Joe Kelley - University of Maine

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Joe Kelley - University of Maine

Professor: Joe Kelley

Department: Science

College: University of Maine

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: SMS108
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Kelley bases your entire grade on 4 exams, including the final exam so be prepared to study hard for those! You must attend the lectures in order to get the notes you need because although he posts his powerpoints, there are mainly visuals and not a lot of written explanations of the concepts. He's super easy to meet with if you need help!

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: ERS102
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Kelley is a great professor, his lectures are interesting as he works in the field and talks about his experiences. He has a dry sense of humor and this class is one of my favorites. However, by no means is this class easy. Exams are HARD- but read the old exams, questions are reused A LOT. To pass you MUST GO TO CLASS and take good notes.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: ERS108
Grade Received: C
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This class is not mandatory to attend but you will not pass the exams if you do not. This course is very test heavy and are sometimes misleading. The lectures are very interesting because the professor actually is involved in the field so we can hear his personal stories.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: ERS108
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The grade is based on exams, be prepared to study for them. Look back at past exams online and the ones he posts because he's bound to reuse similar questions. Book is not necessary as all information and notes can be found through his lecture and slides, so pay attention to what he says.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: SMS108
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:

Kelley is a super nice guy, but lectures for this class are long and end up getting tedious quickly: each class is just 30-50 slides of mostly pictures. He's super spacey, and forgets a lot of things he promises to do (scaling exams, posting SGs...) There is no credit for participation but don't skip. Read the book and do the study guides he posts.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: SMS108
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

There are only four grades for this course so WORK. If you're a thorough reader you can skip non-exam classes and print off the slides from it. Most of you will want to go anyway because he drops information that is neither in the book nor the slides. For the final: memorize answers to all your exams and all the previous years' exams he offers.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: SMS108
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Tests are fairly easy if you study the prior ones online, but to understand the material you need to go to class

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: SMS108
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He reads directly off his slides and posts them on blackboard to make fore easy access. During class he will mention specific things that are on each test. He posts old exams and study guides which are really helpful. The only downside is there are only 3 test and the final, so you have to do well on each one to get a good grade in the class.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: ERS460
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Really interesting guy, passionate about what he teaches- does not teach to the test or textbook, more for you to just enjoy, which makes it difficult to pass the tests of course. Super interesting class, would try to take more upper-level classes with this man.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: SMSERS108
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Kelley is a very nice man. Lectures can tend to be boring, but everything is straightforward enough to earn a good grade in the end!

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: ERS108
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

very easy! just study all the prior test! my year the final grade scale was A=85+ B=75 C=65

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: SMS001
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Beaches&Coasts: Hard class, did not scale tests correctly as promised, not very nice attitude, disregards questions, tests very hard and did not reflect course materials, should not be a 100 level class, confusing, no direction is what was important to remember for the tests, no extra credit or course work offered-entire grade depends on 3 tests.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: SMS108
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lecture format is really confusing and it's really hard to pay attention. If you study the past tests he posts on WebCT really closely, you'll do well because he tests on almost the same things each year and if you do that going to class isn't really necessary...

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: ERS108
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:

I thought this class would be boring but he makes it interesting with some dry humor and slides! Tests are not as easy as you might hope but he gives you alot of direction on what the exams consist of and seems like he wants you to enjoy his class.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: SMS108
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This class is terrible. It has potential to be interesting but Prof. Kelley doesn't do anything. He is funny, just not in class. DO NOT BUY THE BOOK. He has all the chapters you need to read online.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: ERS108
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The material was more boring than I expected. He didn't really make it more interesting but he does seem like a nice guy and kind of funny. Tests weren't too bad. I thought the multi choice part was harder than the short answer

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: ERS108
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Joe is a great guy. The tests weren't so much "hard" as they were "hard to study for." There are no study guides, just previous years' exams, so you have to do a lot of memorization of terms, and there is a lot of material. The tests are set up half multiple choice and half fill in the blank, so the fill ins are what kills you. Go to class!!!

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: ERS108
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is funny and the course is easy. He gives last years exams on the internet and the tests are like 75% the same. He even organized a field trip.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: GES102
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: Mandatory

Comment:

You want to take this guy for Geology. Hes a roit and very helpful

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: GES102
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:

joe is a great guy; if you need anything, just ask him.

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