Moore, Scott 
Cumulative GPA: 1.27/4.00 with 37 evaluations
Presents Material Clearly: 1.05
Recognizes Student Difficulties: 1.05
Political Science Department, Colorado State University
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POLS 103
Junior
Grade Earned: N/A
Required (Support)
12:32 pm, Mar 26, 2010
  9 of 10 people found the following evaluation helpful:

A 100 level class? YEAH RIGHT! I have an easier time in my 400 level political science classes. My advisor even told me to take this class at FRONT RANGE instead of at CSU with Moore. They referred me to attend ANOTHER frikin college instead of registering for a class with dr. moore. THAT SAYS SOMETHING CSU when advisors are sending students, and ur money you care so much about, elsewhere. Unfortunately, being a straight a student, going into my senior year, and having a 3.75 gpa, i figured, hey, i can handle one tough class. NO! This class is hell. Dr. Moore doesnt teach at all. he talks, to himself. he laughs, at himself. And all he does is flash number at you, bot explaining what they mean. Class average WAS a D for my classes first test. He does curve, but not generously. The average was a D, with the curve. Then, later, he found out he made errors on the grading key, and chnaged the score again. he is unreliable. Just cause you may make a good politician, DOES NOT MEAN YOU MAKE A GOOD PROFESSOR! Fire him! for god sakes, your own administration is refering students to different colleges as an alternative to Dr. MOORE! HELLO!!! And i am about to write the first paper, and relaize i dont know how, because he hasnt taught anything. And im not a whiney freshman, i am almost done with my college career. He is not a professor. He is unqualified to teach. CSU is obviously unqualified to hire competent political science staff also. NEVER TAKE HIM! HIS NAME MAKES ME CRINGE! Best piece of advice you will get in your life: RUN AWAY!!!!!!!!

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POLS 103
Senior
Grade Earned: N/A
Required (Support)
3:33 pm, Feb 22, 2010
  8 of 9 people found the following evaluation helpful:

Dr. Moore is a horrible professor. His lectures are bad. he is very scattered, and he doesnt stay on one clear topic, nor does he difine or explain really anything. I am currently in his class right now, and the average for our first exam was a 67%. For a 100 level class. And he just said that we werent good enough, took none of the blame for being a horrible teacher. if your average is that low, you dont have stupid students, you have bad teaching skills. He just doesnt care. Its a 100 level class, im passing 400 classes right now with ease, and im a senior, and this is the first D ive ever gotten on a test. Unfortunately the drop deadline is long passed. I got below the average too. He just sucks. CSU doesnt know how to employ good political science teachers. Im not paying to have a guy give a lecture that is all over the place. I did all the reading, studyed, did everything io possibly could. Hios questions were out of left feild. STAY AWAY FROM HIM!!!!

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POLS 103
Freshman
Grade Earned: N/A
Required (Major)
9:02 pm, Apr 12, 2010
  5 of 5 people found the following evaluation helpful:

I am an Honors student and a political science major here at CSU. I study more than anyone else I know, I attend class more than anyone else I know, and take more notes than most people in the class, according to the TA's. However, at this point, I'm going to be lucky if I receive a C in this class. LUCKY. I took a few 300 level courses last semester and received A's and B's, but this class is awful. Professor Moore has me crying weekly. Not only do the lectures not make sense, the amount of reading required is absolutely impossible. This class has made me question my major, my ability as a student, and CSU's ability to hire teachers. If you want to maintain a solid GPA and some self-esteem, STAY AWAY FROM THIS CLASS WITH DR. MOORE.

