http://www.CourseReviews.comCourseReviews.com - Oklahoma State Universityen-usCopyright 1997-2008 CourseReviews.comSat, 09 Aug 2008 06:54 ESThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssdylan.feed@coursereviews.com (CourseReviews.com)dylan.webmaster@dylangreene.com (Dylan Greene) hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review38871/Be-carefulDr. Wikle would be a good teacher, if you are in love with Physical Geography. His tests are so hard, that he has to give 40 point curves so people will pass. He teaches with a passion for Geography though, and he loves what he does. He has one of the best attitudes I've ever seen in a teacher. Nonetheless, the material in this class is difficult, because the tests are very specific. Lightfoot isnt a good teacher (I hear) and the best bet for this class is probably going to be Dr. Stadler. The lab in this class is an easy A, and the all day field trip, well this one youll find out for yourself :-)noemail@coursereviews.com (dagreatwalrus)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review38871/Be-careful#comments2003-11-30T14:29:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review38871/Be-carefulhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review38870/Good-pickOverall a great TA. She knows her stuff, and makes it very easy to understand the material. Lots of Extra credit opportunities. Pretty easy class...go and youll make an easy B.noemail@coursereviews.com (dagreatwalrus)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review38870/Good-pick#comments2003-11-30T14:24:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review38870/Good-pickhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review38869/Good-pickDr. Hardy was a great English teacher. Very easy to talk to, and if you go to class, and you can write an essay, a B will be easy. Lots of classroom discussion, and a very reasonable amount of work.noemail@coursereviews.com (dagreatwalrus)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review38869/Good-pick#comments2003-11-30T14:19:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review38869/Good-pickhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review24258/Pretty-darned-good-if-a-bit-old-fashionedEarns an A- because: often, requirements of assignments are not made clear enough, resulting in improvisation by students. Lots of powerpoint slides. Get ready, because your eyes are going to melt from them. Interesting lecturer, or, about as interesting as he can be with the dull subject matter. Open to reviewing assignments ahead of due date to offer suggestions. Not as tough a teacher as he seems, although his demeanor can be intimidating and he tends to 'haze' new grad students in the class a little. Grades like the wind and offers lots of suggestions, although often, complying with them is still not enough to boost the grade much.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review24258/Pretty-darned-good-if-a-bit-old-fashioned#comments2003-03-28T19:06:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review24258/Pretty-darned-good-if-a-bit-old-fashionedhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review24256/Not-your-dream-grad-prof-but-okayEarns a B because she doesn't lecture enough herself; expects the class to carry the lectures. Often assigns far too many reading summaries. Often fails to make clear the objective of the class, leaving the students somewhat confused as to why they are doing what they are doing. I don't recommend taking two of her classes in the same semester. Available and accommodating to students who she percieves as being hardworking--all others seem to have trouble finding her or gaining much useful help from her. noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review24256/Not-your-dream-grad-prof-but-okay#comments2003-03-28T18:58:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review24256/Not-your-dream-grad-prof-but-okayhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review23378/BORINGHe is the most boring instructor i've ever had. He needs to make things interesting instead of just standing in front of us and talking. He gets upset because the class does poorly on his exams. If he made things fun and interesting, students would be more inclined to want to know more. I suggest talking to Dr. Cheville. He knows how to run a class.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review23378/BORING#comments2003-02-07T05:46:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review23378/BORINGhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review22377/Give-Bays-a-big-raise-the-best-prof-at-OSUBad Brad Bays should be teaching at some top school back east for big bucks, but he seems to like Stillwater for some strange reason. He's not your typical leftist prof, but he's not conservative either. He is pretty openminded and easy to talk to. Listen close for the jokes in his lectures. Bays is a fair grader--doesn't dish out A's but if you do the work (read and go to class) and do the extra credit, a C is easy. Overall, very cool class.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review22377/Give-Bays-a-big-raise-the-best-prof-at-OSU#comments2003-01-10T11:49:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review22377/Give-Bays-a-big-raise-the-best-prof-at-OSUhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review20770/Okay-class-dont-get-suckered-on-the-final-thoughHe trys to see how many people he can get to fall asleep in his class in the hour that you have him (shutting off all the lights), talks for an entire hour over a single map (which has nothing to do with the subject you are talking about), and he sets you up with the first 3 test by using his practice quizzes, the final however has nothing (atleast little) you have learned from him. Watch out for that final, I guess it's all in the book...good luck finding it.