Reviews of professor Hans Plag

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Natural Hazards and Disasters should have a prerequisite to take geology. Consistently unclear expectations. Week 3 of class he spent the first hour explaining why it is unethical to have kids & that's why he had a vasectomy. Concluded with "I felt like I needed to share that with you, now we can move on to the class content." Grades very harshly.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I was upset when I signed up for this class because this was not the professor that was assigned when I registered for this class. Long story short, his powerpoints/lectures are very heavy. He doesn't explain what he wants from you throughly so everyone in class in confused. I wish I never took this class as a bio writing class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR. Dr. Plag is a well-educated scientist. However, as a professor, it is absolutely dreadful. His powerpoints and lectures are way too heavy and advanced for students. The class dynamic is too confusing. He tries to have discussions about topics with us as if we were at his level of expertise. AVOID HIM AT ALL COSTS.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Plag is a nice and caring person. However, his performance in the classroom is not what I would expect from a professor. He's always willing to help and answer questions, but a lot of his students are so confused that we don't even know what we need help on, a simple answer would be EVERYTHING. Really difficult to grasp the material. Dont take.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This professor was incredibly difficult. Case studies are 1500 words with an extremely regimented and organized setup that it felt suffocating. Question sets due every week that are all free response. He expected terribly detailed answers for his incredibly vague questions. I expected an enlightening class, I felt stifled by his personality.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I loved taking Professor Plag's classes, in fact I enrolled in his 466W course after taking his 250 course because of how much I learned from his lectures and how he pushed me to become a good writer. That being said, If you are looking for an easy A, have a busy schedule, or are planning on skipping lectures, avoid his class. Be ready to write.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Careful it's a lot of work. He is very lenient but 1500 word essays every month on top of question sets and weekly class exit tickets. This is more of a writing class so you don't have to remember the material you just have to know how to research and write A lot. Do all the work and show that you are trying to improve then you'll get an A!