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Philip Joyce PLCY101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/03/2024	This is an incredibly easy gen-ed class with minimal course work and not many major assignments (1 midterm and like 3 essays which are very straight forward). Highly recommend taking this class with Dr. Joyce, especially because he offers extra credit if you do more than 12/20 reading prompts which are easy.
Philip Joyce PLCY101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 11/08/2024	Dr. Joyce is the best!!!
Philip Joyce PLCY101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/11/2024	This class is incredibly easy. I would compare it to a high school civics class, but I think that was more difficult. Dr. Joyce is a kind man, and doesn't ask too much of us. I'm not saying don't take the class with him, because you absolutely will get an A. But this is probably the most dull class I've ever taken at UMD.
Philip Joyce PLCY101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/07/2024	As a professor, Joyce is very charismatic. The class is full of yappers who want to sound smarter than one another, which makes it a bit unbearable. Discussion posts are easy and you only need to complete 12 of them (there's 2 a week). Attendance in class is taken, but if you dont go just have someone sign for you. Study guide for the final is 6 prompts and 3 of them will be on the actual test (you just dont know which ones). This structure is similar to that of the midterm. His sense of humor is very inviting and makes you feel comfortable. Can't complain much except for the people that talk like they're writing a PH. D. thesis.
Philip Joyce PLCY101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/07/2024	Took this class for the gen-ed not realizing its actually a plcy major requirement, but I ended up loving it. Dr. Joyce is so interesting and the class discussions ended up being really entertaining. The 75 minutes would fly by. I felt like the weekly ready assignments were a lot but you could get away with not completely doing them. Dr. Joyce was also funny and actually cared about what students had to say. I would definitely recommend Dr. Joyce.
Philip Joyce PLCY101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/02/2024	10/10 professor. He's super nice and accommodating. We only had to complete 12 out of the 20 or so assignments for the semester. They were easy, and you get 100% as long as you follow the directions. There were about 3 essays as well that were very easy and straightforward. The class mostly consisted of discussions that were engaging and fun.
Philip Joyce PLCY101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/02/2024	King. Absolute king. Not only is he the sweetest man ever, he also does a great job running a large lecture. There is a ton of class involvement and chances to participate, and the lectures are genuinely interesting. The assignments are fairly simple, and I had no problems with grading. He clearly values student opinions greatly, and makes everyone in the class feel heard and seen.
Philip Joyce PLCY101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/18/2023	Very good professor who is genuinely interested in hearing students' opinions on discussion questions. Homework is kind of lengthy with readings and a question to answer, but you only have to do 12/20 to get full credit on the homework grade. There are a few papers, a midterm, and a final that are not very hard and graded easily. He gives you a study guide with the exact terms/questions that will be on the exam. He takes attendance in every class for the participation grade. Definitely recommend taking this class as it's interesting and pretty easy to get a good grade in.
Philip Joyce PLCY101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/09/2022	Great professor. Weekly readings are not that bad because he goes over the content in class. Class is more like a discussion than a lecture with lots of student participation and engagement (so not just talking at you). He has a sense of humor and often makes self-deprecating jokes. A few short papers, mid-term, and final are the only assignments. He gives you a study guide for the exams which is really helpful. Responsive to email and understanding of student circumstances. Would take another class with him.

Philip Joyce
PLCY101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/03/2024

This is an incredibly easy gen-ed class with minimal course work and not many major assignments (1 midterm and like 3 essays which are very straight forward). Highly recommend taking this class with Dr. Joyce, especially because he offers extra credit if you do more than 12/20 reading prompts which are easy.

Philip Joyce
PLCY101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
11/08/2024

Dr. Joyce is the best!!!

Philip Joyce
PLCY101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/11/2024

This class is incredibly easy. I would compare it to a high school civics class, but I think that was more difficult. Dr. Joyce is a kind man, and doesn't ask too much of us. I'm not saying don't take the class with him, because you absolutely will get an A. But this is probably the most dull class I've ever taken at UMD.

Philip Joyce
PLCY101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
05/07/2024

As a professor, Joyce is very charismatic. The class is full of yappers who want to sound smarter than one another, which makes it a bit unbearable. Discussion posts are easy and you only need to complete 12 of them (there's 2 a week). Attendance in class is taken, but if you dont go just have someone sign for you. Study guide for the final is 6 prompts and 3 of them will be on the actual test (you just dont know which ones). This structure is similar to that of the midterm. His sense of humor is very inviting and makes you feel comfortable. Can't complain much except for the people that talk like they're writing a PH. D. thesis.

Philip Joyce
PLCY101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/07/2024

Took this class for the gen-ed not realizing its actually a plcy major requirement, but I ended up loving it. Dr. Joyce is so interesting and the class discussions ended up being really entertaining. The 75 minutes would fly by. I felt like the weekly ready assignments were a lot but you could get away with not completely doing them. Dr. Joyce was also funny and actually cared about what students had to say. I would definitely recommend Dr. Joyce.

Philip Joyce
PLCY101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/02/2024

10/10 professor. He's super nice and accommodating. We only had to complete 12 out of the 20 or so assignments for the semester. They were easy, and you get 100% as long as you follow the directions. There were about 3 essays as well that were very easy and straightforward. The class mostly consisted of discussions that were engaging and fun.

Philip Joyce
PLCY101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/02/2024

King. Absolute king. Not only is he the sweetest man ever, he also does a great job running a large lecture. There is a ton of class involvement and chances to participate, and the lectures are genuinely interesting. The assignments are fairly simple, and I had no problems with grading. He clearly values student opinions greatly, and makes everyone in the class feel heard and seen.

Philip Joyce
PLCY101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/18/2023

Very good professor who is genuinely interested in hearing students' opinions on discussion questions. Homework is kind of lengthy with readings and a question to answer, but you only have to do 12/20 to get full credit on the homework grade. There are a few papers, a midterm, and a final that are not very hard and graded easily. He gives you a study guide with the exact terms/questions that will be on the exam. He takes attendance in every class for the participation grade. Definitely recommend taking this class as it's interesting and pretty easy to get a good grade in.

Philip Joyce
PLCY101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/09/2022

Great professor. Weekly readings are not that bad because he goes over the content in class. Class is more like a discussion than a lecture with lots of student participation and engagement (so not just talking at you). He has a sense of humor and often makes self-deprecating jokes. A few short papers, mid-term, and final are the only assignments. He gives you a study guide for the exams which is really helpful. Responsive to email and understanding of student circumstances. Would take another class with him.