http://www.CourseReviews.com CourseReviews.com - California State University - Northridge en-us Copyright 1997-2008 CourseReviews.com Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:00 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss dylan.feed@coursereviews.com (CourseReviews.com) dylan.webmaster@dylangreene.com (Dylan Greene) hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review45207/Take-himExcellent professor. Has a great personality and the test are extremely challenging. He is a district attorney, and sometimes tells us fascinating cases. His lectures are well prepared, with very creative and entertaining examples and the tests are hard as hell. No an easy professor. noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review45207/Take-him#comments2007-08-29T14:24:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review45207/Take-himhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review44518/DEMANDING-TEACHER-BUT-YOU-WILL-LEARN-A-LOTProf Athey gives long, very clever homework assignments to grad students. If you want English to be your field don't miss his course. It's demanding, but you'll come out of it better prepared for a life in English.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review44518/DEMANDING-TEACHER-BUT-YOU-WILL-LEARN-A-LOT#comments2006-10-06T02:57:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review44518/DEMANDING-TEACHER-BUT-YOU-WILL-LEARN-A-LOThttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review43453/History-270-US-to-1865Too backward. Somebody in authority should evaluate his teaching techniques and his mental condition. Calls his class "boot camp." You are better off staying home and reading the book because attending his lectures doesn't get you anywhere or help you pass the exams. It shouldn't be a history class but a reading class. The class is not about understanding, it's about memorization. If you can, get out before the deadline. noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review43453/History-270-US-to-1865#comments2006-01-22T19:16:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review43453/History-270-US-to-1865http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42448/Covers-a-TON-of-material-class-NOT-for-beginnersEven though it is a freshman level course, it is not geared toward freshmen at all. Nor would I recommend this class to people who have no programming experience. Proffessor could have assigned more homework from the book, but we were overwhelmed with the projects as it was. This guy is mindblowingly smart, expects same from others, expects consistency of high performance. Tests are time consuming, so you need to practice and know your stuff very very well. (with no gaps in your knowledge, because he WILL test everything.) Read the online notes and do the projects.noemail@coursereviews.com (CSUNGuardianAngel)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42448/Covers-a-TON-of-material-class-NOT-for-beginners#comments2004-01-27T15:11:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42448/Covers-a-TON-of-material-class-NOT-for-beginnershttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42446/Great-teacher-tries-hard-to-make-you-understandThe first two weeks is a review of basic statistics. He is not too picky about the format (of anything), he is all about the bottom line: do you know your stuff or not? This is an intermediate-level statistics course that uses excel and some software known as Stat-Pro (an excel add-on) Teacher is too lenient on the homeworks, does not assign enough of it to truly internalize the material and he just checks them off -- does not collect. Does not grade them, but goes over them in class. It is hard to make this material not boring, but he tries and jokes often.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42446/Great-teacher-tries-hard-to-make-you-understand#comments2004-01-27T15:01:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42446/Great-teacher-tries-hard-to-make-you-understandhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42442/No-homework-Think-againNice guy who does not understand a very simple concept: if you don't collect the homework, no one will do it. If you do the homework, the course is a breeze. That said, he did not put enough effort into explaining the project. Pretty big emphasis of finance at the last part of the semester. So I recommend taking after/concurently with Finance 303. Heavy accent, but still clear and understandable.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42442/No-homework-Think-again#comments2004-01-27T14:41:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42442/No-homework-Think-againhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42435/Oklahomas-hospitality-Funny and easy if you know how to study from his notes I took this class when it was called FES 340 and now it's called FCS340, but I heard it's the same class. Last few pages of notes will help for the tests.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42435/Oklahomas-hospitality-#comments2004-01-27T14:14:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42435/Oklahomas-hospitality-http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42431/Pretty-HardEight 1.5 page long papers were required based on two books, and were graded on some ridiculously high level for grammar (the dude is a phd, so he knows grammar right?) tests were very hard. Even with flashcards. The teacher is not someone to fear, but a bit dry and difficult. Homework was time-consuming. So was test preparation.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42431/Pretty-Hard#comments2004-01-27T14:07:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42431/Pretty-Hardhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42430/Not-the-worst-teacher-but-closeHe goes over his power point slides (which you can do yourself) and mumbles something to himself in chinese. No one in the back can hear anything. He also picks on people (not in the sense of calling them for an answer, but in the sense of emberassing them in front of the class and treating them differently.) He does a piss poor job of preparing you for his tests (which are very very very hard) His grading system sucks too. He is one of those teachers that makes sure that there is NO MORE THAN one person in the class getting an A.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42430/Not-the-worst-teacher-but-close#comments2004-01-27T13:59:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42430/Not-the-worst-teacher-but-closehttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42428/Excellent-teacherWhile she is entertaining, Barbara is one of those profs. that assigns grades based on overall feel rather than points. So just make sure you know where you stand at the end of the semester AND make sure she agrees with you on that. This is one of those classes that you should not miss a single day, for two reasons: it is fun, and it will drop you hard in grade. Also don't miss any speeches otherwise, your grade is in trouble.