Julio Guzman

This professor has taught: PLCY201, PLCY640, PLCY698R, PLCY781, PLCY782
Information Review
Julio Guzman
PLCY201

Expecting an A
Anonymous
11/18/2025
I have 0 idea how I'm actually doing in this class. The class is like all participation till like 90% through the semester, and then you have 2 projects. The problem with the participation aspect is that it's super heavily weighted, but he doesn't really allot a ton of time to discussion or questions, so you might try to participate and just not get called on. Then, the participation grade is based on whether or not HE thinks you participated, which skews the grade super unfairly to people he just doesn't call on. All of that aside, he's just kind of a meh lecturer, and he goes on REALLY long-winded tangents that may or may not be relevant (this is related to the participation cuz he takes like 5 minutes minimum to answer any question). Nice dude, but class is just weirdly formatted and generally boring (i dunno if thats entirely his fault though).
Julio Guzman
PLCY640

Anonymous
09/06/2025
His teaching assistant handles all the grading without his oversight, and he won’t double-check it. Since he assigns no homework, you have no clear idea of your progress. He provides minimal guidance, and getting a straightforward response from him is very difficult.
Julio Guzman
PLCY640

Anonymous
02/02/2025
He lets his TA completely control grading and refuses to review them. There is not and homework so it is impossible to know how you are doing. He gives very little direction and it is hard to get an exact answer out of him.
Julio Guzman
PLCY640

Anonymous
01/30/2025
He is a nice guy until you need help from him and then he refuses to help. He never had office hours listed and just tells you to go to his TA. His TA grades way too harshly and Julio does not review the TA’s harsh grading scale. He does not provide any homework so it is impossible to tell how you are doing in the class until the midterm and final.
Julio Guzman
PLCY640

Anonymous
12/24/2024
He’s a nice person, but not a good professor. He allows the TA to destroy tests and when you go to him for help he refuses to go against the TA. He never had office hours listed all semester long and does not give homework so it is hard to tell how you are doing in the class.
Julio Guzman
PLCY640

Expecting a C
Anonymous
12/15/2024
Nice guy but not the best class. The class is formatted with only a midterm, final, and project, giving you limited opportunities to earn a good grade. His directions were also vague, making it hard to know his expectations. He gave long lectures that were sometimes boring and somewhat hard to understand because of his accent. I wouldn't recommend this class, but it was not the worst.