Reviews of professor Debidatta Mahapatra

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
The professor is kind, caring and has a passion to ensure that the students in his class understand the material and his accent (he does have an accent). The pros: the quizzes are super simple (if you pay attention) and he is a generous grader. The cons: get ready to read the material ( you will need the book) and a moderate amount of work!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Undoubtedly qualified and knowledgeable to teach the course. He provides different theories on IR in a neutral manner. Class participation is required. The downside is his grading. All discussion assignments are worth 10 points until the paper at the end of the semester. The paper can determine whether you pass the class or not.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Mahapatra is a really great teacher. Hes passionate about politics and he wants to make sure his students are able to understand the topics discussed. Every week you had a discussion post/short essay which went over what was discussed. Most of the time these short essays required you to apply political theory to your answer.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
It was quite difficult to understand a good majority of what this professor was saying due to the thickness of his accent. Also a good majority of the time he came to class he seemed unsure on the topics that he was talking about and the students at times would have to correct the information he was giving due to it being invalid