James Acheson - University of Maine

Professor: James Acheson

Department: TBD

College: University of Maine

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ANT467
• 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:

Seems a bit senile. Knowledgeable, but loses track of his lecture and grades rather harshly.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ANT467
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Anyone who does not understand how to work hard will complain about this professor. As stated, he is one of the world's preeminent anthropologists. Very knowledgable, helpful and demanding. Unlike the professors that the baseball and hockey teams sign up for, this guy teaches a first rate class, in a first class manner. Complainers wanted easy.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great Teacher!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ANT465
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

By far the worst Professor I have encountered at the University of Maine. Don't take this man's class, you'll regret it!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ANT465
• 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:

Incompetent lecturer and draconian grader. His lectures are often disjointed, confused, and tedious and in his exams he asks for a higher quality of understanding of the material than he himself displays during his own lectures. He's a friendly old man but a horrible professor.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MISC300S
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Of all the professors I had at UMO, Professor Acheson was by far my favorite - he seemed to generally enjoy his work and actively engaged and challenged his students. For me, he made a potentially horribly boring subject interesting. He also went way above and beyond after my engagement in helping me in my job search. Great guy, great professor.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ANT300
• 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:

Very dry lectures, he lost his place several times. A student in our class kept correcting him ha ha, I'm sure she did well. He's a real nice man but I found it too hard to follow only in that the outline and flow of the class was a little odd. But it's only a state college so you get what you pay for.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ANT300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very difficutl teacher. Hard to figure out what the professor was looking for in the content of the class. Graded the papers himself and very harshly.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ANTALL
• 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:

I thought he was a very good professor. A lot of students at UMaine seem to have a mean streak. They want to be entertained all the time. I regret coming to UMaine not because of the professors but the people in Orono Maine are sarcastic, rude, and insulting. During the tour they act real nice but once they got you here watch out.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ANT300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dry, incomplete lectures.

Rating # 11

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

This guy is great. He is one of the most famous anthropologists in the country for a damn good reason. He works hard and demands his students to work hard too. If you're a slacker, don't take this course.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ANT300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I like Acheson, but his class I hate. His stories and examples are more interesting than the lectures. I have to take this class for my major, but I wish I didn't. It is writing intensive and I hate writing essays. If you aren't like me, you should do okay if you take the notes, read the material and get the essays done on time.

Rating # 13

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

not a good teacher. lots of reading, difficult tests that you had no idea of what to prepare for

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ANT466
• 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:

Very nice, quite funny, always concerned for students understanding of somewhat difficult topic. All-around great professor.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ANT466
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This guy is the man!