James Carey - University of California Davis, Davis, CA

Professor: James Carey

Department: Science

College: University of California Davis, Davis, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HDE117
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Carey is not an effective lecturer, he rushes through slides and is not coherent when he is presenting the information. You need to do the readings to do well on his exams and expect a generous curve on the midterm and final. Your weekly homework and essay grades will depend on if your TA is a tough grader or not. I failed both tests and got an A-.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SAS7V
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

SAS 7V is an online course that has obviously been used an recycled over many years. Some current events are used, but it is evident that most of the course material is old. Lots or reading and MT and final are online, but timed and barely enough time is given to answer the questions. Term paper and weekly quizzes are standard, no curve.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HDE117
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The lectures are very disorganized and dense. He is very passionate about his work and his lectures which is great, but he can not teach information effectively. The exams are extremely detail intensive, yet he says not to focus on details during lectures. He has a generous curve which saves your grade in the class. This class is very challenging.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HDE117
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

SUPER generous curve. I got Ds on every single exam but ended up with a final B for my grade in the class. He is passionate about teaching, but attendance not necessary, lectures available online. Assigns term paper from day 1 and due at end of quarter. Even if you don't do well on exams, do well on other things and you will pass.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HDE117
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

You don't have to go to class because he posts podcasts of his whole lectures, but you have to do every single reading, memorize every single word for his tests, and be able to do 50 multiple choice in 50 minutes. Class average midterm grades are 40% and he curves. Lectures are dense and incredibly boring. AVOID.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HDE117
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

You can tell that he's clearly passionate about longevity but it just doesn't translate in this class at all. Lecture slides are dense and the tests are a complete mess. He'll tell you "don't worry about the small details", yet he'll ask you to remember a specific word from a quote in his journal (how is that relevant?). Curve was better than most.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HDE117
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dreaded coming to this class, 50 minutes felt like hours. Literally everyone fails the exams, but he curves them. Unfortunately, you don't know your actual grade till the end of the quarter because of the curve. Very specific questions on exam. For example, he asked what word was used at the end of an article. Listening to podcasts is a must!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HDE117
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This class was tough. He assigned lots of videos + readings outside of class, which can be annoying. There were 2 MTs and 1 final (non cum). The last two exams were 50 questions and only 50 minutes to finish. Although I can see the frustration of other students below, this is still a doable class. Received a B- without a curve& end up with an A.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HDE117
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

WORST. PROFESSOR. OF. LIFE. Goes way too fast in lecture, and his lectures are very disorganized. Assigns way too much work outside of class b/c he considers it a hybrid class. Tests are a joke. Questions don't test knowledge at all, and instead asks trivial questions on details from readings and videos. Honestly the worst professor I've ever had

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HDE117
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He goes by slides super quickly and reads off of them, sometimes he briefly explains some slides. His homework is based on how well you write a "35 word or less" sentence about the super boring articles and videos. You never know what to expect on his exams and test you on the minuscule details about random topics. Curve is nice.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HDE117
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I seriously hate this class. Some of the exam questions are irrelevant and can be down to the littlest detail. The homework are graded on how well you can write a sentence to his liking (like why? this is not an English class). He also assigned weekly readings and videos to watch and will nitpick random questions from them to be on the test. :(

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HDE117
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

There is one midterm and a final. You really need to pay attention to details from the lecture notes in order to do well. There are weekly quizzes and writting assignments that help you prepare for the paper that's due at the end of the quarter. Required to write a 2,500 word paper on any topic about longevity. Just do the work and you'll be fine.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HDE117
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Really nice professor. Lectures are too detailed for his tests, which are repeats of daily quizzes. Daily quizzes and hw forces you to keep up with work. Got a D on my midterm, but it got curved to an A and placed 41 out of 255 students. Really passionate about his studies so I super respect that. Long term paper that is really open ended. :)

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HDE117
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His lecture slides are so confusing that it makes studying for his tests very frustrating. He clearly loves to do research, but is not the best lecturer. He grades on a curve, but his tests are so frustrating, be sure to start studying early.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HDE117
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Really hard tests with some questions that don't apply to the class. He doesn't test on concepts, just facts (he asked what school an interviewed person went to). Weekly quizzes and assignments that are easy. Term paper. No textbook. He's curt but knowledgeable. Half the lectures are cancelled and put online instead. Lectures are packed with info.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HDE117
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Challenging, hard, and requires MUCH attention (should be a 5 unit class). Lectures are PACKED with information, yet he tells us to not focus on the details - but the first midterm was all details. Expectations are too high for the paper, and he gives weekly quizzes that don't help at all for the midtermfinal. The subject matter is similar to 100C

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HDE117
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Nice guy,tough teacher. You can tell he cares about the subject and really tries his best but he asks way to specific questions and the class is SO DENSE. Lots of details and expectations although he states to "not focus on the details." It is impossible to intake all the information he gives. Hard class and requires a lot of attention.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HDE117
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you don't like online classes don't take the class. Although we did have lecture everything was online. We watched youtube videos instead of going to class for about half of the summer session.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HDE117
• 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:

weekly quizzes were awesome! I loved the lecture material even though I felt a little confused about what the overall theme of the class. definitely open to helping out the class and changing things if students don't like them. very nice guy

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HDE117
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Take his class!! He has weekly online quizzes that are easy if you go to class and have notes. Weekly writing assignments that keep you on track. Weekly skypes professionals that make the class more interesting. Expects a lot from term paper, but can get a decent grade if you try. Tests are easy if you study. Overall, very good teacher and class.