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Thomas Guarrieri BSST200 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/13/2024	Professor Guarrieri was great, this was one of the most interesting courses I have taken at UMD. He is a great lecturer and you can tell he is passionate about the material he teaches. He always prioritized teaching with no bias, and leaving the room open to questions or comments which I thought was great. However, I would not recommend this class as an easy A. There are weekly readings due that average out to be about 40-60 pages a week. There is a weekly closed note in person reading assessment quiz that you have 5 minutes to complete with 3 questions. YOU HAVE TO DO WELL ON THE READING ASSESMENTS! These small quizzes make up 30% of your grade, if you miss them or get a few wrong they will tank your grade. Professor Guarrieri was extremely nice and understanding, and would typically give points back on reading assessments if the majority of the class got a question wrong which I appreciated. Overall great class that I highly recommend just be prepared to put in the time if you want to get an A!
Thomas Guarrieri BSST200 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 11/24/2024	I actually really agree with the comment below, he is a great professor and the exams really aren't so difficult if you study (with the exception of the weekly reading assessments, which were 3 questions and kinda difficult)... the classroom was tight, but the interesting material made up for it. highly reccomend this class for anyone interested in the national security field
Thomas Guarrieri BSST200 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 11/21/2024	Great professor, very interesting. Good exams, although his style for the "reading assessment" short quizzes was quite annoying. Three questions and you have about 4 minutes to complete them. He will announce them in class right before they open, so if you aren't on the Canvas page and ready to go right before, you won't have time to get ready and complete it on time. It's also quite easy to get one of the 3 questions wrong, in which case that's a 67% which is annoying. My main complaint for the semester I took it isn't necessarily an issue of the class or of professor G, but the classroom it was held in. The course was 100+ students in a tiny room in the bio and nuclear building, where there often wasn't enough seats for everyone and the entire row of students would have to stand up and leave the isle in order for you to step out of or into your seat. Very poor choice of rooms for a 100+ student lecture. I loved the class and it was very interesting but because of this I ended up not going to a few of the classes later in the semester because I couldn't stand this room and how tightly packed it was with students.

Thomas Guarrieri
BSST200

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/13/2024

Professor Guarrieri was great, this was one of the most interesting courses I have taken at UMD. He is a great lecturer and you can tell he is passionate about the material he teaches. He always prioritized teaching with no bias, and leaving the room open to questions or comments which I thought was great. However, I would not recommend this class as an easy A. There are weekly readings due that average out to be about 40-60 pages a week. There is a weekly closed note in person reading assessment quiz that you have 5 minutes to complete with 3 questions. YOU HAVE TO DO WELL ON THE READING ASSESMENTS! These small quizzes make up 30% of your grade, if you miss them or get a few wrong they will tank your grade. Professor Guarrieri was extremely nice and understanding, and would typically give points back on reading assessments if the majority of the class got a question wrong which I appreciated. Overall great class that I highly recommend just be prepared to put in the time if you want to get an A!

Thomas Guarrieri
BSST200

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
11/24/2024

I actually really agree with the comment below, he is a great professor and the exams really aren't so difficult if you study (with the exception of the weekly reading assessments, which were 3 questions and kinda difficult)... the classroom was tight, but the interesting material made up for it. highly reccomend this class for anyone interested in the national security field

Thomas Guarrieri
BSST200

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
11/21/2024

Great professor, very interesting. Good exams, although his style for the "reading assessment" short quizzes was quite annoying. Three questions and you have about 4 minutes to complete them. He will announce them in class right before they open, so if you aren't on the Canvas page and ready to go right before, you won't have time to get ready and complete it on time. It's also quite easy to get one of the 3 questions wrong, in which case that's a 67% which is annoying. My main complaint for the semester I took it isn't necessarily an issue of the class or of professor G, but the classroom it was held in. The course was 100+ students in a tiny room in the bio and nuclear building, where there often wasn't enough seats for everyone and the entire row of students would have to stand up and leave the isle in order for you to step out of or into your seat. Very poor choice of rooms for a 100+ student lecture. I loved the class and it was very interesting but because of this I ended up not going to a few of the classes later in the semester because I couldn't stand this room and how tightly packed it was with students.

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