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POLS 103
Senior
Grade Earned: C
Required (Major)
8:47 am, May 13, 2010
  4 of 4 people found the following evaluation helpful:

Have u ever heard that plain white tees song, "Hate is a strong word, but i really, really, REALLY dont like you!?" yeah, this doesnt apply to moore, i just straight up HATE HIM! Hes not a professor, he is a political scientist with no teaching skills whatsoever and a EXTREMELY rude and arrogant person. He talks to hear himself speak, and he asks questions on his test like, "In dr. moores opinion..." which is often 100% contradictory to the book. IN FACT, dont buy the book. If you read the book, its useless. Not a single question is from the book, he creates his own terms that he thinks are funny like "federalism salad" and he contradicts the book on a daily basis. Tests are completely lecture based, and lectures are given in a different language. he doesnt teach, he speaks...to himself. He yells at you if you try to ask a question during class, so its impossible to get ANY clarification. So, if you take this class, i hope you have a close relationship to god, cause the only way ur gonna pass is if you get down and start prayin. Better chance at winning the lottery that passing his class, or even getting a single peice of knowledge out of it. I would rather drownd myself, or let someone stab my eyeballs out with a rusty blunt force object than ever go anywhere near moore again. Horrible teacher and professor, and the tas are shit to. During study sessions, they refuse to answer any questions, they make us talk to ourselves to explain knowledge that none of us understand. This class, and everyone associated with it, are the equivelant of death, self inflicted death!

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POLS 103
Sophomore
Grade Earned: C
Required (Support)
9:38 am, May 13, 2010
  3 of 3 people found the following evaluation helpful:

If I had a choice of either take Moore's class or jump in front of a bus, I think I would take the bus.

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POLS 103
Freshman
Grade Earned: A
Required (Major)
8:33 pm, May 6, 2010
  1 of 1 people found the following evaluation helpful:

He really is terrible. I went to class basically everyday, even though I'm not sure why I did. I basically just glazed over and stopped paying attention about 5 minutes into every lecture. He really present the material in a horrible way. Instead of a powerpoint or something, he just used these random papers that are horribly disorganized and he probably wastes a total of 10 minutes every class trying to find the ones he wants to show. And he is horrible with students. Earlier this semester he was talking about the role of the judiciary in state and local politics and he ranted the whole time about how boring it is and how he hates the judiciary. Then when a student raised their hand to ask a question he actually told them that he would not answer the question because he had to finish getting through the judiciary. It was awful. Maybe if he had spent more time actually coherently lecturing instead of beating around the bush and complaining about how much he hates it, he would have had time and the courtesy to answer a student's question. With him acting like that, he really shouldn't be surprised with the low exam scores.

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PO 103
Sophomore
Grade Earned: C
Required (Support)
3:32 am, Sep 9, 2007
  1 of 1 people found the following evaluation helpful:

I took this course over the summer to fulfill a requirement for my major's concentration. Let me just say that Mr. Moore is DEFINITELY one of the worst teachers I have ever had! Having Mr. Moore as my teacher just made me want to die; everyday I went to that class I was totally pissed off. Any questions that the students or I had were always answered indirectly, and he always went off on some random ass tangent. All I can say is if anyone ever has the unfortunate experience of having him, please think about whether or not you truly value your college career because Mr. Moore will definitely make you think twice! God help you all!!!

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PO 103
Junior
Grade Earned: C
Required (Major)
11:09 pm, Jul 20, 2005
  1 of 1 people found the following evaluation helpful:

This class is REDICULOUS! He is aweful during lectures, so confusing and jumps around from topic to topic, besides that the topics for his lectures are lame and boring! Two days were dedicated to Highlands Ranch? I live in that city and there is absolutely NO reason to learn about it! There are four tests through the semester, so study ALL the web ct notes read both books, and best of luck trying not to fall asleep! Take this class with another teacher... definitely a waste of time and money!

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POLS 103
Senior
Grade Earned: A
Required (Support)
10:40 am, May 16, 2010
  1 of 2 people found the following evaluation helpful:

I honestly can't see why everyone has such a problem with this class/professor. He is definitely not the best professor out there, but the class (Pol 103) is not all that bad. If he got some powerpoints made and stayed on topic better he would have been a much better class. With that said, he does know his stuff when it comes to the subject matter. Overall, I went to about half of the classes, did all of the assigned readings (I think this is key), and studied a few hours before each test and am receiving an A in the class. I still don't understand how so many people had serious trouble with this class, it just wasn't that bad...

