One of the best ever! You will learn a great deal that is helpful in future courses and in life!

Required class; probably my least favorite subject. Lots of work, but he made it fascinating, thought provoking, and relevant. Highly recommended.

Not my fav subject, but he made it interesting. There is alot of work (quiz every week, small assignment every week, mid term & final) but it's fairly easy. Most testing is from his notes (I never used the book!) He looks like a blonde Harry Potter, lol

Great teacher and great class! I enjoyed this one.

He is really cool and makes the class interesting. He's not an easy professor but i really enjoyed his calss and learned a lot.

Good guy, funny, but hard class

I took this as a 5-week course (very fast paced)and it really is not as hard as everyone says. there's 5 big projects all together. each has a couple essays(250-400 words each) and a multiple choice. i hate politics and he made the class really really interesting, and very funny! take his class!

Bravo, he did a great job teaching. He’s a good guy, a teacher you will like. Very clear notes, makes it fun, and is an easy class to pass.

pretty good guy for a raging democrat!! fun teacher!

I thought this awesome! take it as a 5 week class... it's fast but eaisy, his notes are very unclear but the 5 projects are fairly eaisy do your work and you'll get a good grade!

Good class. His notes were clear, and the test were taken from the notes. It was kinda hard, but you'll learn a lot from it.

Very clear on what he wants. Returns emails within minutes. Always late for class.

Great Prof! NOT AN EASY A. You'll need to work a little for it. VERY INTERESTING! I'm not big on politics, but because of his teaching I took another class. You need to attend class & TAKE NOTES...lots of them! Projects not difficult, but aimed to get you involved. I learned a lot.

He is a very nice guy. Makes the class interesting and is very fair grading. Projects are a nice thing for it gives you something other than a test. I would strongly encourage anyone to take him. He is the best POL Sci Teacher in Oakland County

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Interesting topics discussed, but unorthidox choice of test methodology. Had students pull cards from a deck to determine which of 10 essays to write. Kinda lame.

Professor, is much interested in subject matter. I especially enjoyed the "bow tie" day.Great class to sign up for especially for those who enjoy writing.

O'Connor is the best OCC teacher for polysci. He gives you the notes to study on blackboard and then goes over them in class. He does have a lot of essays but, he gives the essays to you before the test. Im tired of people rating a good teacher bad because they didnt put effort into the class. This is college not high school. No easy A's in college

Great guy. Funny in a sarcastic way and you know what to expect. The last project forces you to get creative, but he's helpful, esp. one-on-one. I really enjoyed his class and I hate politics. It helps to have a responsive class, so better to take in the afternoon or evening when everyone is awake. :)

I will admit that this was probably the class i have learned the most in since starting at OCC 2 years ago. he is a great professor very straight foward doesn't try to trick you i would take him again if i got the chance. Just do the exactly what he tells you to do and you will do well.

I found this class to be easy except for 1 paper and deciding what to do for community service. I found myself adding words to my paper to reach the 200-400 word limit. Everyone was making jokes throughout the class period which made it a fun laid back environment. You end class 3 weeks early due to the online portion. He takes late work!

He did give a lot of blackboard homework assignments that technically didn't go toward your grade, however you were able to email him rough drafts of ALL your projects and he would tell you what needed to be fixed to get a A. His tests were ok, not so easy, but not that hard if you studied. It was a time consuming class for a summer class, but doab

Excellent instructor. Demanding but reasonable. Would take again. Lots to do in Spring (shorter format).

If you can comprehend online articles and write about what you read, you can handle it. It's intense. The summer course is crunched into 6 weeks. It's essay-heavy so if you aren't functionally literate take some ENG classes first! It's not a simple true/false class. The quizzes are multiple choice but the essays have the most points in grading.

Yes, it is a lot of writing (I wrote about fifteen short essays total, 250-750 words). This is college. Pros - you can send him rough drafts of essays for feedback ahead of time. Cons - If I hadn't taken the class in an election year finding a place to volunteer would have been a pain, so plan ahead. Prof was always late to class (pet peeve).

this class was great. a lot of work but worth it. his style is great for a "do it at your own pace" style class. you definitely learn the material. he is very helpful in guiding you on how to get the most out of the class whilst getting a good grade.

Awesome Prof! Very straight forward and helpful. If you put effort into the class you will get a good grade. Sick of people saying he's a bad teacher because they didn't do any work. Would definitely recommend him!

This class was not easy but what do you expect in college. He helped you get the best grade possible. He makes you work and the reward pays off. Good teacher.

I took his summer course online & I don't understand why everyone is complaining about him. I thought it was extremely easy. He had "class discussion" notes that provided everything that were in the tests I opened the book a few times. There's a lot of essays but they're really easy. Project5 is the only project that is beyond ridiculous but doable

This class is not that hard. He makes you do 3 or 4 essays 250 or 400 words per project. He is not a hard grader. Gets back to emails quickly. He do not make you do work that doesn't count for your grade, all of that is optional.

