Charles (CJ) Skender - Duke University

Professor: Charles (CJ) Skender

Department: TBD

College: Duke University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECON174
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Skender is a sweet and caring man whose compassion shows both in and outside the classroom. He regularly stays after class to help students with questions and hosts helpful review sessions prior to each exam. As long as you complete the practice problems and pay attention during lectures, the class should be fairly straightforward.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECON174
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Useful and necessary class to take. Prepares you well for banking. You'll need to work for the A.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECON174
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

USE THE PAST PAPERS! The test questions are very similar throughout and careful revision of previous work can help you excel. Regardless, Skender is a good professor who really cares for his students. He wants what is best out of each student, in turn meaning he was very understanding of the conditions some students were placed in bc of COVID.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECON174
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

A very manageable class. CJ never checks HW and prepares you well for exams, since the questions are exactly like those on past exams and practice quizzes. CJ is a great person and more than willing to help, yet his lectures are unclear and often off-topic, so I have to self-learn all contents by reading the textbook, but the material is not hard.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECON174
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

cj is the man. u def need to go to class bc he does all boardwork (doesn't post recording/slides) and is essentially what's on exams. times the lectures perfectly - wants to make make the class worth it. exams are just memorize plug and chug. only reason not a 5.0 is he would get off topic often which is frustrating for someone who woke up for 8:30

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ECON174
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very difficult material. Do not take without extensive Econ/accounting background. Extensive work expected outside of class. Attendance taken as small part of grade. Very kind man. Will help in any way possible. Incredible person.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECON174
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

C.J. is an amazing professor. Very down to Earth, and serves as a father figure to everyone and anyone who comes to him. Works hard to prepare you for the tests, giving you the exact style questions that will be on them. You won't find a more caring, inspiring professor.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENGRMGMT530
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Has a great heart and can be funny, but I really dislike how off-topic he gets during class. Very distracting. Runs through class material too quickly so you will focus on note-taking instead of learning. Better to watch lecture videos than attend class.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECON174
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

One of the best professors I've ever had. Great lectures infused with interesting stories about his experiences. Completely made me forget it was an 8:30. The homework is optional. The tests are easy he makes sure you know exactly what will be on the test and how to do it. I also took 274 with him, which was just as fun and manageable.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BUSI102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

CJ is fun, humorous and acts as an "uncommon" professor in my view. His teaching style is funny. He loves to introduce different songs and movies for us in class and share his stories with us. His records his lecture every time, and his midterm and final are the same as the past ones, which makes it much easier for us to prepare for.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECON174
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

CJ is the best professor I have ever had. Although the lectures are at 8:30am, he manages to keep everyone engaged through his vivid sense of humor and amazing teaching style.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECON174
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The nicest professor you'll meet at Duke. The 8:30 lectures are worth waking up for. I barely opened the textbook and still passed just from his lectures. I definitely suggest FLUNCHing him as well. 10/10 professor.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECON174
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

TAKE THIS CLASS PASS/FAIL, it doesn't fulfill requirements anyways. This way, u can learn accounting without the stress. I found his lectures too fast to learn from. I taught myself by doing his practice questions. He takes attendance, but get old notes from someone and u don't have to pay attention in lecture. I repeat, NOTES ARE IMPORTANT.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BUSI101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is hilarious and knows how to keep students entertained in a boring business class. He is a great man and he tries to help his students out a lot, even though he has 800 of them. But, the exams come straight from the coursepack!!! You do not need to go to class or pay attention to do good in this class; honestly his lectures just confused me.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECON174
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great professor, a real legend. Grade based on attendance, two mid-terms, and a final. Course material and exams become more difficult as the semester progresses.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECON174
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

In general, he is a nice funny guy, but he can say some pretty sexist stuff. Lecture is important (trust me I didn't go because it's at 8 am and I paid for it). Grade is mostly based on the tests, and the concepts can be very difficult. Stay on top of your work because once you get behind, it is really hard to catch up.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ECON174
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

CJ is awesome! He's such a funny and charismatic person, especially for 8:30 AM. He's full of wisdom and tries to make a very dry topic entertaining. As long as you pay attention in class, it's an easy A. He goes over everything you need to know in class for the tests but you need to pay attention

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECON174
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

CJ is very funny. He makes jokes all the time & tries his best to make an 8:30 AM class entertaining. However, I didn't really find the textbook useful, & CJ moves way too fast in class to grasp concepts. Studying old exams is very helpful b/c our tests are exactly like the old tests, but, in general, accounting principles are difficult to get.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BUSI101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Like everyone else has said, CJ is a great guy, if not the best teacher. Go to recitation and do the homework and you should be fine with the concepts.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECON174
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The grade is almost entirely dependent on the tests, which you can easily prepare for by taking all of the practice tests he provides, as all of the test questions will be reused. Attending lectures is an easy way to learn the material on the tests, but since it's an 8:30 class, you can still do well in the class by only reading the online textbook