● Go to see him, during his office hours, frequently, to produce the best research paper possible.

     ● SPSS is your friend, but a very expensive friend that Dr. Friedman can [help you] use for free.

     ● The lecture may seem long and tedious, but the information you walk away with is extremely beneficial for the future.

     ● Don’t give blood to the Red Cross!!

     ● How to get Dr. Friedman to talk a lot:  mention tenure.

‑‑ Jacob Baalson

     Dr. Friedman makes himself available for you.  You need his help, trust me.

‑‑ Ben Dodson

     My greatest advice to future students is to go to Dr. Friedman for help.  When he says he will help you, he will help you, and in the process you will learn how to think analytically, properly perform research, and produce research papers you never dreamed of producing.  Do exactly what he says, and you will be ahead of all other political science majors who have never taken one of his classes.  My one regret in my college career was not taking him sooner and learning how to write.  It would have saved me a lot of hard work.

‑‑ Allen Marsh

     Pay attention in class!  Don’t be afraid to ask questions.  Dr. Friedman is very helpful and polite and he will make sure you understand whatever you are struggling with when it comes to papers.  Go see Dr. Friedman in his office.  He will help you focus your topic, and if you take your paper to him before the due date he will evaluate it and help you fix mistakes.  There is no way you will fail his class unless you do not try at all.  Also, don’t listen to ratemyprofessor.com .  Dr. Friedman has been one of the best professors I’ve had in my educational career.

‑‑ Rachel Schneeberg

     Buy the lecture notes [for POLS 3302] and read them closely!

     ● Follow along with lecture notes and highlight points of discussion.  It will make studying later easier.

     ● For a research paper, identify a topic you are genuinely interested in and find sources that back up your claims.  Seek advice from the professor throughout the process, rather than at the end.  This will avoid having to re‑write sections of the paper and risking it not matching throughout.

     Pay attention to what Dr. Friedman either repeats several times or spends a lot of the lecture talking about.

     Don’t overthink what Dr. Friedman says.

     Always go to him before starting your paper.

     And always go over lecture notes after class.

     Go to his office.

     The tests aren’t that hard but write a lot‑‑like everything you know about that topic.

     He takes points off if he doesn’t like your writing style so think about that.

     ● Ask questions in class and be engaged in class discussion.

     ● Fact [counts much more than] opinion.

     ● Go to him with any questions.

     ● Start the paper(s) early, go to him about them, and finish it on time.  He is willing to help you.

     ● Don’t be afraid of being wrong.

     ● Not an easy A, or B for that matter, but worth the work.

     ● Come to class!  Dr. Friedman doesn’t take attendance in the typical way.  But I skipped a fair amount of times in the early semester and my midterm grade reflected that behavior.

     ● Talk to Dr. Friedman!  He’ll help you out with anything‑‑literally anything.  I would have failed my term paper if I hadn’t communicated with Dr. Friedman.  But we worked together on it and I got an A!

     ● Research something you like!  You get to pick your research topics so pick something interesting.  If you pick something you either don’t know much about or something you hate, then you’ll be miserable.

     Make outlines for the [POLS 3302] lesson chapters.  It will help you remember what each one is about, and the key points of each one.

     Be sure to come to class, even though attendance isn’t mandatory.  Be sure to re‑read the material.  He is a little different, but aren’t we all?

     ● Pay attention in class.  Pay attention to what he emphasizes.

     ● Go see him!  Talk to him about your paper more than once!  Talk to him about class/tests!!

     ● Discuss in class.  He wants to hear what you’ve experienced with what is being discussed.

     ● Ask questions!

     ● Study in groups!!!

     ● Read the [assignment instructions in the syllabus] if you want to pass!!!!

     ● Look at the syllabus often to know when things are due, and have them started well in advance of the due date.

     ● If you have any questions, just ask and he will explain it in different ways until you understand.

     ● When doing a paper, see him often and he will help you every way possible.

     ● Write his words exactly.  You are not smart enough to try and re‑word what he says.

     ● Don’t just follow along in the [POLS 3302] lecture notes.  Take notes in the margins and underline emphasized points, as this will make studying for exams much easier.

     ● Meet with him during office hours.  “Come see me” is a genuine tip.