Timothy Berg - Ball State University

Professor: Timothy Berg

Department: TBD

College: Ball State University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HONR201
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Berg is a great professor - I would recommend him for all first year students and anyone else in the Honor's college. He challenges your thinking, no matter what discipline you come from. He's funny and likes his class to be built on discussion, so be ready to participate! He gives good feedback on the reflections you have to write.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HONR201
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Berg is a very relaxed and nice professor. He makes a conscious effort to relate with his students and listen to their feedback. He is easy to get along with and lays out very clear grading criteria.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HONR201
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Berg is amazing. Sign up for that class with him right now. He cares so much about his students. His course themes are "How to live a good life," and that is what he genuinely wants for his students. He is a strange man, but in an endearing, roll your eyes at dad jokes type of way. His grading system is unusual but makes good sense.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HON189
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Berg is a great professor. He is very kind and an easy grader. The discussions we have in class are thought provoking and eye opening.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HONR189
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lots of reading and class discussion, graded participation. Makes discussions interesting and doesn't assign busywork. Need to show up and pay attention to do well.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HONRS189
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

If you are looking for a professor who truly cares about his students and actually makes you want to improve as both a student and a person, take Berg! His class inspired me, and I've learned so much. This class has positively impacted me and I would recommend him to anyone! Be prepared to think about life and contribute ideas to class discussion.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: H390
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This 390 was his Photography colloq. 3 absences for the class, so be diligent in attending. Participation matters. Couple of hefty projects/papers, LOTS of reading, but incredibly smart guy.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HONR189
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Respected and nice professor. I would highly recommend if you're looking for a MEANINGFUL class rather than trying to get it over with. Berg has a strange grading style, but all you need to really need to know is that it's a 1 for satisfactory or 0 for you didn't try hard enough. Overall, a professor that really cares about your LEARNING.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HONR189
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I loved HONR 189 with Dr. Berg. I think it's my favourite honors class I've taken. The class is set up around engaging with and relating to ideas from Eastern philosophy in a very personal way. It was a good academic class, but an even better self-exploration class. Not a lot of reading, but the reading you do do is well worth it. Loved his grading

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HONR189
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Berg is fantastic! His HONR 189 class is something I look forward to every day. I highly recommend him to anyone who is interested in learning about other cultures and wants to think on a deeper level. His class is even better when you actively participate and care.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HONR189
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Class was based on reading and in class discussions. Assignments were typing up weekly notes as well as a few essays and an experiential project. Berg is very nice, and the class is an easy A.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HONOR189
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Berg is an amazing honors professor that truly cares about the subject he teaches. His classroom style is heavily discussion-based, and he expects participation. The main topic of the class is eastern philosophy/ways of thinking. There are 3 short papers (600-700 words)along with weekly discussion notes over what you have read & discussed.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HONRS199
• 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:

I have had an adventure of a time in Dr. Berg's class. Every day I leave class feeling like I have learned something new. Sometimes the concepts hurt your brain but Dr. Berg does not disapprove of students expressing their confusions. His class was thought provoking and fun; it turned around the Honors College for me.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HON201
• 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 prof, very caring. There's a lot of reading but he sets the class up via the Socratic method- you're learning from him and all your classmates. Best prof in the Honors college!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HONOR189
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is very interesting and has a lot of cool ideas. He is not like super hot, but is dad hot if you know what I mean

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HNRS189
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

If you go to class and speak once each class you will likely get an A.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HONR201
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great Prof.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HONR189
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I would avoid Dr. Berg at all costs. He was extremely unclear in his assignments and expectations and as a result, it was impossible to succeed. He is very opinionated and if you lean conservative- you will not get along. He gave me a semester grade of 89.6% and I can guarantee is was because my opinions were different than his.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HON189
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I was in the class when he graded based off of a pass/fail specification system, so goals for assignments were very clear. Berg was as excited to teach this course ass I was to learn it. There's very short homework assignments for every class to help you prepare for lecture. My favorite class this semester because of both subject matter and Berg.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HONR201
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Berg's classes are laid back and are actually fun. We contemplate life through old works of literature. He did a new thing this year where he grades homework, quizzes, and projects as either pass or fail, this is used to allow the student to expand their thinking. I really liked his class. There is no textbook, but he uses books and we do readthose