Bruce Wilson - University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

Professor: Bruce Wilson

Department: Political Science

College: University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: POS2041
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

the final is optional but he doesn't put in all your grades before its due so you have no idea what your grade is without the optional final and you just stress whether or not to take it

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: POS2041
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

This class consisted solely of graded discussion posts and essays, so if you're good at that you'll be fine. The TAs give really good feedback on the essays so you can fix mistakes and do better on the next paper, the only problem is there are only 8 modules, so not many grades.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: POS2041
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Assignments are either short essays or discussion posts biweekly. Everything graded by TAs. I say take it if you don't mind writing and are pretty good at it. Took me the first module or two to get used to the grading. Optional essay final, I could've done it to try and bump my B but did not understand the prompt. Put your time into the assignments

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: POS2041
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

The grading is incredibly harsh and communication with the professor and the TAs for feedback or any questions in general is impossible. I would strongly advise you to avoid this class with this professor if you would like to keep your GPA up, despite the fact that this is one of the GenEd options.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CPO4303
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He'll post reading material in the modules for each week, usually 2 or 3 journals from 10-15 pages each, not too bad. He posts interesting extra content as well that is relevant to the modules.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: POS2041
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Easy A. Have a paper or some type of discussion every other week. Papers are only about 600 words so easily doable. Just pay attention to due dates so you don't miss anything, but he also will email reminders. He grades very fairly. Easy class to add to a difficult schedule!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: POS2041
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Too many papers for a level 2 course. Not a lot of reading, quiz questions are easy you can find them online. I was graded by his GTA so I cant say much about dr. wilson, essays are easy but you need to read the text and use what you read. optional final, replaces lowest module.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: POS2041
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

don't take this class unless you're okay w/ lots of writing, the TA's do and they grade pretty hard. i got A's on my paper's and discussions and missed one deadline which is why i ended up w/ a B. optional final to replace missed module, the prompt was kinda silly so i took the B. 10 question pop quizzes that you can just skim the text for.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: POS2041
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I liked this class a lot. I took it online while in DC for the summer so it made learning about the government even better. He only has you read the chapters and take the 10 question quizzes and do a simple 650 word paper every week. Sometimes the essays are replaced by discussions. Strict on works cited. Nice guy, too.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: POS2041
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I was graded by a GTA (A. Norat) all year, and his constructive feedback enhanced my essay and discussion grades. You need to review the feedback and implement it to succeeed. Dr. Wilson is always available, and makes things refreshing with external essays and videos. He is very knowledgable. This class made me realize how much I love Politics.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: POS2041
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I don't recommend the online government class to anybody! The class was really challenging and all the work is graded by PHD students! The teacher cut me off when I phone called him! He has no compassion for his students!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: POS2041
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I do not recommend taking government with this professor. The course work is extremely heavy. Each module is based on essay scores graded by a teaching assistant. The essays are heavily graded and they usually give you extremely low scores. There is a lot of writing and the prompts don't cover all the topics you need to write.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: POS2041
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

As I entered this course, I reviewed the syllabus and assignment list and thought that everything was clear, each week was a new module and in every module, the assignments were laid out, due dates and everything. But was was clearly mistaken, instructions for the modules were very unclear, due dates were in different parts of webcourse

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: POS2041
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Terrible professor. Super rude when you ask him anything. He doesn't do anything - his GTA's do most of the work and they are really harsh graders. The essay topics aren't tough, but the graders take off the stupidest points - no matter how hard you work on it, they will find something to mark off for. Take this class in person if you can.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: POS2041
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Even though the class itself was not that bad, the professor is extremely rude. As long as you do the assignments and follow the prompts you will do well. He does not grade the assignments himself the GTAs do.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: POS2041
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Lots of writing. And be prepared to cite everything. If you can get past all the writing then the class is okay. He drops the lowest module and responds to emails in a timely manner. Class also requires cited discussions. I would recommend him as a professor. Final was an essay.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: POS2041
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Students must be good at doing essays, if not I do not recommend this professor. GTA's are tough graders and neither them or the professor will make this class easier for the student.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: POS2041
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He does not grade papers, instead other people does that for him. He replies emails but he won't help students with their concerns and he does not care about students in general. Won't take a class from this professor again. If you are a brilliant student who never has any difficulty go with this guy.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: POS2041
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He does not grade the work personally and basically the essays count as the final grade. Once you get your final grade on your academic records he won't help you, he will question you and your academic performance no matter what your circumstance is. It's frustrating when your work is not even checked by a real teacher.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: POS2041
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Actual professor is a nice guy but the TAs are pretty irritating. TAs are not helpful at all even when you reach out to them. I ended up with an A but could've gone without the unnecessarily difficult grading