Marni Berg - Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

Professor: Marni Berg

Department: Political Science

College: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: POLS433
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I didn't really learn anything in this class. The class isn't hard on a day to day basis because she just reads off the board, but turn everything in and make sure it gets to her. I turned in my final project and she lost it and refused to grade it. She is not helpful if you have questions or go to office hours.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: POLS433
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Marni is an amazing professor. She is extremely caring for her students and is really down to give advice and help you out. This class has no exams, and the grade is solely based on two essays and a group project. It's an extremely easy A, and attendance isn't mandatory. International Organizations seems like a boring course, but it was great!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: POLS433
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Spends the class reading verbatim what she writes across the board. Its one-way teaching. She doesn't seem interested in the material and spends a significant portion of the class detailing her political distaste for Trump (nobody cares). Huge waste of time. Easy class, terrible teacher.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: POLS241
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The exams were poorly written and confusing. The essays were required to be 8-10 paragraphs with a multitude of questions to answer but with only twenty minutes to do so. She based all our quizzes off reading and her notes that were provided were unorganized or hard to follow.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: POLS341
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I had two classes with her; both were structured the exact same. Large paper, take-home essay midterm, 1-2 quizzes, and a large group project. She is definitely more passionate about comparative politics when teaching. A lot of her lecture material comes from textbooks so if you go to class (mandatory attendance) you might not need to buy them.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: POLS332
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

There were no exams and 2-3 papers, plus a random quiz. We watched 3 or 4 movies that had little to do with class, and she felt the need to comment throughout the movie to students next to her. If you're looking for sympathy when life bites you, don't. She asked one student who attended a funeral to see the obituary. She is pompous.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: POLS345
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Lecture format, grades super easily if you do your part. No homework ever besides papers

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PO431
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I've taken 3 classes with Dr. Berg. She is personable and a very kind woman. Class structures are all the same; usually 3 big papers and one group presentation with some smaller papers in between. Lectures are long and dry but as long as you show up to class, do the papers and show you can form your own opinions/research you will pass with a B or A

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: POLS345
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I was enrolled at Colorado State in Prof Berg's ONLINE Hybrid course Intro to International Relations, consequently, I have never met her. All in all my virtual experience with her was good. She explained material and course work well, gave thorough directions, and gave assignments well in advance of their due dates. Glad I had her as a professor.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: POLS431
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Writes all her notes on the board, refuses to use powerpoint, which would be so much easier. She takes up the first 10 minutes of class writing on the board and then proceeds to read verbatim off the board. Always lets us out early. She's an ok professor, doesn't seem to engaged in what she is teaching however.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: POLS345
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

not a horrible teacher, but she is definitely not that great. She will read books to you for 30+ minutes. she is not very friendly or approachable

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: POLS345
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Good teacher. Won't have any problems if you participate and do your work. Is always willing to work with you and help. Won't waste her time with students that don't care.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: POLS345
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

One of the best professors at CSU. Class isn't too difficult as long as you show up and do your work.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: POLS345
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She is a terrible teacher. She does not know how to teach a lecture. Many times at the end of class she will read us a book for like half an hour...I could do that myself.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: POLS232
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Pretty horrific. I really like current affairs and international news, but she clearly didn't have a clue on a lot of subjects. The textbook was pretty complex and hard to relate to class material--but the class material is unorganized, too. Class is simply a painful experience, and she is incredibly vocal about her opinions (nobody cares).

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PO232
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Took this class as a Junior so I think it has some weight when I say Marni Berg is the worst professor I have ever had.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: POLS232
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Professor Berg is TERRIBLE! I was a straight A student until I got to her class. She will not help you outside of class unless your schedule lines up perfectly with hers. I was interested in the material and studied hard for every exam, but have done poorly due to her terrible teaching style. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS WITH HER!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: POLS241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I love Marni! At first I thought I would hate her, but she is actually a great teacher. Attendance is not mandatory, but be sure to come to class. She puts all of her notes up on the board. Tests are easy if you actually study.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: POLS232
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She hand writes all her notes on the board and no one in the back 5 rows of a clark lecture hall can make out what she writes, and her lectures are a bit scattered and unstructured. A lot of her notes seem to come off a quick google search and she doesnt post anything to ram ct. I would try to take this course with a different professor

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: POLS433
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Awesome teacher, just copy her notes and you wont need the book at all. No tests, just easy but long papers.