John E. Connaughton - University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC

Professor: John E. Connaughton

Department: Economics

College: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECON2101
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Attendance is not mandatory, but you will fail if you don't go. He gets distracted easily, you get out of class early almost every day but are responsible for self teaching anything he planned to go over but didn't. Lots of quizzes. Overall a tough subject thats very technical and he does good explaining at the begging, stops this after first test.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECON2101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The class itself is SO boring. The Friday quizzes are crucial so don't miss any to improve your grade! The material you learn in class seems simple, but the tests are ALWAYS completely irrelevant to what we learned in class! Never got above a 70 and I understood the material. There is 4 tests that count for pretty much your whole grade.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECON2102
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very nice guy and easy to learn from. Doesn't make the class harder than necessary. EASY Quizzes every friday

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECON2101
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I took MICRO and passed with a B, Im failing this class. He gets off topic very easily and will not teach you anything but a definition and a graph each time. He does not give homework and your grade relies on just your quizzes you do every friday and the tests. Studying is hard because he gives you questions you have never seen before. BEWARE!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECON2102
• 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:

Hes okay, but the class itself sucks, all it is is a bunch of quizzes and test. Yawnnn

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ECON2101
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Likes to joke around. Lecture is not required. Fairly nice guy. DOES NOT SHAKE HANDS! Must read the book todo well in this class. Do everything possible to not take the optional final. The optional final replaces lowest test grade, assuming the final is higher, if the final grade is lower than the lowest test, it STILL COUNTS! BEWARE

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECON2101
• 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:

Solid choice of professor. You should read the book if you want an A. If you want a B, do the vocab for every test, do well on the weekly (Friday) quizzes to boost your grade, and go to class at least once a week. Not a bad prof, just a little test heavy. Optional final (replaces your lowest grade). 4 tests - 20% each, Quizzes - 20%.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECON2101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Average professor. Four tests, optional final exam (replaces lowest test grade). Short quiz every Friday. His lectures can be long and boring. Use the practice tests before the exams, he repeats questions. Final exam was easy, mainly previous test and quiz questions!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECON2101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Awesome lectures, gets off subject regularly but does his best to make econ interesting. Easy exams, read the chapter and make a list of key words and boom you'll make at least a B, understand the underlying concepts by reading before the lecture and you'll make an A.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: 3123
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The worst professor I have ever taken- seriously. He doesnt help, doesn't care, toughest grader, no clear guidelines, no review- all in all, he doesn't prepare the students at all. His lectures are horrible, boring and not even worth it. The tests are very difficult, and in the next class he boasts about how the quarter of the class failed.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECON2101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I don't understand how students cannot like this professor. His class is incredibly easy to get an A in. His weekly 6-question quizzes are straight from the text, miss one question and you still have a 100, get them all right a 120. Tests are pretty much quiz questions. Very eager to answer questions in class, not so much out of class.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECON2101
• 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:

I personally would not take another class with him. He seemed lazy and disinterested in teaching, but he definitely is well versed in Economics. The tests aren't bad. I went to SI sessions and it helped me a whole lot. I didn't really take notes in class.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECON2101
• 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:

He is such a great professor! His lectures are interesting and he clearly knows what he's talking about. He gives extra points on test and quizzes, and he takes some questions straight from the practice exam and the quizzes and puts them on the test. He helps you pass and understand the material! Take him!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECON2101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher! Econ was never something I was interested in or understood. He made it make sense. His lectures explain the text book so yes you need to read the book. But if you come to class and read the book you can do well. His test are composed of quiz questions and practice test questions so you basically have all the test questions.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECON2101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very nice, honest professor. I don't see why he's getting such negative feedback. Yes, sometimes he can go on tangents and sometimes his humor is a little dated but overall, I enjoyed the class. I rarely used the book, but as long as you pay attention in class, you can still come out with a decent grade!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECON2101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Goes off topic and ends up spending what little time we have in class on things he won't test on. Did not give a review for the final as the syllabus said he would. Instead, he handed tests back out and said read the textbook. Which would be okay if I didn't have 4 other finals. Buy and read the book but don't expect to learn anything in class.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ECON2101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Goes on tangents.He understands the material, but his tests are poorly written. Something verbatim out of the book will be totally wrong on his tests. All I can say is avoid the class. It is too confusing of a class. If it wasn't for the graduate assistant, we would've been lost.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECON2101
• 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:

Very good teacher. Straight to the point. Is very funny at times. Gives good examples. Can be one sided sometimes in political issues(only my opinion). In general, he is a good teacher. I'm just not that good at economics.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ECON2101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Great professor. Pay attention to the material and study the study guides and you'll be fine. He goes off on tangents a lot, but I found him enjoyable to lesson to. He seems to know his stuff.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECON2102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I would not recommend this professor! I was an A/B student until economics! He strays off topic a lot and he makes his test differently from his powerpoint presentation. You will need the book to past this class, and you will aslo need study groups! This is the last professor that I would take.