Reviews of professor Peter Giannopoulos

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Somehow, Intro to Philosophy ended up being the hardest A I got this semester. He grades written assignments harshly based on whether he agrees with your ideas, even though it seems like they should be more subjective. His grading scale includes A+ and A-, so you cannot get a 4.0 unless you get an A+. Unnecessarily difficult for a Gen ed class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He explained things you didn't understand, and would always clarify things for me when I needed help. He's very understanding. Sometimes he gives feedback, sometimes nothing at all. We had two papers (1200+ words), a bunch of discussion posts, and some reflections. An off-campus group project w/ report! Ton of reading, but going to lectures helps!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
What a great guy! Giannopoulos cares about philosophy and students and encourages class participation. Assignments are all written. If you do the assignment, you'll get an A. No wrong answers on assignments or in class discussion. He gives good feedback. There's a lot of assigned reading, but as long as you pay attention in class, you'll be fine.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Peter is such a cool guy. He was brand new to UCF when I took him so he was still kinda feeling it out. The books are all online, so you don't have to buy them 9x /10. You don't have to go to class, but he notices when you don't. We have in class discussions for a grade that are planned in the syllabus, one group project, & 4 papers, but no tests.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Prof. Giannopoulos is a solid choice. For his quizzes you will need to review his summary of the readings and most of the answers are there. One thing that can be kind of a hassle is that (for Summer A) discussions were due Saturday and a reply on Sunday so you don't really have that much time to work on those outside of the weekend.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Peter is a real gem. He encourages there isn't really a "wrong" answer. He makes you think. This was his first year, so he may switch things up in the future, but we had 3 papers and online discussion posts and that was all for grades. The books were on back order at the bookstore, so I never bought them. He posted the texts on Webcourses.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took this class in Spring 2019 and I cannot overstate how much I loved it. Peter is a pretty young guy as professors go, he is super enthusiastic, and he is excellent at engaging with his students. As far as course difficulty, I skipped some classes and missed some discussion posts due to foolishness, and still managed a B. Highly recommended.