Kenneth Kollman - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Professor: Kenneth Kollman

Department: Political Science

College: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: POLISCI111
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Ken knows what he's talking about but his lectures are super boring. Also it's hard to find other resources if he didn't explain the material in a way you understand because he wrote both of the required textbooks. He's nice enough but overall fairly boring. Also the exam was pretty hard.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: POLSCI111
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Prof Kollman was awesome! He knows a ton about the subject and was always willing to answer questions during lecture. The exam was very very easy and he held a study session beforehand. The data project was also fairly easy and the content was very interesting! Definitely recommend taking his class!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: POLISCI111
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Kollman's lectures were interesting and he was engaging. posts all of his lectures online and most of the exam questions come right from the lectures and he always emphasizes what will be on the exam. he does use the class roster to cold call on people during class, and takes note if you aren't there but show up and you're good.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: POLSCI111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He's a fine lecturer, although honestly he can be very boring. Also makes you buy the textbooks that he wrote...

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: POLSCI311
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Kollman is a great professor very fair and straightforward about what he wants. There were pop quizzes every class but if you skimmed the readings the night before you get credit. He's great but his grader this past semester was pretty tough on essay portion of the exams. The multiple choice section was literally taken directly from the quizzes.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: POLSCI311
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

This class is great! You have to go to class because there are daily quizzes, but it is beneficial because he literally uses these quizzes as his midterm and final. He breaks the class into groups and goes over readings (This is the whole class, very little lecture). The class is pretty laid back. Overall he is a great professor.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: POLSCI311
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Take his class way too seriously- do not take it unless you are really passionate about analytics and data

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: POLISCI111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Kollman is a very concise and articulate professor. His book is very clear and digestible. Section is really annoying and often feels unnecessary. Exams are pretty easy if you study well but make sure to focus on The Reader notes, theres a disproportionately large number of questions taken from it.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: POLSCI111
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Awesome teacher, strongly suggest. The class it a lot of fun too... if you're into Poli Sci. Overall not too hard.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: POLSCI111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Ken is super knowledgeable and informative. I learned a ridiculous amount of information from this class. There's a lot of reading but I was very interested in the material so it wasn't a big deal to me. 3 exams, 1 paper, and a daily reading quiz in section but overall not an obscene amount of work. Recommend to anyone with an interest in poli sci

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: POLSCI111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Kollman is the man. I wasn't sure about majoring in PolSci when I enrolled but I definitely am going to now. The class is somewhat reading heavy, but I thought a lot of the reading was really interesting. Kollman is an engaging lecturer and passionate about the subject. Really great intro to Polsci.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: POLSCI111
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Kollman is by far one of the best professors at the university. He has incredible passion for the subject he teaches and truly wants his students to learn.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: POLSCI111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Good lectures but some of the material was pretty hard. Make sure you go to the discussion sections and do well on the paper. Overall, a good class taught by a good teacher.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: POLISCI111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great Teacher, Always clear and concise, and obviously knows what hes talking about. Very approachable and reasonable with grading. Funny teacher, Awesome guy, Great class.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PS111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great lecturer. He went through material very well--he repeated the book a lot during lecture, but went into more depth. Great prof would take a course from him again.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: POLSC111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is an excellent professor. He exhibits a genuine passion for his subject. I highly recommend this course with Prof. Kollman.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: POL111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This man is really excited about political science and he wants you to be excited about it, too. I took the class in an election year, so he repeatedly brought in current political situations in discussing political systems. I found that his lectures are very well done and the quizzes are easy.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: POLSC111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Easy lecturer. Boring, but to the point. Exams can be tricky, but not impossible to get Bs and B+s on just hard to get As on. The GSI's while helpful for preparing for exams are incredibly hard graders on the one paper you receive in the class. And will not accept anything but a straightforward uninteresting paper that regurgitates the theories

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: POLIS111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very underrated professor. He is friendly, enjoys helping out students, and loves what he teaches as well as helping his students grow as people. The class itself is mostly pretty easy, with four 10 question MC quizzes and two 50 MC exams for the mid term and final, but the essay (25% of grade) is GSI determined, and some of them grade fiercely.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: POLSC111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Pretty tough for a 100-level course. You need to read the textbook and the assigned articles pretty closely to do well on the exams. He's a good lecturer, and a really helpful/nice guy during office hours. Very interesting course, I considered majoring in Polsci after this. I highly recommend it if you're thinking about polsci as a major.