This Professor is a good teacher. You will take alot of notes in her class but it's okay because you just copy it off the board. For tests, she gives a study guide with the possible essay questions and all the topics of questions for multiple choice. It's a fun class. She has a sense of humor and she rarely takes attendance. There is hardly any hw.

she likes what she does. willing to help you out if you ask her. 2 written assignments. 3 exams. optional final. notes off the white board. attendance counts.

She is by far my favorite professor at Mesa! She is personable and genuinely concerned with students. Extremely knowledgeable and current. Her lectures are interesting - as if you're traveling through history. Her test are easy - she gives you a study sheet 1 week prior. Papers (2) are easy. Final - OPTIONAL! Take Her - No Regrets!

Very personable and is passionate about her profession. This makes the class more enjoyable and not so boing. Her lectures are very useful to the tests and the study guide is exactly what the test pertains to. Do the work and it is an easy "A" for sure.

Extremely helpful and passionate about her teaching. optional final, 2 one page take home assignments, and 3 tests. she teaches about relevant things and her lectures are involving and interesting. i highly recommend her

My favorite professor to date! Her lectures are always interesting and she keeps the class up to date on current affairs. Her tests are challenging but you can get an A if you study (she gives a study sheet before each test). Two research papers - were fairly easy. Mesa is lucky to have her -- she should be at a University.

Great Professor so far, but I am VERY concerned that she will allow my very-opinionated classmates to take over and side-track the course and it will affect my learning this semester. She let's them all have their say on every subject and that is not why I signed up for this course. It's already a little out of hand. We will see...

What a sweetheart! Seriously, she will not let you fail IF you put the work in. Her class is ultra-fun and always interactive. She is so clear and concise, and gives good exam reviews. Extra credit quizzes if you come to class and the honors contract she offers is totally doable. Take the class! You'll love it. And, she's REALLY nice.

I came into the class a marine vet and conservative. So I was on the defensive, I must say to her credit she remained impartial throughout the semester and that is really big in california. She is very nice, the class was easy for me but I have alot of interest in politics, some of my classmates had more trouble. Absolute sweetheart! Recommended!!

wooooow. imagine almost 92% of the class failed the first 2 test, but every one managed to get high grade at the end. 3 tests,drops the lowest..three papers, the lowest is dropped...and final is abo****ely optional. believe me she is genious teacher and knows what she is teaching...i wont ever forget her...and really helpful.

Okay, semester is over and I have to say that Prof is one of the best teachers at Mesa! The biggest danger of Politics is a professor that is opinionated to a fault and Prof is so neutral, it is awesome! She just guides the class rather than trying to force herself on others. Tests are hard, but fair. If you use the study guide, it is an easy A.

Nice and helpful teacher. She remains politically neutral even when students try to get her to take the, politically charged, bait; she cleverly gets other students to respond to the question(s). There is a final term paper & final exam, but both are optional. She gives extra credit quizzes every few classes to boost one's grade. Not hard at all.

Passed this class with a B. The extra credit really helps. I pretty much didn't do so well on the exams but did an absolutely outstanding job on the written parts of the exam, and the writing assignments. Attendance is worth points so don't you dare miss this class if you want to pass! Great professor overall. I would recommend her for sure!

Honestly, after reading these ratings about what a fantastic teacher she is, I'm disappointed. While she made it easy to do well in this course with plenty of make-up/extra credit available, her lectures were painfully dry. She knows her stuff, but doesn't articulate it well at all. Read the book (thoroughly) if you plan to learn U.S. politics.

Best Teacher in Mesa.

Great teacher she really cares about her students. Not a push over though. Do the work and you cannot fail. Somehow manages to keep her personal politics out of the class, very impressive.

Read read read the book! Take lots of notes in class and anyone can do well. Isn't not too bad in lecture, but definitely keep up with the quizzes by taking notes. Very impressed that she didn't express personal views in class. Thanks, I got enough of that w/everyone else. Very fair and impartial.

