Reviews of professor Matias Bianchi

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Online class but the teacher seemed to struggle with D2L. The weekly quizzes, readings, and discussion posts were often put up late. There was no feedback on any quiz or discussion post I submitted throughout the semester, and I received two sentences of feedback on the final 3000 word paper. One of the worst professors, if not the worst I've had.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took him for a Latin American studies poli-sci class and I learned a lot. Granted, Prof. Bianchi is from Argentina so this material was very interesting to me and to him. His lectures require good listening & good note-taking and you must read required reading but if you do this, you WILL pass! He's a solid choice, specially if you like the topic

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I really liked this class, and him as a professor. I found all his lectures very clear and the material is really interesting. I felt like the work was very reasonable, and I understood everything. He is really intelligent and I've learned a lot from his classes! I highly recommend him and his classes.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I'm not sure if he is a new professor or what the deal is. Lectures were in the form of video powerpoint slides which he narrated poorly. The course went fine up until the end, had an 'A' and ended with a 'C' out of nowhere!!!!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I wouldn't take this professor again because the course material was very disorganized and I often wondered what that weeks' focus was even about. He gives so many dry reading materials that are impossible to sit through -- and then in quizzes, asks specific questions regarding things that can only be found in the reading.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The almost total lack of engagement by the instructor made it hard to feel like I got the most from the course. Lectures are very difficult to follow and were poorly laid out. No consistency in grading, even when meeting all the criteria, and limited/unhelpful feedback. He is very vague in his instructions for assignments. I won't take him again.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Had to withdraw from this class and pay a prorated portion. Tests that lock your computer; cant access 1-200+ page readings for tests; need to shut down computer to get out of test; instructions for test-taking not in syllabus or given from prof. He could at least explain that tests lock your computer/how long answers should be. No instruction.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I really enjoyed having Dr. Bianchi as a professor. Im extremely surprised by the other ratings because that was not my experience at all! Im in the graduate school for International Security. His discussion questions were thought provoking! I am looking forward to being his student again later this semester!