Burton Zwick - Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham

Professor: Burton Zwick
Department: Economics
College: Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: ECON2102
  • Grade Received: C-
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Zwick is such a sweet guy but hes HARD! He gives better grades to the students that participate/he likes, ironically they get 90s while 60% of the class falls between 70% & 40%. His classes are all him lecturing so get ready to write the whole time, theres only 3 exams all open ended questions - if you forget a specific word you get no credit.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: ECON2102
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Professor Zwick is definitely one of the smartest professors at FDU. He WILL HELP you out grade-wise if needed. Show up to class, take notes, engage yourself. He will reward you handsomely for that. I ended up getting a B+ because of my participation even though the tests were difficult for me. He also doesn't give homework which is a plus!
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: ECON
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Speak so slow, no slides, not clear in giving instructions for homework, have to read textbook by yourself and take note by yourself.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: FIN434131
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Prof. Zwick is a very nice person. He comes across as boring, but if you know what is going - markets, economy, FOMC, etc. it will not be. He will not hold your hand. Unless told otherwise, you are expected to follow the syllabus. Encourages class participation, and gives students the benefit of the doubt. Test are not easy!
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: FIN4341
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This rating is for Financial Markets & Institutions only (FIN 4341) only. He does his best to not sound monotonous and dry but there's no way to make what he is lecturing about interesting. The first two tests were okay, but the final was an absolute 1 foot putt. Half the class wasn't doing too well so I guess he compensated with an easy final.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: MICRO2001
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Zwick is a great guy to eat lunch with but not a professor I would like to have ever again. He is not clear and his exams are honestly ridiculous. He gives two test and an exam. As long as you talk in class and he likes you, you will pretty much get atleast a b.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: ECON2102
  • 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:
An incredibly difficult professor. I could never distinguish relevant material from his opinions and other details. He is too vague when he explains relevant test material. He says that my notes are fine and that I understand everything, but the tests are always so much more than he says they are. It is impossible to remember everything he says.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: ECON2102
  • 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:
he's very smart nice guy. you will learn alot in his class but you will have to work very hard. class is actually pretty fun talking about MarcoEconomics with the economy in a recession in all. As long as you attend class and remember the his class dicussions for the exams, you should be fine.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: ECON2102
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very knowledgeable professor. Has an MBA and Phd from Harvard and Carnegie Mellon. I highly recommended him if you actually want to learn something.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: ECON2001
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Zwick is awesome. At first glance, yes it seems boring. But if you man up and listen to what he's saying, it's actually pretty good stuff. It's BS that he doesn't have a personality, his personality is reserved, calm, and sarcastic. If you're intelligent enough to catch his humor, you'll appreciate the class. Essay tests are a gift, the graphs hurt
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: MACRO111
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I thought he was good, interesting, especially with his focus on current events. He's a fair grader. I didn't do too hot on his tests (even though they weren't that hard) but he gave me a B. Participation and attendance seemed to help a lot. I'd take him again.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: ECONMCRO
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I am not sure why everyone is saying he is a good teacher. He is very intelligent, I will admit that, but that prevents him from teaching the material in a manner which most people can understand. I had quite the hard time in this class, as did most of my classmates. Take someone else if you can.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: MACRO122
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very Intelligent Guy. One of the smartest professors at FDU.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: FINMK32
  • 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:
Helped me out a lot when class conflicted with my athletic schedule. Let me miss a test because of it. If you take nots and listen to what he says you will do well on the tests. He has an impressive resume and is a really helpful teacher who stands by his word.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: MACRO2102
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
the book is useless because he tests straight off his lectures. very very caring. i did poorly on the 2 tests and i told him that i had to get a B and he said that if i did well on the final he would give me the B for the course. he cares a lot about the students. the material is challenging but he is a caring professor and he will you a lot.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: ECON5510
  • 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:
Easy and nice, a bit boring
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: MACRO
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Zwick is THE MAN... So intelligent and very approachable. Guy has a BS and MBA from Harvard and a PHD from Carnegie-Mellon, not to mention a pretty extreme work history. Take Burton, and get to know him, he is very helpful and knowledgeable.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: MACRO
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He's a great guy. I agree that class is a little boring, but you can't really help that when you're teaching macro. He gives a lot of feedback on the work that you submit which is very helpful. Exams are short answer, but easy as long as you look over the material. I would reccomend him.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: MKTSINST
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Extremely knowledgeable professor who makes his students work hard. Boring classes, but I really don't see how you could teach the material any other way.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: MICRO
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
great guy
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