Thomas Byrnes - Valencia College - East and West Campus

Professor: Thomas Byrnes

Department: TBD

College: Valencia College - East and West Campus

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: POS2041
• 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:

Class is boring, just him going on and on about everything he believes. You try to argue with him or ask a quesiton and he shoots you down. Demanding and asks too much. I am a straight A student but failing his class. He called me stupid in front of others.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: POS2041
• 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:

He is a terrible professor. Everything is based on his opinions and the book that HE wrote. Would not recommend.

Rating # 3

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Recommend him. Read every chapter (he wrote his own book) every week and answer the questions, he collects them every week the first 10 min of class (it will also help you as a study guide. Watch the news, he will ask for current events. One paper (rough draft will be turned in first, he will grade it and tell you what you will roughly get).

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: POS2041
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This online class was pretty easy overall. 1 paper, 4 tests, weekly chapter questions and a weekly current event posting. He is a strong liberal democrat so be ready for his view points.... His tests are word for word from his book.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: POS2041
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The tests are VERY hard.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: POS2041
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Provides his own book, don't need to buy anything for class. Some chapters are short, others are really long. Make sure you read in a timely manner. Discussion questions every week. One paper due (a rough draft too if you want to count it by midterm) by the end of semester. Four tests taken on campus. Watch out for questions, some are confusing!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: POS2041
• 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:

Can be boring but the class is an easy A. There are four tests and they're all easy, along with the weekly hw which is also easy.I'd recommend him.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: POS2041
• 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:

Professor Byrnes is a very intelligent and patient teacher. He admits to being extremely liberal, but he will not try and push his bias. He wrote the text for this class. It is well written and free! All test/ HW questions come directly from the text. Not the easiest class in the world, but very informative. He is always willing to help after class

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: AAAAAAAAA
• 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:

Do not take this class if you want an A. I did everything i could possibly do to get an A an still got a B. He wrote:" you'll get an A on your paper for your effort" when I got an A because my paper was an A paper. He is very narrow minded and his tests are riduculous. True/false poorly made, good if you want a C in class.Not if you want an A.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: INR2002
• 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:

This was a very interesting class. You have to really pay attention and do all of your homework. It is extremely informative and worth taking! Good professor!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: INR2002
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Do not take this class if you think outside the box. The prof. is extremely left wing liberal and very bias to his own beliefs. If you question or bring about other viewspoints, those views are deemed unacceptable. I regret taking this class and should have listened to the other ratings. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS, WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: POS2041
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Take this class!! It is informative and you will get out of it what you put in to it! It is very simple. Get to class on time, and do your homework. He is a good professor.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: INR2002
• 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 another class.Not helpful.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: POS2041
• 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:

Way too demanding dropped the course not wasting my time

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: INR2002
• 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:

Very great Professor!Teaches from his own book, which is really unexpensive (around $9).You have to take 3 tests with multiple choice and one essay answer question for each test+ do one critical thinking evaluation paper which wasn't so hard to do. Overall, I recommend this professor! Take him!!!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: POS2041
• 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:

Okay, I just finished taking his course and came out with a B. It was very frustrating because his questions are worded very wierd. If you ask him a question, it appears that he has a hard time getting his words together. He DOES NOT explain well, at all. His book is quite interesting,(he wrote it himself) you must participate in the class discussi

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: POS2041
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

LOTS of reading and discussion posts for this online class. 3 tests at 75 ?'s each and they are HARD!! I studied for hours and never made higher than a B on them. 1 paper that is easy but ALOT of work. take someone else for an easy A as he is not easy no matter what grade you want. I did learn a lot though and he was helpful when asked.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: INR2002
• 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:

Excellent professor, very talented and informed. His class is very hard, challenging but extremely interesting. You have a loooooot of reading and tons of homework (all very useful). I liked him, the best professor I had so far.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: POS2041
• 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:

He is a very good professor, he knows what he's talking about, and is always so well informed, I liked him. Studying for test is critical, they are all free response, and doing hw helps with your grade too.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: INR2002
• 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:

Prof. Byrnes is a nice guy, who writes his own textbook. I took the online course, and it wasn't difficult except for the writing assignments. He assigns "evaluations" of short articles that are not the easiest to write. He just has very complex expectations in these evaluations. There are many discussion postings, and exams are taken on campus.