James O'Shaughnessy - Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA

Professor: James O'Shaughnessy

Department: Engineering

College: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ES3004
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

You don't need to buy the textbook. All the materials you need is posted on mywpi. Do the practice exams and you'll do fine. Try to finish the exams ontime or else he threatens to take 15 points off.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CE3059
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Worst Prof. ever. Avoid at all costs. Tests of ridiculous material that he's barely covered, and does not explain anything. Luckily the material for this class was easy...

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ES3001
• 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:

Class is very straight forward. Best 3 of 4 exams is your grade. HW is optional, though if you don't do the homework, you won't do well on the exam. Trust me I bombed the third exam for that very reason. Lectures are very good preparation for doing problems on your own. You should get an A in this class if you do your work.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CE591
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Contemporary teaching, lots of fun in his classes. If you are interested in lectures, you will be the best (in terms of grade)...Long live Jim...

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ES3004
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Just study the homework solutions he posts and you'll have no trouble with his tests. No homework, but I'd definitely do it just to get experience. Pretty good prof over all.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ES3004
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

No homework! Grade based on exams, nearly identical to the practice ones. Lecture was useless. Look at the practice exams, pass the class. By the end he was just giving it away. But still learned how to do those dozen problems we were tested on. This is how straightforward college should be.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ES3004
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great guy, not the best lecturer but if you do the practice tests, his tests are almost exactly the same. No homework. Overall: ok teacher, easy.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CE591F
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Class goes no where.. and all projects end up being cramed in the last few weeks of class...