Reviews of professor Joseph Anistranski

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Best Professor I could have ever asked for. Joe is down-to-earth and funny. He is passionate about what he teaches & provides extra credit. Class is in groups but the way he sets up the class makes even the shyest of people feel very comfortable. He is always offering help. No exams, just weekly quizzes, project preps, projects, & annotated biblios

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
prepare for hypocrisy. Joe increases workloads during a pandemic and across the quarter but recycles his lectures from the beginning of the pandemic/classes. he lightened his workload while further burdening his students! Believing these positive comments was a huge mistake, dont make it yours

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
There is a heavy workload in this class, but if you put in the time and the work, then it is easy to do well. Professor Anistranski's assignments are designed to encourage thinking beyond the provided content and drawing connections to real-life applications, which really help with solidifying understanding of the material.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Lots of small assignments but not difficult or time consuming. Attendance isnt kept track of but you have work days for group projects once a week. Lectures were recorded anyways. He gives EC, doesnt grade harshly, & is lenient about extensions and dropping the worst grade. If you dont like group projects, skip this class. Otherwise I recommend

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I loved this course! It was a lot of reading, as there were weekly bibliographies that required around two hours of reading. There are also lots of group projects, so I would not take this class if you are not into that. If you do all the work, you will get an A with extra credit. Joe is so funny and understanding!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I love this class so far! The class itself isn't really hard there are weekly assignments to be completed based off the readings he assigns, but nothing too difficult. I enjoy the group activities on Thursdays, so if your not a fan of group work I'd say skip it, if not def. take this class!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I've taken Anistranski for all 3 parts of the HDE100 series online. The classes are a LOT of work (4 long assignments per week), but are not difficult. In my opinion as long as you give it your best shot, you will pass with an A. On the bright side, he is always looking to make improvements to the class and asks for feedback.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
At first the course work seems very time consuming but you get used to it. I feel this is the only course where I've felt like I actually learned. I wish I would've taken Joe for 100B & 100C.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Professor Anistranski is an amazing individual and one of the best at UCD. I have taken him three times, and I wish there were ways that I could have taken him for many other classes. He is the absolute GOAT of the HDE department.