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Devin Entrikin
HACS208P Expecting an A Anonymous 06/14/2025 |
This class is very boring but that may be more the content then then teacher. Entrikin is nice but he is not a great teacher. He goes on tangents, and his slides are not helpful. He also says that you can cite his slides in the weekly papers (only had to do 3), but then he doesn't post the slides until the day the paper is due. He also only really graded the first paper the rest look like they are from ChatGPT. The midterm wasn't too bad but you definitely need to study for it. Overall the class wasn't too bad but he is not clear about what he actually expects from a paper, he also takes forever to grade even though he is just using ChatGPT. There is a simulation that you do in class, that is the only time you will actually be glad you showed up. His participation grades are also super biased, and that's coming from someone who did good on both of them. |
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Devin Entrikin
HACS208P Expecting an A- Anonymous 06/02/2025 |
This one one of the most boring classes I have ever taken. I'm gonna be honest, I did not pay attention in class at all. However, this class is not one that you need to pay attention for and you can do well regardless. That being said, the professor kept yapping all class about things that weren't even tested. The writing assignments were IMPOSSIBLE to get 100% on (literally no one got full credit on ANY of them). The midterm was ok. I think I studied like 2 hours the day of and basically just did the study guide he posted and got a high B on it (ngl if i got an A on the midterm i would've gotten an A in the class but wtv). The final was a paper that I spent like 8 hours writing but I think it was an ok assignment. |
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Devin Entrikin
HACS208P Expecting an A- Anonymous 06/02/2025 |
This one one of the most boring classes I have ever taken. I'm gonna be honest, I did not pay attention in class at all. However, this class is not one that you need to pay attention for and you can do well regardless. That being said, the professor kept yapping all class about things that weren't even tested. The writing assignments were IMPOSSIBLE to get 100% on (literally no one got full credit on ANY of them). The midterm was ok. I think I studied like 2 hours the day of and basically just did the study guide he posted and got a high B on it (ngl if i got an A on the midterm i would've gotten an A in the class but wtv). The final was a paper that I spent like 8 hours writing but I think it was an ok assignment. |
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Devin Entrikin
PLCY288W Expecting an A Anonymous 05/31/2025 |
Professor Entrikin is a nice guy and quite a good instructor. I don't think he's been teaching long enough to build up his confidence as a lecturer, which is a shame since he's fairly engaging. He often opts for small group discussions on talking points that could be more succinctly explained through a lecture, which really slows the pace of the class down. The class is overall quite easy, though the readings are somewhat unnecessarily dense. |
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Devin Entrikin
HACS208P Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/21/2025 |
Devin is a nice person, but this is the most boring class I have ever taken at UMD. He also very obviously picks favorites and grades those favorite students less harshly. The lectures and curriculum are disorganized and each of his slides will have a vague question on it with a bunch of pictures of question marks everywhere and then he will go off on a tangent about the topic without getting to the main point. He also grades very unfairly for the writing assignments. He wants a very specific "policy writing" style and never explains it, but instead, makes us do the assignment, writes comments, and has us decide what policy writing is. But after that, it became very obvious that he was never actually grading any of the essays he was assigning us, but just uploading it to ChatGPT and asking it to rate it out of 10 for the grade and copy pasting the comments onto canvas, so people only got 8 or 9 out of 10 on it. Additionally there was barely any good study material for the midterm. |
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Devin Entrikin
HACS208P Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/16/2025 |
Very boring dude. I hated coming to class, only took to finish LLP requirements. He grades super picky |
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Devin Entrikin
HACS208P Expecting a B+ Anonymous 05/13/2025 |
He is very kind and clearly wants students to succeed, but the lectures are incredibly dry. It often felt like reading a textbook out loud—except slower. When you get to class, be prepared to fight off sleep. The biggest issue is the grading on writing assignments. He is super picky about being concise but makes the word count so longgggg. |
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Devin Entrikin
PLCY288W Expecting an A Anonymous 05/09/2024 |
I took this class in Spring 2024 as an elective for public policy. I enjoyed this class & Instr. Entrikin is an excellent instructor! The class was enjoyable and not necessarily difficult. If you are into humanitarian law, human rights law, and international criminal law, I would highly recommend this class. Super amazing class and instructor! Expect an in-person mid-term exam, final presentation, and a paper-like take-home final. The in-person mid-term overall was the hardest for the class, however, I received an A. |