Reviews of professor Eric Waithaka

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Very frustrating. I took him for SOCW600, & had to take him again for both 671 & 659. Lectures are dry which makes the application difficult when it comes to assignments. Grades very tough (expectations need clarity). He takes FOREVER to grade & is constantly late for class. Love him as a person, not a professor. He means well.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very frustrating course. Waithaka was very unclear with his expectations and was very harsh with his grading. When grading, he would give very few comments. Was also inaccessible outside of class and did not show up to meetings set up about the essays. Get ready for lots of group projects!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
While he is nice, he is totally disorganized in his lectures and grading rubrics. He consistently does not get through all his slides and goes past class time. Very late responses to emails. His grading rubrics are not well explained and his clarifications are inconsistent. Lastly, he is very slow at grading and misses his own deadlines for grading

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Waithaka is by far the poorest professor Ive had. Due to the pandemic, it is clear that it has taken a huge toll on our professors abilities however Dr. Waithaka took far too much time with grading, never responded to his emails in time, and always broke promises of when assignments would be returned to you. I couldnt take a class of his again.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He's by far one of the worst professors that I'v had. I had him online and I wish I didn't. He was supposed to post the weekly assignment folders at the beginning of the week so that we can submit the first part of the discussion on Friday, but he rarely posted it on time. Takes too long to grade. Disorganized to the point it's unprofessional.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Waithaka's online section was so disorganized and I learned nothing. He didn't give live lectures or even recorded lectures at all, he just posted PowerPoint slides with little information. He is very strict with APA and takes a long time to grade assignments. I would make sure to register for his in-person lectures if you have to take him.