Alan Klein - Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Professor: Alan Klein

Department: Anthropology

College: Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ANTH1101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Just go to class and you can get an A. Tests are easy and you do not need to do the readings to pass. Lectures sometimes drag on, but his tangents and stories are always entertaining. Professor Klein is a nice guy and is very understanding.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ANTH1101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Such a cool/funny person!! Really interesting to listen to all of his crazy stories. The four quizzes are based on his lectures, so it's important to limit skipping class. We have a review day in class per unit, but its solely based on people asking questions so you get what you put into it. And the quizzes are easy (coming from a bad tester).

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ANTH1101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Super super great guy, cares about his students and truly wants us all to succeed. However, the exams kind of come from nowhere and it's hard to prepare for them. It's hard to know what'll be on them. I remember for one, I did all the readings and attended every lecture but was still very uneasy about the info when I took the exam and afterwards

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ANTH1101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I truly enjoyed having class with Alan Klein. His lectures are terrific, and he is engaging and hilarious. It was like being taught by George Carlin. That being said, the final grade is mostly based on quizzes, which is unfair to those who aren't good test takers. Even so, I recommend Alan Klein for his engaging, interesting, and humorous lectures.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ANTH1101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He shows up to class unprepared and lectures about completely random stories. There is no outline or slides, or anything to go off of when studying for his exams. Taking each test is a crapshoot. Not a super hard class but not sleep-through A either. Horrible professor that is biased toward anthropology majors or sport team members.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ANTH1101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Really easy class... The TA does a review before all 4 of the quizzes. Prof Klein gives an optional extra credit paper which boosts your final grade up one (ex B to B+) if the paper is better than a B.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ANTH2365
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Alan Klein is the professor you spend 15 minutes drafting an email with detailed questions about the upcoming term paper for, only to get a five word reply that doesn't answer a single question asked. He also has a weird obsession with Native American tribes in South Dakota. 0/10.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ANTH1101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Prof. Klein gives really interesting lectures, but struggles to clearly connect his lectures to the concepts that he wants you to learn. He'll tell you stories and go on tangent-esque lectures, so if you take good notes and come to class you should have all the abstract concepts you need to get a good grade. Grade is the average of four quizzes.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ANTH1101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Klein is a great guy and a great teacher. If you care about the class you will do well!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ANTH1101
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Alan is a good professor even if he tends to ramble on telling stories. Super helpful and kind. Go to review sessions and do the reading if you really want to do well, otherwise easy to get an A.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ANTH1101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I took his introduction class this semester and his tests are quite easy. He likes to tell stories as everyone else said and I think his lectures were useful but you don't have to pay too much attention to them. Easy for me to get an A

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: 1001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Klein is very clear, inspiring and nice. He likes to tell stories. His lectures cover almost everything you need, but make sure to read extra documents for an A. Go to review session! Those will save you

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ANTH1101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Interesting guy with some cool stories, but tends to ramble. Going to the TA run review sessions covers everything you actually need to know to pass.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ANTH1101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

professor klein is great. the class is easy but you learn a lot and his lectures are interesting. attendance isn't that important and neither is doing the reading but both are interesting. going to review sessions with the TA before exams saves you. your grade is made up of just 4 quizzes (no hw, attendance, participation, finals, etc)

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: 1101
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Really really easy to do well, just go to class and pay attention. Readings aren't too necessary, he basically goes over them in class

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ANTH2365
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

One of the best professors you'll ever come across. Don't skip class and make sure you can tie readings to other examples from in and out of class. Klein gives great feedback and will work closely with anyone willing to put the effort in. You'll see your writing, critical thinking and discussion skills improve dramatically!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ANTH1101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

The class is required for IA Majors. Was easy if you went to the reviews before the exams. Professor Klein is very nice and makes class fun. I definitely suggest him!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ANTH1101
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He may have some interesting stories but they really are useless. Always attend his class because that's where he mentions the smallest things and then puts it on the quizzes. Although I got a good grade in the class, I thought the grades being based solely on the quizzes was stupid. No one pays attention in class either. Useless course.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ANTH1101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Klein is funny and class is interesting. But, you have to go to class or else you will fail the test. He includes questions on exams about minor details he mentioned one time, so pay close attention at all times and take good notes. Class is based entirely on 3 or 4 tests.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ANTH1111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Loved him! He makes a lot of jokes and since it's an intro course he is easy. The load is not that much, but still you have to read.