Yeung-Nan Shieh - San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

Professor: Yeung-Nan Shieh

Department: Economics

College: San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECON1B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This guy knows how to teach econ. Easy questions on the exams and very lenient on grading. He knows majority of the people in the course are not econ major so he makes the subject a bit easy for the class. PLEASE READ! AVOID TAKING NINH NGUYEN FOR ECON 1A and 1B, HE'LL FAIL YOU! Take this professor if you want to experience leniency!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECON1A
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Although this teacher has an accent, the course materials and course notes are pretty straightforward, you don't even have to open the book. The accent plays no factor. If taking Econ 1A in the future, you have an easy A with this one.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECON1A
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Don't let the asian name or accent rumors fool you. Shieh speaks English jus fine unless your whiteboy. Shieh is a great teacher, reasonable assignments and exams, plenty of practice tests and easy hw online. Prob the best Econ teacher imo, he's old but very knowledgable and kind. Attend each class tho it's worth it and not bad

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECON1A
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Although he is very hard to understand, he grades very easily on quizzes and midterms. His lectures are very hard to understand but if you go to him during his office hours, he clears up everything that you need help with. Plus, an 85% is an A- in his class.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECON1A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I really enjoyed this professor, his accent took sometime to get used to, but it wasn't as bad as everyone else makes it out to be. Also, if you show up to class and show that you are really trying your best, then he will practically help you get an A. You can go up to him during an exam and ask how to do a problem and he will help you answer it.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ECON1A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Besides the fact that he is very incomprehensible in his lectures, he's a very conservative individual and although he does know his material, he does not make it clear what needs to be known and what does not need to be known. His notes and handouts tend to conflict with the book. I had no problem with his homework.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECON1A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I honestly like this professor. Stay after class and he will do his best to help you on the quizzes or just general questions you may have. His accent is bad but he knows his material. He's a great professor!! TAKE him. Just do the online he which is easy and he gives samples to every quiz and midterm. He also posts his notes online. Recommend him!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECON1A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's not HORRIBLE. he knows what he's teaching. it's just the fact that he has an asian accent and you can't understand waht he's trying to say. I think he genuinely wants the class the pass and do well. you can tell he knows his material and what he's teaching. just not in ENGLISH. do the online hw, make use of his practices quizzes and exams.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECON1A
• 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:

if you don't need to attend his lecture, you must read the book. Hard to understand his lecture, but if you read the book, you'll be fine. Easy online hw. Give quizzes every week, but post sample quizzes and midterms online. He help you on your quizzes, midterms and finals

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECON1A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Read, study, and do online lab as he says you will do fine.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECON1A
• 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:

Very hard to understand him. Boring lectures, basically reads off the overhead. Helpful if you go see him during his office hours. A lot of assignments, so if one does bad on an exam, other assignments help raise the grade.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECON1A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

its a pretty simple class; he gives you sample quizzes that are just like the quizzes so no big. work hard and you'll get the A. If you have a question he'll answer it just visit him during his office hours.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECON1A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you have a choice, do not take this professor. You literally cannot understand him AT ALL. the class is kind of easy since you teach yourself everything on the online homework. If you can, take a different teacher!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECON102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very great teacher. He loves the subject and it spills over into the classroom. Do the homework and you will be prepared for the exams. He is a wealth of knowledge which you should be eager to tap. A very engaging lecturer. His exams are long but he grades fair. I learned in his class.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECON1A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Pretty easy teacher. His accent can be hard to understand. HW is online and pretty straightfoward. He has samples of quizzes and tests, so they're easy to study for. I only went to class half the time (for weekly quizzes) and ended up with an A-. Nice guy too.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECON1A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

His accent is a bit thick, but not too difficult to understand. He goes over each of the chapters in class & also posts samples for the quizzes and the final online so those are easy to study for. He gives a few take home quizzes too and drops the lowest quiz from your grade.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ECON102A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Almost incomprehensible with a very thick accent. Many students stop coming because of it and just read the lecture notes posted on his website. His exams are tough and are long, but I suppose if you paid attention in class and read the book you can easily pull off an A because the curve is so fat.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECON1A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I thought after reading comments I could challenge myself to understand his accent. I was wrong. He has a very tough accent but he is very easy, he posted all his lecture notes online and even though I slept through every class I still got an A.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ECON1A
• 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 just dropped this class one week into the sem. DO NOT TAKE..unless you want someone that can't speak english that is. all of us were trying to make sense of him but couldnt. I could not understand a darn thing. It is beyond me of how SJSU could allow someone to become a full time professor. He may know a lot but can't teach. take malek instead.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECON102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is a good professor anyway.If you go to every class you will learn a lot.