James Ciecka - DePaul University, Chicago, IL

Professor: James Ciecka

Department: Economics

College: DePaul University, Chicago, IL

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: GSB420
• 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:

One of the most difficult professors I have taken in all my years of education. Course designed for a math major, required for MBAs. Must have a strong background in math before taking class. Half of the final exam was take home and honestly took 30 hours to complete. Get through it and move on in the program.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: GSB420
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Brilliant guy but terrible teacher. He made students feel stupid when they asked questions and huge curve due to poor teaching ability. I would not recommend anyone having him as a teacher.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: GSB420
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Stat/Math can be a hard topic if you've been out of school for awhile, however the professor makes it extremely difficult to feel like you get it. The hw and test questions were confusing. I had 3 different tutors, and they even seemed confused about what he was asking. Class avg for exams was 50% I think that says a lot about his teaching ability.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: GSB420
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great prof!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: GSB420
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

LEARNED SOOO MUCH! I hated it at the beginning because it is a HARD class. People complain because they don't want to work. THIS IS GRAD SCHOOL. Act like it people! DOES YOUR BOSS HOLD YOUR HAND WHEN GIVING YOU A PROJECT???? Make sure to study with other students. It is always helpful to talk it out!!! Prof. Ciecka is AWESOME.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: GSB420
• 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:

The class is easy, yet he makes it more difficult, and he doesnt cover the important stuff like hypothesis testing etc. Instead of teaching us how to do hypothesis testing and regression, he makes you memorize stuff like newton date of birth, bernolli etc, like its really a hestory class but fails to teach proper stats. Skip him he'll confuse you.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: GSB420
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Test are not similar to what he gives in class. Book is useless. He teaches quant as if it was a history class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: GSB420
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Not interested in helping you learn. Moves very fast in class lectures. Needs to retire.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: GSB420
• 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:

Brilliant, but cursed with a burden of not being able to teach the material to students without an extensive math background. I took Stats and Calculus in Undergrad and earned A's in each course, far from the case in this class. In order to succeed you must have a strong math background, visit his office hours frequently and take perfect notes.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: GSB420
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Not an easy class but he is by far one of the best professors at DePaul. Exams are fair if you do your homework.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: GSB420
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great guy, a little bit of a hard class but he was very helpful.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: GSB420
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He goes through material so quickly that he losses the majority of the class. Even worse, if you ask a question he makes you feel dumb while he answers it. The only thing that saved my grade was a take home final so I could work on it over 10 hours. He's hard to get in touch with and doesn't really answer your questions.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECO380
• 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:

EZ

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: GSB420
• 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:

Smart Professor. Good Quality.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: GSB420
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

As already stated, class is very hard for all backgrounds excluding advanced mathematics. The guy is not helpful and flies over the material. Don't get behind, study hard and work on all home-works. This guy has to be a PhD professor, not MBA's. I hated Calculus and Statistics before, I hate it even more after this class. That alone says enough.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECON380
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Stay away unless you have extensive math and econ background.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: GSB420
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you have an option-DON'T take this class with him. He is a nice guy, but the worst teacher ever. He is a fair grader, you'd be able to get a good grade, but you'll be doing all the studying on your own- he is no help.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: GSB420
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Ciecka is a quirky guy. He's so brilliant, but at times, it is hard to understand what he wants you to learn. That, and the subject material (for me) was freakin' hard. My advice is to attend his study sessions and lean on your classmates. It's amazing what clarity you'll get it you put some grit determination into learning the stuff.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ECON380
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

IDK where to start the class is a waste it only dealt with econ theories it wasnt till week 6 a kid asked how does this relate to anything and then he tried to explain..overall the class is just like an advance algebra class so if you wanna take that take him. multi choice tests..

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: GSB420
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Professor is one of the best! He knows his stuff and can teach it to anyone with an ounce of willingness to work. Too many slackers in DePaul's KMBA program. Those folks will not be the ones to keep their current jobs (if they even have one) during/after this depression. They will be working at Denny's or Wal-Mart probably WITHOUT an MBA. Pathetic!