Reviews of professor Zachary Mahafza

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This class only had 6 assignments. 3 exams and 3 discussions (6 points each) If you get B on first two exams and an A on the final you will end with a B even if you have done fine on all discussions. For only 6 assignments he grades like you have 20. He gave me a fifty on almost all discussions even though i watched the lectures and used to slides.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
I loved this class and this teacher. He is super interesting and he gave a good bit of extra credit. His test are super fair and easy to make As on if you watch all his lectures and extra readings. They are interesting so there should be no issues with wanting to watch them.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Take this class! Super easy social science credit. I made a 100%. He offers a bunch of extra credit opportunities. Besides that, he wasn't the easiest to reach communication wise, but I'd recommend this class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I took the online class for POLI 1090 and I thought he was great. Uploaded videos for all the 3 units and was a unit a month and the videos were around 12 each, some recorded lectures, others just context youtube videos. For every unit, it was a response to a question based on the unit and a test based on the unit. Super easy and flexible!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
To enjoy Dr. Mahafza and his class, you actually have to be very passionate about political science, or else it's kind of boring. He uses tophat, packback, and expects students to participate, speak, and interact during zoom lectures. If you watch lectures and follow his supplemental readings, it may be dry, but it shouldn't be too hard.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Super easy class. You should either look ahead in the schedule or just go to most classes because there are 3 "simulations" that count for a decent bit of your grade. If you miss them you can make them up though. The only times you need to attend besides that are the test review days because he basically gives you the answers. Easy A

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This class CAN be an easy A. I never went to class. Prof himself is mediocre and NEVER responds to emails. 3 exams were our grade. These exams were HARD. SO HARD. He luckily, went easy on us for the final. If you go to class you might understand more easily than I did. It is SOMEWHAT interesting info if you're into politics. Overall, eh class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Worst class I have ever taken. Quizzes consisted of material not covered in lectures and multiple potential correct answers. Too much I could say.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Mahafza was a pretty cool guy. He made the class enjoyable with some jokes here and there. The class was pretty easy, he based the tests off of questions the students would come up with on a discussion post. He also had study guides for the tests. I would probably take again.