Took WI 2012 as an 8 wk class w/full course load. It was not THAT bad. Never opened the book. Essays are 250 words, largest 400. Project is not difficult either. I'm a master procrastinator and still managed a B+ (project was late = 70 max points). He is very direct and clear, instructions are spelled out. Follow that and you should be fine.

This online class was time-consuming but easily manageable if you stick to a strict timetable for completion of essays. Follow the professors guidelines and make sure you cover every point on his outline and you will ace it.

I took his online class and it was okay.The majority of the work is all essays.You write a total of 15 essays.It wasn't difficult,just time consuming.You're required to do some field work and I almost failed this class because I couldn't find anything to do.This is asking for way too much and seemed impossible. He doesn't get to emails quick.

only way you don't succeed is if you do not do the work he offers to look and help with rough drafts and as long as you do the work its easy. I would reccomend

This class is very informative. It was 4 projects and each project involved 3 or 4 essays and multiple choice exam. He lets you submit the essays early and he gives you feedback. he's very helpful and knows what he's talking about. He's a great professor. If you need American Government, I highly recommend this professor!

DO THE READING AND PROJECTS AHEAD OF TIME and you are all set. 4 projects and each project involved 3 or 4 essays and multiple choice exam. Submit essays early as he gives you feedback if you need to fix for full marks. He's very helpful & knows what he's talking about. He's a great professor, funny, I highly recommend this professor!

The essays do take a considerable amount of time, but if you work early and get feedback, you can basically get 100% on half your project. For the quizzes, make sure you read the textbook thoroughly. Some questions are tricky. Also make sure you can do some kind of field work with a signature from an organization. Overall, I liked the class.

If you are good at writing this is a good, easy class to take online. Homework for a 2 week period is 4 of essays with a 250-500 word minimum for each essay. However, if you email him a rough draft he will give you suggestions and corrections. Quizzes were the only thing I found semi-difficult about this class. You will need to study for them!

He is a great teacher. For a political science teacher, he is very unbiased. The class however was a little tough but if you are good at writing essays, you will get an A. He is very clear and his lectures are interesting. He also has an interesting sense of humor.

This instructor is brilliant. His lectures are interesting and were what I looked forward to each week. The man knows what he is talking about, and if you take the class seriously, you will learn a LOT about our political process! Be prepared to work. There are several projects and you will have to do a field work assignment. 1010!

The field work project was lame but other than that easy

Prof. O'Connor gives plenty of material to help prepare you for assignments. This class requires a lot of writing, volunteer work, and organization. I received a B out of the class ONLY because I neglected to take 2 of the short exams after each assignment. He responded to emails in a timely manner, and he was helpful. The practice assignments help

I took his online class and I HATED it. NOTHING was clear and it was so difficult. POL1510 is a requirement to Graduate OCC, So I signed up for a class without a specified instructor. He walked in the first day and my heart sunk. HOWEVER, he turned out to be an awesome inclass teacher. DO the readings, and specifically answer his bullet points.

My first language is not English and I am not in essay but I just follow what he was asking for the essays and got A in this course. he is very quick in responding emails. The only thing is the essays take alot of time but very easy to get the whole points. many extra credits. no need to buy the book. Easy course overall but time consuming on essay

I loved Mr. O'Connor. He really knows what he's talking about in his field. There were 4 projects, each consisting of 3-4 essays but they were overall not hard to do. Very clear on what he's looking for when he grades. Lectures are frequent but not boring; he makes jokes during them. He's funny and a great guy, very friendly and a great teacher.

Great professor and he does not cuss like someone else said. If your willing to learn, you will learn. True engineering teacher, teaches what is useful and will expand your brain to learn new concepts and apply them.

I really enjoyed this professor. He really loves what he teaches and its obvious, if you go to the lecture you will have no problem with this course! I was not looking forward to this class however this professor made the class very understandable. Yes, there are a lot of papers however most are 250 words and always exactly what we learned in class

He's a great teacher, and you can really tell that he is passionate about what he teaches. You do have to write quite a few essays which are short though, and their majority of your grade, the quizzes are a little tricky & the essays can be very time consuming if you work, but overall it was a great class & I really did learn a lot from it.

Had a blast in his class. If you do the projects, you will pass.

Essay every week, don't worry just answer the questions he tells you to and follow the grading criteria. You just need to be willing to put in the time an effort to get that A. Use your notes to study for the quizzes every week, I never used the book. Quizzes were hard but if I failed 1/2 of them and got an A, then you can pass this class too:)

Prof is SO funny and kind! His class was very enjoyable. Every week there is a quiz about last week, there's a weekly discussion post and response and weekly paper. So yes, a bit of homework but it's all simple enough and easy to get an A on everything. If you do well all year, you can skip the last 2 papers and final, honestly, amazing. LOVE HIM!

Quizzes every week on the material learned in class the last week. I failed like all of them and still passed the class. Just take notes and study those, I never used the textbook. Also, weekly discussion posts and you also need to respond to someone else's. And essays weekly just answer his Q's and you'll do good. Just follow his grading criteria

I really enjoyed Dr. O'Connor's take on Government and the current issues of the day. The class was always enjoyable.

10/10 easy easy easy A