James Jarrard - University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Professor: James Jarrard
Department: Business
College: University of Wisconsin - Platteville
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: BSAD2630
  • Grade Received: WD
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I have never been less inspired by a professor. He personally doesn't teach anything but he also doesn't ask much of his students so maybe that works for you. Personally, I feel like the point of a college course is to learn a little more than whats written in the textbook. Once covid hit he went radio silent and I dropped the class.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: BSAD2630
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Boring and long lectures. Does not share slides with students and the whole lecture hall seems to be bored out of their minds when he speaks, and that's 99 percent of the time. Very few assignments apart from exams which made messing up a single assignment very damaging to the overall grade. He sucks ass. You wont learn much but can earn decent gra
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: BUSAD2330
  • Grade Received: INC
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
was going to be gone for an assignment due date. emailed him over a week in advance. told me i could turn it in the class after or email it. he never emailed me back when i turned it in so i brought it to class. continued to belittle me in front of the class and act like he didnt know what i was talking about. not the only thing that has happened.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: BUSADM2630
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
If you have this class the best way to study for the tests is for you to develop a good strategy to read the chapters that it covers. I just read paragraphs with terms and managed to get B-B+ on tests and while just skimming got one C. This is something I had to figure out for myself, a lot of other students suffered though.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: BSAD3230
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
James is the most condescending and egotistical professor I have ever had. He isde and disrespectful to his students and seems to only care about his opinion is the most important in the room. His exams are unclear and he requires for them to read the text and essentially memorize it to pass. "In-class" activities are graded sometimes. Good luck.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: BSAD2630
  • Grade Received: C
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Absolutely hate this professor. Participation is required to receive a passing grade, and usually its several times a week. Power points are little help because he goes through them very fast and does not post them. Finally, do NOT use your phone in his class. He will downgrade you, whether class has started or not.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: BSAD2630
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I am a huge fan of James! He is nice and he is very caring. this was my first business class here in Platteville and I'm very happy I got him as my marketing prof. He does expect you to work for your grade. I studied by reading all the chapters and making flash cards. People who rate him badly are looking for an easy A. just try your best.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: BUS2630
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He is a great instructor i don't know why he has so many bad reviews. He has tough test but it balances out because he always gives extra credit to the students that come to class. Easy B+ class and I don't study ever.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: BUSADMIN2630
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Jarrard expects a lot from students. You have to read a lot to do okay on tests. I read every chapter and averaged a B+ on the tests. It balances out though because he gives tons of extra credit; I finished with an A. You either lose points for using your phone, or you get in trouble. Also, there is no cumulative final.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: BUSAD2630
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: No
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Continuously refers to students as 'millennial' in a negative way. Gives barely any feedback and gives barely any As
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: BUSADMIN2630
  • 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:
Tough class to have first thing in the morning. He reads off PP that he doesn't post and goes through lightning fast. Tests are hard. I read the chapters and still averaged Cs. 25 Page paper and PP presentation due at end of semester (Group Project). He does hand out a lot of extra freebie points for showing up randomly. Seems like a nice guy.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: BUS2630
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Presentations are walls of text that he briefly covers and gives you no time to take notes. Each slide is up for maybe three seconds so he can read the title of the slide and move on. Instructions are often unclear and hard to find.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: BUSADMIN2630
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Doesn't give detailed instructions for written paperwork. Gave instructions on first test of the class as 50 multiple choice questions, then had essay included. Smug with oral feedback. Really haven't learned anything from the teacher, everything I have learned has been from reading the text.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: BSAD2630
  • Grade Received: C
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He love to give pop quizzes, especially when lots of people skip. Loves to make snippy comments and remarks under his breath. Tough grader, make sure you know your stuff. Keep up with deadlines on D2L. He will call you out if you use your phone in class and make a scene. He can be dramatic. His tests are hard, so make sure to actually study!
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: BSAD2630
  • Grade Received: C
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
nice guy means well terrible professor I have only got 2 C's in college one from him
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: BUSAD2630
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Very foggy with details of assignments but all exams are 40 multiple choice and well explained before what is on them. You can pass the exams but assignments are difficult. If you want to pass this class but not get any knowledge from it then take Jarrard for Intro to Marketing. As a Marketing major this class is awful.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: BSAD2630
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
The instructions for assignments are always extremely vague. I would think the purpose of this would be for the student to increase their critical thinking skills, but when he grades the assignment he will knock an exorbitant amount of points off for not having exactly what he wants, even though he provided zero guidelines for said assignment.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: BUSADMIN2630
  • 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 grades hard on everything. Gives C's and D's on almost all homework with no explanation for his reason making off points. His tests aren't terrible because they are all multiple choice, but they are still hard. Also his jokes are AWFUL,and he makes them all the time. He races through the powerpoint and doesn't even put them on d2l
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: BUS2630
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
His grading system is confusing. It felt like no matter how hard you try on the papers or group discussions you never did well. Using textbook terms helps but he never seems pleased with work completed.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: ECON
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Only good thing about him is all of his tests are multiple choice and he's too lazy to test you off of a scantron. Other than that, he has a terrible personality, unpleasant to even sit in his class, but if you're interested in business, the class isn't absolutely horrible. Unpredictable grader with papers. Only class I couldn't get an A in.
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