Reviews of professor Joel Sievert

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Seems like he is a decent guy but he is a tough grader and gives virtually no feedback on assignments. Avoid him if you care about maintaining/raising your GPA because he grades more harshly and gives less feedback than any other professor I've had.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Dr. Sievert is not a bad professor in the slightest. His class was a bit difficult, but all his tests were short answer questions and grading was pretty lenient. I honestly only read the parts of the book that were 100% necessary for test questions and I got an A. Very nice guy and I'd take a class with him again if given the opportunity.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I've had him for 2 classes niw and he always tried to make sure the difficult concepts of his class are thoroughly explained and tries to reference current affairs. He test are always short answer but he covers a majority of the answers in his lectures or with the readings he assigns. The readings aren't that often but you should read them before

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Sievert is a brilliant political scientist, but he does not belong in the classroom. He is a very tough grader and he gives vague feedback on tests. He teaches undergraduate courses like he's talking to a bunch of PhD students. He is really nice and personable but a really bad Professor. I would recommend avoiding his class if you can.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Sievert is a brilliant political scientist, but has no place in a classroom. He will treat undergrads like grad students, and has no ability to meet you at your level of understanding. The ONLY reason I made it out with an A is due to the TA, who was able to take concepts Sievert made impossible and brings them down to an undergraduate level.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He is a great guy, he is personable, funny and articulate. That being said, he is a tough professor. His class had 6 assignments, 2 being major tests, and one being the final paper, grades always take an inordinate amount of time to get entered and the instructions are also incredibly vague. You end up having no clue how you're doing until the end.