Michael Jolly - Ryerson University, Toronto, ON

Professor: Michael Jolly

Department: Economics

College: Ryerson University, Toronto, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECN205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

First day of class I decided to sit in the back, huge mistkae. He talks in monotone and doesn't speak very loudly. His voice puts me to sleep. Aside from that I found the class very difficult. I've always been intrested in this topic but the class was mediocre. Would not take this class again.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CECN104
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

A nice prof who will help you out after class and gives enough time/chances to fulfill the online assignment too. He's just really monotone when he speaks, so sit in the front so you can hear him better (might mumble).

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CECN104
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He won't stop talking in lectures. Be ready to hear every life event and nothing about the actual material. He gets off topic way to much and makes the lectures dry and boring. Read the slides and stay home.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECN189
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

he is so helpful and will give you the feedback for your work very specifically. The lecture is not too tough. if you follow the slide and the work, 100% above A-. I highly recommend anyone to take his course.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECN110
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

If you show up and pay attention during the lectures there's no reason to read the textbooks

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ECN220
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's a nice man but you don't really need to show up to his lectures to learn global econ. You just need to read the textbook. He marks easily with essays but he's a tough grader when it comes to the midterm/final exam. Don't worry if you fail the difficult midterm, just do well on the essays and the final exam.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECN220
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is a nice prof, but when i wrote the finals i thought i did very well. When i saw my grade i was disappointed. He is a very difficult grader. the way he makes the questions are really confusing and annoying.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECN110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This professor uses power points and explains the slides. He posts his slides on d2l. The exams were pretty easy. If you can just download an older version of the textbook. Just add explanations on his slides and study them. Don't spend too much time on the details (except for the short answer topics) just know the information in general.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECN110
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is a real tough grader, but that doesn't mean you can't get an A or A+ in his course- you just need to really work hard for it. How he teaches is a bit boring due to his tone of voice, but the material of the class is super interesting. If you want to get an A, come to class prepare - read the chapter before going to the lecture.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECN606
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is not an easy prof, but he is definitely not hard. This class is pretty dry itself and he is INCREDIBLY boring, very monotone and just reads from his VERY long PowerPoints. Class feels like it will never end, but you won't miss anything by not going. Just be sure to take the time before tests to go through the slides. Pro: He is really nice!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECN210
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took this because I took ecn in highschool so it was an easy credit. Professor Jolly is literally the farest thing from jolly, he is monotoned and makes you want to sleep. I didn't go to any lectures, I just read the textbook and got a 70 on the mid term and essay.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECN204
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Jolly is a very knowledgeable prof and knows what hes talking about but his lectures are boring. Hes very monotone and does not get the class engaged with the material. His midterm average was a 47 (had to bellcurve) his paper gave no direction on what to write about (only after when he gave the rubric back). Its a great deal of info but very borin

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECN110
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

paper 25% midterm 25% final 50%... final exam was ridiculously hard compared to the midterm but if you read the textbook and make sure you understand the concepts, you'll be fine

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECN110
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you ask for help on homework, he will help you. But the the course work taught was really boring and one of the hardest out of all my classes.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECN210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's really knowledgeable, knows the material well. However, I still never went to class. MONOTONE. It's really hard to stay focused during his lectures, I felt like I was disrespecting him because he would catch me zoning out all the time, so i just stopped going. Barely studied for midterm and final and did ok, wrote my paper in 2 hrs and did ok.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECN220
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is a really great prof! Explains things simply and clearly. The only thing I didnt like was having to take this course 1st semester 1st year of my program before I took intro to macro and could really appreciate what I was learning to the fullest extent.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: 220
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Honestly, his lectures were so BORING. But mostly because the course is boring itself, i couldn't imagine any other prof making the material any thing but boring. But overall, he is super helpful and always there to answer questions. If you don't need this class, DO NOT TAKE IT lol.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECN110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He's extremely boring and monotoned. You have to really pay attention in lecture to get the most of what hes saying. I skipped every class and passed with a B. All the slides are on Blackboard.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ECN220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

To be honest, Jolly is actually one of the smarter economic profs at Ryerson. Although his monotoned voice may bore you to death in his lectures, just visit him during his office hours. If you visit his office hours he'll know that you actually care about the course and therefore easy grade.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECN220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher and nice guy, people will say he is boring but if they think the history of world economy is boring they have no business in an economics program. Always there to help, even if you ask questions about other econ course. Go see him during office hours, he is always free and will give you mini lessons on the spot. Extremely intelligent.