Reviews of professor James Sieja

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
One of the smarted people I've ever met. Knows everything about everyone. Extremely interesting lectures. BUT... SO MUCH WORK. Fair warning. Worth taking one class with him with the understanding that it will be difficult.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Sieja is an awesome professor! Clear guidelines, interesting lectures. Tests are not too hard if you study all the readings. Very funny too. Ask him about pro wrestling!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Vague prompts for assignments, while expecting very specific answers. Dr. Sieja sometimes makes unnecessary comments.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Probably one of the worst teachers/ class experiences I've ever had - don't take Coldest Cold War flicks if you want to enjoy your freshman fall. A ridiculous amount of work for an FYP and you can't even use the bathroom. Pick any other FYP if you can

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This was an intro course and was taught like a 300 level course. The essays were way too harshly graded for a 100 level course and expected you to know more than what the lectures covered. We were not appropriately prepped for the quizzes or the tests in class and the class averages showed it. I would not recommend this prof to anyone.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
No textbook reading, but lots of short lecture videos which are easy, and LOTS of medium length readings which you will have a hard time doing well without, homework for every class. Lots of essays in the writing intensive version, and they are graded hard, but you often have chances to resubmit. In-class discussion can be very engaging.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Not a fan. Specifically, his assignments lack detail. He's written two sentences about each assignment. Providing only a rudimentary explanation of what exactly we should do. When it comes to being evaluated, I like to know what exactly it is I am being evaluated on so I can prepare for it. The assignment is broad, while his expectations are precis