Jeffrey Lum - Binghamton University (SUNY)

Professor: Jeffrey Lum

Department: TBD

College: Binghamton University (SUNY)

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ANTH337
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His tests and quizzes are not always based on reading although he claims them to be. There are many questions that can not be answered by the textbook alone. His lectures, although interesting, do not help with exams. They are purely factual statements that intrigue. At times, he may not be able to answer questions with a sufficient response.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ANTH280
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Terrible teacher I have ever met.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ANTH337
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The class was super interesting! A chapter of reading due every other class. Lectures more than made up for my skimming of the readings. Quizzes every other class on the readings were fair and to the point, made the midterms easy to study for. Presentation was easy. If you have an interest in anthropology, evolution, or human behavior, take this!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ANTH337
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

You can tell he is very knowledgeable BUT quizzes every other day is frustrating, midterms are extremely difficult, and presentation is intimidating because he asks you questions that seem like he is trying to trip you up. He also changed the syllabus last minute without telling anyone and didn't show up to class on the first day without notifying

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ANTH252
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This class was an interesting experience. The first month and a half resulted in a quiz every single lecture. After we finished the textbook, the class was taught by the students through presentations for the next two months. His test questions are hard and he is more interested in making sure we learn rather than do well gradewise. Really cool guy

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ANTH280
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is definitely a super brilliant and cool guy. His class is interesting but hard, so be prepared.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ANTH280
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

he is a terrible person and terrible teacher.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ANTH117
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

he is both horrible teacher and horrible person at all.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ANTH252
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is horrible professor I ever meet, He doesn't care and pay attention to his students at all. For example, Before I gave presentation, I met him two times, each time he gave me 1 minute advising, doesn't help me at all. I spent more time on his assignments rather than any other anthropology classes, but I got worst grade from him

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ANTH337
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is very knowledgeable about his field, and pretty much a person like "I do not care what other people think about me". He is pretty hilarious, relatively young professor. If you have an interest about biological anthropology you should take his class. Mid term test was tough but Final was not that hard. Need to ready for quizzes.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ANTH337
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is a great professor! Got me interested in Bioanthropology more. You will have to read and take quizzes but it helps you learn how to pick out important info in a textbook. Lectures include some awesome information and though he goes on tangents a lot they are all relevant to the class and filled with interesting facts.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ANTH337
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

His class is boring. All you do is sit, take notes, and take a quiz every other class. There's like 16 quizzes.. that's your semester! and then a presentation @ the end, plus you have a midterm and final. I went into that class expecting something different, but it was just so boring. yawn.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ANTH337
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great class, and time flew by each day. He knows his stuff and is interesting and entertaining to listen to. If you take notes on the key terms of the chapters, and jot down some notes from class discussions... you'll definitely get an A. The class has a huge curve. Highly recommend.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ANTH337
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is obviously a brilliant guy, but has trouble delivering the information on a level that most people can understand. Notes are difficult and hard to follow, and there are quizzes every other day on the reading. A cool guy, but I wouldn't recommend taking a class with him

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ANTH337
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He's the man. He knows a lot about everything and makes his students think. Cavalier attitude in the classroom, but it suits him

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ANTH280
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He's both a terrible professor and a terrible person. He doesn't care for or about his students at all, unless he thinks he can use them for something, like free labor in his lab. He doesn't care about teaching at all and should probably go work in a lab where he won't bore students day after day with his uselessness. Avoid like the plague.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ANTH117
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I dont know about the professor but his Anthro 117 class is the easiest BS. Different lecturer every class which you have to write a one paragraph response on is 50% of your grade. 25% Online Midterm 25% online final...went to class total of 6-8 times and got an A-. Covers a GenEd too!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ANTH335
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This guy is useless as a professor. All he cares about is furthering his own research and career. He cares NOTHING about his students and this is obvious. He is a terrible teacher too, hard to follow and terrible at giving background information, he seems to assume, no matter the level of the class, that everyone already knows the stuff. AVOID!!!!!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ANTH337
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He seems to like what he's teaching but he has no clue how to teach. He just rambles on and on and talks straight from the text and he's very confusing. Impossible daily quizzes and tests where the average is a failing grade. All he really cares about is his own research and not about students

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ANTH337
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He seems like a nice guy but he's not very clear and it's hard to pay attention to him (quiet voice, monotone, he sits at the computer and doesn't move around). A quiz every other class on the reading. No point in taking notes in class, just take notes from the book.