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review20770/Okay-class-dont-get-suckered-on-the-final-though#comments2002-12-09T12:08:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review20770/Okay-class-dont-get-suckered-on-the-final-thoughhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review19412/GOOD-JOB-BAYSDr. Bays is a good teacher, he does add some really great humor into the class to make it less boring. His lecture can be really boring, unless you like that kind of stuff. But I would recommand that you take this course for a easy (I) credit.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review19412/GOOD-JOB-BAYS#comments2002-10-30T23:35:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review19412/GOOD-JOB-BAYShttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review16294/A-CARING-PROFESSOR-WITH-A-GREAT-SENSE-OF-HUMORDr. Bays is a very caring professor. I had a little trouble at the beginning of the semester. I met with him during his office hours and he gave me great advice oh how to do better in the class. I appreciate that he cared enough to help me and it was obvious that he wanted me to exceed in the class. He also made it very clear what was expected of me. I would recommend taking this course because if you try hard, go to class, and take the online quizzes you'll get a good grade in the class with out a problem.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review16294/A-CARING-PROFESSOR-WITH-A-GREAT-SENSE-OF-HUMOR#comments2002-05-08T11:05:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review16294/A-CARING-PROFESSOR-WITH-A-GREAT-SENSE-OF-HUMORhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review16248/Geography-With-A-Sense-of-HumorI enjoyed Dr. Bays class. I chose to take Cultural Geography as an elective to offer a change of pace from my business related curriculum, and this class served that purpose well. Dr. Bays is a knowledgeable professor and I would not only reccommend him, but take another one of his courses. When it comes down to it, if you are a student that enjoys learning and have even a hint of a sense of humor, you will get along well with Dr. Bays.noemail@coursereviews.com (cavemanosu)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review16248/Geography-With-A-Sense-of-Humor#comments2002-05-07T11:54:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review16248/Geography-With-A-Sense-of-Humorhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review16221/Time-well-spentDr. Bays is a caring professor that does a great job teaching material that isn't all that exciting to most students. I didn't think I would like this class at all, but Dr. Bays made it fun and interesting. If you don't like to go to class everyday, either drop the course or don't enroll yourself in college classes. Attendance is very important not only in Dr. Bays class, but in any class. We're paying for it, so why not get our money's worth? Good job, Dr. Bays for keeping my interest and giving great exams. I wouldn't change a thing if I was you. I appreciated getting extra credit opportunities, too!noemail@coursereviews.com (lamp_mel)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review16221/Time-well-spent#comments2002-05-06T17:06:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review16221/Time-well-spenthttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review16081/Easy-quotAquot-This is a wonderful class to take to fulfill the "I" requirement. Dr. Bays is an extremely fair teacher and the class is a piece of cake. Note to prospective students: as long as you go to class and study the online quizzes you will pass the class without a problem and most likely make an A. The lectures can get a little, for lack of a better word, boring but that's only if the class doesn't get involved in discussions. And to top it all off Dr. Bays has a funny of humor so it is all around a good class to take.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review16081/Easy-quotAquot-#comments2002-05-01T21:11:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review16081/Easy-quotAquot-http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review16053/Greatest-English-teacher-at-OSUThis was one of the greatest teachers that I have ever had. She was extremely helpful and would always go the extra mile for you. I learned so much in her class. I would recommend this class to anyone. I am a business major and I really enjoyed this even though I'm not majoring in it. Overall excellent class!!noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review16053/Greatest-English-teacher-at-OSU#comments2002-05-01T01:53:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review16053/Greatest-English-teacher-at-OSUhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review16038/Top-of-the-Line-TeacherI saw the F that someone had given Dr. Bays and I totally disagree with that person. Dr. Bays doesn't deserve that at all. Anyone who would want homework is psycho! Of course you have to do good on exams that is the reason why you take them, and Dr. Bays does an excellent job of preparing the exams. So if you want a teacher that cares for his students and wants to see them learn valuable information