Dariush Haghighat - Riverside City College, Riverside, CA

Professor: Dariush Haghighat

Department: Political Science

College: Riverside City College, Riverside, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: POL1ONLINE
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He makes you work for your grade and assigns tons of essays. If you actually read the chapters answer the questions and explain your reasoning then you'll be fine. He doesn't grade hard because I have left a portion of my assignments incomplete and it didn't affect my grade as much. He's knowledgeable & helpful & responds back in class discussions.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: POL1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very good professor for being an online class. Clear on grading criteria and gives good feedback. I think he's a great professor and people don't give him the credit he deserves. Very passionate for his job and helping students.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: POL1
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This professor requires many essays. The reading is fair, although may be difficult when taken during an accelerated semester. Overall I learned a lot, despite not needing it for me major. If youre looking for a challenge, take him. You will learn, but it will be labor intensive.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: POL1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Does not give feedback right away when this is only a 6 week long course. I feel I should have feedback before the next deadline for the next essay so I know what I need to fix before turning in the next assignment. Doesn't give clear instructions and makes you write essay that have to be 2.5 pages single spaced so basically a 5 page essay.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: POL4
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Continued ....... (from the ok professor). He is very arrogant and loves to brag. If your in this class be ready to hear about his i8 BMW and how a cop pulled him over because it was that nice.... lol. Hes very condescending and slams you for unnecessary things that concern the assignment.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: POL4
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Overall, an ok professor. I put that in parentheses for the following reasons : he doesnt communicate with me (yet he always ask am I communicating with you, he always patronizes his Model UN students in front of the whole class and makes it seem as if if your not one of his Model UN students than your unworthy.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: POL4
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

When Haghighat says Am I communicating with you and he really isnt communicating with you take the chance and say no, youre not communicating with me. He did not collect the assigned papers and did not return them nor give us a grade. His class lacked structure and organization.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: POL4
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's a rather good professor. The work seemed a bit redundant since he did not collect the majority of the papers due on the syllabus. He has very passionate opinions but that very passion can lead him to go off topic and talk on a tangent for an hour. He's very busy so expect him to miss a few classes and show up late on occasion. Funny guy too.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: POL1
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I would not take this class in the Winter session again. (1 of 3 classes!) Minimum 2.5 SINGLE SPACED essay due each week. Professor was thorough, intelligent and I learned about the US government. I feel like he got mad at us for not knowing what we didn't know. That being said, if we did the work in an unbiased manner, we got good grades.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: POL1ONLINE
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I took the ONLINE class Fall2017. It is literally the hardest class i have taken. With that being said i passed and learned a lot! There is a lot of reading and lots of papers to write. Just remember to not be biased when writing. Until it comes time for your opinion.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: POL140909
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Do not take this class if you're looking for an easy A, even online. He's a good professor if you want a challenge in American Politics. He's very knowledgeable about the subject and respectable. But don't expect him to take you by the hand and sugar coat things. He's an unfair grader, and doesn't give you positive reinforcement. Avoid him.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: POL4
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

in my opinion this is one the best professors in rcc. his class was real easy and straight forward. do everything he tells you to do and you'll pass. overall vewry easy class

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: POL4
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Amazing professor! Very fair and respects all opinions in the classroom. He opens up your mind and forces you to think in many ways. Make sure you participate and just put in the effort! He pushed us but in a beneficial way. Class was mainly lecture but I appreciated it! Learned a lot and would take him again!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: POL1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

A Gen Ed course (online), yet good for my major. Hard work is good & I enjoy a challenge - yet he did nothing to encourage students, simply demanded. Reviews of my specific work was lengthy, condescending, and biased unlike others reviews. Students unable to make contact, critical for an online course. Hindsight: take from another Instructor.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: POL1
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Took this class during winter. Professor gives a bunch of busy work, but it is manageable. Assigns 6 essay that must be 2 1/2 pages single space with 10 font, but drops the lowest score. If you are not willing to put in a lot of time and not a strong writer, DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: POL4
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

okay teacher, very passionate about the subject, has 2 easy multiple choice midterm. likes participation but sometimes went on tangents. overall, he tried to be motivating but it was lecture heavy. not too much work, easy-ish A. respected opinions of others which was cool

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: POL4
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He arrived late every single lecture, fawns over his model un members constantly and has personal conversations with them during class. Class is always let out late bc he spends time on irrelevant personal conversations instead of teaching. Extremely arrogant and literally spent 20 minutes talking about how "important" and "loved" he is

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: POL1
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I took the winter online POL 1 session and it proved to be very difficult. There were 6 essays, but the lowest grade gets dropped. The essays are very tedious, but get easier as you go; the first one is hard to write. They are 10 font single spaced, 2 1/2 pages (7-8 pages in MLA format). You NEED the textbooks to pass and he grades harshly.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: POL101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He assigns essays where he expects us to share opinions and if your opinion disagrees with his you can't get a good grade. Completely biased and doesn't care about the students. Wouldn't take again.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: POLI1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Took this class in the summer, he assigned a very unpractical 2 page 10 pt font single spaced essay every week. In MLA format, this would equal about 5 or 6 pages, along with responses to other students. He gives off a very pompous vibe, and has a false sense of intelligence. He will reply to your messages only if he feels like it.