One of the best at Mesa! Pretty easy if you pay attention to the lecture. 2 out of 3 short written assignments are graded. X-tra cerdit multiple choice quizes. There are 3 tests the optional final, 1/2 multiple choice, 1/2 essay, gives you a clear study guide and possible essay questions in advance. Highly recommended!

read read read! Take as much notes as you can!!! Hard test! 32 questions multiple choice nd one essay question!

Took her twice. Amazed at her educational background. A gem at Mesa, and I want to soak up as much knowledge that I can from her. Do the work, and your grade will reflect your effort. Keep up on text book reading, there chances for extra points, go to class, take notes, ask questions and participate! Her #1 fan

Easily the best teacher ive had at mesa. I SUCK at poli sci yet i got a B. not because it was easy but because i actually learned the material. If you need help shes available. Optional final 100 multiple choice. You have to be ridiculously lazy to fail. Read the textbook and youll do fine. Super helpful study guides. Recommend recommend recommend!

Really enjoyed this class. It's a lot lower-level than I had realized going in so it was easy for me, but many of the students had a difficult time. This class is a requisite to graduate from a California public college, so it can be frustratingly slow for people who are interested in government. Dr. Rodriguez is very educated and I recommend her

Great professor! 3 exams, 2 essay assignments and final exam and essay were optional. Gives study guides. Take notes as much as you can.

Such an awesome professor! I really loved her classes and would recommend her over any of the other Mesa ps dept. she sparked my interest in ps. A great class if you stay current on the news and participate in discussions. She is a very smart person and does an excellent job of keeping her personal views mostly secret. She is a very fair and effective teacher! I had her for my first two ps classes.

This class is an easy if you show up to lectures and contribute to her discussions. I can guarantee an A if you complete the study guide before the test. Overall she is probably the best professor I've had.

This lady knows her stuff. She writes notes on the whiteboard so sit really close cause she writes small. 3 textbooks. You do use all 3 of them. She makes silly jokes that only political science prof. will say to each other haha. You must show up every class though. Tests are exactly off her notes and studyguides. Do take her. You'll learn&get anA

She is a wonderful teacher! The class itself was very difficult for me, but Professor Rodriguez is very helpful and wants everyone to understand what she is saying. I would definitely recommend her. She is ver very nice and funny!

Dr. Rodriguez is a very, very good teacher. Her knowledge of political science is unmatched at Mesa. She seemingly has an answer to any question you might have, and can explain difficult topics in a cogent manner. Her class has relatively little homework, but prepared to study hard for tests and essays. They can be very difficult.

An interesting character for a lack of a better word and can be screwy. But there's nothing wrong with that! It's better to pay attention and really absorb what she's saying because her writing is messy and unorganized. You will need the books for future papers. Does offer convenient options for students and works with you and final is optional.

Good professor. You have to pay attention in her classes to do well. She's knowledgeable in her field but you do have to follow her lectures to not get lost since she's a little disorganized. Grade consists of a couple of tests and papers. None were too hard but you do have to prepare for them. If you work hard you should get a good grade.

Very good teacher. She dealt with some terribly opinionated students (and very disrespectful ones) with graces and deserve credit for it. Test can be tough but if you study and do what's asked of you, you will pass.

She is very sweet and helpful. She's open to one on one sessions to help you understand more and accommodates as much as possible. When she lectures it's pretty clear but her tests are a little hard, and you have no chance in hell of passing without reading her assigned texts, very gracious with handling difficult people though.

She gives out extra credit up to 12 extra credit points. She will drop a exam question if she feels that most got it wrong. All her tests have an essay question but will sometimes let you rewrite and will receive half the credit for the remaining points. Its really hard to fail her class, the exams are multiple choice. Highly recommend

She was a sweet professor but her lectures are to long and boring for me... I enjoy getting to move around and discuss with classmates not sit through a boring lecture for an hour and a half. I always fell asleep. Just make sure you take this class earlier in the day. She is a great professor though.

Professor Rodriguez has an amazing knowledge base in politics. Throughout the course, she never shared her own opinions of politics or disclose her party affiliation. She definitely help me increase my knowledge of politics and the way our government works which I will find useful for the rest of my life.

