Reviews of professor Richard Chasdi

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Stopped attending class because I was extremely confused. Hes a sweet and nice guy, but teaching is NOT for him. Passionate about the subject but blinds him from seeing that most students are extremely lost in class. Office hours, study sessions are not helpful & hard to understand. He is not the issue, just in the wrong place.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Absolutely hands down the worst lecturer I have ever encountered in my 4 years at GW. Although he is accessible outside of the classroom. His style of lecture, PowerPoint, respect towards other cultures, and ways of presentation is awful. He made those very interesting things sound so boring. Lots of negligence in the grading process too. SMH

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Chasdi takes his time to explain the many difficult concepts discussed throughout the class. He genuinely wants his students to understand everything covered. The readings are discussed at length in each class. He takes the time to be available for extra office hours in preparation for the final exam.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Hard to believe hes the best GW, a school renowned for politics, has to offer. Lectures are very dry and theory-based, we never talk about real-world events or case studies. Grading is not only tough, but also arbitrary and hard to understand. He also asks students to write positive reviews in exchange for a grade bump. Avoid.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Chasdi gets to know each student personally and meets with students outside of class to work around schedules. Everyone on here saying he's hard or ambiguous has never taken an IA class. The people that complain don't know basic IR. If you can understand basic IR theory you'll do great, if not ask for help. Genuinely hope I get to take him again.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Boring and long-winded lectures. Graded tests inconsistently and gave little to no feedback. Take SecPol with someone else

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Professor Chasdi is smart but his lectures are dry and difficult to follow, don't involve much practical application and his slides are useless. Does not respond to emails/ doesn't give you what you need until two days before the exam. He is a REALLY harsh grader and all of his feedback is handwritten and illegible.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I was able to retain much more information in this class than I have in other classes at GW. He is super helpful in making sure you understand the concepts that hes talking about. His exams are long essay format and he offers review sessions to discuss exactly what he wants you to talk about in them. The expectations are super clear.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
You can see his expertise and grip on the topics in his lectures. The virtual semester definitely affected the way he conducted class, but I give him the benefit of the doubt. His classes are lecture and reading heavy, but even if you don't do them, he is very accessible for questions and explanations. He also provides test questions beforehand.