Jonathan Kenoyer - University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI

Professor: Jonathan Kenoyer

Department: Anthropology

College: University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ANTHRO102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Kenoyer was 1 of 5 instructors for Anthro 102. His slides were cluttered and had HUGE amounts of information. Readings were very advanced, and while interesting, very time consuming to glean just small bits of information. Test is reasonable but was very difficult to figure out which of the 100000 facts we needed to know

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ANTHRO102
• 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:

Was 1/5 professors for Anthro 102. The worst of all of them, by far. Presentations aren't clear and are SO FAST. Supplementary notes that he provides are not helpful. Not a reason to not take 102 because it is overall a good class, but DO NOT take another class where he is the main professor.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: EA277
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I liked his TAs because they were very nice and complemented me. I wished prof showed the same. He likes to giggle about students doing something wrong and isn't as nice as the TAs when my friends and I make a mistake. SIZEAAA

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: EA277
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Kenoyer takes teaching Kendo seriously. Midterm is straight from his lectures. Final performance is heavily graded on how loud you can scream. Participation is a big factor on final grade because everybody does well on the exams. Emphasis on safety and self-control but still lots of hand/feet blisters, bruises, and dead skin in used kendo armor.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Clearly knows a lot about the subject, but throws too much material at you in lecture and his notes. His readings are very long and boring. Print out his notes and go through them with a TA, they should be able to tell you what you really need to know for the test.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ANTH310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great professor. Lots of long readings but never really read any. Had two slideshow presentations about topic of choice that we had to do during the semester but very easy. 2 papers (midterm and final.) Each had 3 ques you need to answer about 1 page each ques. All papers were take home!!! Very intelligent man and very understanding.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR102
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Professor knows a lot about the topics he teaches but fails to connect it to students in a way that is comprehendible. Reading are ridiculously long and are not gone over in discussion. Tests you on details from lectures and readings. Says there "won't be specific dates on the exam" and there was. Dense material on early primates. Avoid Kenoyer.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ANTHRO102
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

HIs lectures are dry and hard to follow. He says the reading is mandatory, but it's not, so don't do it because they are so long. His exams are fair, but you really have to memorize the study guide to get an A. I won't take another one of his classes.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ANTHRO102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This class is team taught, and Kenoyer's section is fairly dense. He specializes in the Indus Region and Middle-East so he enjoys lecturing, but goes into a lot of detail. The assigned readings are scholarly and lengthy. The material tested is specific to lecture and readings, but there aren't any trick questions. Very clear on how he grades exams

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ANTHRO102
• 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:

The guy knows what he's talking about, but expects you to be at a level that is far beyond a 102 class. Throws loads of information on you that you may or may not need to know (I'm still trying to figure it out). Readings are ridiculously hard. He's also condescending. 3 professors teach the class though so it's 515 weeks he's there.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ANTHRO102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Kenoyer taught the third section of this class. He was much tougher than the other two professors prior. He assigned way too many readings that were over everyone's heads. The test was not horrible, the only hard part was the short answer. Overall, I did well in the class, but if he was the first professor I would have considered dropping.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: EA277
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Enjoyed kendo with this professor very much, he was very helpful. As long as you show that you are taking the course seriously and not being half-assed, you should be fine.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR102
• 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: N/A

Comment:

Kenoyer's lectures are packed with a LOT of information. He also gives out lecture notes, which were so overwhelming I never really looked at them. His exam, along with Nam's material, was a disaster. It's essay and short answer. The short answer questions were next to impossible. I got a 75 on his exam (avg was not good) and I studied for days.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: EA277
• 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: N/A

Comment:

You have to train in barefoot, thus you are very likely to get blister, open injury, or athlete's foot by taking this Kendo class. Talking about the professor, he and his TAs are not very kind, nor with much patience; also he has a arbitrary, grading standard for final performance, which make this class even more difficult.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR102
• 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:

I thought he was a really great professor. Super helpful, prints off notes for you. Know the stuff on his print offs, pay attention to what he talks about in lecture and his test will be easy. It's super straight forward and covers stuff that you should know and isn't tricky.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Do not need to attend lectures, but he throws a lot of material at you, so don't wait until the night before the test to start studying. If you look over his review sheets consistently, and read the book chapters, the exam is easy. He doesn't try to trick you, the questions are straight from the reading and review sheets

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Required class to know too much information. Gave too many useless dates and sites that we needed to memorize. His exam was pretty hard.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He taught the 3rd section of the class and ended up teaching the 4th section as well. How unfortunate. Lectures were painfully dull and although he provided outlines, there were too many specific facts and dates to memorize. I went to every lecture and studied and still ended up with a C.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Prof Kenoyer cruises through information, and even though he posts lecture notes online I would still recommend go to lecture. The test was extremely hard, I studied for a week and got a C. Considering you have to take Kenoyer if you sign up for Anthro 100 I would just recommend staying away from the class all together.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR100
• 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:

The exam pretty much sucked. And his lectures are boring and posted online so there is really no point in going. And he seems kind of arrogant.