Frank Braun - Northern Kentucky University,Highland Heights, KY

Professor: Frank Braun

Department: Biomedical Informatics

College: Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MHI655
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Doesn't post assignments until towards end of semester so then everything feels very rushed. Doesn't post grades in a timely manner. End of semester I had no idea what my grade was. Grading criteria for project was very unclear. Very dry, lectures are boring and a struggle to sit through. Nice guy, just not the best professor.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MBI665
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This was my first graduate class at nku. The prof. made me feel bad about my interest in MBI. However, PLEASE I BEG YOU DO NOT TAKE ANY CLASS THIS PROF IS TEACHING. Everybody in the class complain about his quiz … 35 questions for 35 minutes.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MBI625
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

You can tell he is very smart. But he does not have the ability to convey his knowledge to students. He is unresponsive to e-mail. The quizzes are silly, the questions are meant to trick you rather than to see if you have learned relevant information. He does not ever clearly define what the projects/reports in the class are to be.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MBI640
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This prof is very confused. He does not know how to teach. He is unprepared for class. Quizes are memorization and regurgitation method. He does not set up the class so you can learn. I am glad I did not work for him in the real world!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MBI640
• 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:

Difficult teacher. Quizzes are timed and over information that is not helpful to the learning process. Nobody has a clue what he wants for the projects. He is not clear at all. His lack of clarity comes from not telling direct answers to questions. There is no language barrier.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MBI640
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Frank is un-organized and has difficulty communicating. Projects are confusing and there is no direction. Class time is spent on things that you will never be tested on. All questions come from the book. He selects random information from the book to test you on quizzes. Quizzes are very hard, but from the book. Avoid if you can!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MBI640
• 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:

He does take some getting use too, but is a great Professor. Seems dry at first, but you just have to keep going to him and get use to his style. He knows his stuff and is willing to put forth as much effort as you do.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MGT625
• 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

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIS305
• 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:

Only used book for online quiz

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MBI682
• 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:

Knows the material very well and does a good job explaning when asked questions. Quizes are a bit to hard, pick random little parts from the book to ask about. Gives little to NO guidence on main projects. Very very DRY guy, I can't imagine him laughing. As already mentioned, does NOT answer email, I'm not even sure if he knows how to use it.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIS330
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The team project takes up tons of time in this course, lasts the whole semester w/weekly assignments, and only counts for a little more than a test grade. You have a group of 3-4, and there's a lot of work (that's all I'll say). At the end, you present it to reps from PMI. The first test was hard, but he granted us a reprieve w/online tests later.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIS300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I had an online intersession 8 week class, in the beginning he would give us a chapter with a quiz at the end. then towards the end of the semester, lets say 2 weeks before finals, he started throwing all these assignments at us, the assignments were very diffult. i would give hime credit bc he held on campus session and seemed very nice very har

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIS330
• 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:

Had him for IT Project Management and dredded going to class each day. After the whole class bombed the first test (because he didn't use anything from his slides), I lost all respect for his lectures. TONS of work, and he doesn't really grade the assignments. He grades the group on the final presentation instead. I don't recommend.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: INF284
• 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:

He gives frequent quizes so you don't have to take any comprehensive tests. He has powerpoint notes to study. For the tests, make sure to look over the notes and read through the bolded words in the book. I thought he had a good setup.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: INF284
• 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:

The only thing good about taking this class is no final. Way too formal and serious for an introductory course. He NEVER responded to my emails. Very boring class, didn't learn anything from his lectures.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: INF284
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

RUN AWAY!!!! the 1st day of class i set my stuff down on the table, pulled my chair out and he got behind me and i thought he was going to be nice and push my chair in for me, and he pulled it AWAY!!! which pissed me off and he was just rude. DO NOT TAKE.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MGT625
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

HE IS A HORRIBLE PROFESSOR. Never responds to emails, gives stupid quizzes that do not make ANY sense. Braun cannot explain properly if you ask him a question. Classes are very boring and very annoying.He gives ENORMOUS and unreasonable loads of work, and grades it ONLY at the end of semester. Some teachers must not teach, and he is one of them.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MGT625
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Nice enough guy BUT refuses to respond to e-mails, despite posting his e-mail address on syllabus;multiple choice quizzes are so granular they include footnotes from the book (rendering learning the big picture items worthless).Had difficulty answering specific questions,doesn't stray from power points,workload is very high versus knowledge gained.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MGT625
• 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:

No Comments

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: IFS000
• 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:

Good prof. Very dry wit. Will help outside of class if you pay attention in class.