Professor: Brian Ruppert
Department: Ethnic Studies
College: University Of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, Champaignâ€"Urbana, IL
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: EALC250
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
The professor is annoying to watch lecture, and often went off on boring tangents, repeated himself, or lost track of what he was doing in the middle of a presentation. I really hated going to this class. That being said, the class was at a great difficulty for a gen ed makes you work & think a bit more than the stupidly easy ones.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: EALC250
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He likes to interact with students on a personal level, which is unfortunately impossible in a lecture of 200+ students. I know this because I made an effort to talk to him and have observed him interacting with other enthusiastic students. Though this is an easy course, if you do not like Japanese culture, you will be bored. Don't take it then.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: EALC250
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I'm not sure he knew what he was talking about on the classes.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: EALC250
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
the professor is passionate about Japanese culture.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: EALC250
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He is very helpful and makes great effort to know his students as people, as long as you make a slight effort to get noticed. Exams are relatively easy, and I always got more on my essays than I expected.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: EALC250
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
rambles too much about irrelevant everything, exams are easy if you MEMORIZE LECTURE SLIDES. seriously. pop quizzes are nightmares and make attendance mandatory. only thing good about quizzes is that he said some problems on exams come straight from them, so they're good study material. says japanese terms too much without translating. easy-isshh A
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: EALC250
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Very boring professor any one encountered. Grades depends on ta who have no idea whats going on within the class. The exams are tricky for the most of the part.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: EALC250
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Pop quizzes without any announcement before hand so every one have no idea about what will be on it. Most of the time every one did horribly on it. The textbooks and readings are not necessary to read. You can study on your own on days which have no quizzes. Boring and confusing class after all.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: EALC250
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
His class is might too hard in terms of a non western general education class. The quizzes he gave make students feel no clews. Like miss 1 points can hurt your grades badly enough. The grades depends on tas he selected who as well have no clews. He also makes you the impression of he is teaching a Japanese language class to make it much difficult.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: EALC287
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Regardless the fact that he is a very funny friendly mate,the class is really hard. Way too many readings. The class have interesting contents.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: EALC250
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The quizzes are very tricky and difficu to do well,the grades structures are very not make any sense,readings are totally boring,you need to know alot Japanese terms for exams,grades solely depends on TAs. Not recomend his class as a good General Education, take some other classes. Tas' not helpful.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: EALC250
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Never trust anything you see about comments on this professor. This class is extreme hard for a Gen Ed. The exams and quizzes are hard and very tricky. Memorization cannot guarantee you do well. Paper grades by TAs are totally not genuine. The class is not organized. Intructios are entirely vague. The class is very difficult for a Gen Ed.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: EALC250
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
There are surprise quizzes in class, but he covers many aspects of Japanese culture, and the material is not difficult to understand. Most of what is on quizzes and exams is stressed during lecture. Just show up and read lecture notes and you'll learn and do well in the class.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: EALC250
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Although I got an A for this class, it was not a super easy class as described here. Grading of paper was not that generous, and quizzes were somewhat tricky. You have to memorize all the details in order to succeed in this course.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: EALC250
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great professor with a great personality! Loves to get personal with his stories and experiences! Reading load is manageable attendance to lectures are fun because of weekly films. Great class.
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: EALC250
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Easy A if you are good with memorization. Lots of readings but not necessary. Must attend class due to amount of pop quizzes. For finals, memorize the lecture notes and you will do fine. I memorized the lecture notes for both midterm and final and got an A+ on both, without reading the required texts.
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: EALC250
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Teaches EALC 250. NOT an easy class.. it seems like he has changed his class to make it more difficult. Lots of reading and difficult material to understand. Attendance is basically mandatory because of all the pop quizzes. The prof is fun and quirky but I would not recommend this class if you are looking for something easy.
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: EALC250
- 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:
This is not an "easy A." It's not an easy A. If you take this course be ready to do lots and lots of readings. Although attendance its not mandatory, be there because you can miss pop quizzes. It's not hard by any means too, but not an easy A.
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: EALC250
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
An easy A, but not quite a gimme. You don't have to do the readings, but make sure you know the notes. I found the course very interesting, which is why I went nearly everyday, but he provides the notes so if you miss a day here and there, it's no big deal. Ruppert's a little quirky, but knows his stuff and really gets into it when he teaches.
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: EALC250
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
listen, this course not only gives u good knowledge about J culture and also easy A, here's how, he gives all the readings-pretty general, dont really need to read, but get general sense on terms he gives you for test in regard to readings(wiki help) tests are heavly depend on lecture go there fill them out, get asian ta for easy essay grading
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