Reviews of professor Robert Duffy

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
One day one of class this man said to us "I think textbooks are a scam." You don't need the book unless you skip class. The guy is very straight forward and clear about what you need to do for an A. It's not a hard class as long as you pay attention and do the work. He's very approachable and over a chill dude. 10/10 would take him again.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Duffy was one of the strictest graders I have ever encountered. It almost feels as if doing your best is not good enough. Between all of the classmates I have talked to, the highest grade anyone received for a homework assignment was a 95. Extremely heavy on reading and the lectures/slides lack material and substance. Avoid if you can.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
The professor is nice, and it is not hard to get an A if you participate. He talks a lot in class, but you still have to study a lot of things yourself to pass his class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He seems like a nice guy but is just a terrible lecturer and has no flow. Rambles on one slide for a whole hour and the most important info for the exams is never discussed in class. Difficulty not hard but he just makes the class really boring.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Gives great feedback for writing! This course helped me indefinitely in my writing skills, allowing me to see my strengths and weaknesses in works. Work hard and you will improve. Grade is based on your effort and persistence.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Will talk about the same slide the entire class. Learned more in recitation than in the lectures. Exams are hard to study for since he does not offer study sessions. The study guides are mostly blank and filled with simple things. Test will mainly be about articles, so make sure to read those out of class. He is a nice person though.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Hes the worst lecturer Ive ever had, standing in the front talking about one slide for 80 minutes. He tries to make the class more engaging, he shows no passion or interest for the material. His exams are super specific and you do not get them back after they are graded to see what you got wrong, nor does he go out of his way to help you in any way

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Took his Intro to Sociology Lecture. Pretty chill and kind, if a slightly boring lecturer. Posts the lecture slides on canvas but there are a few things he says during lectures that he doesn't include. You can just skim the readings to keep up/study for exams. Most assignments/attendance are during recitations, even if they're kinda useless IMO.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I found his lectures incredibly boring and there was low participation from anyone during his classes. Also, his study guides are very misleading, as even if you meticulously study them, most of the exam has nothing to do with the study guide; it feels like he's trying to trick you. This might have been the worst class I took this semester.