Beginning of class Perry might be intimidating and state you will read over 100 pages a week for the class. I read only a few of the readings for the entire class and still managed an A+. He records his lectures so the class mostly felt online for me. Your grade is based on five mini papers (pass or no pass and very easy), a midterm research précis, and final. Everything is beyond manageable. People find him to be uncommunicative for their grades. Message him on canvas and he usually responds. If you’re looking for a very easy and manageable class or just want a good POLISCI Professor, Professor Perry is 100% the one.

I am using this to review Professor Perry's POL SCI 129 class. I will say that although I am fairly uninterested in the material discussed in this class, it is very clear that Professor Perry cares deeply about his students and he is incredibly passionate. He went through various familial and personal emergencies during the quarter, but he still came to class with a smile on his face. I would absolutely take a class with him again. Do not take this class with anybody else!
As for grading: section attendance-15%, section quizzes-10%, research precis-25%, research paper-50%. Section Attendance depends on the TA: my TA never took attendance and gave everyone full points, while the other TA for the course took attendance every section. Next, the Section Quizzes were supposed to be given out every section except for 2, but due to the TA strike and other issues, we were only given two quizzes. Lowest is dropped. They were fairly easy but that was only because my TA, Bruce, was absolutely amazing and would give us a little breakdown of potential questions. The quizzes are based entirely on the readings. The Research Precis is an 8-10 "roadmap" for your final research paper. You are asked to apply one of the theories discussed in class to an international development/event. It seemed difficult at first, but once you settle on a theory that you like, it is pretty much smooth sailing from there since Professor Perry gives you a complete breakdown of how he wants it to be structured and written. As long as you do the readings, you're good. Lastly, the Research Paper. This paper was canceled because of the TA strike, so I cannot discuss grading or anything like that, but I do know the page count is 12-15 pages. You are also allowed to use portions of your Research Precis within the final paper. Overall, the grading for the course was very understandable, but take this review with a grain of salt because the TA strike greatly affected the course and the material.

Professor had to cancel class a couple of times for personal reasons but was very forgiving and lenient with his grading throughout the quarter in return. Assignments were graded based on pass no pass, as long as you did them you would get a pass on them. Midterm and final were long but take home so you had a good amount of time to do them. As long as you wrote about what he was looking for, you would definitely pass the class easily.

Slides usually posted, participation not taken, so the class is very good. BUT it is good to go to lectures because he explains the concepts not otherwise explained in the slides. He is late sometimes but honestly nobody cares, he's chill and tries his best to help students. It is clear that he is well versed on the subject and current events relating to it. Would def take again.

awesome professor. has bad luck but makes up for it by being a notoriously easy grader. get the work done on time (and while following instructions), you are guaranteed a minimum A-. would recommend!