Joseph Ilacqua - Bryant University, Smithfield, RI

Professor: Joseph Ilacqua

Department: Economics

College: Bryant University, Smithfield, RI

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECO114
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Would recommend anyone to take another economics professor. Overall, I had a negative experience taking the class with this instructor, pretty much had to learn the material on my own and from other students who major in economics.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECO113
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His classes are boring and he doesn't really explain the content. His delivery and tone in his lectures are like a boring story that you feel bad not paying attention to so you listen and nod your head. He continues to compare complex macroeconomic principles to desks, apples and mufflers that makes everyone in the class feel lost.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECON113
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

drop this class as soon as you can

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: E114
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I am currently sitting in this class and cannot express my frustration. He is a professor who quizzes you most of the time without giving you the information. You take the quizzes dry and be prepared to fail this class. I wish tenure didn't exist in this case. Drop this class fast, he doesn't seem to care much, I wish he did.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECO114
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Terrible, Just Terrible, I cant stress how bad of a teacher this man is. He Talks slow and unclear.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MICRO113
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Awful. NEVER TAKE HIS CLASS

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECO101
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I happened to be surfing the Internet for some other information and came across Ilacqua's Rate My Professor scores. I had him in 1983 for ECO 101. First I cannot believe he is still teaching. Second, and sadly, nothing has changed. One of the worst professors ever! It is amazing that such a prestigious university has allowed for this long.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECO376
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Extremely boring. AVOID AT ALL COSTS

Rating # 9

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

My god where to begin with this old troll. Literally would rather clean bathrooms in the freshman halls then sit through his long boring class. Tests are as hard as a 7th grader looking at a playboy magazine, and class is overall painful

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECO113
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Seems like a nice guy, but he just can't teach. He is super confusing and tests often include things never discussed in class. Keep your book by your side, you'll need it. Attendance isn't mandatory, but you should go. The concepts aren't that hard at all, it's just the way he presents them. He says he posts things, but doesn't. E-mail is useless

Rating # 11

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR. He says he will post practice quizzes before a quiz and he posts them hours before. The quizzes are nothing of what he explains in class. He told my class that in the past, the average quiz grade is a 50. Do not take this teacher

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECO113E
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He does everything slow

Rating # 13

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Boring and unclear dropping it as we speak.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECON113
• 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: Mandatory

Comment:

Do not take this class, especially if it is a night class. He is an awful teacher and is extremely unclear. All he does is read off of slides and then quizzes you on things in the book that he never went over.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECO113
• 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:

Not gonna lie, he is probably one of the worst teachers I've ever had...you can never stay on track with him and he jumps around. He's one of the most confusing people I know. If you can take another class that isn't with him, take it. The only good thing about him is that he doesn't fail anyone. The worst grade I've seen for him is a D.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECO113
• 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 teacher I have ever had in my whole life. If you actually want to learn something and engage in a relationship with your professor, get out now and find someone else.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ECO113
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Class was difficult, very knowledgeable and helpful in office hours. Worst class I took at Bryant in my 4 years. Avoid like the plague.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECO113
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Good sense of humor, but not appreciated by 18-year-olds. Have to read the book, a lot of extra opportunity

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: 2013FAECO113E
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst professor I have ever had.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECO113
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He isn't as bad. You could literally be on Facebook and Twitter the whole time during class and go back and read the chapter and you're fine. I never paid attention to him during class and just read the chapters and understood the material without a problem.