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42428/Excellent-teacher#comments2004-01-27T13:48:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42428/Excellent-teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42426/Active-Hands-On-Great-TeacherNice, funny professor who gives you hands on in emergency response. Test at the end was hard, but doable. You get to work with dummies administering CPR and such a bit below EMT level. You can get up to 3 certifications in one class. He actively helps you improve while engaging you in responding to an emergency. It was fun! Grades Fair.noemail@coursereviews.com (CSUNGuardianAngel)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42426/Active-Hands-On-Great-Teacher#comments2004-01-27T13:37:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42426/Active-Hands-On-Great-Teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42425/Throws-darts-to-calculate-your-gradePicture a 450-pound sumo wrestler barely squeezing through the large doors of Sierra Hall. If you ever see this sight, know, that's her! There are teachers that base their grades on overall feel about the student rather than basing them on student's performance. It is very difficult for students to go back and prove otherwise after the grade is given. She should not have been qualified to teach at all, come to think of it I got nothing out of this class.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42425/Throws-darts-to-calculate-your-grade#comments2004-01-27T13:31:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42425/Throws-darts-to-calculate-your-gradehttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42424/Bring-a-pillow-a-comforter-and-anti-yawning-pillsThis guy is boring and has a limited number of jokes, so you'll hear them for the fourth time toward the end of the semester. He struggles and fails to keep students awake. Does not understand the concept of confidentiality when it comes to grades. Everything you will learn little in this class for a limited amount of time.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42424/Bring-a-pillow-a-comforter-and-anti-yawning-pills#comments2004-01-27T13:18:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42424/Bring-a-pillow-a-comforter-and-anti-yawning-pillshttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42422/Medium-effort-Great-grade-and-useful-knowledgeOne of the best teachers in the school lots of easy quizzes. And you can drop a couple of them. great personality can make a boring subject pretty interesting, jokes enough but not too much to keep you awake and motivated.noemail@coursereviews.com (CSUNGuardianAngel)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42422/Medium-effort-Great-grade-and-useful-knowledge#comments2004-01-27T13:11:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42422/Medium-effort-Great-grade-and-useful-knowledgehttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42421/Worst-teacher-in-the-school-hopefully-retires-soonDon't tell me that I did not warn you. He says his class is a bootcamp. And that is a major understatement. His lectures are way over our heads(and are done at about Stanford Graduate school level) never-ever related to pop quizzes (on random Fridays covering random readings from a random of four books.) I should have been doing folks a public service and stayed outside his clssroom (As I saw a guy do) warning his students to drop his class while they can, but I was too busy to do this. Yet I did get to talk to about a dozen people who took him after me and did a lot worse than I did. I should also warn you of multiple choice questions with 18 possible answers.(as in A, or B, or C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R....18!)That was on a Pre-Final FTF is Pre-Final? One hour of hell. you can easily guess what the Final was like.(about half the class did not show up for the final because it would not have made a difference.)noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42421/Worst-teacher-in-the-school-hopefully-retires-soon#comments2004-01-27T12:57:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review42421/Worst-teacher-in-the-school-hopefully-retires-soonhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review27996/Take-this-professor-if-you-are-looking-for-a-reason-to-hate-EnglishThis teacher, is a horrible lecturer. If this person had a choice between an heart transplant and a personality transplant he should opt for the personality. He cannot stay on track at all. He is far more into demonstrating how great he believes his knowledge is. No one can keep up. If you question his pace, or what he is saying he then tells you that you do do not believe in God. Guess not if you don't believe in him in his opinion. He is power hungry, condensending, and has the worst way about him. He also failed teaching 101 because he writes all over papers in red ink making students feel even worse over the mean-spirited remarks he writes on their papers, and too for his complete lack of compassion. This was probably the worst experience in my educational career. Thank goodness for Dr. Arthur Lane, who was the redeeming factor in the English department. Whose intellect, and compassion, and ability to be human with his students while imparting his vast knowledge far surpassed that of this gnat named Joel Athey.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review27996/Take-this-professor-if-you-are-looking-for-a-reason-to-hate-English#comments2003-07-05T20:34:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review27996/Take-this-professor-if-you-are-looking-for-a-reason-to-hate-Englishhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review27982/A-terrible-teacherThis professor gives teacher's a bad name. He is the most feared professor in the English Department. He is a poor excuse for an Educator.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review27982/A-terrible-teacher#comments2003-07-05T04:56:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review27982/A-terrible-teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review27893/Best-LecturesSchools need more professors like him. The student leaves with a well-rounded understanding of film.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review27893/Best-Lectures#comments2003-07-01T15:41:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review27893/Best-Lectureshttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review27462/Easy-class-SLOW-lecturesMarlane is very deeply involved with her work, and she has a lot of passion for it. Despite this, her lectures are extremely boring because she has this weird over-dramatic way of lecturing that makes me fall asleep. Her tests are extremely easy though--just read the book, and you're good to go. She basically reteaches the class in 305, so if you want another easy A--take that class.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review27462/Easy-class-SLOW-lectures#comments2003-06-12T12:40:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review27462/Easy-class-SLOW-lectureshttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review27461/GRRRRRRRRRRREATI LOVED him. Can't recommend him enough...he really cares about his students and he's not one of those godawful name-droppers. ("when i worked with woody...")noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review27461/GRRRRRRRRRRREAT#comments2003-06-12T12:26:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review27461/GRRRRRRRRRRREAThttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review24356/Amazing-InstructorJon Stahl is THE best teacher I've ever had. Not only was he a great teacher for this course, but afterwards he welcomed us to come to him with help on any other scripts we were working on or advice in screenwriting. He's extremely warm, knowledgable, and dedicated to teaching his students. He exemplifies what a teacher should be.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review24356/Amazing-Instructor#comments2003-04-02T00:39:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u178/review24356/Amazing-Instructor