Jianchu Chen - Grand Rapids Community College

Professor: Jianchu Chen
Department: Philosophy
College: Grand Rapids Community College
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: PL201
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
His accent is a little hard to understand, but I didn't even really need his lectures to pass the class. Just do the reading and you'll be fine. He has weekly papers over two topics and they are very easy to answer. He gives out study guides that follow the test format exactly, so tests are easy as well. Highly recommend this prof
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: PL205
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I really enjoyed this class. Professor Chen provided great lectures and made sure that everything we read from the books aligned with what we were learning about (There are 2 books you have to rent/purchase). He is a very kind and understanding person. Definitely take this class if you can! Easy A
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: PL202
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He was a good professor but has a heavy accent. The videos he posts are pretty long but easy enough to follow along with and he does give plenty of details in the videos.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: PL202
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I took Intro to Logic with Professor Chen online. If I am not mistaken, Intro to Logic wasn't offered online for fall 2020 until COVID so he made helpful videos where he reads through the assigned textbook portion and clarifies important parts. His quizzes seem to be graded for completion but he is always there to answer questions too! I recommend.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: PL202
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Chen was always responsive to questions, even outside of class times. The one issue I had is that he ran his classes Wed.-Tues. whereas all my other classes were Mon.-Sun. which just made it more inconvenient
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: PL207
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Chen constantly stutters when talking in his lectures to the point that I cannot understand a word that he says. I actually stopped listening to his lectures and just did the reading and the assignments and still ended up with an A in the class.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: PL201
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Professor Chen assigns one, two-paged paper a week. They are only for completion but still, try your best because he does read them. He gives out a study guide for the exam that have the exact questions as the exam, so it is easy to get an A. Just read the book, take notes, and you will pass the class.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: PL201
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I highly recommend Professor Chen. I took this class online during the summer. It is 6 one to two page papers on a prompt he gives each week, a midterm, and a final. For the midterm/final he gives a review guide and you can use that on the exam. He posts a video each week which goes over the reading. He offers office hours if you need help.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: PL205
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Eight small essays. Pretty good lectures and study guides that prepares for the two exams.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: PL201
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Very kind and fun-loving. His homework grading criteria was a bit confusing for most of us, and we had to type 8 total essays (one every week). I didn't read much but still pass with decent grade. You can also use one page note in the midterm and final exam, so he made it easier for us with the given topics, questions, and vocab terms.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: PH201
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
One of my favorite professors so far while attending GRCC! I took this class not knowing anything about philosophy and ended learning a lot. Chen is a caring professor who tries to engage the whole class even at 7:45am on a Monday morning. He is very passionate in what he teaches and it shows. The class is super easy with very few assignments.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: PL201
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
he lectures every day the whole time, you have to write 8 one page papers for the whole semester, and ask a question within the paper then present it, he will then tell you that your question and opinion are wrong and embarass you. He grades the papers but does not put them anywhere. Finals are tomorrow and I still do not know my grade. Never again
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: A
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Easy grader
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: PH201
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Very hard to understand. Likes to carry on about one subject and fails to get the attention of the class. Goes off topic often and dances around questions that are presented to him. On one of my papers I explained why I had the question and then asked the question but was told I didn't ask a question.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: PL205
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I had Chen for two semesters straight and loved him both times. He's super funny and has a contagious laugh. His sense of humor is kind of on the dark side, which is funny to me. For ethics, be prepared to talk or sit in silence if no one will. For logic, make sure to work on problems outside of class because they can be kinda tricky.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: PL201
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Great guy, definitely cares about what he does. Only homework is reading the textbooks (which are all free online) and completing 8 one page (double spaced) papers. They're easy and don't take too much time. He has a thick accent but if you pay attention you can follow along easily. Great lectures, dark sense of humor. You can tell he's passionate.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: PL206
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Easiest class ever. Class is mostly discussion. As long as you write a decent paper for each week's page reflection you will be fine. Midterm- he gives you a bank of questions but you're not sure what will be on it. I really don't understand how people don't pass or get an A in this class. Interesting class too!
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: PL201
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Very clear directions on how to get a straight A. As long as you put in some effort and don't mind short (1 page) essays it will be easy to pass. He's a nice guy too.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: PL202
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Challenging class but incredibly fun! I felt like I was learning so much. The concepts you learn are applicable to the real world and the professor cares so much about what he does. It is difficult for sure but he gives great examples. Asking questions is important and if he doesn't cover something you can typically find it easily in the textbook.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: PL201
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I didn't think I would like Philosophy, but this prof. made each lecture quite interesting. He assigns a one page essay every week (which you only have to do 8 total throughout the semester) and gives you 2 chances to turn one in each week. There's only a midterm and final exam and he gives you a study guide for both. I enjoyed this class a lot.
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