Barry Joyce - University of Delaware

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Barry Joyce - University of Delaware

Professor: Barry Joyce

Department: History

College: University of Delaware

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: HIST493
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Joyce will push you, harder than any other professor at Udel. He is in charge of making sure only the best teachers make it out of UDEL, and will do everything he can to help you grow. There is a lot of work, there might be somethings you do not agree with, but honestly I would not be the teacher I am today without his guidance.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: HIST103
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:

He only grades you on optional attendance, homework, and classwork. There are no tests or quizzes, and a few short essays. I've never paid attention in his class, just showed up for the points for attendance.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: HIST491
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:

Be prepared for a lot of busy work and vague descriptions of what his expectations are. He is also a really tough grader. However, he does have good ideas, insight, and networking.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: HIST268
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

While he knows a lot about the subject he teaches, he is one of the rudest professors I have ever encountered. Disrespectful to students even though he expects to be treated like a God. Grading on papers is not clear and it's impossible to get an A in one of his classes. Treats students like they are dumb which made me want avoid him at all costs.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: HIST411
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Two one-to-two-page papers per week on top of term paper research can get tedious, but it's necessary to learn the material. Lots of reading (5 books) and a number of movies to watch. Lectures can be long but rarely went the whole 75 minutes. Joyce is a really cool guy and will always help if you ask him, plus he's just interesting to talk to.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: HIST103
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is a great professor and he gives great lectures. He requires us to write some short papers about every two chapters, which is very helpful for me to understand instead of memorizing long terms. Read the textbook before class and pay attention in class.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: HIST103
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Attendance was taken once a week and the homework was super straightforward and did not take much thought. There's group work often but it's not bad at all. I have no interest in history and didn't mind this class; Joyce even brings in food every once in a while. If you show up and give some effort you're perfectly fine. I definitely recommend it

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: HIST103
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He was very enthusiastic about class. You don't need to pay attention to understand what's going on. Everything is straight forward.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: HIST491
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This guy is a jerk. He did not even give me a recomendation after I spent 6 years of my life at UD. Nice on the surface but is a backstabber.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: HIST205
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great class, different and interesting perspective. Regular tests consist of writing two essays in 50 minutes. He implicitly gave the essay topics and the main points in class but the tests were still difficult.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: HIST205
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

this is a boring class and he has a really annoying voice that makes the lectures unbearable. he gives weekly papers and there are only 2 essay tests per semester. he talks about nothing for 50 minutes. class is completely unnecessary but discussion is. overall, i would not recommend taking this class. boring and kinda hard.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: HIST205
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

he is boring, gives weekly papers and only 2 essay tests. he is a nice guy but he talks about nothing for 50 minutes and he has an annoying voice. unless necessary, dont take this class. its boring and more work than it is worth. he will tell you stories that have nothing to do with what you are learning. overall, he's boring and annoying.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: HIST491
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

"I had Joyce a few years ago and have to say that, because of him, I was very prepared for life as a social studies teacher. He expects alot, but so do students in the "real world." Deal with it!"--- You're a tool! You can be a teacher w/othis guys help...I'm proof of that...already won teacher of year at my school...didn't need him!

Rating # 14

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

I had Joyce a few years ago and have to say that, because of him, I was very prepared for life as a social studies teacher. He expects alot, but so do students in the "real world." Deal with it!

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: HIST491
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Tons of work, some of it unnecessary. Still, Joyce seems nice and tries to make himself available to his students. Lacks classroom experiance, but still has some good ideas and makes this required class as interesting and useful as possible.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: HIST205
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He was a great teacher. He gives the essays before the exams, so you know what to study for. His class made me decide to switch my major to history ed.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: HIST491
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:

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Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: HIST491
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Just to rebuff the last person, I had Joyce 4 years ago and those comments are ALL TRUE...he paid lil attention to me and beat up everything I did...I've been teaching 3 years now and nothing he taught me has had any real impact...and I've been a Teacher of Year candidate twice (special subject area and school level)...all by myself!

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: HIST491
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Ignore the comments about preparing you to be soc.studies teachers. He was wonderful, good networking, and very approachable. The others who commented obviously couldn't handle teaching.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: HIST491
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you are taking this coursre because you want to be a social studies teacher DO NOT LISTEN TO A WORD HE SAYS! He has no idea what it takes to work with kids, ask him his experience teaching kids, he has none. You will be swamped with work and underprepared for student teaching! Depend on Joye

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