John Daniels - Central Michigan University

Professor: John Daniels

Department: TBD

College: Central Michigan University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: STA580
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Daniels is decent enough at teaching the information but awful at grading. The slightest "mistake" on a problem receives full points off. Mistakes include adding extra explanation to an answer or not including something that was never mentioned as required. Avoid unless you are fine getting points off your homework for very petty reasons.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: STA282
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I thought Dr. Daniels was a good professor but if you don't understand something he is condescending about it. He gives you a lot of extra credit opportunities. He goes through lectures pretty quick but gives you tons of examples.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: STA282
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Oh boy, Dr. Daniels was a trip to have as a prof. He was funny but condescending. He flew through lectures and I had a hard time catching on and he tended to be highly distractible. His extra credit (an opportunity for a bonus point after everyday you have lecture and 25 more if you miss 4 or less bonus questions) was my saving grace

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: STA282
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I used to LOVE stats until I took it with Dr. Daniels. He is a great person but not a great professor. He FLIES through lectures & examples. If we do not understand how to do it, he freaks out. He also gets very off topic and wastes valuable time. He gives practice exams that are said to be harder than the real exam, but they are not even similar.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: STA282
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I thought he was rude the first 3/4 of the semester but he got a lot better towards the end. His exams are totally different than the practice exams but he curves your grades at the end if you're trying. He gives 50 pts extra credit just for showing up then a pt every time you get a q right on top of that. I wasn't the biggest fan but not the worst

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: STA580
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Daniels is a rude professor and words questions poorly. The class was out of 700 points, 400 coming from hw, 300 from 3 exams. Daniels is a pretty bad lecturer; he rambles and speeds through notes. The average on our final was a 67% and he did nothing to the grades: no curves, no dropping. I would have done even worse if I didn't have the book

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: STA580
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is unbelievable. His typical lecture: 15 minutes of rambling about his cats, daughters and wood chopping, followed by extremely vague and imprecise statements about some statistics, followed by repeating the statement: "I could prove this to you but..." several times until the student is convinced he doesn't know the proof. Don't, just don't.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: STA282
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Pretty useless as an instructor for the online course. I interacted with him once, and the folks who call him condescending aren't lying. I aced this course but it wasn't because Dr Daniels was any help.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: STA282
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Talks down to his students and treats you like you're an idiot. Lots of homework and quizzes, but there are not too bad. The exams are nothing like the practice exams though, so make sure to study.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: STA282
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He makes the class really easy to pass as long as you go to class like most the time and answer the bonus questions so you get the attendance points. Just go to the math lab if you have questions because he gets offended if you don't know something and he doesn't require a textbook or put a lot of helpful info in the powerpoint.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: STA282
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He talks down to students and you have to teach yourself every lesson. Went to office hours and he called me an idiot and said that I don't know math. He's so condescending and I would not recommend taking his class.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: STA282
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This class is so hard to take online unless you are super self disciplined. So many homework assignments, and you can't skip stuff you don't get because the program doesn't allow you to advance. Daniels is nice enough, answers questions but doesn't understand why you're ever confused, if you're not an ace at math you won't want to talk to him.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: STA580
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lectures are pretty clear, read the text to get a better idea of underlying theory. Homework and exams are time intensive. The class is alright, Dr. Daniels is very knowledgeable, but is a jerk when it comes to feedback. I stopped going to his weekly QnA sessions because he insulted everyone. If you put the effort in, you'll do well.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MTH130
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Nothing is taught in this class. There are weekly homework assignments and tests that take a significant amount of time to complete. Do not take this class online if you're not already good at precalculus, because there are no materials to teach you.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: STA282
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Although the assignments & exams were very straightforward & a lot of extra credit is offered if you attended class, he was the most arrogant & rude professor I have ever had at CMU. Don't asks questions in class unless you want to be condescended for not having your phD in stats yet, you're better off looking it up after class.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: STA580
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Knowledgeable guy who teaches subject well. But major letdown is his demeaning attitude when posed with doubts. He literally mocks at you and makes you feel stupid! 99% times you would hear only "Go look at the handout/ I told this in class". If you can bear with this cons and random stories on Lions,you would enjoy his teaching of STA580

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: STA282
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Daniels' lectures are entirely based from PowerPoint and he puts them online as well. This makes it very tempting to skip class, but DON'T SKIP CLASS! At the end of the semester, he offers 50 extra credit points if you miss less than 4 days of class, AND he offers 1 point of extra credit every day you show up. He can be rude, but you'll pass easily

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: STA282
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is always willing to answer any questions you have, but he can be very condescending if he thinks your question is stupid. If you can get past his attitude, the class should be pretty easy. He's very organized and the class finishes a week early.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: STA580
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Excellent lecturer. Very few things that aren't explained, especially for an online course. However, if you do happen to misunderstand something, be prepared to receive an incredibly rude response. I don't think he means to be rude because he's actually a nice guy, I think he's just awkward and doesn't realize how to be respectful to his students.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: STA282
• 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:

Dr. Daniels is very knowledgeable. However, he is also condescending. I did well in the course, but I hate how he treats me and other students. Never had such a rude prof in my life until Daniels.