David Meyer - Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI

Professor: David Meyer

Department: Geography

College: Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: GEO373
• 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's a good teacher and I liked watching his video lectures. You learn more about the culture than I thought you would. This is an easy UP/300 level class. Two small papers, a couple of proctored exams and that's it. Study for the map exams (multiple choice) and you'll get A's. Also, exam 3/4 were way harder than 5 so study more for those.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: GEO373
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

There are 2 map exams that are easy if you just practice the night before but then the two exams that follow those are really hard because in lectures he talks a ton and its hard to pay attention because you have no clue what is important. Basically you should just take this class online and it will be an easy 4.0.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: GEO373
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you take it online LOOK FOR QUIZLETS FOR EXAMS 3-5! I did not realize this until after I messed up on exam 3 and couldn't get my grade back up to a 94%, which is the lowest you can get for an A, and I ended up with a 93.4%, which is an A-.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: GEO373
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Horrible prof. I hated it. Only contact were reminders of week #. Lectures are barely helpful & all reading on your own. Decent study guides. Map exams easy, just practice. Exam 3/4 were hard, exam 5 easy. Quizlets already made - have answers on them. Exams are proctored. Final is essay Q's, do a couple a week so you'll be done early!!! No EC :(((

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: GEO373
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great summer class. No big projects. Check out Quizlet before exams, & take notes on the lectures. He is a fast on responding to ?s & grades. The study guides for each module are SUPER important. Fill them out completely & you'll be fine. The practice exams are pretty worthless, but give you an idea about the format of the exams. Do online.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: GEO373
• 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:

Online it is a very easy class. The book is require for the "essay" its in quotes because its called an essay project but really you are just answering questions in bullet point format. Make sure you use quizlet to your advantage, lot of people have already made note cards for his exams. Exams are proctored which is annoying. But easy class

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: GEO373
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took this class online and probably could've done better if I was better at self-motivating. If you don't have a problem doing that, I definitely recommend this class. The entire class consists of a few really easy discussion boards, 5 exams, and a paper. Most of the exams can be found online, too.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: GEO373
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

By far, my favorite class and professor at CMU. I'm a soc major but his GEO373 class was a great change. He's Hilarious and posts all his power points online. There is two extra credit opportunities and only two quizzes which are easy map ones. Let's you use notes on tests.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: GEO373
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Funny guy, but he presents a lot of material in class and it can be hard to distinguish what will be on the test. His powerpoints are like 100 slides and thats basically what you need to study for the exams which are usually 80 T/F MC questions. I heard this class with him is easier online. He offers 2 extra credit quizzes and 2 easy map quizzes.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: GEO373
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

David is a easy-going prof and tells jokes that he thinks are funny but no one else does. I find it hard to learn because he presents a lot of information in lectures and it is hard to distinguish what is really important. There are 2 map exams that are fairly easy, then 2-3 regular exams which tend to be harder. I wish the class had more structure

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: GEO373
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

David Meyer has been my favorite professor so far. He's funny and a great teacher. Show up to class and take notes and you'll get an A/B for sure. I 100% recommend him to anyone taking a Geo course.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: GEO373
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The online class is self guided when it comes to deadlines. Have to have the test Proctored in person which was a pain. The quizzes cover a lot of information but there is some good exam questions and quizzes to study with on quiz-let for that. You can retest for exams but it is all essay so do good on the first take.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: GEO373
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

TAKE THIS CLASS ONLINE, all it is is 2 map exams and 3 exams from chapters in the textbook. He also assigns a paper based of a short book based off Latin America stories. You can find all the exams on quizlet or online if you look hard enough. the exams are super hard if you don't study so STUDY.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: GEO373
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He likes to talk a whole lot. He crack jokes, but no one seems to laugh. His tests are easy if you know how to study for them. He gives random extra credit quizzes.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: GEO373
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

It was an ok class but wasn't very clear on anything and just had a hard time with it overall.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: GEO373
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The most boring lectures I have ever had in my college career. I do not recommend taking this course to anybody. Exams are tough and nobody knows what to study. Choose another class.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: GEO373
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Took the class online. The class was pretty easy, but you have study. The class to me was very boring. The exams are proctored which is a pain to deal with. The final paper was not hard at all. Overall I would recommend the class to someone for an online summer class.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: GEO373
• 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:

Took this class online. Highly recommend. We had four exams and 12 essays which were about a page each on average. No discussion boards, no papers. Put the time into preparing for the exams and you will do fine. He responds to emails quickly also.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: GEO121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Lectures are very boring but it's an easy class. As long as you look over power points before exams you will be fine. Map exams are pretty easy as long as you fill in the maps. More about geography than cultures.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: GEO121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

It's not as much about cultures as it is political points of each region. Class was always let out early. Had a sense of humor and made a lot of jokes that were sometimes funny. Map exams were easy but power point exams were much more in depth compared to the actual power points. Often got off topic.