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POLS 103
Sophomore
Grade Earned: C
Required (Support)
12:18 pm, May 13, 2010
  I want to warn you all ahead of time..This class is really hard. I just took his final exam and it was a 70 question comprehensive exam. The questions were extremely detailed and it was a very hard test. His other tests were hard but his made the midterms look easy. Not to mention his final is 35% of the final grade. Just a heads up.

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POLS 103
Freshman
Grade Earned: B
Required (Major)
12:23 pm, May 11, 2010
  He is alright. His lectures can be pointless but some are actually helpful. Some of the people that are complaining are probably just mad cause he CAN be incredibly rude. I worked somewhat hard for the class and still got a B. The tests are sporadic in terms of where he gets his questions... overall, he is alright in my opinion.

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POLS 103
Freshman
Grade Earned: B
General Ed
7:48 pm, Apr 29, 2010
  This professor is TERRIBLE! You can tell is is very bright, and knows what he is talking about. However, he does NOT know how to get the point across to the students. I don't understand how professor like this would be employed by CSU, its embarrassing! Avoid him at all costs!!!

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POLS 103
Sophomore
Grade Earned: N/A
Required (Support)
8:09 pm, Apr 28, 2010
  I don't have a lot of unique things to add to these evaluations other than the fact that he refuses to answer student questions. Yep, flat out refuses, often without even letting you ask them. If you're lucky, he'll let you ask your question, give a muddled answer and when the you re-phrase for clarification he'll say that he doesn't have time and continue on with his lecture. Every time the class average on his multiple choice tests have been somewhere in the C/D range, and instead of changing the confusing wording on his tests the next time around, he'll insist that the students didn't take good enough notes. On the last in-class essay, less than 25% of the students got an A while the majority (really, the rest) had Ds and Fs. I was one of the few As, but it was ONLY because I went to the TA lead study group AND went to a TA personally to ask for clarification on the ridiculously confusing essay prompt. In my opinion, if the majority of your class is getting Cs or below on every one of your assignments, AND if you refuse to answer student questions, you are not doing your job. The helpfulness and knowledge of the TAs are the ONLY thing keeping me in the B/B- range, and I go to class 95% of the time, read the material and study. Take this class at Front Range, or else pray for a good TA!

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POLS 103
Sophomore
Grade Earned: N/A
Required (Major)
1:30 am, Apr 28, 2010
  Just an absolutely dreadful teacher to have. I am a political science major and I thought this class would be very interesting even though the required classes are usually the ones that suck the most, but i was WRONG! I did check RR before taking the course with him but unfortunately he was the only frieking professor that teaches the class how stupid is that? especially for a required 100 level class. By all means take this class with another proffesor somewhere else if he is the only one available! Hoping to get a C and Im more of a B student and I cant stand getting C's in a class that I'm paying for.

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POLS 103
Junior
Grade Earned: N/A
Required (Support)
11:31 am, Apr 12, 2010
  In general, all of these reviews seem to draw the same conclusion. Dr. Moore is one of the toughest professors I have had. The first day of class he went over a document titled how college classes are different from high school. I'm a junior, and know of at least five other upperclassmen in the class. I almost feel insulted the way he talks down to us as if we are beneath him. He sent us three emails over spring break reminding us to start our paper because it is due two weeks after spring break ends. Its college, I don't appreciate when instructors try and hold my hand to make sure I get the work done. His grades are beyond ridiculous. He gives you 3-5 days to prepare 600 word answers to 3 essay questions. On the day of the test, he LITERALLY picks out of a hat which one he will use for the test. Seems fair, except the questions have no guidance so the whole class uses ramct email to discuss answers because we have no clue what he is trying to get at. The average on the first test was a D, even with a five point curve. This was my lowest test score in college, including accounting, calculus, etc. His questions are very specific and he doesn't test you on concepts. Some of the questions even read "According to Dr. Moore..." and then list four things. Overall, I feel like I have actually learned a lot about state and local governments, but all of my knowledge came from reading the book. If you value your gpa, don't take this class.

