Reviews of professor Roberto Poveda

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Very unorganized but ultimately an easy A. As long as you do the assigned work and get it done on time you will pass. Does not grade harshly. Had 4 zoom meetings, one for each month during the semester. Ultimately asynchronous but definitely a good chunk of reading and the textbook is mandatory. But he cares a lot and is extremely flexible.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Really kind, funny, and overall great professor. He encourages classroom participation. He will assign a couple of papers based on readings throughout the course. If you show up, hand in the work, and show effort hell give you an A. Real stand up guy. Highly recommend!!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The only advice I would give you is to run. He is a very nice guy but he has not business being a teacher. He is not clear and post assignments very last minute. His assignments aren't clear and trying to understand them usually takes more time than the assignment itself. He gives no tests.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Great professor, definitely take!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
A great teacher, would def take his class again

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He changes his mind a lot during the lecture but makes the assignments clear. Exams are easy if you follow the study guide. He requires you to have the books and will give you assignments on them in class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This class is basically asynchronous though it's not listed as. We met once a month on zoom. Consists of watching documentary films, writing corresponding papers (4 of them). And an autobiographical vignette assignment. Slow but easy grader. Gave extra credit opportunities. As long as you are responsible and do your work you will be fine. No tests.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took this class over the summer, and overall it was a lot of reading and writing in a span of 5 weeks. The readings were very interesting and the professor usually replied to any emails within a few hours, something I found crucial for an asynchronous class. He is not a harsh grader and if you do the work it is not hard to get an A.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very fun class and Professor Poveda is a big help if you do not understand something! Do your readings and be on time with assignments but he is very gracious with late work as well, just don't make it a habit. Participate and show up to class or else you may miss out on crucial information and points. Overall, an easy A. Just do the work!