Reviews of professor Sharmini Nair

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Nair is just awesome. She expects class interaction, so if you're like me, take the class with a friend. She's very approachable and kind, especially in office hours. Her stories and jokes are hilarious. I had 4 tests and a final, which felt like a lot, in addition to the 2 papers I had to write. I'd recommend this instructor to everyone

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
She makes the class easy to understand even for those not in a political major. Show up, read through slides before tests and youll be fine. Tests are easy if you study powerpoint and iclicker questions. would highly reccommend if need easy a

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Took this class for an easy AUCC credit. Get an iclicker because there are tons of iclicker questions throughout her lectures. For review days she will make a kahoot for the class and it helps you study. There are 4 exams, 2 papers, and a cumulative final. Just go to class, have an iclicker, take notes, and youll end w a good grade

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Sharmini is super inflexible and tough when grading papers. I've been a straight A student my entire life and I've always excelled in writing. However, I received the lowest grade I've ever got on a paper for this class. She also announced that the class average rested at a 74%, which clearly says that she is doing a very poor job at teaching.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Amazing prof. She is clearly passionate about teaching. 5 tests, but none are too hard if you show up and actually take notes. Most tests took me under 15 minutes because of how straight forward they are. 2 papers are graded fairly and take advantage of the TAs bc they grade them. iClicker points everyday but not too scary if you miss. Fun easy A

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Sharmini Nair is very disrespectful and negligent of the individual student. Shes an okay teacher but shes very rude if someone asks a question, or if you tell her one-on-one that youre going to leave class early. She thinks that she is the only class youre taking, so be ready to test and write papers constantly. Do not take her class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Sharmini is a really sweet person. Her lectures have all the information you need for the class and she has daily clickers so show up for those points. If you show up to class and take the notes and go over the study guide then the tests are pretty simple. There are two papers but they are not extremely difficult.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I loved taking Nair's Global Environmental Politics class! Her lectures are super engaging and the class is really interesting. There is lots of opportunity for discussions thought the course and she makes even the most tiring topics fun. Her tests are opinion based and you write paragraphs to answer questions. Love herrrrrr!