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POLS 311
Senior
Grade Earned: D
Required (Major)
3:07 pm, Apr 8, 2010
  He does not i repeat does not know how to relate to students. His exams are scattered and covers nothing from covered material. I had to take him for two classes because he was the only one teaching the sections. When I asked for clarification he very rudely informed me that the topic had been clarified enough. I went to the dean (nothing happened of course)and asked if it was policy to tenure incompetent professors.

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POLS 409
Senior
Grade Earned: A
Required (Support)
11:18 am, Feb 23, 2010
  2 of 4 people found the following evaluation helpful:

Great teacher. He's interested in his field and that shows. I took this course as an undergrad and I'm now a teacher myself at a university. I think these poor ratings in here are due to the nature of having to transition undergrads from what they're used to in high school to a more professional and intellectual experience. Sure, as a teacher you know you need to get Freshmen and Soph's little games and activities to keep them interested. Moore tries that, but he's just such a professional by nature it's a bit of a contrast for kids who are used to a high school experience instead of the professional, meeting-style lectures that you'll have the rest of your lives.

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POLS 103
Freshman
Grade Earned: N/A
Required (Major)
6:08 pm, Feb 22, 2010
  Worst teacher I've ever had. Unable to stick on a topic, doesn't teach but tells stories, most test material seems far from what is taught, and tests were written in a way that makes you read it over and over to fill in blanks. Many kids didn't even finish the test because there was a test and essay, not enough time for both. For 103, it feels like a graduate course. Smart man, but doesn't have teaching qualities.

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POLS 351
Junior
Grade Earned: A
Elective
4:23 pm, May 23, 2009
  Ok, so I recognize Dr. Moore is quite a contraversial professor. Infact, I wrote him a horrible review on this website for his POLS 103 class. However, this past semester I took his public administration class, and I absolutely loved it. I think he works a lot better with students in a smaller setting; especially students who care and aren't just taking the class because it's required. You definitely have to put in the time to read the material, or you will be lost. Also, no matter what class of his you take, you should try to attend as many lectures as you can. I would also ask as many questions for clarity of the information. He is also always available for office hours, which is a big help on the papers. I would also recommend participating a lot in the discussions. The way his grading works is that if you get a C on the overall material, but you contribute positively to the class, you can still get an A or even A+. Overall, public administration was a great class, and I learned a lot. I would say to give Dr. Moore a chance. I was definitely surprised in a positive way!

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POLS 103
Freshman
Grade Earned: A
Required (Major)
10:14 am, Nov 19, 2008
  1 of 2 people found the following evaluation helpful:

Fantastic professor! He really does a fantastic job showing his students how government works at the state and local level. You have to be willing to work hard and you MUST complete the assigned readings. If you work hard and talk to him when you need help you will leave the semester with an incredible amount of useful information concerning how the political system functions on all levels.

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POLS 103
Junior
Grade Earned: B
Required (Support)
2:04 pm, Jun 21, 2008
  Political science is fun and interesting! Dr. Moore ruined it for me this semester. His lectures are not cohesive with the subject material from the book, and this class is by far the hardest political science class I have taken so far. If you don't understand the material, you're pretty much out of luck. He does not offer his help unless you see a TA beforehand. I'm not lying when I say Dr. Moore is knowledgeable, but he lacks when it comes to teaching. I only took a 103 level course, and I can't even imagine what his 2 or 300 level classes would be like. I would not recommend Dr. Moore. Too bad he's ruining the concept of political science for a lot of people.

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POLS 103
Sophomore
Grade Earned: B
Required (Support)
10:40 am, Jun 14, 2008
  Dr. Moore definitely knows the subject matter and he is a smart man, but I was completely lost throughout most of the semester. He never fully explained the material and went off on many tangents. For most of them I never knew how to directly relate them back to the course material. Tests were multiple choice and in-class essays. He gave out possible essay questions and picked one during the test. This class seemed much harder than a 100 level should be.

