James Pappas - University at Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo), Buffalo, NY

Professor: James Pappas

Department: Ethnic Studies

College: University at Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo), Buffalo, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: AAS254
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Pappas forced students to view films critically, including to question why images or music are placed in the background for the particular genre. This class may not be a good fit for one who is unable or unwilling to think. Otherwise, the class is very stimulating.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: AAS230
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Hes super cool and finds a way to talk about things that actually matter in life, something most teachers lose sight of during the chaos of the semester. His cool calm Demeanor is a testament to his years of experience. This guys the man.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: UGC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He puts no effort into his teaching and the exams are the most unfair exams I've ever taken. The wording of the questions are impossible to understand and all of the answers are synonyms. Don't take this class if you want anything above a C-

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: AAS254
• 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:

He has knowledge in his head, ,he wants us to do the same. I love how interested he is in class discussion. He seems to be wilting in age, but all he needs a little sunshine and water.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: AAS254
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

CALLING HIM THE WORST TEACHER EVER WORLD BE AND UNDERSTATEMENT...I took his "Black Films" class. With a name like that you would expect it to be an easy A or B...WRONG you watch a lot of bad movies, he never explains or tells you why you got the grade you got and he never responds or answers any questoins.I WILL NEVER TAKE A CLASS WITH HIM AGAIN

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: AAS0000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Do not take any classes with this professor... I could go on for days about how awful of a teacher he was but I will just give you a question he gave us on our final exam. What company was advertised in the background of one of the scenes in a movie we watched.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: AAS253
• 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:

For Blacks In Films 1 he was a great teacher. The films were interesting and he's a great guy to go into his office hours and have a chat with. I'm a white freshman kid who thought the class would cover a gen ed, but it didn't. However I enjoyed it so much I'm taking the second part of the class this semester. He's a great teacher!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: UGC211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This was the worst class I have ever taken. The content was offensive, yet the class was entitled "american pluralism". We watched films that were supposed to depict ethnic or racial groups accurately, but instead, just lumped a bunch of stereotypes together. His teaching style is a result of either his tenure status, or of doing too many drugs.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: UGC211PLURALI
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

WORST TEACHER EVER... HE Told us our midterm was going to be 25 questions from movies we watched in every class and 25 questions from the book we never discussed and it somehow turned into 95 questions on the book and 5 questions on the 8 movies we watched... When asked why did you tell us it was 50% of each he responded.....

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: UGC211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Nobody should complain about the easiest grade at UB

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: UGC211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

don't even bother...

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: UGC211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Felt the class wasnt leaning so much toward "American Pluralism" as much as toward "WTF". the films are quite random, and he does not a good of syaing how they relate to perpose of the course. he assigns a very long, dense reading that he tests on, but does not discuss at all in class !!, LAME

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: UGC211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Boring as hell.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: UGC211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: UGC211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: UGC211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Never take this course with him if you want it to make any sense at all. Worst professor I've had at UB and I've been here 4 years.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: UGC211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

We watched American History X in class. 'Nuff said. He's a transplanted old bohemian artist, but you can tell he's teaching to pay the bills.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: UGC211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Cannot spell, let alone teach. Can't accurately judge easiness, because he is far too incompetent to grade scantrons in less than a month.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: UGC211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: UGC211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He needs to put some life into his teaching.