Reviews of professor Ryan Dean

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
By far the best prof I have had in my two years at this school. His lectures are all powerpoint and they are uploaded to d2l after each lecture. For papers, Ryan offers to look at your work before you submit it and makes corrections and comments on your paper. He offered this to a fairly large class. He genuinely wants his class to thrive.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Great prof, very articulative and he doesnt go that fast, just summarize his key points - dont try to write everything he say; you will fail. Yeah it would be kinda cool if he were to post his slides on D2L and his notes werent always in all caps in a dumb font, but he undoubtedly explains both key & supplemental information in ample depth. XOXO

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This class is very easy if you have a brain between your eyes. Please don't listen to the comments below, the professor is great and knows what he is talking about. He is approachable, informative, and encourages students to learn and treats you like an adult.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
His lectures make no sense AND HE HAS NO NOTES TO FOLLOW. no powerpoint, no outlines to help. just have to memorize every little thing he says. He's all over the place during lectures, no one ever knows what he's talking about or what we're supposed to know. Lectures are so unstructured it is SO hard to follow and the textbook is so heavy.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Dean knows a lot about IR, and that shows in his lectures. He engages with students often and doesn't put someone down for having different opinions. His grading is fair and makes sense. The slides themselves are a little dry, but the content is very interesting

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof Dean is a good teacher and does know his stuff when it comes to international politics, but he is very hard to understand in lectures and difficult to follow. He will often blurt stuff out that will be on the test or that is important and is easy to miss. He doesn't post his slides online or have any posted during class so textbook is needed.