James Bruce - McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

Professor: James Bruce

Department: Economics

College: McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: 2X03
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

no

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECON3M03
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Perfect example of a guy who is obviously extremely intelligent, but ask for an explanation and goodluck to you, it will seem as though he is speaking Mandarin. He is very unclear on what is on tests, he gives awful reviews and makes a lot of mistakes in examples. Also gives barely any part marks. And finally does not use textbook so go to class

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: 3M03
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Good lecturer. Found the quizzes hard sometimes.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECON2GG3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This class was fair, as were the midterms and final. You only need to study from your class notes (no textbook) and professor Bruce is very clear with what he expects from students. I feel like he is a genius but he comes across as very laid back and non-personable which can make economics VERY dry. All in all, the class was easy but not engaging.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECON03
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Excellent notes and really makes the material really interesting. Super nice guy and he's just simply brilliant!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ECONC02
• 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:

Really knows his stuff. Brilliant man. Attend the lectures and you are set! Godly notes. Just a great prof in general!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECONC07
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

what an amazing prof. bruce really knows his stuff and i can't describe him other then amazing

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: SOC2J03
• 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:

Really good professor..one of the best I've had.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECON01
• 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:

Good prof. other than the fact he makes up examples on the spot and thus they are hard to solve, you end up using some crazy calc. in econ class.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECON2GG3
• 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:

Really friendly, really good at what he teaches. Writes his own notes on the board which is basically what will show up on tests/exam.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: STATS2J03
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great Instructor with a fun sense of humour! Very very clear in his teaching, no need for the text book just show up to every class. You're paying for it anyway! Fair, clear, concise and knows very well what he is teaching. Every horror story about I've heard about Stats has been dispelled through his class.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECON2G03
• 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:

he knows what hes talking about and he doesn't fool around... you definitely will not need the text book.. i dont think i opened it once. you basically have to attend class becuase he does not post his lectures and every lecture he will be covering an important topic. over all hes a good prof

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECON2GG3
• 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:

Good sense of humor, class notes are basically what is on the tests/exam. Pretty easy course..

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: SSCI2J03
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

brilliant man, don't need the textbook he explains everything well and only tests what he teaches you. felt so bad for him tho, b/c most of the students in this class were useless and blamed him for their poor grades

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECON2B03
• 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:

James Bruce, What a guy! it's so hard describing how amazing he is in 350 words but here it goes. James Bruce is a man's man, when you learn with james you have to be smart, because he has no time for losers. why you may ask? Simple. He's a winner and always will be. The man is the best professor at McMaster university. James Bruce is Economics

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECON2BO3
• 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:

james bruce defines what it is to be a man. His lectures are intriguing and his sense of humor accented the sometimes dull course material. For all you bashing on Bruce: "don't hate the playa hate the game"

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ECON2GG3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

his class is not hard, and his notes are useful cuz there's useful info that's not present in the textbook, but personally I just studied from the textbook and read the notes afterwards, u can tell he knows the material but he does seem lost all the time in class...

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: STATS2JO3
• 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:

Pretty bad, my biggest problem is he really wasn't clear. His lectures were so confusing and his monotone voice made it really hard to focus! My friends explained the stuff better than he did,I would have been totally clueless if they didn't help me. I should've paid them instead of him!He was a Waste of time!!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: SOC2J03
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The most easy going guy I have ever met in my life. You would never guess he was a prof by looking at him. Pay attention to his stories about his brother Darren, if nothing else. Watch out though, his tests can be real dousies!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECON1BB3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

One day, Bruce taught 45 minutes of the lecture where everyone had a very had time keeping up with the material, until midway he says "whoa, this lecture isn't for this class". True story