Joel Palka - University of Illinois at Chicago

Professor: Joel Palka

Department: TBD

College: University of Illinois at Chicago

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HON127
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Professor Palka's Honors class was the EASIEST I've ever taken! All he assigns each week is a summary of a reading and the final was a compilation of all those summaries! If you need an easy A Honors seminar to take, take his interesting Art and Anthropology class.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: LALS108
• 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:

Extremely easy on the eyes

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ANTH
• 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:

Palka is awesome! He's easy-going and helpful. Yes, he does miss class often. Just make a sign-in sheet and he'll give you credit for being there. Overall, one of the best.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MESO
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

You might as well take this class online - he is a cool guy and I think I would like him if he ever showed up for class. He was out 50% of the class time - which made for less classes, but You still had to prepare for Exams. Lots of folks upset, I was not until I realized I was unprepared for the final.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ANTH277
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Took ANTH 277 Ethnography of Mesoamerica. Is more just an anthropology of Meso because doesn't focus or discuss different ethnographic methods at all. Reading is good for quizzes, lots of EC. Always thinks his view is right but he's a nice guy and an interesting class. Been teaching for 15 years and is a little stuck in a routine.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ANTH227
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

What a fox. Woof.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: LALS108
• 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:

Got an A in this guy's class last semester. Like most Anthropology classes, the literature was pretty dry but his quizzes were pretty simple. Try to participate in class to let him know you have somewhat of interest/understanding of the material.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ANTH227
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Looks like Chuck Norris. Need I say more?

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ANTH407
• 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:

It was a great class. This professor is wonderful and informative.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: LALS491
• 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 LOW KEY MELLOW GUY, READ AND WRITE 1PG SUMMS WEEKLY, 7-10PG RESEARCH PAPER (FINAL). JUST GO TO CLASS, TALK AND LISTEN. IF U REALY INTRESTED IN MAYA STUFF TAKE HIM, IF U REALLY LIKE AZTEC STUFF.. HE'S OK.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: LALS391
• 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:

Great teacher first to find in the field I want to go into. Class was fun, but be ready for intense research and reading. overall yes and very helpful for work out side of class as in fieldschools and books. thanks

Rating # 12

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Awesome teacher! Very interesting, easy to follow, very informative and helpful and it also helped that he was extremely good looking. If you attend every class and take notes you'll get an A. I highly recommend

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ANTH227
• 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:

Awesome guy. Very nice and helpful to students. Interesting class. I learned a lot. Easy quizes and tests but attendance and skimming through the readings is a must. One 10pg paper. I recommend.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: 227
• 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:

No Comments

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ANTH63
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I took him in my sophomore year and it was an anthro class on culture (can't remember course number) but he was so ridiculously interesting and nice that i looked forward to class. I loved him!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ANTH277
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

ethnography of mesoamerica. good professor. tends to ramble on and notes become confused on occasion. his tests are solely on his notes; its very important to goto class. he is approachable, friendly, but tends to draw out answers to questions for 5-10 minutes. overall a good professor.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ANTH277
• 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:

Not sure about course # but it's Ethnography of Mesoamerica. Awesome class! You learn a lot about different societies in MesoAmrca and you get to have fun doing it. I highly recommend Palka for upper level courses.

Rating # 18

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ANTH102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Ridiculous teaching methods, everything lecture is completely monotone, and sends all his students to TAs for questions, unhelpful and extremely boring.

Rating # 20

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

serious fox.