Professor
Michael Manville
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Most Helpful Review
Spring 2025 - i swear this man saw the bruinwalk reviews and decided to make it harder for fun. you get 4-5 pop quizzes on the readings randomly throughout the quarter at the beginning of class. you dont know when they will be, so you have to show up on time every class in case he does. he wont let you take it even if you show up late. although the quizzes were pretty easy if you just read, the readings were a lot. writing assignments kicked my ass. no clarity on expectations for our first big assignment and they were graded SO harshly for no reason. we were not given a rubric beforehand so we didnt know what the expectations were for this paper. so many people did so poorly they offered a revise and regrade which was nice. they didnt give us feedback on our first paper before the second one so i couldnt make the appropriate changes on the second paper because i still didnt know what they were looking for. you would think they would be more understanding of this fact but no. maybe it was just my ta but it literally feels like im gambling on my grade in this class and the ta's just grade off vibes which is so frustrating. but this class was so stressful for no reason and it discouraged me from doubling in pub aff. if youre willing to put the work in then go for it--lectures were very interesting but the stress was just not worth it
Spring 2025 - i swear this man saw the bruinwalk reviews and decided to make it harder for fun. you get 4-5 pop quizzes on the readings randomly throughout the quarter at the beginning of class. you dont know when they will be, so you have to show up on time every class in case he does. he wont let you take it even if you show up late. although the quizzes were pretty easy if you just read, the readings were a lot. writing assignments kicked my ass. no clarity on expectations for our first big assignment and they were graded SO harshly for no reason. we were not given a rubric beforehand so we didnt know what the expectations were for this paper. so many people did so poorly they offered a revise and regrade which was nice. they didnt give us feedback on our first paper before the second one so i couldnt make the appropriate changes on the second paper because i still didnt know what they were looking for. you would think they would be more understanding of this fact but no. maybe it was just my ta but it literally feels like im gambling on my grade in this class and the ta's just grade off vibes which is so frustrating. but this class was so stressful for no reason and it discouraged me from doubling in pub aff. if youre willing to put the work in then go for it--lectures were very interesting but the stress was just not worth it
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Fall 2020 - Professor Manville is a very straightforward professor and I learned a lot about economics in the context of urban planning. He is friendly and helpful, particularly during office hours. He is receptive to student feedback too. I would take courses with Prof Manville again.
Fall 2020 - Professor Manville is a very straightforward professor and I learned a lot about economics in the context of urban planning. He is friendly and helpful, particularly during office hours. He is receptive to student feedback too. I would take courses with Prof Manville again.
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