Mike Youngblood - Rock Valley College, Rockford, IL

Professor: Mike Youngblood

Department: Economics

College: Rock Valley College, Rockford, IL

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECON111
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I didn't really care for him or his class. I have no prior knowledge of economics and for that reason, i would never take his course again. He was never pacific whenever i asked him a question.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECO110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Youngblood is super cool. Loved the class and professor

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECO111
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Youngblood has a clear passion for this topic which makes his lectures bearable. For me, economics is just a confusing subject in general, but he made it easy to understand. I highly suggest reading the book to understand the topics. He has learning objectives for every chapter and I would use his note handouts for the answers. Much help.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECO110
• Grade Received: INC
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very passionate, he actually enjoys teaching economics. You can notice.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECO110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He clearly has a passion for economics and conveys that fact really well in his lectures, which makes for a great learning environment. I've taken him twice and I may even take him a third time.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ECO111
• 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:

Professor Youngblood uses the learning objectives to make the tests. Most students never use them to study, but if you can answer all of the learning objectives you will ace every exam. Also, he lets you use a sheet of notes on every test so take advantage of the opportunity. He will notice if you show up to class and will round up your grade.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECO110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Pretty easy class, very helpful professor.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECO111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

All homework and quiz's are done through MyEconLab except for the exams over the past few chapters which are in class on a scantron. Homework has unlimited retries and quiz's have 2 tries. Downside is homework on a chapter is usually due before you even go over it in class so you essentially need to teach yourself time to time.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECO110
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

The entire course is taken through MyEconLab. Very straightforward - homework, quizzes, tests. The entire semester is laid out for you in the beginning. You do need to keep up to ensure you don't fall behind.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECO111
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

one my of favorites at RVC. has open discussion during class. respects his students. loves his job and it shows in his lectures. i took him for macro and made sure i had him for micro. lets you have a page of notes for exams, homework all online. awesome teacher.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECO111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Pretty standard online class. I personally didn't actually watch all the lectures, but did read and do the homework. The tests were pretty hard because of that.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECO110
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher and super easy to talk to. Always helped me when I went into his office. Keeps the class interesting. His tests can be difficult but he lets you have a cheat sheet for every test. His questions can be confusing and you definitely need to read the book because he doesn't teach you everything you need to know for the test.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECO101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is a tough grader, and has trick questions on his tests and quizzes. There is an online quiz and test (for every chapter) that is not required, but some questions on his tests come straight from online.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECON111
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher. He does his best to make the material interesting. If you aren't interested in economics, you probably won't be interested in the class. I am into econ, so I really enjoyed it. Don't miss class and don't be late, you'll miss points on in-class assignments. Those are also crucial to understanding the material. Very fair teacher.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECON111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Make sure you attend all the classes if you miss a session you will feel lost. Read the book it helps with understand the material. Also, his quizzes and test are tricky.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Youngblood is a good teacher but I feel that his tests are confusing and do not reflect the material the way we learned it. It's like he gives you a concept, then immediately expects you to apply it to story problems. I wouldn't take his class again for this reason. Towards the end of the semester classes got more and more boring as well.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ECO101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great professor. I would highly suggest him

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECO110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Youngblood knew his material, but seemed to be all over the place at times. Overall easy class and prof.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ECON101
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

You should have a very easy time with quizzes and tests if you read the material before every class

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

For the quizzes and tests in his class, he used material from the required textbook and an incredibly long textbook he's writing himself. A lot of the questions are pulled from extremely vague and random places from both texts.