James McIntosh - Concordia University

Professor: James McIntosh

Department: TBD

College: Concordia University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECON422
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Macintosh has the best research papers, his classes are very math intense. If you're in his class don't forget to look at his face he starts licking his lips in circles as he looks at his computer screen with his mouth open. He is a really nice guy, take take take at all cost. He will pass you if you work hard. He is not harder than ming li.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECON301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Horrible prof. Went to the London school of economics and doesn't remember what it's like to be in undergrad. Expects everyone to know the material before having taken the class. wastes full lectures on topics unrelated to the test material. Hardest tests also

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECON301
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Horrible. Ended up having to teach myself the entire course. His notes and explanations were not useful. Did well on assignments and terrible on tests. Less than 10 people passed the midterm and half the class dropped it. Tutorials were useless. They did not relate to class material. I do not recommend taking this class with him.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECON301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Honestly don't take him, he may be great at grad level, but he assumes everyone knows everything they have learned since grade 1.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECON301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This teacher is open, easily approached and will answer all your questions. However his patience does not redeem his lack of clarity nor his abstract teaching methodology. I would recommend him for economic courses at a higher level. Stay away from him for 300 level courses.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ECON301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Hardest class I have ever taken at Concordia, and it is only hard due to this teaching methods. If you compare his notes to other profs teaching this course you wouldnt suspect it's the same course. Very hard, changed my life. Thank you HF tutoring for helping me do well in this class. Mcintosh ruinned my relationship. No joke.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECON501
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

All the classes at this level should be like that. The professor skips some parts so you have to try to do them by yourself at home. If you can't, it's in the book. The advantage of that is that you really master the subject after a while. I recommend the class to anyone willing to do a master degree. He also has a lot of interesting stories.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECON301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Horrible teacher, avoid at all costs unless you don't plan on going to class and just want to read the book on your own. You will have to pull miracles on your own to do well in his course.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECON301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Key to this class: STUDY THE NOTES! the textbook is useless. This class is tough, but still it's manageable.I wouldn't recommend for those who are not comfortable with math. You really have to devote your time on this course than any other courses. He's actually an easy grader when it comes to finals. I ruined midterm, but still got an A+

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECON301
• 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:

Take him if you're going to graduate school; avoid him if you've only taken basic calculus. He's a very nice guy, but has difficulty explaining the math and theory to the average student.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECON301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

While no doubt knows the material, conveying it isn't his strong suit. It should however be noted that intermediate micro as a coruse has very odd methods and ways of defining concepts.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECON301
• 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:

Worst professor I've had at Concordia, I would never recommend him. He hardly teaches, rather scribbles equations on the board. The drop out rate is so high because this guy doesn't teach you anything. Find another proff or be prepared to find a tutor that will reteach you the entire course. Smart guy, terrible teacher.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECON422
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

McIntosh is awesome. Very interesting old guy.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECON422
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

likes to brag about his research, the same old research from 1992, not much taught in class. grading was extremely inconsistent and subjective. found out after i was done with the course that your grade correlates to how often you visit his office. take him if you have to, but make sure you're always at his office hours.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECON401
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Amazing teacher, prepares you well for what lies ahead should you choose to continue. Just watch out for his handwriting.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECON422
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Take this class and anything else being instructed by him. If you want to go to grad school he's your man.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: 464401422
• 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:

Take this guy if you plan to go to grad school. Nothing you will learn from him will be a waste of time, and if you've had him before going to Masters, you are doing yourself a HUGE favor. Every example revolves around beer, and you DID start learning calculus in grade 9, damn it! (don't bother arguing on this one)

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECON301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

If your an math expert he's the best guy for you, otherwise avoid him. He is a very easy grader, but you have to work hard to grasp the concepts. He's class is 95% Math/Algebra and 5% concept explications. So yeah, unless you want a Math course economics version avoid him. He is fun though.

Rating # 19

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Ridiculously hard course with no helpful textbook you can read. Always make mistakes in his class notes-I found more than 10 critical errors in the results of his anlaysis. He was so terrible that even had a student put up a fight with him right in the middle of a class. But he did take curve to ensure you can pass(otherwise most will fail).

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECON301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

he seems to be an interesting guy but he can't teach. he knows his stuff but he cant teach it to his students, he thinks hes doing a good job but in reality nobody in class knows whats going on, u take him ur screwed for the final so avoid him