Oscar Brookins - Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Professor: Oscar Brookins

Department: Economics

College: Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECON4635
• 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:

This guy is lost in his head. He spends class talking and talking and talking, very out of touch with the reality of today's classrooms. Impractical. Avoid at all costs. You'll end up teaching yourself from the textbook.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECON7253
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Never gave feedback on submitted drafts or term papers...

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECON4635
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

While knowledgeable on all things econ, he doesn't communicate the ideas as well as is needed when teaching a class. Often times he'll assume students know much more about the topic than they already do, which can be very frustrating. Bottom Line Avoid if you can.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: INTFINANCE
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

It was a small class, and felt like a seminar. Class focused on the textbook and a large number of outside texts, we covered a lot of ground.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECON3442
• 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:

Terrible, tests given with 0 study guide, He cant answer questions with relevant answers. Very abrasive & ignores students

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MONEYBANKING
• 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:

I do not know how I passed this class. He needs a new curriculum built for him. His lectures focus tangible situations in the market. His tests are by the textbook, but his lectures are more like case studies. I hated his class, but he'd probably be a great teacher of practical, rather than technical, finance.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECON3442
• 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:

Hard class, especially hard if you skip or dont read. If you do the readings, the class is very doable. Brookins is also very helpful if you reach out to him.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECONECON
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst professor I ever had, really unprepared and doesn't care at all about the students. He doesn't know how to grade...avoid him if you care about your gpa

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECON4635
• 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:

Read all of the reviews and drop the class. I dont know how this guy got hired or why is still here. Really smart, but cant teach. Reads from the book and is very unorganized. Lost half of my papers and had to due them over. No one finishes his essays tests and he loves it. Saw the grades before the final...only 4/40 were above 75.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECON270
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Prof Brookins is an earnest teacher who is willing to spend extra time if one is interested in learning. He does seem to be more demanding than a lot of the professors.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECNU270
• 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:

bad teacher! He does not know how to teach. He is very unorganized and never clear on hw assignments. You have to go to every class or you will miss him mutter a random hw assignment. His grading is arbitrary.It is hard to get a good grade.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECN635
• 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:

Absolutely the worst teacher ever! I don't know why I decided to take this class, thought it would be an interesting course and this guy has made it hard for me to get a good grade, leave alone liking the subject! He's useless when it comes to teaching so the text book is pretty much your best bet at understanding this course.Don't take his class u

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECNU442
• 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:

Knows his stuff, cant teach

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECNU442
• 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:

I Dont know why this guy is still teaching in this university, He has no idea what he is talking about, he is bouncin around everywhere. He knows his stuff, but, bad teacher.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MONEYBANK
• 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:

The book is the ONLY thing that matters in his class. DO NOT TAKE IT!!!! if you love yourself

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECNU116
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If you get this class, just kill yourself now. I went to every class, extra help with him, studied and read... he is impossible. You write an answer that is the same as his only worded differently, and it's wrong. This class blows. Macro is supposed to be easier than micro and Brookins makes it impossible to learn nething.

Rating # 17

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

If you see this name on your schedual-get out. If you are trapt in his class- understand the book, learn the book, and when his essay tests come(no multiple choice)write the book answers, im not guaranteeing you get it right after that, he has his own answers. just show him where you got em'. i never studied before this class, but i had too.

Rating # 18

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Horrible teacher. His study guides are nothing like the tests so don't bother. He would get along good with kayne, they both hate bush.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ECNU115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Oh, my god. The Bush-bashing off the bat was bad, but then it stopped bothering me. But only because I couldn't stay awake long enough to hear anything he had to say. The only way I can stay awake in his class is by taking Ritalin beforehand.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MACRO
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!!!!!1 horrible teacher...his study guide is COMPLETELY different from tests....tough grader...not willing to help...goes off topic and very unorganized notes!