Joanne Doyle - James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

Professor: Joanne Doyle

Department: Business

College: James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECON201
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If you don't do the homework you will not pass. Her lectures can get very confusing.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECON201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is an awesome prof for econ in my opinion. Econ is a hard subject but she gives you good information during class and going to her office hours really helps.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECON331
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I am a Quantitative Finance major and I was worried ECON331 wouldn't be mathematical enough for me. But Dr. Doyle uses her mathematics background and it gives real intuition behind the demand curve and where it comes from. Dr. Doyle's class is cut and dry--if you do the problems she wants you to do, you should do very well.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECON331
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The class is graded on a few quizzes & problem sets, two tests, & a final. To get a good grade in this class you need to make sure to do all the problems at the end of every chapter. I breezed through intro to micro & thought this class would be easy, but I ended up having to work to pass with a C. Just know how to do the problems & you'll be good.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECON385
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Ms. Doyle is a great professor, she makes sure you understand the material, the class itself is very challenging but she does her best at explaining econometrics. She doesnt make you feel dumb for asking questions, makes econometrics easy to learn. Make sure to go to class, read the book, and go to her office hours.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ECON201
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I really liked Professor Doyle. I found her teaching style very helpful and her lectures are important so don't skip class. I did not attend the pass sessions but I did read every chapter and completed the sapling learning activities, which are also very helpful. Not an easy class but with effort an A is possible!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECON201
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The person who gave the most recent review could not be more accurate! Big emphasis on the fact that she's passionate and knowledgable, yet condescending and disorganized. While her notes are hard to follow, she doesn't give you unnecessary information to write down, so it's manageable. She doesn't take attendance but going is so helpful for tests!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECON201
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

She loves to lecture students about how we're "in college now" but she doesn't treat you that way. The class was incredibly easy, but I found her condescending and disorganized. There were a lot of mistakes she made that became my responsibility to notice and get fixed. She's knowledgeable and passionate about the subject, though.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECON201
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Doyle certainly is one of the smartest Econ professors at JMU, but I would not recommend taking her class for Econ 201. Only had 3 tests, Homework was assigned every class, and she gave random quizzes that were almost as hard as her tests, which were impossible. DO NOT TAKE!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECON201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Microeconomics is going to be tough no matter who you have but Professor Doyle makes it better! She is very approachable and has many office hours available to answer any questions you have from lecture. It's important to go to class as she takes examples from lectures and puts them on exams. Definitely recommend her!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECON201
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very average teacher teaching a pretty hard subject. Not particularly boring, but not particularly engaging either. You will definitely have to put in a decent amount of work for a good grade. Tests are surprisingly tricky, but doable. Also her notes are a little scrambled and sometimes hard to follow.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECON201
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Micro is the hardest class I have taken at Jmu thus far and Doyle makes the class very tough. Lectures move fast and her handwriting can be very messy. Quizzes are challenging and the tests can be even harder which is a big percentage of your grade. It is a very challenging course to take with her

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECON201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Honestly don't know how she has this good of a rating. Unless you're an ECON major it's really hard. She moves quickly and notes are all handwritten in class so she doesn't post any notes. Makes you stay to the very end of class all the time and sometimes makes you stay over. Don't skip. Use the summary at the end of each chapter for help.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECON201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Econ isn't easy but she really dumbs it down and helps you understand. Really good lectures and good notes. You'll wanna read the textbook and do the online practice work. Exams aren't that hard if you know what you're doing.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECON201
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very passionate about economics. Would definitely take her again in any economics courses in the future. Take her, probably the best Econ professor you can take at JMU at the entry level. HW is extra credit and test and quizzes are not hard but there is one probably every week or so.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECON201
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Love Doyle, one of the best ECON professors in COB. Gives engaging lectures, her quizzes/HW are pretty easy but occur often. Tests aren't bad at all, she tries to trick you a little bit which is annoying but aside from that she just tests you on the material you've worked on. Currently have a B+, would definitely recommend.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ECON200
• 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:

Professor Doyle is definitely one of the more engaging teachers at JMU. I learn a lot from her lectures, even though she goes off topic sometimes. She uses great real world examples to explain the markets. There are three tests and you must do good on all three of them to end up with a good grade but if you review the material you should be fine.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECON201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Doyle is one of the better micro teachers. Took macro before so that made micro "easier." Her lectures are pretty scatter brained most of the time so taking notes became impossible because she gets distracted. Sometimes difficult to know what to expect on exams. In order to do well, go to PASS, do your hw, read the book and do the workbook.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ECON201
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I learned more from her lectures than I did from the readings which is rarely the case for me. That is the sign of a quality teacher. She will bluntly tell students they are wrong if they answer a question incorrectly which offends some students. However, all in all I found her to be an excellent and interesting teacher that I would recommend.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECON201
• 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:

Best teacher for the course! Micro is a very challenging course but she is so engaging and really cares about all her students understanding the material. one of the best professors at JMU.