Jeff Cowie - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Professor: Jeff Cowie

Department: History

College: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIST1665
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Cowie is genuinely amazing. He is the most captivating lecturer I've ever seen. He's so smart and witty and he has his his finger on the pulse of what matters and makes his class relevant and enlightening.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ILR110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Told me he had a very bad year 1314 but overall a very great teacher. Makes the class very interesting and worth taking.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ILR1100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Cowie's lectures are tough to follow because he has no powerpoint or slides to help. He does not have a website so if you miss a lecture, you're on your own. He grades much easier than his TA's; try to get your essay into his pile.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ILRLR1100
• 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:

His lectures are really disorganized. I relied a lot on the TA, but that can't replace a quality/organized professor. He is a great guy and can deliver an interesting lecture, but those two things don't help when it comes down to writing papers etc.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ILRLR1100
• 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: Not Mandatory

Comment:

WARNING: HE IS VERY DISORGANIZED. You will have to spend a lot of your time trying to put everything together. He is a really interesting person to listen to, but he expects students to place everything into a "Story" but it's a story that you don't know the beginning, middle or end to because he's is SO DISORGANIZED.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ILRLR1100
• 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:

He is a very interesting person to listen to, BUT, he is very disorganized and does not give clear instructions. As a person who loves history he made me hate the subject. The entire class is essay based and very subjective. You can make a great argument with great support, but if you don't say what he feels is important your grade will suffer.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ILRLR1840
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Had Prof. Cowie for Six Pretty Good Books. Great professor, very well-read, excellent grasp of subject matter. Knows how to engage the class and remains open to new ideas and views. Likes to incorporate discussion into lectures and connect everything back to history. I strongly recommend Cowie-he's fun, smart and will leave you thinking.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: AABBA202
• 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:

He is a amazing teacher and the lectures are very interesting... he is also.. very very good to look at. Some of the girls just stare.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ILRLR1000
• 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:

He is a very entertaining and engaging lecturer. If you need clarification about something in class, then he is very helpful. He is not really available out of class for much discussion. His TA this semester offered no help and was pretty much useless.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ILRCB1100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great prof. Great lectures, makes labor history interesting. Readings are long and necessary but doable. Papers and exams are fair. Highly recommended

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ILRCB1100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very smart, funny, extremely nice and helpful. Would definitely recommend taking any of his courses. He's a great guy who's hella hot. Makes Labor History remotely interesting, which is a tough thing to do. Grading is slightly tougher then other labor history courses, but definitely worth taking a slight GPA hit. Cannot recommend him enough...

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ILR1
• 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:

His was the best class I had at Cornell!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ILRCB100
• 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:

He's really good and easy going

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ILRCB100
• 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:

tough class. the TA is responsible for a lot of the grading, which doesn't make it any easier. but, cowie is still the best because he makes it interesting..

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ILRCB100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

His lectures were very interesting, despite the fact that subject is boring. If you go to lectures and do the readings, you will be fine.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CB100
• 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:

Great professor, really cares about the material. In order to do well stay on top of the reading and don't miss class + take lots of lecture notes.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: IRLCB100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Fun, interesting class. Cowie is great professor (very passionate about the subject matter) and loves to teach. His class covers a lot of material. If you stay on top of the readings, go to class and take notes, and form study groups for the exams, you should be fine.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ILRCB100
• 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:

excellent class...don't pass it up!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HIST412
• 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:

Selects really good readings and is a great discussion leader. Demanding workload.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ILRCB306
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Amazing Professor! His Recent History Class is Just Great! Highly Recommended