Michael Radzicki - Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA

Professor: Michael Radzicki

Department: Economics

College: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECON1120
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He seems like he is a really nice guy and he knows lots about economics. He can be very boring. His lectures are hard to follow and they have way too much info on the slides. When he put things on board, it help a bit. Its very hard to tell what will be on the tests as anything said in class is fair game. Also, HW had nothing to do with class.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECON1120
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Tests are very specific, and only based on what he says in lecture, so you gotta show up. PowerPoint slides are useless, as is the homework.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECON1120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Radzicki is one of the best professors I've ever had in 16 years of formal education. He's intensely passionate about Economics, and has a gift of being able to explain complex topics in a way that even a lay person can understand. He's fair, understanding and a solid human being. If you apply yourself, you'll like him a lot.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECON1120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Basically the grade is composed of online homework and two exams. The homework isnt hard but it has nothing to do with what the exams are on. The two exams are completely based off of what he says during lectures. You have to go to lectures so you have all the information but even then good luck trying to figure out what the exams will be on.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECON1120
• 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:

This professor is very kind and friendly. The only problem is the midterm and final are extremely difficult to prepare for and are the only tests/quizzes you take the whole term. The midterm and final come straight from his lectures so if you want to succeed you should attend class.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ECON1120
• 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:

Tests are based off small details from his slides and the words that come out of his mouth during lecture which rarely follow the textbook or his slides. Course is competently based off of his opinions of macro. During one lecture he complained that he had to spend a day going from the book to explain principles of macroeconomics.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECON1120
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

His class is the most boring class I've taken in the entirety of my life. The average on our midterm was 70.7, Final was 61, and Homework was a max of 70/70. This means the average class grade is a 74 and he won't be scaling. Awful teacher, gives homework that has nothing to do with what will be on the test

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECON1120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He only talks about his experience and opinions about famous economists in lecture but 90% of the test is based on these. He talks about these like once and don't leave any notes to take. Slides are based on his own interest and irrelevant with this course. Homework is completely based on textbook. A lot of news articles to read.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECON1120
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

If you're actually interested in economics take his class, he clearly loves the material and it shows in his lectures. He does test on what is said in lecture, no what's on the powerpoint, so class is a must. Homework is all online and tests are multiple choice and very directly relate to what's covered, although the tests were somewhat difficult.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECON1120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He doesn't care if everyone is asleep. He will go on and on nonstop and laughs at his own jokes. He thinks he is interesting by saying I met this economist and that one. He only mentions things one time and it will be on test. There are a lot of questions on the test that are very specific.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: SD1510
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This class is garbage. Don't do it. I can say confidently that you will regret it. This should be your last option. They guy cannot teach. He will listen to the sound of his own voice all day, but it won't help you at all. And please don't spend $250 on a rental book with online access. He doesn't use the online part.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECON1120
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Online HWs are tough, but exams are not as long as you come to class and take note. Enjoy!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECON1120
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Horrible prof of easy topic. Lecture slides consist of only pictures and everything on the test is only said once in class with no way to study. Expects students to read way too much of the text book and articles with no real relevance. Worst prof I have every had. Avoid at all costs.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECON1120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Terrible professor. Class was overly difficult, professor was bad at teaching the information. Too many articles to read and exams had impossibly hard material. Intro to macro shouldn't be nearly this complicated. Relatively easy material that was taught in quite an awful way. Avoid Radzicki

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: SD1510
• 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:

System Dynamics is interesting, but probably not very relevant to a undergrad. I struggled to understand the materials, only vaguely understood some of the basic concepts(some point are great thou). He is an interesting guy, incredibly friendly, but you will probably end up sleeping in class. Take this class if you know what you are doing

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: SD1510
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor is very well versed and involved in his respective field, with a contact list of all the important figures from the founding till today. Sadly, this computer heavy class suffers from a lack of a lab component, and so his high energy teaching style struggles in later classes to convey the most important of details: How to run vensim itself

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: SD1510
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Don't try to take this class. The course is cool, not the way he teaches.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: SD1510
• 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:

Do not take this class of your own free will. The professor is a friendly person with a great personality but he can't teach a fish to swim. He knows the subject inside out, but he seems to be incapable of clarifying anything. There are no office hours for him and God help you when he tries to teach you how to use Vensim.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: SD1510
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. It will be the worst decision you will ever make. The prof is an awful teacher and even though he is very good at what he does he cannot teach if his life depended on it. He's a great guy but just don't take his class. He doesn't explain anything clearly and has no office hours. He just tells unrelated stories all class long

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: SS1510
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Pretty cool guy, and an interesting class. Pretty easy and everything is in the textbook and on the online reading, you will know what's up if you read it. Honestly the only social science worth wasting your time on at WPI.