Reviews of professor Sean Duncan

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Sean Duncan's background in education has empowered him to think that his "spec" system works. It might, if someone else taught the class using his system, but unfortunately he does not have the focus to maintain the unorthodox structure. The class is also frustrating: it doesn't feel like he cares about students' answers to the questions he asks.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Assigns way too much work. Met w him multiple times to discuss ways I could succeed only to be met with harsh feedback on every assignment I submitted. You need to meet a perfect 100% of his expectations otherwise he tells you that it doesn't pass spec. Acts cheery in class but definitely finds joy in being condescending to his students...

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Professor Duncan is impossible. Be prepared to listen to him monologue every class for over half an hour about the spec grading he uses & things that are straight off the syllabus. You have to complete a certain amount of media journals to pass the class, but the articles & prompts he provides are super difficult to meet the high standards he has

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Sean gets a bad rep for being a difficult grader who can seem inflexible and strict in his belief in 100 or 0 spec grading. However, I believe these negative reviews are from students who don't want to put the effort in to get an A in his class. He cares so much about your papers and wants you to improve, which you will if you take his class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
If your an extremely smart student who already knows the topic in full before you enter the class and writes perfect paper then this class is for you. But for any others, I highly suggest you avoid this professor and his horrible grading system at all costs.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Sean is a prick. Literally just an insecure jerk who finds some sort of perverse glee in talking down to students about superheroes of all things. I am convinced he thinks he is god because his ego explodes like the Hidenburg every time someone dares question his decrees about stuff like underwear on Superman's costume. Truly a bizarre/rude man.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
While I ignored the bad ratings here and took the class anyway, I can say with full confidence it was a mistake. This class is not worth the trouble, Sean Duncan is not worth the trouble. Save yourself the headache and take a different class. 

Unless you're a fan of the card game Netrunner. In which case, you'll hear about it plenty...

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This class started out hard. The papers were graded 100 or 0, and at first, I wasnt doing great. I didnt understand why I was getting 0s, but after meeting with him, it changed everything. From then on, I knew what was expected. Yes, the class is not a walk in the park, but its fun. He also helped me with some out of class projects too!