Jacob Tropp
Professor Tropp is truly passionate about this topic! While the readings were enjoyable, several pages/chapters would be assigned that were necessary for class discussions. For essays, several prompts were given and students were allowed to choose. The grading for these essays were fair, as long as students truly put their best foot forward. All in all, this course was great!
The class was overall very important for me to take. I learnt a lot from it but the professor made it somehow painful to be in the class. He is honestly a somewhat tough grader but he teaches with enthusiasm.
Tropp may seem nice but he is a harsh grader. For a professor who doesn’t teach much material he has very high expectations. He often speeds through necessary information that is required for understanding the political issues in Africa. Be prepared to teach yourself majority of the content. LOTS of reading and each class is discussion style, so be prepared to YAP. You learn a lot but I think the class would have been more effective.
Tropp may seem nice but he is a harsh grader. For a professor who doesn’t teach much material he has very high expectations. He often speeds through necessary information that is required for understanding the political issues in Africa. Be prepared to teach yourself majority of the content. LOTS of reading and each class is discussi …Read more