Lowell Turner - Cornell University

Professor: Lowell Turner

Department: TBD

College: Cornell University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: GOVT3303
• 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:

Politics of the Global North SP2018. The class is super interesting and not hard at all. Turner is really nice. The reading for this class is a few chapters from a few books, and there are no essays only tests. He gives you a detailed study guide before each test. He's just retired too (except for teaching), so things are probably even more chill.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: GOVT330
• 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:

Professor Turner is clearly an expert in his field, and integrates a lot of insights and examples into his lectures. The exams are very fair, and readings are engaging and relevant to what we learned in class. Would definitely recommend taking his class before you graduate!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: GOVT330
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Sweet guy. Bad lecturer & professor. Says he wants to give everyone a good grade but the tests are nit-picky & graded unfairly (I got a 90 but was counted as a B+ because everyone else did well; not afraid to curves down). He gives the cumulative grades by just looking at your 3 grades and sees if there's improvement. No calculation involved

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: IC4330
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Do not take this course. The professor just read the materials. Disorganized. Destroy your GPA even if you spend a lot of time preparing prelims

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ILRIC4330
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Lowell Turner is an excellent professor who is an expert in his field and an even better teacher. You will learn a lot taking this course and will enjoy doing so. One of the best courses I've taken at Cornell.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ILRIC6330
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lowell is a legendary professor and brings a huge depth of real world experience to his classes. Inspiring and vital.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ILRIC4330
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Turner is an excellent lecturer since he integrates class material with current news and he is also able to propose viable solutions to current socio-economic issues. I believe that the class should be a requirement for all Cornellians since it presents an issue that has now become a major concern for developed societies (aka inequality).

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ILR4330
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Awesome class

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ILRIC4330
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Do not take this class. Turner presents no information other than what you already know from the readings. I am inclined to agree with his views, but he provides no evidence to support them. If you value your time and are interested in learning, avoid any of turners Classes. On the other hand, his research is great!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ILRIC433
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

One of the best classes I took at Cornell. Prof. Turner is a great teacher, relates well to his students, and keeps the class material interesting and relevant to current affairs and global politics. He has real world experience as a labor activist plus he has some of the best TAs at ILR. Highly recommended!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ILR3340
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great professor interesting course and incredibly helpful when approached. Definitely has his own opinions on the subject, but so does every other decent political economy professor.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ILRIC4330
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great professor! One of the best classes I took at Cornell!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ILRLR330
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Barely payed attention in class but learned so much doing the readings to prepare for the prelim/final. It was one of the best classes I have ever taken because the course material is so relevant to what is going on in current politics. But I have to say that his lectures were not hugely helpful. The class is simply too large for this kind of study

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ILR333
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Terrible and biased. All readings of relative complexity were ignored or dumbed down. This class was easier than some classes I have taken in high school. I was frustrated by his personal bias, especially that he chose to inject so much of it into lecture. I actually agreed with what his stance, but his paltry analysis of issues was frustrating.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: IC4330
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Amazing professor, one of the best I have ever had at Cornell!! Great sense of humor and he really cares about his students.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ILRIC4330
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Global North is a great class, but not one to take if you really want to be pushed or challenged. That having been said, I learned quite a bit about current events and conflicts - Turner does an excellent job of putting it all into context and injecting his own experience into lecture. Absolutely take it, but don't expect to have your mind blown.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ILRIC333
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This prof. is awesome. He is by far my favorite professor. He got me so excited about politics of the Global North, which, to be honest, I wasn't that interested in before. He seems like he really knows what he's talking about too.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ILRIC333
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This professor is pretty much the most amazing professor I've ever had. He is enthusiastic, intelligent and is obviously very dedicated to teaching. His class was definitely not easy, but it was 100% worth it. I've probably learned more in this class than in 5 of my other classes combined. Take this class before you graduate!!!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: GOVT330
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Excellent professor. For summer session, it was two 3-page papers. The final was to answer one of questions which we were given previously.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: GOVT330
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

It's easy compared to any government class and you actually learn something about international institutions and the foundations of many modern conflicts. Prof is nice and responsive to student input. Not one of the most mind-blowing classes you'll ever take, but worth it.