http://www.CourseReviews.com CourseReviews.com - George Mason University en-us Copyright 1997-2008 CourseReviews.com Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:54 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/u2394/review37275/A-terrible-instuctorPerhaps the worst instructor at the University. Lacks the necessary skills to be an efective teacher. Students beware.noemail@coursereviews.com (Luann)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review37275/A-terrible-instuctor#comments2003-10-30T20:02:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review37275/A-terrible-instuctorhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review18935/Beware-Many-hours-of-studying-involvedRusitic gives great lectures; significant because exams are all about the notes you write in his lectures. Make sure you do not miss a class. If you do, get the notes from someone. His exams are very hard, but if you study every 2-3 nights, you should do fine. Make sure you UNDERSTAND what you are studying. If not, you will fail the exam. All exams are hard; the second and the final are the hardest. If you do not UNDERSTAND his notes from lecture, refer to the large book out of the four requirednoemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review18935/Beware-Many-hours-of-studying-involved#comments2002-10-09T22:23:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review18935/Beware-Many-hours-of-studying-involvedhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review16587/I-recommend-any-class-he-instructsDr. Gray is the best professor I've had in my college education. He provides a challenge but is reasonable. He has a good sense of humor and very down to earth. He seems to have a good sense of what is critical to the class. I have learned more practical and usable knowledge in two classes I've taken with him than in all other classes I've taken in college. If you want to gain skills in the latest and best task analysis techniques, his class is just that.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review16587/I-recommend-any-class-he-instructs#comments2002-05-16T11:41:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review16587/I-recommend-any-class-he-instructshttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review9296/His-position-as-concentration-leader-is-unfortunate-for-studentsThe man is stubborn, but sharp. His class is advertised to have group discussions, yet the theme always seems to be his speculation wrapped with his students' kissing of his ass. He really doesn't encourage creative thought, which is the whole point of theory classes. Not a good experiance.noemail@coursereviews.com (Rongdoer)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review9296/His-position-as-concentration-leader-is-unfortunate-for-students#comments2001-01-15T18:05:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review9296/His-position-as-concentration-leader-is-unfortunate-for-studentshttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review6434/Interesting-class-important-topics-coveredThis was a very intersting class and I learned a lot. The class set-up is unique in that are no exams only several research projects. The class is quite challenging but it is very interesting. The class is more of an in-depth study of international economics than anything else. Personally, I would like to see this class as part of basic material required for business students. With the business world becoming increasing global everyday, this is an important class to take. Dr. Friedlander is one of the best speakers I have ever has and I learned a great deal in this class.noemail@coursereviews.com (Honors)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review6434/Interesting-class-important-topics-covered#comments2000-05-15T21:55:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review6434/Interesting-class-important-topics-coveredhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review6433/Very-good-professorThe professor is a good lecturer and she stays on the topic. I was impressed by how well she knew the material. There was a lot of material covered in this class but all of the homework and projects will help you to retain the material. The exams were a bit hard but if you have done the questions in the book, this shouldn't be a problem. Plus, she is almost always available if students have a question.noemail@coursereviews.com (Honors)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review6433/Very-good-professor#comments2000-05-15T21:36:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review6433/Very-good-professorhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review6432/Best-effortsHe is an interesting lecturer and students will learn a lot in this class. His exams were hard but if students worked through problems in the book they should have no problem with the material. One of his best qualities is that he makes every effort to teach the students the complex material covered in this class. He is also always in his office during office hours and is glad to answer any questions.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review6432/Best-efforts#comments2000-05-15T21:25:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review6432/Best-effortshttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review6430/One-of-the-bestThis professor will make you work hard but you will learn a lot from this class. The exams in this class were very hard but he does post on his website sample exams. His depth and breadth of the banking regulations and how they are run was incredible. I have the greatest respect for this professor and I learned more in this class than any other. He is also always in his office (he lives there) and will answer any questions students have.