James Bennett - George Mason University

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James Bennett - George Mason University

Professor: James Bennett

Department: Economics

College: George Mason University

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: ECON395
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Don't take a writing course with him. Any professor who says, "Students typically don't perform well in my course," should be avoided. His lectures are disorganized and he gets off track easily with personal, unrelated stories. His grading criteria is trivial and inconsistent, and he grades you based on expectations not covered in the prompt.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: ECON103
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The class is hard but he seems better than most of the other choices for ECON 103. I did well in the class.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: ECON103
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Honestly, I know I heard a lot about this class being difficult but I have not had a class so disorganized and hard like this one. I studied, took notes and not much reflected to the exams. The homework was difficult but you have a long period of time to finish it. Did not learn much from the lectures and prof gives random quizzes too. Do not take.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: ECON103
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Bennett unfortunately made ECON 103 at GMU difficult. He said that all assignments and exams would be average instead of adding up all earned points out of the total earned points. Wouldnt recommend him for ECON 103 and other ECON classes he teaches at GMU.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: ECON103
Grade Received: D
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

His notes did not relate to the exam. He doesn't curve and gives you the option to drop exam grades to be replaced by the final. The final was rough and many students did not pass. Because of him, my GPA is low. Take someone else!

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: ECON345
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

You will work hard

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: ECON103
Grade Received: C-
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Came to every class, took notes, & studied, but the exams were horrible. To be honest choose any other professor. He cannot teach the subject well, his TA teaches better than him. Its not worth your time, worst professor at mason.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: ECON103
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Definitely one of the more interesting professors I have had at GMU. He is definitely not a bad pick for this course, but make sure you are reading and learning on your own because that is where you'll be doing most of the learning with economics anyway. A good thing is that he would periodically tell students if a type of question is on the test.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: ECON395
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Not going to lie I was scared of his class for the first 2 weeks but the man grows in you with time, he's funny and cares about his students. Small papers due every week and he will roast everyone in class but you'll learn a lot

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: ECON103
Grade Received: B-
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

There are only 5 grades, you dont get your exams back. you may be graded incorrectly. If you question grading policy he will threaten you. This was the most bizarre class I have ever taken. Incredibly disorganized lectures. He isnt available outside of class and responds to emails very rudely. brags about low pass rate. overall not a good prof.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: ECON103
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Bennett had good lectures, during the lectures he told you what was going to be on the exam. He sends out the topics of each question in an email (3 exams plus final - 50 MC) Lectures are better than textbook; he shows you how to solve problems. He is the better professor out of the two. If the TA teaches the class its over for you.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: ECON103
Grade Received: C-
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Just do yourself a favor and choose another professor :) thank me later

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: ECON103
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Majority of my class did very poorly and he mentions in the beginning of the semester that most of his students fail. He doesnt use blackboard and you will have to keep track of your grade (there are only 5 grades anyway). Lectures are not very organized. He sidetracks a lot and some of his lectures were rushed towards the end of class due to this

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: ECON103
Grade Received: D
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Only 5 grades are calculated. Three exams with option to put do not record to not include it in the calculation of your grade + the final. There is a lot of information to grasp, and the exams are difficult. I went to every lecture and had an A in homework. Expect to spend a lot of time out of class trying to understand the material on your own.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: ECON103
Grade Received: C
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor gives lectures, but in a weird way. In the first part of the semester, there was nothing display for me to take notes and by the end of the semester, he starts doing that. Not only that, but he also goes off track on his lectures and got me lost multiple times. He also mentions that many people FAILED HIS CLASS!!! Look for someone else

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: ECON103
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

The only useful lectures in this class are the exam reviews done by the assistant professors. The normal lectures are mostly useless with the occasionally odd remark by Bennett. Tests are difficult but you are allowed to exempt one from the final grade. Would look elsewhere for ECON103.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: ECON103
Grade Received: D+
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

tests are hard as hell and all come from textbooks. his lectures didn't help me at all and neither did the review sessions. test is made by someone that works for him and writes his books. Wouldn't take this class again its too much work, online section for homework was hard as well. he purposely does this and keeps telling everyone to drop out.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: ECON103
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Bennett generally had very interesting and fun lectures that helped you remember test info. The lectures and book cover a great deal of the same content, but Bennett specifically tells you what you have to know for the exam in class. Exams were 50 question multiple choice, had a practice exam and an exam review session.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: ECON103
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

James Bennett never used the textbook for the class. The online homework was made intentionally difficult. The exams for the class werent based on the practice exams. Professor doesnt use blackboard.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: ECON103
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dr James Bennett intentionally made this class hard because the exams were so difficult and not based on lectures, homework, and practice exam. He deliberately makes students fail

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