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Political Science

John Hames

POS1 · POSPOS · POS2 · POS12 · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating
84/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

Take him if and can tolerate tangents, but if you need tight structure and precise assignment directions.

Best fit · Effort For RewardEntertaining LecturerApproachable and CaringTangential LecturesEasy QuizzesUnclear Assignments
  • Students , and good at making politics interesting.
  • Grades are usually manageable because , and as easy or flexible.
  • The main risk is inconsistent organization, with several students reporting rambling lectures, unclear assignments, or .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Getting an A is usually realistic with attention and basic work, helped by easy quizzes, late-work flexibility, and passable papers, though .

and a , while in-person evidence adds late work and retakable or copied quiz-based tests.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

67/100

The political and entertaining, but tangents and mismatched assessments can make the course harder to follow.

Online reviews describe digestible information, while and rambling lectures.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

68/100

Attendance or participation seems useful and sometimes emphasized, but reviews do not show a .

Online reviews mention helpful Zoom sessions and first face-to-face online attendance, while in-person reviews .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

Most students recommend him for personality, support, and , but organization and assessment alignment create real hesitation.

Online reviews are positive except for one POS12 warning, while praise and strong complaints.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Grading is , and passable papers, but several students still call him a tough or unclear grader.

Format shift

Online comments mention easy quizzes and , while and retakable quizzes but also tougher grading complaints.

Workload

Light

74/100

Workload is generally light to moderate, with limited homework, quizzes, papers, reading, and .

Format shift

Online students mention some reading, tests, and 12 assignments, while in-person students repeatedly say there is .

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

He is often engaging, funny, caring, and accessible, but the or unclear.

Format shift

Online reviews highlight recorded lectures and availability, while in-person reviews show stronger contrast between entertaining teaching and .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Assessment appears split across quizzes, tests, papers, writing assignments, projects, and participation .

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize quizzes, tests, papers, and a , while , and few graded items.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews praise his humor, approachability, and engaging politics discussions, but several students , and wastes class time.

Main concern

Students who need organized lectures and .

What students said

“ and his lectures are never boring.”
POS12
“Goes off on multiple tangents every class.”
POS12
“His lectures just talk about random stuff that he believes we need to learn.”
POS2

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews are mostly positive, with helpful , and one strong warning about mismatched tests in POS12.

Main concern

with reviewed material.

What students said

“Has video-recorded lectures that are helpful and if you have questions he is always available to help you, through zoom or phone calls”
POS2
“Quizzes were easy with the book and if you paid any attention to the material.”
POS2
“Midterm and .”
POS12

Exam style

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Exam evidence is mixed, with some student-friendly quiz and project formats but also complaints about vague quizzes and .

Book-Based QuizzesProject ExamInconsistent Midterm and FinalRetakable Online QuizzesQuiz-Based Tests

Assessment risk

Varies

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person , and a peculiar final, but they do not clearly prove proctoring, open-book rules, Lockdown Browser, or closed-book exams.

Online QuizzesRetakable QuizzesQuiz-Based TestsPeculiar Final
“ .”
3498
“ , but they are easy and .”
POS12
“ and he tells you that”
POS12

Online

, and one report that the midterm and final did not match reviewed material; reviews do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book exams, or closed-book rules.

Book-Based QuizzesProject ExamVague Multiple-Choice QuizzesInconsistent Midterm and Final
“Quizzes were easy with the book and if you paid any attention to the material.”
POS2
“There are , and a project as the exam”
POS2
“Midterm and .”
POS12

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . Very knowledgeable. Show up do the work and you will do well...”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“ and his lectures are never boring.”

👍 Recommendation Level

74/100

“What can I say about Hames other than that .”

⚖️

72/100

“ and .”

📚 Workload Lightness

74/100

“There is ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He keeps it real and is pretty funny.
  • Goes off on multiple tangents every class.
  • You'll actually notice that you didn't yawn one bit when you're in his class.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Easy B/A
  • if you paid any attention to him
  • you very little and not explaining the assignment well.

Theme 3

❤️ About Support and Personality

  • He wants you to succeed more than anything
  • He really assisted me with my assignments and answered all of questions!
  • Very funny and approachable.

Data context

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Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

27

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The profile has 27 reviews across many years and both formats, with consistent themes about humor, flexibility, tangents, and .

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 52
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 55

Course coverage

POS216 reviews
POS128 reviews
34981 review
POS11 review
POSPOS1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

7

A 7

B range

3

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Not sure yet 4