take his 1113 class!noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review16038/Top-of-the-Line-Teacher#comments2002-04-30T21:11:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review16038/Top-of-the-Line-Teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review15831/Go-to-class-take-notes-study-good-instructorI have enjoyed every class. The presentations are well organized and presented with enthusiasm. This class has many resources available to learn about cultural geography. I like the class format and found it easy to study for exams once I focused in on the sample "Practice Quizzes". I enjoyed the class and found the experience worthwhile.noemail@coursereviews.com (rivan)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review15831/Go-to-class-take-notes-study-good-instructor#comments2002-04-23T18:52:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review15831/Go-to-class-take-notes-study-good-instructorhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review15048/Overall-Great-jobI love the way your class works. The testing information is very specific and I like that I know exactly what is expected of me. The lectures are pretty interesting and the power points really help things out. Being the subject material and an hour and fifteen minute class you do pretty good at keeping my attention. I did like the movie. I think more movies might offer a change of pace, however this could also be a deterent for class participation. I don't particularly like the your first grade attitude analogy, because hey were not in first grade. We almost all have 20 years of people telling us that were wrong in public, and simply you don't like feeling like an idiot if you truly don't know the answer. I don't read the chapters thoroughly and many times I can't recall answers. So chiming out the answers and receiving a cocky remark back makes an individual feel kinda embarrassed and tend to remain quiet even if they know the answer. So if you want participation encourage it a little even if the answer is incorrect. Thanks for caring enough to have this system.noemail@coursereviews.com (jahchaser)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review15048/Overall-Great-job#comments2002-03-14T23:33:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review15048/Overall-Great-jobhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review15045/great-teacherShe is very easy-going, and a great teacher. She is always available any time you need help outside of class. she is very encouraging, and easy to write for.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review15045/great-teacher#comments2002-03-14T17:26:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review15045/great-teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review15043/I-strongly-recommend-Dr-Bays-for-Cultural-GeographyCultural Geography is a required class for most students, and Dr. Bays is an easy way to get through it. The exams are very easy if you are willing to dedicate a little bit of time to studying. His class is always lectures, but he tries to make it interesting, and most of the time succeeds. There is no homework, and he only takes attendance sometimes. But you have to go to class, because if you have a 50% attendance, you can't pass the class!!noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review15043/I-strongly-recommend-Dr-Bays-for-Cultural-Geography#comments2002-03-14T16:36:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review15043/I-strongly-recommend-Dr-Bays-for-Cultural-Geographyhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review15032/Could-be-a-good-teacher-if-he-makes-some-changesDr. Bays class is an OK one to take if you don't want a lot of home work. But this means you have to do well on the exams to pass his class. You also have to be in class because he takes attendance sometimes, and you can't pass if your not there. But the attendance can not help your grade. Which is very unfair. It shouldn't be able to hurt you if it doesn't help your grade in some way. If he has to cancel class, he makes you do homework or something to make up for that class that is canceled which sucks. Its not our falt class had to be canceled. He shouldn't punish the students because he has to miss class.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review15032/Could-be-a-good-teacher-if-he-makes-some-changes#comments2002-03-14T10:02:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review15032/Could-be-a-good-teacher-if-he-makes-some-changeshttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review15001/A-Kick-Ass-Class-Taught-by-a-Big-Elvis-FanDr. Stadler taught this big freshman course with ease and made it fun for students. The book is okay, but if you go to class the material makes a lot more sense b/c the prof has better examples and lots of slides (powerpoint). He puts a lot of stuff on the web, which helps. My favorite part of the course is the hilarious one-liners and who could forget Valentine's Day, when Elvis serenaded his biggest fan, Dr. Stadler, in class? The all-day field trip to western Oklahoma was cooool. Of course, some of the dumb-asses in class thought the field trip was a waste, but I'm from northeastern Oklahoma, and everything was an eye-opener to me. This was a truly kickass course!noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review15001/A-Kick-Ass-Class-Taught-by-a-Big-Elvis-Fan#comments2002-03-13T08:33:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1847/review15001/A-Kick-Ass-Class-Taught-by-a-Big-Elvis-Fan