Girma Zelleke - Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, PA

Professor: Girma Zelleke

Department: Economics

College: Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, PA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECO011
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Zelleke is really sweet and so helpful, but he's just not the best teacher. It's hard to follow his lectures; all you've really got are the notes and powerpoints he posts on D2L. He doesn't really follow a schedule, either. It's just a mess, along with everything he writes on the board. Pretty sure I only passed because of his grading curve.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECO011
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Zelleke is one of the most helpful professors I've ever met. He cares about his students and he wants everyone to do well. His class is extremely hard so you do put in work but if you go to him for help you're guaranteed at least a C. Hardest class, best prof.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECO010
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is a fine professor. The lectures might seem convoluted at first, that's because he goes a lot more in depth than what is required for an intro class. If you at least bother to read and are interested in the subject, he'll do whatever he can to make sure you understand the topics. That being said, it's an easy class.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECO011
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I wouldn't even call him an adviser, he hasn't advised me on a single thing since starting here. His class is a joke because of his insane curve which makes a 55% a C, a 65% a B, and a 80% an A... so failing would be hard.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECO011
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Ended up withdrawing from his class right before the first exam because I honestly did not understand anything the dude was saying. Textbook was never used, and a sign in sheet goes around for attendance.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ECO011
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Get ready to teach yourself because this man didn't teach me anything. It's very hard to understand him but once you do he's awful at explaining things if you don't understand. He curves grades because if he didn't honestly I don't know if anyone would pass.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BUS011
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Girma is a hilarious guy but not the best at teaching Macro. Hes very hard to understand most of the time. He gives TONS of extra credit to students to receive the highest grade possible. He doesn't really tell you whats on the tests so you kind of just need to read the chapters in the textbook to get a better understanding.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECO011
• 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 professor regularly repeated himself, to the point that everything taught was said at least 3 times. He may have broken English but he's fairly easy to understand, unless you don't pay attention. An A grade is easily acquired with his grading curve, which is nice since economics is tough. His notes are a valuable resource supplementing the book

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECO011
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

His lessons lack clarity. He does not explain himself, you have to focus really hard to understand him with his accent, and he writes really tiny words and unknown symbols on the board. Tests are hard and your only saving grace is his "point" system. But to get points, you have to participate like a boss in class. Textbook is required but not used

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECO11
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Zelleke is very difficult to understand a majority of the time. Although he does frequently ask if he is making sense, he wont go over the material again, even if students ask him too. There are not many grades in the class. He also goes of subject frequently and forgets what he was talking about.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECO11
• 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:

He doesn't really know how to explain himself. By the end of class you would of only got through 1 slide and he didn't teach what was on the slide.

Rating # 12

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

same person that wrote the last review. i'm changing my opinion bc even though i held an A- till the last 2 weeks... i was sick before the final and didn't do as well as i needed to and received a B as my final grade.. I explained it all to him, showed concern, and informed him ab my 0 absences. didn't even get an email answer . now my lowest grade

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MACROECONOMICS
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

opt. attendance.. however saying 0 absences instead of 1+ will increase chance of grade bump. Econ is hard in general. He is helpful if you seek help but hard to understand. notes are helpful. book isn't used. extra credit is hard to get. overall if you have good common sense the class won't be too tough. 80+ is A. i studied pretty hard for 78..

Rating # 14

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

The best thing you'll get out of this class is a laugh. There is virtually no class structure. He does not cover test material so get ready for numerous office hour visits which I refer to as "babysitting."

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECO011
• Grade Received: C+
• 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't understand him at all, gives false information and rambles on a lot. Would never take this professor again!!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECO11
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He has that voice that makes you zone out. His tests are nothing about what he discusses in class. Study his study guides, and hope that you pass. Oh by the way an A is 80%+, B is 70%-79%. Great curve!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ECO010
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Z can be hard to understand and sometimes you'll think it's a joke but in all honesty he's a really interesting and nice guy! He went to Vanderbilt University and sometimes I think he forgets that he's teaching an intro class and will go into much more depth. Show up to class and build a relationship with him and you'll do fine! Don't stress!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: 11
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is very hard to understand and strays away from topics A LOT. I barely went to the class, and when we took the final he basically just asked us all how many classes we missed and bases our grade off of that. It's kind of a joke, if you actually want to learn something DON'T take him. Never used the text book either.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ECO11
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very very hard to understand. Puts notes on D2L, but skips around a lot. Nearly impossible to have a question answered in class and still difficult if you go to his office. Super curved grading makes most people pass. I would not take him again, I got an A in the class and I understand practically nothing, you won't REALLY learn anything. ex credit

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECO11
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is very very hard to understand. He really only speaks clear english when he's cracking joke. He does have a very large curve on his grades, even after a A is a 80% He is really funny.