Reviews of professor Bernard Roddy

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Took his in person class. The rubrics for papers and discussions are vague/misleading, and any feedback given was not explained well. You will get a low grade with little explanation. He has not attended his own office hours multiple times, and scheduled meetings with him were cancelled as he deemed them "unnecessary". Do not take a class with him.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Probably the worst professor I've ever had. Do not take. No clear grading rubric, he will throw a grade at you at the end of the quarter with zero explanation.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The content of this class was challenging, but interesting. Professor Roddy is really nice, if you reach out with questions he responds quickly & is really helpful! There are weekly disc posts, 2 question responses, & 2 question quizzes. The films we watched are pretty interesting too. 2 exams both hand written, not hard if you study.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The class is difficult and it took me a second to get that he gives material on philosophy like it is a standard course subject - we got quizzed on the key concepts in different readings, and if you do the reading, you'll do fine. Prof. Roddy is genuinely understanding and interesting and loves film. I liked this class, more than I thought I would.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He will take off points if you disagree with him. Can't have open discussions with him. You don't have to watch the movie, just read a review/analysis but readings are a must. One paged essay per week, a small quiz, & a paragraph-long discussion post. Those assignments are only worth 2 points. For the final & Midterm just write what he tells you.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Never take him. He is horrible.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I have no idea what all these other ratings are talking about, this was a relatively easy and incredibly interesting class. You just have to be willing to engage with the readings (which are usually around ten pages) and participate in class. There are three papers which have very clear instructions, you just have to work with the material you have

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Took online class (which also had in person option?) Not very descriptive about expectations on assignments. Feedback/information is patronizing and strangely worded, like he's trying to sound smarter than you. First group of discussion posts he gave me 5/7 with no explanation, then gave me 7/7 on the rest. Readings and films were long and boring.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
my main issue was the TA that would grade the essays. i would much rather him read and grade them himself. got a bad grade on an essay, emailed him about the lack of feedback from the TA, and he read through, left good feedback, and raised my grade. the class is very lecture heavy and d2l is very confusing when it comes to his organization.