Reviews of professor Michael Mahan

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This professor gives unclear instructions and expects you to know exactly what he wants. He is rude and combative. He uses phrases such as " I will not hesitate to fail you" and "I am worried that many of you are going to have an extremely rude awakening". I found him unapproachable and dismissive and I would not take a class taught by him again.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Very passive-aggressive. Gives you assignments then grades them poorly b/c you didn't choose the exact snippet he wanted you to choose but didn't say. He likes to blast the class's intellect and reading capabilities because you didn't read his mind on what he wanted you to write about. Instructions are unclear. Grades harsh due to the above. AVOID

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Mahan is very opinionated as are most professors. However, for an ethics class, it is not okay to force your views and beliefs onto students and create an uncomfortable discourse every week. I will say this, although he is a disrespectful child, he does grade fairly as long as you follow the yellow rubric road.