Joe Ferrari - DePaul University

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Joe Ferrari - DePaul University

Professor: Joe Ferrari

Department: Psychology

College: DePaul University

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: PSY105
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dn. Joe is honestly a pretty laid-back professor. He definitely has a slight tendency to go on tangents during lectures but somehow they're also informative. I liked his class enough to take another one with him, just because of how chill the vibe is. Most of your grade does come down to just three exams, so it's important to take notes.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: PSY106
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very nice but you are only graded on about 4 things for your entire grade. However he does give you the chance to retake them.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: PSY106
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Ferrari is a witty and smart professor with extremely entertaining lectures. You can tell he loves his job and never fails to make the class laugh. The class grade is largely based on three large exams, two of which you can retake for a better grade if you dont do well the first time. You will do fine in this class if you follow his guided notes.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: PSY105
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

One of my favorite profs ever. While we are all online, he does his best to engage students and make sure we are understanding the material. Super important you read the assigned readings. Even though they're long and dense, makes everything easier (plus he doesn't cover some content in the book) TIP: form a study group w peers

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: PSY347
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I was in that 347 class during the pandemic. what a great prof and someone committed to us. that person who rated Dr J a 1 is so wrong. He is well respected and loved by students. if you can, take his Soc Psych class Intro 105 and 106 too. This guy knows how to teach, and is great too.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: PSY347
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took his social psychology class during the pandemic. It was a waste of $2500. We read about 90% of the textbook, had notes every week that he wrote, had a few PowerPoints, had one 15-minute lecture by the TA, and had a zoom discussion. It was a waste of money. You can go to a community college and get a better class. Do not take him.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: PSY347
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Joe is hands down the best professor I've had at DePaul. His lectures were so entertaining, and as someone who has trouble paying attention, I never wanted to miss a word of what he was saying. Take notes in class (he provides note outlines for his ppts) and look them over before tests. Graded by 3 tests, and you can do retakes of the first 2.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: PSY106
Grade Received: B-
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Mr. F is really funny! Though this class was just "okay". It wasn't easy for me bc I am a pole sci major, and looking to minor is psych so the structure of this class was something I am not familiar with. Make sure to look at all the notes and memorize even the smallest detail. There is tricky questions like "in 1980-something, this happened".

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: PSY105
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is the coolest professor ever. The PowerPoints are essentially the answers to his exams. I don't recommend buying the textbook for his class. You literally don't even need the book and you won't use it at all while he's teaching. Save yourself the money. If you miss a class or two, he won't notice. But make sure you catch the notes you missed.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: PSY105
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I don't know how people are giving him less than 5 stars. His tests are exactly the powerpoint notes, I got an A.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: PSY347
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Half of the assignments were graded by his TA and half by him so grading was all over the place. Lecture slides were full of text, multiple paragraphs per slide, went super fast, and nothing was put online so good luck getting any of the info. The biggest portion of your grade is a massive, quarter long group project, so hope you like that.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: PSY354
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This course does not have midterm or final. There is a group project with not a ton of direction. This class is a hybrid class so half the quarter you will meet in person, the other half is done online. You do not need the book, all the lectures are posted on D2L. Do all the work and work hard on the group project and you get an A !

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: PSY105
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Love this guy. His lectures are very straight forward, and he makes learning the heavy content manageable for someone like me who gets flustered when theres a lot to understand. His tests are super easy, and he allows retakes which is seriously a blessing. He is super funny and makes class interesting & interactive

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: PSYC347
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Too much homework I couldn't deal for community psychology. He's funny and nice though.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: PSY105
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Funny, relatable, respectful

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: PSY105
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Ferrari is a great professor and you can tell he loves what he does. Participation is not required but you can he gets annoyed when no one participates. You are expected to read the book but nothing is ever assigned and there is almost never any homework. Lectures are interesting and worth attending.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: PSY347
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:

Dr. Ferrari is very funny and entertaining, but his lectures can be a bit much for someone (like me) who isn't always in the mood to participate and just wants to go to lecture, take notes, and leave. The tests were easy and he'll even let you retake one if you mess up. He's a pretty good professor, just not going to be everyone's taste.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: PSY347
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:

I was not looking forward to having a three hour night class but this professor made it a lot more manageable than I thought it would be. The lectures were long but he made them interactive and funny. His tests may be hard for some so read the book, other than that, all around good professor.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: PSY106
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is an amazingly well rounded professor who is truly passionate about his teaching domain. His lectures are funny and full of real world context which makes the class a lot easier to remain attentive to.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: PSY105
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great professor! 3 exams and absolutely no homework. I would recommend taking him! He didn't take attendence either

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