James Cawley - Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

Professor: James Cawley

Department: Materials Science

College: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: FSNA162
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He makesaid class time highly amusing, and he is very knowledgeable in the subject area.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: FSNA162
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Honestly, Professor Cawley is a really great professor. However, in SAGES the prompts for his papers can be a bit unclear and the grading criteria aren't exactly made clear.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: EMSE360
• 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:

By far my favorite Case professor. Very prone to tangents relating concepts to real-life problems. When he first starts explaining a concept, it seems a little circuitous, but when he finishes his derivations it's crystal clear what he was going for. Absolutely brilliant, and always loves talking to students in his spare time.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENGR225
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

James is a really nice guy who really likes tables. That said he is a decent prof, class attendance definitely isn't mandatory, and he teaches almost straight from the book and is very clear about what will be on exams. He had some cute in class experiments too. All around definitely a good engr 225 prof.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENGR225
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Cawley is a really good professor that knows the material inside and out. He is always available, and very understanding of students. The exams are not easy, but that doesnt mean it is impossible to get an A. Know concepts, not formulas, read the book, and pay attention to his in-class examples. Go talk to him too during office hours!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: FSCC100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He definitely didn't have a clue about how to teach a SAGES seminar, even though you could tell he tried hard. He graded papers very oddly and seemed to be evaluating them as if they were scientific journal articles, which they certainly were not. He was a nice guy but many people in the class felt they came away shortchanged.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: FSCC100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Excellent advisor. Mediocre teacher.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENGR225
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

While this may have been one of the most boring and dry classes I've ever had, I did learn a lot from him. It's very concept-oriented, which I guess you either love or hate. And man, he loves those steam tables a little too much.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENGR225
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is alrite, but since I was not interested at all in the subject material I was generally bored. Tests have a lot of multiple choice questions and short answer questions, so it is not just solving problems.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENGR225
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Extremely boring and dry. Period.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENGR225
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Theres really nothing wrong with him. He does teach concepts, not plug-and-chug. You can get an A if you just know 2 of formulas covered going in to the exam. He has a lot of cool demonstrations and relates material to real life situations that he uses his free time researching for us.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENGR225
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Focuses much more on knowledge of concepts then on formulas, which can be a refreshing change. Course feels more like an engineering course then most other ENGR courses. Can wander off topic in lectures though, and man does he Love those steam charts.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENGR225
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENGR225
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Tests don't utilize formulas or reflect the homework at all.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENGR225
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

you actually have to know the subject to do well in this class, which frustrates most people. be prepared to LEARN about fluid flow, heat transfer, etc. and not just how to plug-n-chug

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENGR225
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He may know the material but he is not very good at communicating it to the class. The lectures are unorganized, often off the subject. The tests are written on the fly, and often contain too many real-world examples that are impossible to solve.TAs great

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENGR225
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Not bad, even though I did not like the course material.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENGR225
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENGR225
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I've actually logically proved his lectures to be a waste of my time, along with another student. TA's pretty helpful, tests follow homework and the book.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Marks too hard...no fair