David Nelson - Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA

Professor: David Nelson

Department: Economics

College: Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: FIN345
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Good professor has a lot of worldly experience. Huge chunk of your grade is for attending class. Three tests with the last one being mainly math based. Easy to talk to and ask for help. Brings in quest speakers that are vary knowledge able.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECON307
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Everything you look for in a professor. Cares so much about his students. The material gets really hard at the end of the class, so if your class is struggling- Tell Him! He will make accommodations- like creating an extra study guide, or taking up a conference room during office hours to answer questions. Also, he is a super cool guy. Take him!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECON307
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I LOVE NELSON THIS CLASS IS VERY HARD AND PARTICLE CREDIT IS HARD TO RECEIVE BUT IF YOU GO TO CLASS AND TO HIS BOOTCAMPS YOULL DO GREAT!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECON307
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is a great guy, caring and passionate, but its not completely clear what he wants you to learn. He does some just talking, then does some lecture slides and does a lot of work on the board. You have a few article reviews to write and 2 tests. There are extra credit opportunity. Hardest class I have ever taken though.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECON307
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

While the class is graded on a few things and really test heavy, he tells you what exactly will be on the test. There will be power points that he posts on canvas, so as long as you review those and you should be fine. He's actually a really sweet guy, and really cares about his students. Take him if you can! He is really good at teaching ECON 307.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ECON307
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Over 85% of final grade is based off of two tests. His lectures are so boring, you'll fall asleep in a heartbeat. He's a nice guy, but isn't the type of person that should be professor.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: FIN345
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

We were graded on three exams and in class participation. David is a good guy and invites guest speakers a few times over the quarter. He also has study guides that really confirm your knowledge on each chapter. Read the text book chapters before each test and you will do fine.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECON307
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is a really nice guy but he isn't the clearest on what we are supposed to know for the exams (which there are only two of). The first study sheet was a word document with chapter numbers listed. He is enthusiastic about the material and wants everyone to learn and get into it. He tries to fit a lot of stuff onto the white board so it gets messy.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECON307
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Totally sweet dude, go to class and take notes and do all the problems assigned in class a couple times plus the study guide and you'll do well on the tests. He also invites you to his mansion, definitely go its DOPE. Def recommend him if you did well in econ207.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECON307
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

One of the best professors I have ever had. He is a really nice guy and actually cares about his students. Extremely fair grader, gives lots of extra credit opportunities, and what he does on the board in class is exactly what is on tests. Take notes and go to class and you will get an A. The book isn't necessary. Really awesome guy!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECON307
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Go to class and pay attention and you will be fine. He is a great teacher and you will see everything that will be on the exams in class so just go and pay attention and take detailed notes of whatever he puts on the board.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECON307
• 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:

Solid professor. Solid class.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECON307
• 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:

He's so sweet. He wants to get to know his students. He does review problems at the beginning of class to remind everyone what we did last class, he definitely cares that you learn the material, but unfortunately he does underestimate student ability, but that makes the class easier. I really enjoyed his class.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECON307
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very nice guy. Interested in Economic Development in the 3rd world. Passion for this, is clear.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECON306
• 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:

Very nice guy, but just because he likes econ, doesn't mean he should teach it. Avoid.

Rating # 16

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Nelson offered an excellent class. It was very well organized and his use of graphics was very helpful. He modeled solid instruction, what effective teaching should be. I am not an Econ major, but I've had 3 other econ. classes and Nelson's instruction was better than most of the others I've had. After 400 quarter hours of classes, I have exp.

Rating # 17

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

good teacher

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: INTERMEDMAC
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The guy is a fake. I was struggling in his class precisely because I actually wanted to learn something. He thinks we are stupid and didn't answer any of my questions. He makes you feel as if he cares about you when in fact he doesn't really give a damn when it matters. He should stay as a department chair and stay away from teaching, cuz he sucks!

Rating # 19

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

He has a poor knowledge of student comprehension. He used an overhead slide for every single point he had to make and changed the slides before people could finish copying the ideas into their notes. He also is also very impersonal. He sometimes made me feel like I was wasting his time.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: 307
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Very nice, genuine type of guy. Test are very easy, lectures boring and overly simplified. Underestimates students abilities, coddling of the generally dumb. Very well liked.