I loved Professor Rodriguez. I thought she made some dense material fairly easy to understand. 3 tests and 2 papers essentially make up your grade. You definitely need to be in class, because most of the stuff on the test is from lectures. She gives you a study guide before each test, so if you actually study it you should do fine.

"Disorganized" is the least accurate description of I can think of. She'll forget something unimportant occasionally but she has a "my bad, have a point" attitude. There are study guides for each exam that *follow the lectures almost exactly*. Take good notes & multiple choice is easy-peasy. If you struggle with writing you might have trouble tho.

She is one of the best professors at Mesa. She is non partisan which is interesting for a political science class. I never knew if she was a liberal or conservative or what political party she supported. That is the way all teachers should be.

Show up and take notes. There's a ton of information like with every political science class but she really knows her stuff and can knowledgeably answer most questions thrown her way. You can tell she's really interested in the subject and enjoys teaching it. She can be quite monotonous and boring while lecturing at times though

Feedback is always detailed. Fair grader. Papers are hard but prompts are thorough. You always know where you stand. Quick email response time. Discussions are a must. The 3 books were unnecessary kind of a waste. Recommend!

This class was graded on two essays and three exams. The exams are not the most difficult, but I would recommend to study a bit before. Everything that is on the exams is said during the lectures. The essays are harder, but it is possible to get a good grade. She gives lots of opportunities for extra credit.

Made what I feared to be a boring class quite interesting. She gives great lectures (don't miss class!), so take notes, manage your time well, and you'll do just fine.

She is lecture heavy and sometimes boring, but she is still a great teacher. She always helped me outside of class. Willing to answer any my questions. She gives out a study guild before each test. I would take her again.

After taking her class, I considered changing my major to PoliSci. It is easy to see how much she loves discussing Political Science. If you like keeping up with current events, you will look forward to attending this class. Attend class and ask questions if you are unsure about topics and you will do fine on the tests.

I had to take this class for GE credits, but Mrs. Rodriguez made it interesting and enjoyable. There were only three tests for the class, and were heavily based off of in-class lectures. Just be sure to study the study guide she sends out, and write good notes in class. There's also plenty of extra credit for an easy A.

This was my first pol sci class I took and I loved it ! Shes one of my favorite professors she really does a good job at explaining the concepts and giving lectures ! Her tests are not that hard if you study the material that is listed in the study guides !! I honestly would take her class again !! And yes we do write essays but she helps you out

Online was very easy. There was a textbook, but don't bother buying one. Just recall your history on the gov aspect and use common sense if you stumble. Just need to put effort on HW and essays (it's online). Multiple choice q's can be found online. Just copy the question and paste it into the search box.

Michelle was a professional for sure. What i liked about her was i was very outspoken on political topics and objective at times, but she was so understanding. My experience was the exams were hard in this class but her understanding that i follow and care about my view of politics very passionately in my essays helped me scrape a B. Rec/nice/cares

UGH QUEEN I love professor Rodriguez she really cares about her students and shes so passionate about everything. Yes lectures are really heavy and a lot of stuff is hard to understand. But she gives extra credit and if you really study for the study guide youll be fine.

Great Professor, lots of reading. I took this online fast class. You definitely need the book as the essay and short answer questions are one tiny part you likely bypassed while reading all the chapters. Her lectures are somewhat long, she likes to hear herself talk, but I did like the lectures. Lots of test questions were on the lecture vids.

I took her for online and even though you will learn a lot, it is pretty easy. Just watch the lecture videos and take notes and you will be fine for the exams. I recommend not skimming through the readings and actually read her assigned reading for her essays.

I took poli 101 and 102 with professor Rodriguez and I loved it. She really cares about her students and does everything to make sure you are doing ok. She usually gives readings to write papers which makes it easier. I would 100% recommend her, I got an A even when I was doing Honors, so you just need to care about the class and do the work.

Professor Rodriguez was quite nice in my experience with her. Her lectures were a tad boring, but if you kept up on the reading (free textbook) and have a general understanding of politics, you will pass this class with an A. She is extremely caring and will go the extra mile to help you pass. Aside from the boring lectures, the class was great.

