Ronald Schlenker - University of Calgary, Calgary, AB

Professor: Ronald Schlenker

Department: Economics

College: University of Calgary, Calgary, AB

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECON203
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Spent most of the classes i actually attended listening to him rant. The guy uses an overhead projector and writes all his notes by hand throughout the lecture. His notes are very vague so save yourself time and just read the textbook and youll do fine in the class. Hes also not a very approachable guy, but the class overall isnt that difficult.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECON201
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Schlenker is super passionate about politics, rather than economics. Spent most of the lecture ranting. Ended up not going to lectures after the first assignment. Your textbook is your best friend. Did not study from any of his notes, and still aced the assignments/midterm. Final is a little trickier than the midterm but still fairly easy.

Rating # 3

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

His rants are just as I expected from reading previous reviews here. Entertaining and great lecturer. His notes are good - sometimes a little vague. Textbook is a must IMO. Warning: SUPER EASY assignments and midterms but VERY HARD final. READ THE TEXTBOOK. His notes alone will not prepare you for the final. Overall, tough final but a fair course.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECON201
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The assignments and midterms are easy but does not prepare you for the final. Ron gives out a practice midterm but doesn't give out a practice final (why??). Instead, links us to exam bank where you pay for a 2007 practice exam, which many have said is not similar to his final. He doesn't explain concepts in lectures in depth enough for the final.

Rating # 5

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Rants. Alot. Very funny guy, good lecturer and kept you entertained on otherwise very boring content. He writes all his notes by hand. Posts nothing on D2L. Assignments are easy, midterm was easy, final was extremely difficult and not like midterm at all. Go to class and you should be fine!

Rating # 6

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

He was a great prof when I showed up. Funny and taught the material thoroughly. Unfortunately he doesn't post ANYTHING on D2L and writes all of his notes on paper. I was at an A after the easy midterm and assignments, stopped going to class, and the final exam was VERY heavy on the near-end material. Go to class and you should be fine

Rating # 7

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Schlenker, what can I say? Well, he covers all the material that you will be tested on in class, so go to class. The textbook was helpful to re-explain confusing topics and help with the assignments. His lectures are always a joy to attend since he goes on so many interesting, hilarious tangents- that somehow relate to the course material.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECON201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is gets very excited about economics and genuinely enjoys teaching, he tends to rant about stuff not related to the course material; but keeps the class interesting. The assignments and midterm is easy, but the final is worth 50% and is super hard compared to the rest of the material. Try to switch your prof if possible, but otherwise study hard

Rating # 9

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

very funny guy, goes off topic a lot and constantly rants about his hate for Trudeau also very passionate about Econ. he doesn't put his notes on D2L since he uses an overhead and sometimes his notes are difficult to read. there was 1 midterm as well as 2 take home assignments and they were fairly easy, but the final was dreadful so

Rating # 10

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Schlenker is a really nice guy but goes off topic for the most of every class. Goes so fast you cant even keep up with the notes. Ended up not going to class and just using the textbook! Aced the 1st mid term as it was all textbook. Final was not fair at all. Wether you used the textbook or lecture notes the final was way too hard.

Rating # 11

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Great prof.. Very passionate about Econ and very funny which makes classes engaging. He also does not post notes so go to class!! There were two assignments and a midterm that were pretty simple, but the final was 100 questions and quite difficult. Make sure you put in a bit of effort outside of class and you will be fine.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENGG209
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Goes off topic a lot but if you just do the notes and look at the practice problems you'll be good. Tutorials aren't worth going to. Skipped every class and learned the whole course in 3 days in the final exam break and got A-, not a hard class.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECON201
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He does make lectures more interesting with his enthusiasm in the field. Put a little work outside of class and you'll do fine. No hard assignments but don't let that fool you for the final. Lots of material after midterm and not much work to do during the term, makes you put the class on the back burner which you can not do. Teaches it very well.

Rating # 14

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

The beginning of the course is very straight forward, but after the first and only midterm the course material gets a lot harder. The assignments and midterm were very easy but the final was hard. Schlenker is a hilarious prof with tons of rants, but towards the end of course I wish he explained concepts more than ranting.

Rating # 15

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Ronald is an insanely amusing guy who make lectures an absolute blast with his constant rants against liberals and his general distrust of anyone in authority. He doesn't post notes, so attendance is mandatory, but attendance is worthwhile given what you learn and how much you laugh. Slightly annoyed an A+ was set at 98 though, that seems too high.

Rating # 16

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Ron Schlenker is an amazing prof! His rants make the class more enjoyable and he just made econ really interesting for me. I loved how he spoke his opinion about everything and did not care who he offended. His notes are great and the class is not that hard but you do have to review and stay updated. I would definitely take his class again!

Rating # 17

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: Mandatory

Comment:

He is a good prof and his lecturers are very hilarious and entertaining! But he doesn't put any of his notes online and they are all hand written in class. His notes are also very disorganized and his graphs are hard to follow.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECON201
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Schlenker is one of the best profs I've had. HIs rants get me up in the morning for his class. Don't take if you are a triggered liberal, because he tells the truth quite a lot.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ECON201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This man is so hilariously opinionated, I cant get enough of it. Solid, easy to follow lectures although he can rush sometimes. Highly recommend.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECON209
• 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:

Good, Prof. Sometimes hard to understand his handwriting. sometime hard to follow because we don't show his steps