Jim McElwaine - Purchase College (SUNY Purchase)

Professor: Jim McElwaine

Department: TBD

College: Purchase College (SUNY Purchase)

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: STUDIOCOMP101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

James McElwaine used his experienced to teach us non-music majors how to appreciate what goes into making good music.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MUS101
• 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:

Two words: in spirational

Rating # 3

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

This man taught 1/3 of my classes. First off, anyone who thinks he's cocky or full himself needs to get a life...check out the mans background and diplomas...he was teaching at an Ivy league in less time than it took most of you to get to purchase. He's brilliant, likes to mess with his students, rocks the humor, and leaves the learning up to you.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ALLSTU
• 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:

This goes out to everyone who took a non major course with Jim. You know nothing, your simply judging based on the fact that to your black and white vision, he's 'lying' to you. He isn't. You believing him proves your ignorance of common knowledge, he's testing you, as a teacher should. Whoever first said 'he lies to us' first made his day

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CSW0000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

jim mcelwaine rocks my world. take csw with him.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIST201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

arrogant and demeaning under the guise of being inspiring, hip, and friendly. Often whined about the school administration his salary, yet bragged about his personal wealth. Generally knows his stuff, but is inconsistent and loose with stats and figures. So lax in his grading that my A, which I worked for, was meaningless. Not the worst, but close.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MTH20
• 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:

He basically knows his stuff, but he's a liar and very cocky. Needs you to think he's intelligent and will act knowledgeable about topics he assumes you don't know about- set your radar when he brings up poetry, foreign language, or quantum physics. Easy classes that are too easy to learn nothing in.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MUS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Jim is a teacher that makes learning a great experience and shows you what really matters.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MODEL5
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Engaging teacher, has a lot to say. He has a habit of recycling old information, but he usually approaches it from a different angle, which could demonstrate to a student how importnat he feels some of his lessons are, or get really old. If you get offended, don't go to class, you'll pass anyway. Be wary, he has been known to make up facts

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: GEA2000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

American History, Society, and the Arts with this man was so much fun. I learned a ton from him. "to promote the progress of science and the useful arts.."

Rating # 11

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

This class really opened my eyes! I look at music in a totally different way because of him. In his words- "You have to work hard to get an F in this class." I took this class in the summer and I could have been laying on the beach but I went to every class!

Rating # 12

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

This guy was out of his mind. My first impression of him was when he threw the attendance list against the wall and went YESSS!!! Then he looked at the short piece of chalk in his hand and said "ok, this is how long class is today." I loved how our midterm was take home and our final was ONE counterpoint example from a worksheet haha.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIST222
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Best teacher ever! Treats students like adults, never turns down a question. You can always go to him for help. NONE BETTER

Rating # 14

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Jim likes to crack jokes and digress- many of his jokes are funny, others u have to bear and grin. His class is fun, but u must attend in order to pass. If u take some notes on key points & definitions of terms, u'll do decently on take home exams (mid term/final). Bear in mind that in order to enjoy class and use what u learn, be serious about it

Rating # 15

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

I like Jim.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HORMI
• 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:

This guy is a politician as much as a professor, but seems to be a musician in a politician's clothing... great sense of humour, knows his stuff, busy as all hell, but clearly a big part of the music dept.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MODELSV
• 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:

I am not too sure that Jim forged the Panama Canal with Ted Nugent.

Rating # 18

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Jim is a great teacher... very entertaining, but you have to motivate yourself to learn and get ahead in his classes to succeed outside of school... Make sure you know what you want to do in real life before leaving this program, and work hard at it while you're still in school.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: STUDIOCOMPI
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 20

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Jim once gave us a mid term and told us "This is the mid-term, it's 50 True/False questions, and they're all true." He wasn't joking. Greatest man ever.