Johnson Haas - Western Michigan University

Professor: Johnson Haas

Department: TBD

College: Western Michigan University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: GEOS1000
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Online class could have been better set up, but I give them credit as they seem to be trialing some labs (a little to late). Online classes w/labs are rather hard to build I am sure but they (TAs and Prof) could have fine tuned. TAs and Profs don't like to me bothered. Tenured professor TAs doing the work Easy class put in the work.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: GEO1000
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

easiest "science and lab" class you can ever take, slightly consuming labs but he drops two of your lowest scores. Easy A!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: GEO1000
• 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:

Easy class. Labs are the only thing that is time consuming but none took longer than an hour to complete. Homework is done in 15 mins. Easy A, great class to take if you are trying to fill you "science with a lab" criteria.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: GEOS2500
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great professor. He has a one question quiz at the end of each class, easy if you pay attention. This is an exam based class. Show up to class and you will be fine.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENVS2150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Topics were very interesting and engaging, however I did not like that the only opportunities for points in this course were tests and then quizzes given every class that added up to a test grade.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENVS2150
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Extremely smart and interesting to listen to. Very opinionated and he doesn't take any bulls. study hard and study often. Meeting with him after hours is a good idea because he seems to be a little intimidating in class. trust me. And the best part about the class was the final that could only help you. I actually learned something in this class

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENVS2150
• 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:

Only has 3 exams, difficult to determine what will be on them. Said he was going to have attendance quizzes for extra points but only had 3 the whole semester. If you want to get a good grade take good notes and pay attention every class, and go to his office hours if you don't understand a concept.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENVS2150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Haas' Environmental Systems/Cycles was an awesome introductory course to material that any Environmental Studies major must know. The delivery of the material and the course content was soundly accomplished. The only critique I can offer is that Dr. Haas, even if justified considering his students' sentiment, was too condescending.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: GEOS2000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very intelligent individual. Very opinionated. Interesting to listen to. I am not a geology major by any means, but this class was my favorite of the semester because I loved to listen to Haas talk about evolution. He was passionate about it. Go to class, pay attention, ask questions and you?ll do fine.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENVS2150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very opinionated, but really knows his stuff. His lectures are impersonal, doesn't interact with class at all, he might as well be lecturing to a brick wall. But the material is very interesting. VERY HARD, but if you study his powerpoints you will do fine. Don't need the book.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENVS215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Only three exams and that's your grade, a total of 90 questions. He covers so much material and is not clear about what you should really pay attention to for the exams. I also found him very opinionated and did not enjoy his class. All he does is lecture no student involvement.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: GEOS500
• 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:

Awesome

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: GEOS2000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Haas is a good guy and is very very smart. The exams are super hard tho, and he gives no study guide. Best advice: just follow along in lecture and really try to understand the "story" of evolution, it is very compelling. His slideshows are online, but you should still take notes. Only 3 exams...then optional final exam.....but all the exams we

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: GEOS2000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He really knows what he is talking about during his lecture. Everyday, we go over Slide shows and he explains everything pretty well. HE REALLY WANTS YOU TO ASK QUESTIONS! HE will make the exams harder if you dont ask questions cuz he gets pissed. The tests are veryyyy hard tho, especially since he doesnt provide any sort of study guide at all.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENVS215
• 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:

Dr Haas is a very intelligent indivdual. The extent of his knowledge about many aspects of the earth's geology and chemistry pertaining to the environment is truly vast; interesting and informative answers-he tells you what he knows. a no bullsnap kind of guy. Come to class, and youll do fine.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENVS215
• 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:

there are very few tests so make sure you study well right from the start with the first test

Rating # 17

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Tough tecaher, tough crowd. Is working part-time now to help income that was cut by the Prez b/c she thinks chem is stupid.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CHEM190
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you attend class and keep up, the class is about average. He will try to explain things as best he can for you. Not a bad class.