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JOSHUA BANDOCH

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Raw average: 4.00/5 from 1 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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PS506 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
Bandicoot makes everyone guide a class. Maybe this is a good idea--maybe he was too lazy to plan/ outline a class. He's super helpful though outside of class. Obsessed with Montesquieu. You choose your own paper topics but it's unclear what he wants from them. He's elitist about Madison and uses this fact to grade harshly. Good students made it fun
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Classes with JOSHUA BANDOCH

POLISCI 699

Directed Study

1–4 credits

POLISCI 699 offers directed study projects for juniors and seniors arranged with a faculty member.

No offering record · Spring 2016

John ZumbrunnenMark Copelovitch+9 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2013–Fall 2013 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2016POLISCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2015ILS 206Western Culture: Political, Economic, and Social Thought II
Spring 2015POLISCI 699Directed Study

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