Reviews of professor Xolela Mangcu

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Mangcu is genuinely the worst professor I've ever had, I have never felt compelled to write a review before I took him. He does not understand how to use blackboard, is rude in emails, and has some of the most unclear grading policies and rubrics I have encountered in college. Seriously, avoid him at all costs.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Manageable if you can go to every class or have a buddy in it.  He makes vague rubrics, but has very specific grading criteria he won't put in the rubric (I've asked), and take off points if you don't write the paper as if you were explaining it to a 5 year old.  He makes up attendance rules as he goes, and can be difficult to communicate with.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is so unorganized. He doesn't have a properly made syllabus that will outline how the semester will go. He will announce when quizzes, exams, and presentations will be in class once, and oftentimes students do not know. So many students have missed quizzes or been bombarded with a presentation that is in a week. He is not accessible at all.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
does not respond to emails, extremely disorganized and doesn't make assignments clear. also has no clear rubrics or syllabus. not accessible to students. clearly knowledgeable about the topic, but avoid this class!!!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Mangcu is extremely knowledgeable and experienced in his field. He is probably better in person but online the class structure is messy and very unorganized.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This class was decent. The information was fairly easy and I enjoyed the lectures however professor Mangcu was a total pushover and it was clear everyone took advantage of him. He was really sweet and was very nice. Although, he refused to go over any content in office hours so I don't really know what the point was of him even having them

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
He is very knowledgeable about the material and truly has a lot of interesting stories that relate to the class material. There are no exams or quizzes; just papers. The only criticism is that he was a bit all over the place but with the help of the TA the material was manageable. He was also very accessible if you ever wanted to discuss the class.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof. is super interesting and nice as a person, I listen and am interested in his stories however, I do not like this class. There is a quiz every week that is textbook specific and the quiz is often disorganized, the final assignments are so vague and hard to understand. It is difficult to really know what he wants from his students.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This was the most unorganized class I have ever taken at GW. He makes up his grading policies and assignments as the semester goes on and constantly changes his mind. Extremely rude to students and never provides clear feedback on grading. No matter how well you do or how hard you try on assignments, your grade will never reflect that. Avoid him