Thomas Brauch - Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI

Professor: Thomas Brauch

Department: English

College: Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG201
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He failed 18 students on the first paper because the work cited and in-text citations weren't up to his expectations. Bad hand writing so you can't read his feed back. Do not ask questions about your paper in class because he'll probably yell at you about how bad your paper is... in front of the entire class. V old, does not open blackboard shell.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENG201
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

When asking him how to make parts of my paper better he thought I was trying to convince him to change it... his response was "what do you want me to do about it"? TEACH ME!!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENG201
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He will lecture you for the first month of class over MLA Format. It's painful to stay awake in his class. Cannot read his dumb cursive writing. Doesn't grade content but grammar instead.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENG201
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lets his personal views get in the way of picking topics you want; and gives you list of acceptable topics that you need to pick from

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENG201
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

ENG201 was rough

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG201
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This class is increidbly hard since the professor is nearly impossible to please when it comes to papers. Lectures are but he makes attendance mandatory. He's rude and condescending to students and I would not recommend taking this class with him, find a different professor.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENG134WI
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

its easy just a lot of papers which are only 3 pages long. class is super boring though and he doesnt use blackboard

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENG134
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

DON'T go to Office hours unless if you have everything almost perfect. If you get something wrong, even if you're asking about it, he will chew you out and act so upset because of it. It was very upsetting. Plus, classes are all lecture. SO boring...

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENG134WI
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I was so bored in class because he reads word for word of what he writes on the handouts. You will read about 8 books, and write about 7-9 papers. All you do is listen to him talk in class, do a quiz over every book, and write a paper on every book. Very annoying class to take and I would never let anyone I know take this class, it is that bad.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENG201
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Brauch is an old guy. He can be very rude to students when he is having a bad day. Papers must be 6-8 pages long and he is picky about citations. He gives out papers with instructions on how to do the essays and then lectures on the material that is sitting right in front of you. He calls out students with bad papers in front of the class too.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENG134WI
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Brauch is a nice guy, just not a good teacher. You will read 7-9 books and write 8-9 papers in the semester. Also you have a quiz the day before the paper is due. His lectures are so long and boring and he reads right from the handout that he gives you. You are only graded on papers, quizzes, discussion points, and attendance.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENG201
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Brauch is a decent professor but his classes are VERY lecture based and are very long. He spends a lot of time rambling instead of actually teaching anything. Gives good feedback on papers & allows you to turn in a revision to bring your grade up. Go to class & do the revisions and you'll do fine.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENG134WI
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

In my opinion he is too old to be teaching. He stares at his podium and reads his handouts to the class, rarely looking up at the class. Very knowledgable and passionate about greek literature but does not engage with the class at all. Lots of greek literature to read and a lot of essays. Does not grade very nicely.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENG201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

HES AWESOME. you can turn in a paper two days late and he won't even care. papers are long but duh, its an english class. he's very easy and allows you to resubmit papers.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENG201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Older guy with boring lectures. He can be a tough grader, but will help you if you go to his office and will actually get to know you. He actually cares about the students!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENG102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Nothing specific to subject matter was taught in class to ensure success on the MANY LONG papers assigned. Grading and feedback did not help. Easily accessible but NOT helpful. Repeats unnecessary information in lectures, DEFINITELY past the point of retirement. Would not recommend.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENG261
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I struggled a ton the first few weeks of this class. His lectures are boring, if you don't take notes on the handouts he gives you, it'll make it more difficult for you to write the papers. He loves giving people B's, but he seemed to like me. He's pretty "anal" about MLA format (his words). But, if you're good at writing, you'll do fine.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENG261
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I enjoyed Dr. Brauch. He did use a lot of packets, and I didn't always feel like I "had" it when I left class, but once I let the material percolate and sat down to write the papers, most of what I needed could be found in the packets. The rest were found in the outside sources for the papers, much of the time. He's really a fair grader.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The class itself is very simple, a few in class essays combined with a number of formal papers. The papers are on easy straightforward topics, the problem lies in his grading. He lectures and treated us like we were in middle school and then graded our papers as we were at a way higher level than ENG 101. Would not recommend

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENG134
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr Brauch's lectures can be repetitive and boring, but he actually has a great sense of humor and he genuinely cares about his students! He is passionate about literature and the books he assigns are interesting. Papers were mostly 3 pages and he allows two rewrites. Would definitely take him again