A sweet professor and wants you to do your best in class. Will offer a couple extra credit points. Lectures are kind of boring but it's an easy class if you take notes on the slides. Ask for more guidance on the papers. And it would help if you befriend a couple classmates.

Summer 2020 - POLI 102 (30745 - online) Professor Rodriguez has a set schedule with dates and clear rules on late work. Overall good class and learned more than I would have expected. Only one issue was the reports as they are set topics and no latitude to deviate from the topics.

Take only if you're a poli sci major! Lectures are a bit slow and boring, but the material overall is interesting and Professor Rodriguez is very nice. She is organized and uses the quiz questions on the exams.

Probably my favorite professor ever! Her video lectures are super easy to follow and she gives you a ton of extra sources to help you study. She also copy and pastes the textbook excerpts that will apply to the quizzes on canvas so that you can use the read-out-loud option. She makes it easy to pass and genuinely cares about students! Would rec!

I really liked her as a professor, the grading criteria were clear, and if you tried your best you got a good grade. There were many opportunities for extra credit and if you need help, you could set up a time to meet online. If you did the work you will get a good grade.

She is a very sweet and nice professor, she is a very forgiving grader. The only thing about her is that her lectures are extremely hard to sit through. Very boring.

Prof Rodriguez is really sweet, but only take her if you like poli sci. She usually has a 6 question weekly quiz that she assigns with sources that have the answers if you read it. Her class is pretty boring but if you take some notes and like poli sci you can easily pass. There are only 2 big papers she assigns which are the hardest thing all year

Professor Rodriguez is so sweet and caring. She was gracious enough to let us use the class lecture slides, our notes, and our textbook for all the exams. The papers can be tricky and hard to understand, but just ask her for more guidance if you get super confused (like how I did). She's a very forgiving grader regardless. Just try your very best!

I had a family emergency and needed an extension on assignments for Michelle Rodriguez's intersession class. She allowed me to turn in all assignments late without penalty. I couldn't drop it because I needed it to graduate. I'm grateful to have had her as a professor because if things continue to go well, in the Fall I'll be attending SUNY.

Her lectures were usually interesting despite the sometimes boring subject, and she is very kind and understanding. The grading is 25/45/30 between attendance & participation, exams, and papers. It was a good class.

Not very homework heavy at all. Tests are open note and online and you pretty much get the answers to them if you consistently go to class. As a person she is very supportive and easy to talk to. She is always willing to help and wants to see you succeed.

I took honors with her and she is really sweet, I'm glad I had her. She provides lots of lectures for you to understand the topic better and it helped me. The only thing is that the slides and the class were kind of unorganized and there is space for improvement there but other than that, I recommend her. She is amazing.

This was my first semester at Mesa, and Professor Rodriguez has been an excellent example of what every professor should be. She offers extra opportunities, experiences, and support, gives plenty of extra credit, explains concepts in depth, and clearly enjoys teaching.

Prof Rodriguez is very caring and kind when you need help. Her courses are lecture heavy but as long as you focus you will do fine on exams and assignments. She gives good feedback however to succeed best attend her lectures. I recommend her for anyone who is a poli sci major or filling a requirement. Material is not hard but make sure to focus.

Great professor who cares. I took the condensed version of POL102, the lectures felt a little long, but that's expected with the shorter timeline. You don't need a textbook. There are a few papers, and the exams are timed 90 minutes but that is plenty of time as they are notes/class lectures/book. Worth taking if you're ready to put in the effort.

I started with her Poli123 Gender and Politics class, then I took PADM and Poli102 online with her. She is one of those professors who truly care about students. As long as you put in the work and communicate, she will be understanding. One of the best professors I've had! Take her class!

She's a nice person, kinda quiet so sit up front if you can, gives out a lot of extra credit, and will allow a few notes on tests. She'll do a multiple choice, short answer question, and essay answer question for test. You can't fail unless your don't show up to any class and don't do any homework.