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POLS 492
Senior
Grade Earned: B
Required (Major)
5:39 pm, May 16, 2008
  Regardless of what others say about Dr. Moore, he is a very nice individual that is willing to help you when you put an effort to ask. He was fair and I actually learned a lot in his class even though he goes off of rediculous tangents. Put for the effort to do well, and he will reward you. Seeing him during his office hours is the way you will do well in his course. Overall, a great professor that knows a lot about initiatives.

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POLS 201
Junior
Grade Earned: N/A
Required (Major)
3:40 am, Apr 17, 2008
  1 of 2 people found the following evaluation helpful:

I've never received anything less than a B in college. I'm most likely looking at a C in Moore's class. His lectures are scrambled, incoherent and, sometimes, even inconsistent. His tests are tricky, his essay questions needlessly convoluted and, what's worse, often contain questions where the answers can't be found in the texts, but are expected to be answered from a nonsensical rant he went about in lecture or a point he left to explore another tangent. Truly, this guy shouldn't be allowed to teach. State and Local Government is meant to be a fairly straight-forward introductory course, not a practice in students psychic abilities. Somebody needs to fire this guy.

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POLS 103
Junior
Grade Earned: B
Required (Major)
11:34 pm, Jan 23, 2008
  Moore can be rude towards students, but honestly I would be to if I had to deal with 100+ freshman in every class. He knows what he is talking about and if you pay attention in class you should do fine, I got a B+ and never read any of the texts. The info in the lectures worked fine you just have to pay close attention, take notes and organize them while the lecture is still fresh in your mind.

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PO 351
Senior
Grade Earned: A
Required (Major)
4:22 pm, Nov 8, 2007
  It seems I'm one of the only people who really enjoyed Dr. Moore. I thought the texts were good, the course was well structured, and that he was funny and coherent. Even though the subject matter is miserable I enjoyed the class and learned a lot. Most of the people I took 351 also liked it and I'm surprised to see so many negative opinions here. I certainly don't think he's "the worst prof ever." I think the Dr. Davis(s) hold that distinction.

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PO 351
Junior
Grade Earned: A
Required (Major)
9:21 pm, Jun 19, 2007
  Taking his class was one of the worst decisions I've made. Lectures are super hard to follow and he starts the semester really tough so half of the class withdraws. After midterms, though, he does lighten up a bit, and I ended up getting an A in the class after receiving a C on his first paper. Don't take him

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PO 103
Sophomore
Grade Earned: N/A
Elective
11:24 pm, Apr 12, 2007
  Well, Dr. Moore is an extremely intelligent man. However, I think he knows too much for one's own good. The lectures at many times seemed so random and were very hard to follow. A direct note I took from Dr. Moore stated, "agencies turn into pumpkins unless renewed by legislature." Seriously, what the hell? He wasn't really funny at all but that's what made it funny and I found myself laughing at his antics each lecture. If you're good at taking notes about random stuff this is the class for you. Farewell and good luck!

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PO 103
Junior
Grade Earned: N/A
Required (Major)
7:06 pm, Apr 3, 2007
  Moore is terrible. He does not lecture clearly or coherently. I spent 10 minutes after every class with his TA who was very good, and was still not able to clarify Moore's disorganized lectures. I was very disappointed in this class. Moore is not approachable, and is rude to his students if they ask the wrong question or get up during class. He acts like an elementary school teacher while attempting to teach a 100 level political science course as if it is a graduate scool class.

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PO 409
Senior
Grade Earned: B
Required (Major)
12:41 am, Mar 1, 2007
  This was the worst prof I've ever had. It's impossible to tell what he's taling about. Class was a huge waste of my time. This is the most self absorbed individual I've ever met. Don't waste your time with this guy.

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PO 351
Junior
Grade Earned: A
Required (Major)
11:21 pm, Dec 27, 2006
  Moore is a smart guy but it's hard to follow him. The syllabus is pretty straightfoward but the class isn't.

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PO 351
Junior
Grade Earned: Withdrawn
Required (Support)
12:19 pm, Dec 20, 2005
  1 of 2 people found the following evaluation helpful:

If you want to see a heavy set man sweat from his boobs, then take this class!!!

