Reviews of professor Charles Axelrod

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is very respectable and knowledgeable on the topic.  His lectures review the literature rather than bring it into context.  This course was test-oriented, so focus on how he outlines material.  The course lacked PowerPoint, images, video, or anything to help with the topic.  It took from three to five weeks to receive material on the course.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I got good marks in his class, but only because I learned the way he marks. He does not structure his lectures, he just talks and it's up to you to figure out what's important. If you understand his readings, just paraphrase them in essays and you will pass. Never use quotes in essays, this raised my mark by 2 letter grades.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Teaches without visual aids like power points, but he is well read regarding the SOC topics and takes time during lectures to answer questions to help breakdown and further explain difficult topics. Essay and test questions were very clear and straightforward to answer. Likes to use humour and historical context to help explain ideas. Great Prof.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
One of the worst professors I've ever had at U of M. He is super disorganized, and rambles on about unrelated topics. His assigned readings are very old and almost impossible to understand. Gives assignments super last minute. Doesn't give a course outline or rubric to follow. Also, good luck getting an email response from him.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Axelrod's lectures are super boring to sit through, though he knows the content super well and is very passionate about it. He makes it known that he hands things back 10 days after assigned, but in reality takes months to grade and give back. Nice man, but not a good course to take with him, was hoping for better :(

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
VERY old school. does not post anything online. no visuals at all so you HAVE to read the readings assigned. Syllabuses always say you can expect marks back in 10 days, but it usually takes around 3 weeks. His grading scale makes no sense as I've received marks like "C+/B" & there is no numerical scale on the syllabus. Would recommend other profs

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof Axelrod was a really good person/teacher. Super knowledgable, intelligent, good speaker. Yes, he does go off-topic sometimes, but he eventually connects it back to the topic. If you show up to class, read ask questions when unsure, you will do fine. Would take his class again.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I can hardly put into words how negative my experience with him was. He barely made any sense most of the time, and spent the majority of the class rambling incoherently. Essay questions were extremely vague, and we had next to no criteria for marking/course expectations. Having him made an aleady challenging course even worse.