Reviews of professor Sean Richmond

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I've taken Richmond twice and he's a fantastic guy and a great lecturer. Not sure if it was a TA issue this year, but the grading was really tough and I received little to no feedback on the midterm & case brief. Also the exam is pretty challenging as his exam review is extremely limited and does not provide a lot of guidance. Great guy though!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Super great guy and knows his stuff. But having a 40% paper due within four weeks with questions that we've barely covered in class isn't great if you've just started learning international law. For one of the essay questions, the highest grade that I found was a 75. Was a pain to reach him and the TAs by email as well to review or get feedback.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The worst professor I've had at Carleton. I attempted multiple times to contact him and never got a reply. Final exam had MC questions that required you to remember an exact line from a specific page in a textbook where all 4 options were similar. Highest grade on midterm paper was an 84 (an A-). I got an A+ in 2302 and had to fight for a B. AVOID.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He's a lot better than many of these reviews says he is. Good guy, good prof just boring. The topic is boring to start with and he doesn't make it anymore interesting. Always stays connected to the class and tries his best to help even though it's online. Bi-Weekly quizzes are insanely easy. Mid term, essay and final are on the easier side as well.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This was one of the best online courses I had all year. Professor Richmond was able to provide engaging content and interesting lectures, as well as clear instruction on the assignments despite the challenges of online learning. I found all the case studies and guest speakers to be really helpful and thought provoking. Grading was clear and fair.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Nice and knowledgeable guy but unbearably monotone... As long as you watch the online lectures at 1.5X speed, you should be fine..

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Richmond can be monotone and hard to follow at times, but he knows what he's talking about. I had concerns about the graded elements. Exam was 50 Multiple Choice, 2 short answers for 60% of the final grade (1% per MCQ). 40% Essay was asking for too much for too little space, making writing what he wants hard. Grading took way too long as well.