Bob Horn - James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

Professor: Bob Horn

Department: Economics

College: James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECON270
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is an amazing teacher. Makes hard concepts easy to understand. However, he has a temper and can make you feel stupid for asking a question or not knowing something. Do not use your phone in class.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECON331
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Horn is one of the worst professors in the economics department. He is condescending and does not care if you learn or not. He will grade you on homework that he has not taught over and you can forget about partial credit. During office hours, he is anything but helpful and repeats what he said like you don't speak english.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECON331
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Don't even think about partial credit on exams, doesn't care about you or how you do on tests, gets mad at you for asking questions or not answering in class, short tempered. Probably one of the worst professors Ive had at JMU. Pearson homework is a joke, doesn't relate to what we do in class and he doesn't go over. Don't recommend taking this guy.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECON331
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Honestly bob is the man. He does have a short temper but if you show him you're trying he will literally raise your grade at the end of the semester. Attendance does matter to him, he has no policy but understand that if you don't show up you're only hurting yourself on the tests, he rewards good attendance. Put in effort and go to office hours

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECON331
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Smart guy but a very rude person. Gets mad when you ask questions and claims theres no attendance policy but will lower your grade if you dont show up. Do not take!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ECON331
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Really rude guy with a short temper. Lectures make the information easier to understand than the book, but the tests are still hard. Will make you feel stupid for asking a question/ not understanding the information DO NOT TAKE

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECON331
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very bad professor, you cant ask questions on class cause he makes you feel stupid for asking questions. Topics covered in class werent as difficult but when it comes to exams he ask questions that we didnt go over on class, would not recommend this professor, avoid at all cost!!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECON331
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very rude and unfair grader. deducts marks for attendance.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECON270
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He's an extremely smart guy, but not a great person. His lectures are boring and if he even thinks you're not paying attention, he'll call you out in front of the entire class, sometimes being extremely rude and condescending. You have to know everything inside and out for his tests. I would not take him again

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECON331
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Tough grader, barely gives any partial credit, and openly says that he adjusts your grade based on participation. If it's at 8am, you better be prepared to go to every class. The tests are nothing like the online homework assignments and are very hard. Simply put, he's not a nice person and class is miserable. Avoid Horn, he's a terrible professor.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECON331
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dude has a pretty good temper but his explanations are very well done.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECON200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Just awful

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECON200
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Horn does a really good job of explaining the material in class. To do well in the class, you'll definitely have to study from the textbook and do the homeworks and quizzes on MyEconLab. He can be pretty funny at times too.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECON200
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Overall what you put into this class is what you'll get out of it, and overall the professor does a decent job explaining things. Though in class he can be very hostile, and has called students"idiots" for giving incorrect answers. He has a very hot temper and if you don't know an answer, or check your phone then he'll kick you out of class.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECON270
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He look very cool at the beginning, but with the time he starts to try people as he pleases. His explanation in class is not bad at all, but he makes the multiple choice questions in the exams as confusing as they can be. If you feel he does not like you, drop the class, no matter how is your grade, he fails people based in his own opinion of them

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: GECON200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

You can barley hear him speak when he talks. Tests were extremely difficult, and required a lot of critical thinking. He is very strict about cell phone use and if he catches you he will hold your phone hostage until the next class. In addition to not being able to hear him I barley understood any of the concepts he was trying to explain in class.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ECON270
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This was a pretty hard class, but as long as you study, go to class, and go to Dr. Horn's office hours its pretty manageable. Horn is very knowledgable, but he is pretty rude to his students. Your grade consists of 4 tests and a few online quizzes. Also don't touch your phone in class...

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECON270
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's a nice guy , knowledgable . Not an easy ECON class for slackers , you have to study and read before class . I studied pretty hard and got B+ .Because his lectures are long and he covered lots of materials so makes sure you go to his office hours . This can save ur grade. AND DONT SKIP CLASS cuz you will not understand anything .

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: GECON200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Horn is actually one of the best teachers I've ever had, as long as you go to every class and pay attention, getting a B will not be hard! Just don't take out your phone or fall asleep

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: GECON200
• 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:

Professor Horn makes Macro easy to understand. Just reading the text gave me a general idea of what the chapter was about, but his lectures cleared everything up 100%. He will insult you if you're not paying attention in class, but then you deserve it. Just pay attention, and go to the PASS session, and you'll get a high B or low A.