Reviews of professor John Shaffer

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
When I first started the class I thought I was doomed to fail because he was such a tough grader. He definitely is one of the few professors who hold students to a very high bar and expects a lot from you. With that being said, he is very helpful and works with you to get your papers to where he wants them to be. He is hands downa great teacher.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Make sure you read the syllabus as carefully as the textbook. He takes points off when he thinks a source should be cited when plagiarism checker didn't red flag it. He doesn't grade the paper you turn in until you've already turned in two more papers. If you email him, don't expect a response soon enough to matter. I found an error on a quiz. Nada

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Took a Fall course. He's not very good at commutation. This is my fist higher level course so take the rating with a grain of salt, but he doesn't respond if at all and his TA gives all the feedback/ responses. I had a lot of unanswered Qs. I've had other professors who were better at communication, due dates, and overall better structing of work.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Great Professor! He is really tough though. That being said, the work is not that hard and he will make you a good writer and researcher by the time its over. No doubt if your looking for an easy A, skip it. But if you struggle with writing he will take all the time you need and gives you great feedback on drafts prior to the due date.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I am not sure what the purpose of the teacher is if he has his TA do all the responding and feedback. When I approached him for help, he said he wasn't a tutor but would try to help. This was a difficult course overall for a person who is not suitable in math. Tutoring will be a must.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
His comments on assignments makes him come off as a jerk, but once you email him for help, he is great. I am in my masters class now and did well on my first assignment, but the professor made comments regarding other students papers. Sounded like Prof. Shaffer's weekly announcements.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Tough grader. Weekly discussions posts graded hard on formatting and grammar. Doesn't give a lot of feedback. Discussion posts worth 25 points so if you miss one or two good luck. Standard amount of essays, make sure your APA format is good. Due dates are a little unclear at first.