Joseph Petry - University Of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Professor: Joseph Petry

Department: TBD

College: University Of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Worst professor ever. Avoid taking his courses at any costs.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECON203
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Listen the dude was a great teacher but he is a predator. But his 203 class was one of my fave econ classes i ever took.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Chris Matthews would not be proud...

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECON203
• 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:

Straightforward professor and a great explainer of things. He's very caring and approachable.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

great class!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ECON203
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He gave big curves to every exam, and the project is pretty easy.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Petry is a great professor and I have learned a lot from him. While his lectures may begin to bore you near the end of the semester, he is great at explaining and knows what he is talking about. The term paper is easy just follow the guidelines and the homework is easy as long as you read the book. Attendance matters because there are iclicker q's.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Petry is real nice and is obviously passionate about Economics. However, I really struggle with his teaching style and feel like I'm learning everything on my own. If you're someone who needs to be taught the material and struggles with doing readings, this is not the class for you. This class also has a ton of homework in addition to the readings.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECON203
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

ECON 203 has interesting materials, I really enjoyed the class in general. Besides, he gives a lot of extra credits, making the median to be like 82%. I never had those kinds of classes in my life where the median is 82%. His homework and pre-lectures just help you prepare for all the exams. All the exams are pretty much similar to practice exams.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECON203
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I don't know how anyone can give this guy anything below 4.5. One of the best professors I've had on campus. Clear. Engaging. Friendly. Funny. BUY THE COURSE PACKET!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The class material wasn't difficult, but I didn't really like his teaching style. He uses a pre-lecture homework based on the textbook to "teach" you the material and then spends half the class time or more barraging you with iclicker questions that he hardly goes over. However, he does give you extra credit on the pre lectures so that's good.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECON203
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

good

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECON203
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

By far my favorite Economics professor at the University. He's so funny and actually cares about the success of his students. He WANTS you to do well. Lectures went by so quickly because I was always learning something instead of spacing out. Exams were tough but grades were saved with a generous curve. 25% curve on Exam 2 my semester!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Easy A. Show up for the iClicker-heavy lectures and make time for the tedious weekly homework assignments and you'll breeze through the course. The exams are simply variations of the practice exams in the course packet, so make sure to do those. Petry isn't a great lecturer by any means but his enthusiasm is contagious. He certainly knows his stuff

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECON203
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Petry is awesome and loves interacting with his class. He is ALWAYS trying to improve the course and constantly seeks feedback from the students about what him and his TAs could be doing better. Class act

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

You have around 7 homework assignments a week that will each take approximately 30 minutes. Homework is worth 20% of your grade and takes up more time than it's worth. Lectures are useless because he doesn't lecture he only asks iClicker questions that will not help you. The only way to do good on exams is the practice exams. Final is impossible.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

By far the worst class I've ever taken at the University of Illinois. We were required to purchase an iclicker, a "course packet" that was just printed out lecture slides, and access to online homework which was a huge amount of mind numbing busywork. The only reason anyone showed up to lectures was for iclicker credit. AVOID AT ALL COSTS.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECON203
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Thumbs up!!! Lots of Extra Credit!!!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ECON203
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Thumbs up!!!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECON203
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

You definitely had to work for your grade. I studied extensively for the exams and utilized outside resources yet I would receive low exam scores. The exams are EXTREMELY hard but he makes up for it with a curve. Definitely the hardest business core class. First class I ever got a B in.