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PO 103
Junior
Grade Earned: C
Required (Support)
4:01 pm, Dec 16, 2005
  I agree. Worst at CSU. Hands down. He is incredibly disprganized, and when people asked questions he went off for ten minutes on something else and never answered. Its impossible to take notes because he keeps jumping around, and even reading the text the tests are about things you never heard before. He seems angry to be teaching a 100 level course, because he tries to scare people with saying how hard he is the first day and then continues to make the class seem like a 400-level for the rest of the semester. IT'S AN ITRODUCTORY COURSE FAT ASS!!! He also sweats profusely during class because he ALWAYS wears a vest, and its really gross.

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PO 351
Junior
Grade Earned: Withdrawn
Elective
8:53 pm, Nov 2, 2005
  Save yourself people. DO NOT ever take a class from this professor. He gives grades on whether or not he likes you. You will never get a direct answer from him, yet prepare to hear about Richard Simmons and what it means to be professional, like Ed McMann. He does not care about students, and is so pretentious that you will never get clarification on anything, even if the question only requires a yes or no. He also has no accountabillity, as when you confront him or disagree with him, he will either ignore you or say his way is the only way and the only right way. All he does is preach about how people who live in houses more than $250,000 make too much money. He is the worst teacher in the history of the world. Ever day I went to his class I contemplated wanting to take my own life (not really, but his class is that unbearable).

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PO 409
Senior
Grade Earned: B
Required (Major)
12:48 pm, Nov 1, 2005
  This class was awful. Prof Moore is very difficult to follow. He goes off on long winded tangents where even he gets lost in what he's saying. There was very little class discussion and in my opinion its because no one could keep track of what topic we were talking about. He was quick to anger about unimportant things, for instance a student was reamed for showing up 2 minutes late, while Prof Moore is also occasionally late. He also became upset with the class one day when no one had read the write chapter because he had assigned the incorrect one the class period before. I would not take this class from him. It was a major dissapointment.

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POLS 103
Sophomore
Grade Earned: N/A
Required (Major)
10:20 am, Apr 19, 2010
  1 of 3 people found the following evaluation helpful:

Professor Moore has been one of the best teachers I've had at CSU; however, he actually teaches like a college professor should teach which means: multiple choice/ short answer questions/ exam essays that make you think about political science rather than fill in the blank, lectures that ARE NOT FROM THE BOOK and DO pertain to the course (but you actually have to listen and have the competence to understand the points he's attempting to make through his examples), and essays that actually require COLLEGE LEVEL WRITINGS SKILLS. He is very enthusiastic about his course and has so much information to convey to his students he has a hard time answering questions in class because that takes time out of his lectures (but at least has willing to discuss any questions you may have outside of class). So to conclude, TAKE THIS CLASS IF YOU ACTUALLY WANT TO LEARN ABOUT POLITICAL SCIENCE and ARE WILLING TO DO THE READINGS because if you don't then you will not pass this class, or in other words, DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS IF ALL YOU WANT IS CREDIT / DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS IF YOUR NOT INTERESTED IN POLITICAL SCIENCE / DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS IF YOUR NOT GOOD AT COLLEGE!!!!! I got a 93% on the first test while the class average was a 67% because I care about political science and the Professor is a very informative college-level teacher who ACTUALLY TEACHES YOU THINGS THAT ARE NOT IN A BOOK.

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POLS 351
Senior
Grade Earned: B
Required (Support)
8:09 pm, Apr 18, 2010
  1 of 3 people found the following evaluation helpful:

Dr. Moore doesn't receive enough credit for the classes he teaches. His classes were somewhat boring, but they were still good. The reason the classes were boring a lot of the time was because he wanted to spark-up discussion within the class rather than him just telling everything. One thing I personally like about his teaching style is that he will call you out if you haven't been keeping up with the homework. Yes, this class was a lot of work, but it wasn't extraordinary. 3 papers, 2 exams, and reading a book with a lot of interesting information was the class. He's a brilliant person and hilarious (I actually enjoyed his tangents in class). Don't be afraid to take his class, unless you're a slacker.

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