Karen Csajko - Winona State University, Winona, MN

Professor: Karen Csajko

Department: Political Science

College: Winona State University, Winona, MN

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: POLS111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Fantastic teacher. Class led-dicussion style, but she directs it well and knows the material very well. Keep up with reading and the class will be educational and thoroughly enjoyable.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: POLS150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Csajko is super-awesome. Her class was the hardest of the semester however I really learned a lot and I feel like she's made me invest more in myself through the reading assignments. She's a tough grader but fair. The class is interesting for the most part although you do have to always be on the top of your game. Take her, she's great!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: POLS150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I love Csajko! If you go to class everyday and do the work, you'll get an A in the class. It's tough sometimes, but she's very willing to help you if you go in and talk to her. Her classes are all discussion, so speaking up in class is a huge part of her grade. If you are a poli sci major, you need to take her! She's great.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: POLS358
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This was a great class! I was worried when I registered for it because I hadn't taken any of the lower level Political Theory classes yet, but it was great. There were only 8 of us and we had no problem filling up almost 3 hours with discussion. Love Csajko, one of my favorite profs @ WSU!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: POLS150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great class, great discussion, loved the class, very nice prof who is very into it. The readings start out really boring but the last half is very interesting.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: POLS150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Horribly boring class. The readings are downright painful and unless you are passionate about the material and talk a lot, she will dock you participation points. Do not take unless you have to.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: POLS150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

You have weekly group presentations (sometimes 2 in a week), so you have to keep up. It's really boring in class though listening to them all. That's all you do in class. No tests, just papers and debates. The papers are HARD but she's somewhat an easy grader, I had no idea what I was talking about but she gave me a B on it.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: POLS130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She is a nice professor. I took her international relations class, and the class helped me a lot. Although the code is 130, it's totally discussion class and you are supposed to speak up and participate in it. It was really difficult to catch up, but thanks to her, I decided to go to graduate school to study international relations.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: POLS130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I really liked this class. I'm only somewhat interested in politics but her obvious interest sparked mine. You have to write 4 short papers and do 2 debates. The game at the end is tricky but fun. The class discussions can get pretty interesting and enjoyable. I didn't read many of the selections and was fine, but I'd still suggest reading them.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: POLS130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

her hand writting might be a bit confussion but just take time to ask her what that squiggle is and you will have less to be confussed about. READ the books, you need to referance them for the end of semester paper and at the end of each "section" you have debates, they can be really fun, she gives you points for ACTIVLY participating in debates.:)

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: POLS130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Hated first couple weeks of class, but if you take notes well things aren't so bad. Watch absences, because she gives quizzes w/o notice--if you know the questions before hand (from other classes before you) they're super easy, always straight from notes. The rest of the big stuff is normally group work & is pretty simple. If you're not interested in politics--PRETEND TO BE!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: POLS358
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

All I can say is that I wanted to shoot my foot off everyday I went to class, don't take a class with her that is 1 1/2 hours, cuz you will look at the clock all the time. Took my 5 hours to do her 10 page papers and I never knew what I was talking about. Hard papers even if you read everythin and thought you understood it and she doesn't gradeeasy

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: POL325
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

she knew what she was talking about and presented material very well

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: POLS130
• 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:

Overall, good class, but make sure to be there on every day, because the pop quizzes will kill you if you miss a lot of class. She's a friendly lady, and the class is helpful and easy to understand.

Rating # 15

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

The coolest teacher I have met thus far. She has a great personality to go along with an extreme knowledge of the subject matter. Course work is a bit heavy at points, but not too bad if you keep up. I would take her again.

Rating # 16

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

COMPLETELY different teacher in higher level courses and in lower class (I.E. Intro to IR). Extremely knowledgable in subject matter, encourages discussion, and very willing to help. Made the class very interesting. Best class of the semester.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: POLS130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I really liked her as a person. She's willing to answer any questions that you have. She's tends to go quickly through her notes but as long as you keep up and attend class, you will do find. She can be a tough grader, especially on the debates. I enjoyed the class.

Rating # 18

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Nice lady, but at least pretending to have an interest in politics might help you out. If you're not sure if you like politics, chances are you don't. Books are a waste of money in this class, NO ONE reads. Just make sure you're there on quiz & debate days, it's not too terrible.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: INTERRELAT
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She definately knows what she is talking about. However she can be a bit spazy at times and hard to follow, but if you keep up with your notes and attend every class you should be fine. She does grade hard on debates, but she is very helpful if you need it. I definately learned a lot in this class.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: POL150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She sucked when it came to understanding her. Too smart to make a differnce, and does not connect with a student at the 100 level.