David Gilboa - University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

Professor: David Gilboa

Department: TBD

College: University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHIL109
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I do not recommend this professor. He often starts class early, before everyone is in the room, or sometimes he comes to class late. Lectures are long and heavy, there is basically a quiz every day. He doesn't explain things well. On top of that, he takes pretty long to reply to emails.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PHIL101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Gilboa's lectures are super boring. Everyone bombed the first test because it was so hard so he changed the format of the tests for the rest of the semester, but he didn't curve the grades at all. You have almost daily quizzes on readings from the textbook and then four or five big chapter exams. He doesn't do a good job of explaining content.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHIL101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Gilboa is such a nice guy! He isn't very enthusiastic in his lectures, but he explains what you read for class clearly enough. If you read the book and do the homework, the class will be easy! Half of the assignments are graded, so it's easy to get 100% for that portion of the grade. The tests are quite easy. Just show up and try, you'll pass.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PHIL101
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

At the beginning of the semester, he always started class a couple of minutes early and then held back students to stay a couple minutes past class time. There's an online portion you have to pay for which is expensive along with the book. Expect a pop quiz every week, expect abnormally long multiple choice exams.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHIL101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lectures can be boing and really drag on, but overall the course it's self is pretty easy, however for this class I actually had to read the textbook. His lectures are based on what should already know from the previous reading. No quizzes and exams weren't too hard.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHIL109
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Gilboa is such a sweet professor who is very knowledgeable. The only thing that bothers me is he doesn't upload grades to D2L and doesn't tell you when the exam will be until the week of. He gives daily quizzes which are easy if you read. Exams are fill in the blank and are easy if you show up and pay attention. Overall good guy!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHILOSOPHY109
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Gilboa is by far one of the best professors I have ever had. He is extremely smart, extremely fair and his classes are very interesting. His homework is doable and manageable if you are taking many credits and his tests are also fine and you will do fine if you seat in class and listen to him. I guarantee: you will learn a great deal!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PHIL104
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Hard to understand and kinda spacey. Otherwise easy A, just do the readings and come to class.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHIL101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Despite other reviews he is a very good professor. This class is an easy A. A good quest choice. His lectures are mostly to help your book reading. Only 5 tests on separate chapters. He will let you use notes on some if you ask nicely and attend class.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PHIL101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Gilboa is a kind and caring professor. He is just boring. If you pay attention and attend class, you'll pass for sure. The content can be confusing if you think too much although it's not necessarily hard. I basically read the textbook and passed.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PHIL101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Gilboa's class is super easy. Come to class and pay attention and you will be fine. He gives practice tests before the test and the real test is pretty much identical to what the practice test is. Review the night before a test and if you know how to do the problems you will be fine. Easy A. Homework is optional.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHIL105
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The class is pretty easy to pass if you just show up. The tests are just long papers with words missing that you have to fill in. This discussions during class are usually boring but can sometimes get very interesting. Each day you show up and do an online quiz of the previous reading and questions throughout class.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHIL101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He has a slight accent, but he is really easy to understand and is really funny. Tests are difficult but not impossible. Overall a good professor.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PHIL105
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Mr. Gilboa DOES NOT teach. He makes you read from a book and then assigns HUNDREDS of these Tophat questions online. Oh, and you HAVE to buy Tophat. It is a horrible app and is a waste of time. I learned nothing and this class brought my GPA down. Save yourself. Do not take his class.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHI101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I attended class everyday as pop quizzes were worth 34% of final grade. The pop quizzes were not hard as long as you read the readings due for that day. there are really easy assignments that are online on Aplia. Also, he has an accent and at first it's really hard to understand him, but it gets a lot easier. Overall, not a horribly hard class.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ETHICS105
• Grade Received: INC
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He didn't put in my grades for my first two exams, and now I will probably have to retake it half the semesters worth of exams. I thought handing the exams back meant that he had all the grades entered. Since he doesn't post grades on D2L, you do not really know what you're missing. MAKE SURE TO KEEP ALL YOUR EXAMS EVEN TIL THE END OF THE SEMESTER!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHIL104
• Grade Received: INC
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His accent is makes it very hard to pay attention and he writes his questions and exams in the same context as his speech. He is a very monotone professor as well. It's very hard to stay awake as well. Be Prepared to spend long nights studying.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ETHICS105
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His accent gets in the way of his teaching sometimes. Lectures are long with an occasionally interesting debates on ethics. If you want to pass, get a tutor! It helped me a lot. His exams are fill in the blanks with a word box straight from the text or through his lectures, which is hard if you don't memorize things well.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PHIL101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I've had this professor in two classes now, He is dense in his line of thought! Doesn't seem to understand that students are intelligent and because of this his classes are easy. When using Apila do things in practice mode easy way to get 100% on everything. Doesn't follow a syllabus well, and exams are easy and questions are taken from lectures.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHIL101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Meh. Very boring professor. Wouldn't take him again.