Bill Foley - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

Professor: Bill Foley

Department: Decision Science

College: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ISYE2210
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Always talking about something interesting, he is super knowledgeable. But he doesn't really teach much. Stopped going to lectures because even if I went I had to read through the online material to learn anyways. Not a tough class though. Great guy, just a lot of homework. If you do what you're supposed to do you'll get like a B+

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ISYE4600
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He will make you work for your grade. You are drilled with work after work. So, if you slack off for half a week, you'll be behind. He is accessible outside of class. Still a reasonable professor, expects a lot from you, and will keep you on your toes with work. You'll definitely come out learning something.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENGR4600
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

DON'T DON'T DON'T TAKE HIS CLASS UNLESS YOU WANT TO CHALLENGE YOURSELF REALLY BAD. HE MIGHT KNOW WHAT HE IS DOING, HE MIGHT NOT. NO MATTER WHAT, HE DOESN'T MAKE SENSE IN THE CLASS AND IS NOT A VERY NICE PROFESSOR TO STUDENTS. I TOOK IED AND OR FROM HIM. BOTH WERE AWEFUL EXPERIENCES:(

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ISYE2210
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The only reason I did alright was because of the textbook. Awful professor but if you are an IME, there is no way to avoid him. Good luck!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENGR2600
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He doesn't grade fairly nor does he offer help. He goes on tangents throughout all of class on topics that have no relevance to the course. He does not go through example problems and his lecture slides are not helpful when studying. His exams are way too difficult because he does not teach clearly enough. Take MAU with a different professor.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MAU
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Maybe people at RPI are just used to bad professors. I can't comprehend why anyone would rate him highly. This man is the worst educator I have ever encountered in my entire life. Every negative comment I've read about him has been far more accurate than the positives. Avoid this man at all costs. His arrogance is only matched by his ignorance

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: DSES2210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Useless with any help at all

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: IED
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Rants a lot during class, somewhat tough grader. A little awkward, laughs at his own jokes. Pushes you really hard to do well.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: IED
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

he is a really bad teacher who doesnt know anything and pretend that he is the smartest person in the whole world. he doesn't care about his students and talk about his stupid cars all the time which are like bmw 1 series and Volkswagen beetle...

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: IED9
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

At first I though he was unreasonably hard. He is a really good guy and will push you beyond your comfort zone. As long as he sees that you go don't just do the minimum you will do very well in his classes. Very strange sense of humor and funny laugh. Ended up being one of my best experiences with a professor.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: IED2050
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very difficult, grades favorites higher. Tries to push you beyond your goal. Sleeps and eats sandwiches. You must talk to him and show him that your doing work otherwise you will not do well. your project must show engineering process otherwise you will do poorly. Our project worked but he didnt like how it looked gave us a D-.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENGR4760
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Relates course material to real life situations on a regular basis. Willing to help you outside of class during office hours or through e-mail if it is obvious that you made an effort to find the answer on your own. Any bad reviews about this professor are from people upset that they couldn't find back tests to cheat off.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENGR2050
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Girls - get ready for him to hit on you in a weird, old guy fashion. Guys - try to refrain yourself from punching him in the face whenever he's the only one maniacally laughing at his own jokes... He's more interested in himself than the class. Get another professor if possible.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENGR4700
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He often went on rants in the middle of class. His test are very hard, but he will help you if you ask. If you put in the work you'll be fine. Stick with him though. Don't just give up on the first test if you do badly.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENGR4760
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worthless. Claims students are getting dumber by the year, yet has no regard to his own substandard teaching. Has no interest in helping students understand the material. Worst professor I have ever had.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENGR4760
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Nice guy. Doesn't go out of his way to help students at all. Has barely anything on LMS; no practice problems or backtests. Worst thing about him is the lack of answers on the in class problems. How am I supposed to know if I'm right? Useless.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENGR2050
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great professor. He is a bit full of himself, but if you go out of your way and do crazy interesting things, he will reward you for it. He says it's all about the process, and it truly is - if you fail, but your process succeeds, then you will get a decent grade.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: DSES4210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is awful to have for a professor. He doesn't know how to teach and all he does is read slides for 2 hours. He does not grade fairly and he is useless in office hours. He thinks he knows everything. If you are a good looking girl however, be sure to be aware he will be rather creepy towards you but will give you good grades based on likes.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENGR4750
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great Professor in my opinion. Does go off topic some times but he is easy to understand and has been a really fun professor. He is very knowlegable in economics and project mangment.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: DSES2210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

procrastinators beware..his homeworks can take hours if you want 90+ and are usually due the same day as tests, he offers flexibilty on tests, has really high standards for his students, insightful but sometimes rather boastful of his ego which can/will get annoying