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Gerard Evans PUAF313 Anonymous 07/23/2015	Fake static. It is very unlikely to get an A in the class. Boring class and teacher. Don't take it. As someone commented below, DON'T BE FOOLED BY THE GRADES ON OURUMD!
Gerard Evans PUAF313 govtdude 05/26/2014	PLEASE explain to me how this man teaches at this school. He honestly was the WORST extracurricular professor of my time at UMD. He never puts grades on ELMs even though there were few, his grading scheme is honestly based on if he likes you or not, and he is very unfair and prejudice. Seriously, we had only THREE assignments all year if you don't count participation clickers, and he NEVER put grades up. He also lies about the grade you get overall. On the midterm I got a C, on the presentation I got an A, and on the final I got an A. I also had 100% participation. Explain to me how that translates into a B overall. He is a terrible professor, we learned nothing, he would constantly take phone calls in class, he let us out an hour early, we would always be on Facebook or online during his class, people signed in each other and some people didn't go to class, and overall the class was a joke. He also always spent about half an hour talking about his family in class. I learned everything for each exam (we only had a mid term and final) about 4 hours before class. Your grade at the end, is very unclearly determined. This man should stick to his work as a snotty, manipulative lobbyist. He does not belong at UMD where he screws up students' extracurricular GPAs for no reason. I honestly regret taking this class. A friend convinced me due to the "joke" nature of the class. Be forewarned: your grade is not set in stone. You could be an A student in it like me and receive a B or worse... Also the way he chooses TAs is completely biased and unfair. I do not recommend this class at all. Seriously: RUN away now. I also have a theory that he only gives A's to his favorites or maybe those whose families contribute to his lobbyist campaigns... just a theory.