Reviews of professor Martin Farris

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Farris is incredibly rude, condescending, and unhelpful toward students. The class organization is a mess; the final exam is worth 50% of your grade, so no matter how hard you work, you won't know if you're going to pass until the final day. The final exam is 73 Qs and you have 50 minutes to complete it (41 seconds per Q).

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
took him online and you have to read and pay attention to every detail or question give. There was only one exam, THE FINAL. you fail the final, you fail the class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Don't waste your time with this professor. Although he is very knowledgeable of logistics, he is unapproachable. The lectures are very random, and he mostly doesn't teach the content that are on tests or quizzes. I am very disappointed. Not to mention, he is so self-centered that he provided an entire, 31 page long document about his life.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
does current event assignments which he offers minimal direction with and you essentially have to guess what you're supposed to know. leads students on when they are not giving him the right answer instead of actually teaching, and also flat out rude and insulting

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Recently finished the 10-week summer course with Dr. Farris, and I do gotta say it was better than expected. You need to know how to manage your time and review your materials/websites effectively (especially for the currents events portion on the quiz). Prof did do a slight curve with the project and the final cumulative exam though. Cross-posted.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Worst professor by far I have ever had in my academic career. He throws quizzes in and if you aren't checking everyday in Canvas you will miss them. Expects you to read the textbook and current events on sites he does not specify, DOES NOT TEACH. Class project is unfair, he just insults your work. Does not let you review quizzes, FINAL IS UNFAIR.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The grading for the final is unfair. Stated in the syllabus, you are not allowed to have more than one letter grade above your class letter grade on the final. For example, if youre making a C in the class, and made an A on the final, the teacher will move your grade down to a B, based on the assumption of cheating. They will provide no evidence.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
You have Quizzes that make up half your grade throughout the semester, then you have one final exam that is cumulative with no notes, math, and not enough time to complete.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Farris has a VERY unfair grading policy. You take chapter quizzes throughout the semester, which are open note/book and make up half of your grade. On top of this, the other half of your grade is a cumulative final, 73 questions in 50 minutes, and it's a closed-book exam. The only learning material provided was text-based material.