Richard Ashley - Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Professor: Richard Ashley

Department: Political Science

College: Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: POS465
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Told the class one time that students voting for Trump should go to ASU's mental health services and as a class, we spent more time talking about the election and how evil Republicans are than we did actual course material. Overall, the work load is pretty light, just don't expect to learn a thing about International Law while taking this class.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: POS465
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Ashley is a sweet guy, but an awful professor. He'd spend most of class either taking attendance or going on a tangent not related to the material. I didn't really learn anything in the class - I had to rely completely on the book for the tests. Don't take this class, you'll never want to attend lecture. But, getting an A wasn't that hard.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: POS465
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very entertaining and fun to listen to/interact w/. Cares deeply for his students. A few disc. boards, term paper, & midterm + final exams. Good attendance can help your grade but bad won't hurt it. Easy to blow off class, but you should go anyway. Need a lot of patience to take him as he meanders in his lectures quite heavily. Learned a lot!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: POS191
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

POS 191 was pointless. 1 hour per week of arguing back and forth about Trump vs. Clinton. I dreaded going to this class. Would not recommend Ashley for other classes or take again. He does not respond to emails. Discussions random/long-winded/very partisan, so we learned nothing. Fairly easy A - just show up and turn in your schedule forms.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: POS465
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Goes on rants instead of giving lecture. Bad at responding to emails & communication in general. Be prepared to teach yourself 90% of material. Lectures are USELESS. Loved the subject (Intnl Law), but HATED this professor. I'm an A student and I found going to this class really difficult. Would not recommend this prof. At your own risk.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: POS360
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Attendance system is odd. Randomly calls one third of the class for attendance. Incredibly intelligent professor but often tangents way too long. Uses profanity and is vulgar at times. Entire class is discussion based. Randomly calls on students to engage about readings.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: REALISTTHEORY
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

This professor is so incredibly brilliant, I hope to absorb all of his knowledge. His ideas are so profound, and he is very much respected. If you are easily offended or have trouble grasping complex theories, do not take this class. If you are up for a challenge, and care to engage in intellectual conversation, this class is for you.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: POS360
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His class was a trip. He is one of those professors who loves to cuss and call out students. He can be a little inappropriate at times. for attendance he makes you answer random questions non-course related so be prepared. for the paper he says its mandatory to go see him but really he does not care about you or your paper- he has too many students

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: POS465
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Often just rambles on about his personal life. Very boring. Will often cancel class. Atleast for his midterm and final he gives you open note, laptop option and he gives you a list of the questions that will be asked.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: POS360
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you have any views that don't fall in line with his own, good luck. If you're republican or conservative be ready to be told how your views don't matter, and shouldn't count. He misses more class than anyone, but will fail you if you don't make an appointment to see him to write a paper. He is pretentious, rambles incessantly... DO NOT TAKE.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: POS160
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This class is an anomaly! However, it taught me to be resourceful, hard-working, and reliant on myself. No response to emails; he rambles forever; goes off on useless tangents; on and on. I did very well on the last paper because I synthesized the material on my own time. Expect to put in A LOT of work outside of class to get a good grade.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: POS160
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This class does not have much work. There are two tests, a midterm and final, and then there is a research paper.. The final is 40% of your grade. so you need to take that into account and there is not many ways to get your grade up. He is really funny, but his teaching is hard to understand, he explains through metaphors and the movies you watch.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: POS160
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Ashley is extremely intelligent & has a great wealth of knowledge regarding political science. Yes, he does go on tangents but he tries to tie them into the lecture. The book is not really important but the lecture notes are. Ashley is extremely helpful if you visit him during office hours. Warning: the final is worth like 40% of your grade.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: POS360
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

It is clear that he is very experienced in his field, however his teaching style was ideal for the subject, personally. His often when off on long tangents and I found it hard to pay attention at times. However, he does have a great sense of humor and a desire to help the students who ask. Not an easy A, but overall a good course.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: POS160
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His class is so hard. The lectures didn't help me at all, and I miserably failed the first test so I dropped the class.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: POS360
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Richard Ashley is a great professor who is very helpful to his students. This is not a class for someone who just wants an easy A, you need to actually spend time and immerse yourself into this subject. Ashley does not suffer fools, but he is always willing to help his serious students. If you really want to learn he is an amazing teacher.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: POS160
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Yes, Dr. Ashley does go off on tangents. Often it can be difficult to tell the point of his lectures, but there's usually a meaning somewhere. He's a very intelligent man and you can tell he really cares about his students. If you want help he'll gladly meet you in his office hours. Reading the book is a must! Only way you'll learn the content.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: POS160
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Ashley is a very nice man, but I dread attending his class. I get so bored when he goes off on tangents that he barely manages to relate to the material. It's so hard to pay attention and honestly I don't learn anything from him. Relating theories to movies we watch seems pointless and a waste of time. I used to like gov't until this class.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: POS160
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I loved the course, along with his style of teaching it. True, he does fall off topic a lot, and he explains things through stories and metaphors - I take Ashley as an old-style lecturer, as a a philosopher. If you can't grasp difficult concepts, you will hate him. Simple as that.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: POS160
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Ashley means well. You can go 2 his office hrs anytime and he's helpful. However, he won't respond to your e-mails. The class has a final and a midterm, which is HARD, and 1 HUGE essay to write. You watch a lot of movies and link the movies to theories in the text and post to discussion board. If you work HARD you will do well.