Jeff Kallis - San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

Professor: Jeff Kallis

Department: Business

College: San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BUS130
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Terrible Professor. No continuity in his class. He doesn't update anything on canvas so you cannot tell what assignments you've completed. He is super rude in correspondence. I hated this course with a passion. Believe what everyone else says. Take this course elsewhere.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: 130MARKETING
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Assigned 15 page single space paper for final. Did not have fun in the class. Did not teach us anything just talked about cop career prior to teaching. Would slap myself in the face for choosing this professor if I could go back in time.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BUS130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I don't know why everyone gave Kallis such poor reviews. Yes he is a former cop and former attorney so lectures did veer away from marketing but they were very interesting. The material was easy to grasp, all covered in the book, and tests are extremely strait forward. Not much homework. I easily got an A in the class. He's easy to contact for ?'s

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BUS130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is a horrible teacher. When I took his class, only one student got an A, about 8 students got B, B+ or B-, the rest of the students got the grades lower than B-. HORRIBLE!!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MARKETING
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Kallis was great at making us think about the world. Unfortunately, the way he taught was far better than the way the book taught. Very interesting lectures, but read the chapters. All tests are based on them. He challenges you to think. I actually enjoyed the class.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BUS130
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This guy does not care about his students. I dont even know why he is teaching. He was gone for 2 months and then came back. He lost one of my quizzes and when I told him he did not give a crap. Horrible instructor.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BUS160
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This guy was a former cop. and he acts like it. his lectures are COMPLETELY composed of his life experiances and tastes. has NOTHING to do with whats on the test. take my advice. instead of wasting your time by going to class, simply use that time to read the chapter and you will do great on the test. this guy will not help you, the book will.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BUS130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

i will admire s.o who gets A in his class.not bc of material. but bc of him. i wish i should have dropped his class earlier, so i wouldnt have a C. it was my first semester at sjsu, and i didnt have experience. That was why i took his class. i

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MKTG130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He probably graded based on attendance. Student have such hard time to answer every questions he gives in advance and will be in the quizzes. Read the textbook and you will be so fine.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BUS130
• 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:

Glad that he is retiring, so he can't hurt anyone's grade. Boring class. But exams are easy. I average 95%+ after 5 exams. It turns out he gave me a 80% B which made me mad. FROM 95% prior final to 80% after final. Final exam is a stupid take home essay exam, but the subject is totally unrelated to marketing.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BUS130
• 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:

Take his class if you are a self learner. His lectures are absolutely useless.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BUS130
• 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:

I should have taken this class online.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BUS130
• 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:

I don't think he put any time into planning out his lectures. His schedule is also confusing. He'll change the date around a lot during the semester. Dr Kallis should quit teaching and focus on his law business, because it just seems like he does not care about the students.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BUS130
• 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:

SJSU does offer this class online and I agree with everyone here. I believe if you are lazy and don't want to sit in class, just take this class online. The class itself is easy, but Kallis lectures are useless.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BUS130
• 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:

SJSU should give students the option to take this class online instead of cram packing everyone into a class with over 100 students. I personally didn't get anything from the lectures in Prof Kallis class. However, I got a good grade through reading the entire book.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BUS130
• 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:

attendance is not necessary since the lectures are useless. Just read the book and you'll do fine.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BUS130
• 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:

I wont recomend this professor unless you love to memorize and read the book on your own. Pros: no essays, no group work, no assigments. Cons: memorize, a quizz every other week and a hard final (cumulative).

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BUS130
• 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:

This professor lectures are basically him talking about himself. Take him as a last resort.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BUS130
• 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 class is not hard at all, but the professor is horrible. Students are required to subscribe to the Wall Street Journal. I think that is BS. We could get free news online-(GOOGLE)!!!. Don't even bother subscribing, it's a waste of money. 7 quizzes in place of midterms and a final exam. Easy class, but you'll have to learn on your own.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BUS130
• 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:

His lectures are unstructured and are based on whatever he feels like talking about for that day. So, textbook usage is very high since he does not cover much in class. His final exam is retarded- He gives you 3 essay questions to answer and he is extremely harsh in grading it. There are no midterms but instead 7 quizes.Avoid him!!!