Joe Swingle - Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA

Professor: Joe Swingle

Department: Sociology

College: Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Amazing. Lectures are so clear and understandable. PSETs reflect what was taught in class and tests are similar to the PSETs. The best.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I love Professor Swingle! He has so much energy and a great sense of humor, which makes it the 8:30 time of the class a lot easier. He takes time to get to know his students, and is very accommodating of us. He provides lots of handouts and lecture notes and practice problems for us to review and I appreciate his organization system.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I would definitely recommend this instructor to others. He is one of the best professors I have had here. So genuine, helpful, and caring. I hope to take another class with him in the future.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Professor Swingle is hands down one of the most organized and helpful professors I've met so far. He's always willing to help his students to succeed and doesn't mind going over time with his office hours to help anyone out (or to have a casual talk and get to know each other). This was my first 8:30am class, and with Swingle, the class atmosphere

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Swingle really made early morning lectures enjoyable to understand with an unending supply of (corny) jokes - he's super enthusiastic and always made me feel welcome in his classroom!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I would recommend this instructor because he made the course engaging and clear to understand. His lectures were full of energy even at 8:30 and kept the class interested. He made himself very available not only during office hours, but outside of them as well, and if meeting wouldn't work, he could be easily contacted for emails as well.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Yes. Professor Swingle is beyond helpful and is passionate about statistics and teaching. Thumbs up!!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very helpful during class, tries his best to motivate us and "see the beauty of statistics" by using real life examples which was my favorite part of the course

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I strongly recommend this professor. He is very well organized and makes things understandable. The class can be hard but he presents the information in the best way possible.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He really challenged me (as a novice to all statistics) to think more critically. I think I definitely grew alot from this class in terms of analytical ability.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Really really liked this professor. Thought he was incredibly welcoming and kind in office hours to clarify any issues. Always there to help students. Lectures were very interesting which is saying alot considering the class was at 8:30 in the morning and statistics tends to be rather dry (for me at least).

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Swingle was maybe the most enthusiastic professor I have had, especially at 8:30. He also was very helpful outside of class and made sure that his students understood everything taught and he made sure to make time if we could not come during office hours. I greatly appreciated that.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great instructor, detail-oriented, explains concepts well, enthusiastic, and a dynamic + engaging lecturer.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He's funny, nice, and engaging during class. Joe explains concepts well, but perhaps not always in a structured way. This class was really easy and his tests match up to the psets and what we do in class very well.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Stats is dull, but he taught it clearly and engagingly. I walked out on the last day feeling I'd learned a lot.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Hard professor and really makes you work for a good grade but I definitely walked out of the class with a very solid understanding of material that I sucked at before. Really engaging lecturer too

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• 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:

Wasn't very helpful in office hours. Disorganized.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Hearing Joe Swingle talk at Spring Open Campus made me come to campus for professors like him. I'm so grateful to have taken this class with him because he truly knows how to make problems challenging and add application but also ensures that you have a solid understanding of the concepts, which other professors at Wellesley don't really do.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He was engaging in class, his notes were clear and made sense when you went back to review them. His midterms were on the material we were taught, he didn't surprise us with any trick questions. He also made himself available to students outside class, often taking time to schedule office hours at a variety of times to accommodate his students.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I recommend Professor Swingle. he is very funny and is very good at entertaining the students while giving a very concise and easy to understand explanation of concepts. also he's class is well organized and he gives you lots of opportunity to practice the concept until it is in your head.