Kenny Christianson - Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY

Professor: Kenny Christianson

Department: Economics

College: Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MICRO12200
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Kenny is an amazing professor and is really passionate about economics. He lectures for every class and even though attendance is not mandatory, I recommend showing up. There are 10 problem sets due throughout the semester and all of the answers are found word by word in his textbook. There are 2 midterms that he curves. He is very understanding.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECON121
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I have never struggled so hard in a class. Kenny is a nice guy but his lectures were often unclear and above the level for an introductory class. The textbook is expensive and his lectures follow the book closely so if a class concept is confusing the book won't help. He uses a large grading curve. I got a 48 on final and still passed.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MICRO101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Loud, funny helpful instructor. He recommends an expensive book that is written by him-don't buy it-cheaper to go to class. Whatever he writes on the board is based on the book verbatim. Though if you want just buy a used one on campus. Gives at least 3-4 exams, easy to me since I studied. He curves. Go to his office hours.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECON111
• 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 had Kenny for micro and macro, he was funny and as long as you keep up with the reading it is an easy A. Ken is the man

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECON121
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Kenny is the man. he's so handsome and his ponytail is extremely stylish. Kenny likes to blast music before class for the whole building to hear. Sometimes the ken man gets carried away and you can't understand him but we still love him. I <3 the kenster.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ECON12100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Kenny is a really nice guy, but not the best professor. He talks very fast and his lectures aren't always clear. He wrote the textbook you use which can be helpful sometimes. Wouldn't take this class again -- wish I took some more away from the course. He also teaches full time at Binghamton so he can be hard to reach outside of class.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MACRO12100
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Speaks fast but writes it on the board for the most part. Doesn't tell you much that isn't word for word out of the textbook. Super specific about grading graphs during tests. Weekly problem sets.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MACROECONMICS
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Mumbles, inconvinent office hours, confusing because he mumbles!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECON12100
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Extremely hard to understand, but his lectures are basically word for word from the book he uses, which is written by him. So if you go to class and can't understand a word he says you can still read the book and try to understand it His exams are fair maybe even a bit on the easy side. Weekly homework assignments make sure you're somewhat on track

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: 12100
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's talks so fast and is extremely confusing. He will help and answer questions if you go out of your way and you msy have to ask email like 5 times before you get answer. He's a good guy just moves extremely fast and doesn't go out of his was to help students

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECON121
• 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:

Kenny is unbelievably caring as a professor, always wishing us safe weekends. However, I could barely understand him when he talked, he never responded to my emails (they were important too..), & he rarely made eye contact with the class so kids were waiting with questions for 5 min. this was my 3rd year of econ & i still found this difficult.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MACRO1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Talks extremely fast and is often unclear. Although he is an extremely nice guy, I found the material difficult even attending almost all lectures.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECON112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He talks way too fast and is very repetitive but his class is really easy. He writes all the notes on the board during lecture so even if you don't pay attention you'll still have notes. He wrote the textbook so lectures are word for word in the book. There's a problem set due every week. They can be hard but he helps in class.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MACROECON
• 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:

he is a great guy and makes the class pretty amusing, but he is not that great at teaching economics.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECON121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Energetic guy but very fast talking and repetitious beyond belief. Made microecon. relate to people's experiences. Cares about students, talks way loud and has a rather deplorable fashion sense. Knows economics though, so....

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MICRO1220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Kenny is awesome! He talks kind of fast for an 8am class, but he explains everything really well and his tests are straight from the study guides and notes. Homework was minimal, and 90's and 80's count as A's. He's pretty funny and gives some pretty cool examples. TAKE IT!

Rating # 17

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

I don't know what these people are talking about! Kenny is great. The notes he gives are explicit and he never gives us homework or tests that are based on anything he has not adequately explained. He's a little crazy, but he has a good heart and he knows what he's talking about.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECON122
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great guy, questionable teaching style but I don't mind it. It gets easy after the 1st midterm though.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MACROECONOMICS
• 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:

horrid teacher

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MACROECO
• 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:

Kenny was horrible. He doesn't explain anything, is so caffinated that he talks a mile a minute, and youll take pages and pages of notes that make no sense. Stay away from Kenny, seriously.