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review6430/One-of-the-best#comments2000-05-15T21:22:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review6430/One-of-the-besthttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review6429/Your-grade-will-be-as-bad-as-his-lecturesEverything was vague in this class, especially his lectures. He goes way off the topics he is supposed to cover. Then he expects the students to completely understand the material for the exam. My advice, read the book in class, you will get nothing from the lecture. Study it hard though he grades very hard, everyone I talked to after this class was surprised how low their grades were. He does not use the university-wide grading scale (plus/minus) and he grades down. He is an interesting speaker and seems like a nice guy but he needs to stick to the class material especially if he is going to try to trick students on his exams.noemail@coursereviews.com (Honors)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review6429/Your-grade-will-be-as-bad-as-his-lectures#comments2000-05-15T21:01:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review6429/Your-grade-will-be-as-bad-as-his-lectureshttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review6427/There-is-a-reason-he-has-moved-around-so-muchWorst professor I have ever had. Constantly changed assignments (reading and homework) and was not available after class if students had a question. The constant changing of material made it very hard to keep up, as all changes were done at the last minute. The first exam grades were poor, meaning one of two things. Either the students were not motivated or there is a problem with the professor. Most of the students were business students, so I know most of us were working very hard to get a good grade. I felt by the end of this class that the professor cared much less about teaching the material than he enjoyed demoralizing his students. He constantly talked down to his students and he did not like the fact that I answered all of his questions in class in-depth. This class was a no win situation, as he forced us to use his friend's book. This is one of the worst textbooks I have ever read. I personally found over thirty mathmatical and grammatical errors. So you can't learn the material from the book or the professor! For those students unluckly enough to have signed up for this class, all I have to say is good luck. You will need it!!noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review6427/There-is-a-reason-he-has-moved-around-so-much#comments2000-05-15T20:43:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review6427/There-is-a-reason-he-has-moved-around-so-muchhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review6125/Overall-a-solid-teacherThere is a ton of writing required for this class. However, if you do your work, Beach is hard, but fair, with his grades. The only drawback for the way he taught the course was a group project that may have been a bit too unstructured for many of the students in the class.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review6125/Overall-a-solid-teacher#comments2000-05-09T16:59:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review6125/Overall-a-solid-teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review6126/Avoid-at-almost-all-costsThis was the most boring professor I have ever had. He droned on during lecture. When you asked a question, he would only re-read what he had already read from the handout. He couldn't clarify anything for students. The homework is ungraded. The final grade is based on the average of 4 equally weighted tests. Each test was cumulative. The tests were very tricky and so you need to read carefully. I heard the other DESC 210 professor may have been worse, so unless Mason hires someone else, you may be screwed.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review6126/Avoid-at-almost-all-costs#comments2000-05-09T16:59:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review6126/Avoid-at-almost-all-costshttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review6120/very-effectiveIf you have to take BIOL 103/104, take it from Professor Pratt. Her tests are extremely fair, but not easy, and come directly from lecture. She places her lecture notes on the overhead projector and so all of the information is available if you come to lecture. After talking to some people in the other sections, I can say that this is your best option.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review6120/very-effective#comments2000-05-09T16:46:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review6120/very-effectivehttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review4217/All his exams are based from his notes, so don't bother wasting money on the books. It's a lecture class, so forget about asking questions during the period. His first is not too bad, the second is a killer, the third is much better and the final will give you a run for the money. I personally felt I learnt more about economics in high school then I did in his class. This class can be tedious at times.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review4217/#comments2000-01-26T04:05:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review4217/http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review4249/Excellent teacher. Goes out of her way to make sure you understand everything, and constantly triple checks with you. Has great office hours. Will sit down with you and help you out, if you are having difficulty, and will do evrything step by step. Now the bad part, her first exam is relatively fine. However the second will really seperate the men from the boys or the women from the girls. Whatever the case maybe. She has three quizzes which if you study will help your grade, and finally a project that is not difficult to handle.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review4249/#comments2000-01-26T04:05:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review4249/http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review4087/The easiset A you will ever receive on the planet and get 3 credits!2 take home essays four pages long. One is the midterm and the second is the final. Then two book reviews, two pages long each. You cant ask for anything better. She can be very boring however, and is a serious feminist. Be warned. noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review4087/#comments2000-01-26T04:03:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review4087/http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review3127/Very-smart-teacher-brings-real-world-experience-to-the-classroomOverall Wayne is a good speaker. However, at times he tends to use too many short hand acronyms in both writing and speaking without explaining them. He is extremely knowledgeable in this field and augments his class with his interesting real-world work. Definately a must for anyone in the Usability Engineering field.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review3127/Very-smart-teacher-brings-real-world-experience-to-the-classroom#comments1999-12-13T13:08:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u2394/review3127/Very-smart-teacher-brings-real-world-experience-to-the-classroom