Joseph Calhoun
School: | Florida State University |
Department: | Economics |
Location: | Tallahassee, FL |
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rated by 20 students
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School: | Florida State University |
Department: | Economics |
Location: | Tallahassee, FL |
Helpfulness | |
Clarity | |
Easiness |
Mailing Address:
Uloop Inc.
306 S. Washington Ave
Suite 400
Royal Oak, MI 48067
Telephone Support:
312.854.7605
Email Support:
greg@uloop.com
Plenty of extra credit opportunities
Good Humor / Plays music before class
There is absolutely no way you will not do well with Calhoun!! As a Junior, he is hands down one of the best teachers I've ever taken! Takes top 10 best quizzes, extra credit opportunities, able to reduce weight off final -- pretty much amazing! PS he is not boring**
Very Good - Overall assessment of instructor (4.28/5)
Very Good - Description of course objectives and assignments (4.28 /5)
Very Good - Communication of ideas and information (4.09 / 5)
Very Good - Expression of expectations for performance in class (4.2 /5)
Very Good - Availability to assist students in or out of class (4.24 /5)
Very Good - Respect and concern for students (4.42/ 5)
Very Good - Stimulation of interest in the couse (4.25 / 5)
Very Good - Facilitation of learning (4.14/ 5)
Very Good - Overall assessment of instructor (4.48/5)
Very Good - Description of course objectives and assignments (4.34 /5)
Very Good - Communication of ideas and information (4.27 / 5)
Very Good - Expression of expectations for performance in class (4.4 /5)
Very Good - Availability to assist students in or out of class (4.43 /5)
Excellent - Respect and concern for students (4.58/ 5)
Very Good - Stimulation of interest in the couse (4.41 / 5)
Very Good - Facilitation of learning (4.38/ 5)
Excellent - Overall assessment of instructor (4.83/5)
Excellent - Description of course objectives and assignments (4.75 /5)
Excellent - Communication of ideas and information (4.88 / 5)
Excellent - Expression of expectations for performance in class (4.79 /5)
Excellent - Availability to assist students in or out of class (4.79 /5)
Excellent - Respect and concern for students (4.83/ 5)
Excellent - Stimulation of interest in the couse (4.92 / 5)
Excellent - Facilitation of learning (4.83/ 5)
Excellent - Overall assessment of instructor (5/5)
Excellent - Description of course objectives and assignments (4.93 /5)
Excellent - Communication of ideas and information (5 / 5)
Excellent - Expression of expectations for performance in class (4.93 /5)
Excellent - Availability to assist students in or out of class (4.93 /5)
Excellent - Respect and concern for students (5/ 5)
Excellent - Stimulation of interest in the couse (4.93 / 5)
Excellent - Facilitation of learning (5/ 5)
Excellent - Overall assessment of instructor (4.66/5)
Excellent - Description of course objectives and assignments (4.57 /5)
Excellent - Communication of ideas and information (4.55 / 5)
Excellent - Expression of expectations for performance in class (4.55 /5)
Excellent - Availability to assist students in or out of class (4.54 /5)
Excellent - Respect and concern for students (4.67/ 5)
Excellent - Stimulation of interest in the couse (4.6 / 5)
Excellent - Facilitation of learning (4.56/ 5)
Very Good - Overall assessment of instructor (4.47/5)
Very Good - Description of course objectives and assignments (4.31 /5)
Very Good - Communication of ideas and information (4.44 / 5)
Very Good - Expression of expectations for performance in class (4.45 /5)
Excellent - Availability to assist students in or out of class (4.52 /5)
Excellent - Respect and concern for students (4.66/ 5)
Very Good - Stimulation of interest in the couse (4.31 / 5)
Very Good - Facilitation of learning (4.48/ 5)
Excellent - Overall assessment of instructor (4.7/5)
Excellent - Description of course objectives and assignments (4.56 /5)
Excellent - Communication of ideas and information (4.59 / 5)
Excellent - Expression of expectations for performance in class (4.6 /5)
Excellent - Availability to assist students in or out of class (4.59 /5)
Excellent - Respect and concern for students (4.66/ 5)
Excellent - Stimulation of interest in the couse (4.62 / 5)
Excellent - Facilitation of learning (4.61/ 5)
Excellent - Overall assessment of instructor (4.83/5)
Excellent - Description of course objectives and assignments (4.67 /5)
Excellent - Communication of ideas and information (4.83 / 5)
Excellent - Expression of expectations for performance in class (4.67 /5)
Excellent - Availability to assist students in or out of class (4.83 /5)
Excellent - Respect and concern for students (4.83/ 5)
Excellent - Stimulation of interest in the couse (4.67 / 5)
Excellent - Facilitation of learning (4.67/ 5)
If you do all the work and try to make the most of the optional work and class attendance you dont have to take the final (assuming you ace the mid terms) and its an easy A.
Cons: Choose not to do optional assignments and all of the weight gets placed onto your final exam.
The work piles up fast if you slack off, and its very easy to do so since it's all optional. The quizzes however have weekly deadlines but he will email and remind you to take them, and they're pretty much the exam.
My suggestion is to take notes or download from Bb or iTunes (and yes he uploads podcasts onto iTunes) and come to class for the clicker points! If you're not a good test taker, do all of the optional work because it takes the pressure off from the final, but if you do all the optional work, even if you slacked off on it, the final will be a piece of cake.
SAVE THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FROM THE OPTIONAL QUIZZES - write them down after you take them, they're perfect for studying for for the mid-terms and the final.
he has a speed review of the final the last several days of classes - dont bother writing down the questions in class bc it's too fast to comprehend, but instead write them down from the iTunes podcast and you have a nice neat study guide packet if you choke up the night before.
Everyone always gives Calhoun high reviews for being an awesome professor, but this class is a great example of whatever you put into the class is pretty much what you're going to get out of it.
if economics is not your thing and you're just trying to do it to get into your major of choice, I highly recommend him!
I despise economics and really loved Calhoun. He made learning the subject fun and interactive. Every class is recorded via podcast and posted on Blackboard so you can watch them over again before the exams, or if you missed class. There are a lot of extra credit points but you have to go to class every day. Those points can really help you out later on in the semester when finals roll around. I would recommend taking him.
Cons: His tests are decently hard
He doesn't penalize you for not going to class, but he does reward you for going to class. If you do all the clicker questions and get the highest review score he waives your final. Which is really awesome. He's also a really engaging teacher and knows his material.
Cons: i had a really early class...dont take early class, because you may miss it a lot like me