John Dowell - Michigan State University

Professor: John Dowell

Department: TBD

College: Michigan State University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: WRA101
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is quite possibly the worst professor/teacher I have ever had. He is extremely unorganized and degrading. If you show up, you will receive a 4.0 however, it almost seemed not even worth it. He goes on about literally NOTHING the whole class period and still goes over on time. I am telling you, pick another professor, youll regret it if you dont

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: WRA101
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Let me first say that I got a 4.0 in this class, but dealing with him is a complete waste of time. He is annoying and somewhat rude and you will dread going to class everyday. No due dates for anything. We submitted our last three projects on the last day of school. But grades were in the next week and I think everyone got a 4.0.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: WRA003
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lectures feel like a waste of time. For a writing class you would think you'd work on papers most of class and he'd go over rubrics, but he spends 90% of class talking about irrelevant stuff and the other 10% is when a student cuts him off and finally asks for info about the papers. His rubrics do nothing but confuse you more. He is so unorganized.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: WRA101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The fire drill was pulled in our building that class was supposed to be in and we STILL had class after standing outside in 20 degree weather for 20 minutes. But plot twist we had class in a CAFETERIA. If that tells you anything about this professor.. its that he is so extra and you should find a different prof.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: WRA101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE THIS PROF! You will be paying hundreds of dollars for him to waste your time. All he does is rants about himself and you will learn absolutely nothing. He can be extremely offensive and it's questionable how he's even a professor. Waste of time, waste of money. He truly has nothing good to offer, so again, DO NOT SELECT HIM AS A PROF!!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: WRA101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you want to learn something from this course you are paying to take, do not choose this professor. I learned nothing new. From what I heard, students who had other professors enjoyed the course and believe it helped prepare them for their future writing. Just because students 4 the class, doesn't mean he was okay. It was hard to put up with him.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: WRA101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The most unorganized professor that I have ever had. Comes into a 2hour class and rambles about literally nothing, and I really mean nothing. It took about 2 weeks before we even began talking about the first essay. You will never know what is happening and you will dread going. He is never on time but then calls out students when they are tardy.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: WRA101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

lectures are pointless bc he talks about himself. he expects things to be done without warning/due dates. he extends due dates often due to your poor work. he doesnt respond to email & thinks highly of himself. its passable & easy if you read the requirements for papers. comes late and holds class late. wouldnt recommend, pick another teacher.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: WRA101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

His lectures go wildly off topic. He is disorganized and tough to reach. You don't know when your drafts are due, up until the day of or a few days before. He gets upset if you don't understand his topics for lectures. If you choose John Dowell, I guarantee you will walk out of class more confused than you walked in before.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: WRA101
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

VERY unorganized. Spends almost the entire class talking about nonsense and then blames you when the class starts to fall behind. He is very mean and degrading and gives very little feedback (none of which is helpful). If you work EXTRA hard a 4.0 is still possible, but you should never have to work that hard for a 100 level writing class.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: WRA101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is the worst. When you go to talk to him he goes on and on about how terrible you are and gives you backhanded compliments. He honestly came off as somewhat creepy and would always find a way to make sexual comment. As for his teaching style, there was none. He spends the whole class talking about nonsense and then in the last minutes he panics.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: WRA101
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He seems to think very highly of himself for spreading useless wisdom on to his students. Whenever you try to get help, he speaks to you in a condescending tone and you leave more confused than before. 90% of the class is filled with irrelevant tangents. With each passing minute, I grew more livid as he played bluegrass music and Bo Burnam.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: WRA038
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Literally the worst teacher/professor I have ever had. He made it so difficult to get anything done. You had to meet with him to see what your grade was and he literally only met with 1 person every hour. He left to go get pizza for 2 hours when he could've been meeting with more students. I AM LIVID. He talks about things unrelated in every class.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: WRA038
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very vague about everything. Rambles on about irrelevant information. Will NOT help you no matter how many times you ask; he thinks he's helping, but he somehow ends up rambling about useless information again. His "Writing Jams" are him meeting with 1 student per hour, and this is the only way to know your grades because there is no D2L.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: WRA038
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Terrible teacher. Talks way too much and doesnt teach enough. Too unorganized and not helpful when you ask for help.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ATL150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He was an extremely nice guy if you had a problem and needed to talk about it. I had a terrible fear of public speaking and this prof bought me a bagel, talked to me about my fears, and allowed me to tape my presentation to be shown to the class. That was over fifteen years ago, and I still appreciate it. Thanks Prof. Dowell.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ATL135
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This guy was great.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: WRA135
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lot of work, but have been able to use these notes in lots of other classes. READ THE STUFF. GO TO OFFICE HOURS. Totally worthwhile.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: WRA003
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

It's not the amount of work he gives, its that he so unorganized you don't know what you have to do. You figure out what is due on your own by looking at previous class works. Everything is online, and he tests you on random notes. NOT RECOMENDED if you like to be organized.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: WRA135
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lot of work, but I like politics