and raise stress.

What students said

“ minimal accommodation for lost time”
POL100
“often posted the modules late and made us catch up the last week of class with 2 assignments, 3 quizzes and 3 discussions all with 3 prompts.”
POLS-C1000

Exam style

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Exams are frequent, memorization-heavy, and .

Daily or weekly quizzesIn-class essay examsTextbook test-bank questionsMidterm and final

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and brutal in-class essay exams.

In-class essay examsWeekly quizzes from test bank100-question midterm/finalStudy guides
“he is quite a lazy professor. He has in .”
POLIT100
“The midterm and final are 100 questions each and include a writing portion.”
POL100

Online

Online grades lean on quizzes needing near-perfect textbook memorization plus late-posted discussions.

Memorization quizzesDiscussionsLate modulesFew graded items
“a majority of your grade determined by quizzes that require nearly perfect textbook memorization.”
POL100

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“YOU WILL NOT PASS IF YOU DO NOT READ THE TEXTBOOK!!! Though I didn't pass the class, he is very straightforward on the first day when he goes over the syllabus.”

Voice snapshots generated from 22 reviews with High credibility from consistent textbook-quiz and .

📚 Textbook Dependence

28/100

“The textbook is your lifeline. If you dont read it, you will not pass.”

🧪

32/100

“Hes a have to study for the quizzes which are 60-70 questions and he chooses 25 questions to test you on.”

👎 Recommendation Risk

33/100

“When the syllabus is over 10 pages? ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is funny & his lectures are good, but once again, if you don't like to read the .
  • Does not teach but instead expects you to read the book and .
  • He lectures about a subject after the test!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He is a !!!! Will only get an A if you are a Politician!!!!
  • It was the most cramming I've ever done. A little over half of my class passed.
  • Just answer the 65 questions that are in the back of the book for each chapter.

Theme 3

🖥️ About Online Logistics

  • minimal accommodation for lost time
  • waited a week and a half for a . .
  • Doesn't grade until end of semester so if u turned it in.

Data context

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Analysis sample

22

Recent reviews read by the AI

21

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-two detailed reviews across many years consistently emphasize textbook-driven quizzes and .

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 52
3 out of 56
2 out of 59
1 out of 52

Course coverage

POLIT10012 reviews
POL1005 reviews
1002 reviews
POLIT1011 review
POLITICALSCI1 review
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POLS-C10001 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

6

A 6

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2