Trien Nguyen - University of Waterloo

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Trien Nguyen - University of Waterloo

Professor: Trien Nguyen

Department: Economics

College: University of Waterloo

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: ECON301
Grade Received: F
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I took his Econ 472 and this person is the worst teacher in this university. He gave us no help in writing paper and could not remember anything. Each class he says the same words over and over again.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: ECON743
Grade Received: F
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Has no words except Awful

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: ECON302
Grade Received: F
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Don't take any course of him.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: ECON302
Grade Received: F
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Never understand what he is talking about.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: ECON342
Grade Received: F
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

garbage.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: ECON442
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Trien Nguyen is a really nice professor. He cares about his students. You need to put in work though. Do the assignments and readings and you will do well on the course. He uses his own textbook for the course.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: ECON472
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

- Focuses on course technicalities, rather than if students learn - Can't understand anything he says, because he ALWAYS mumbles - Unreasonably hard marker, who doesn't give any comments that justify his marking Avoid him if you can. I think the university deserves a better professor.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: ECON301
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

INCOMPREHENSIBLE!!!! Heavy accent and he mumbles. He is rude to you in office hours. Avoid at all costs.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: 301
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If you want to do well in this course you have to dedicate your entire term just to this one course and nothing else.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: ECON221
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 had a few classes with Prof. Ngugen in the 1990s. His accent is heavy but he's a fluent English speaker. At the time, he was willing to mark you with 100% weight on final exam but his finals were tough. Mid-terms, by comparison, were easier. He injected humour well. Fave quote: "You have no competition in a monopoly because you killed them all."

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: ECON301
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:

Very enthusiastic professor with a sense of humor; willing to help students and genuinely wants everyone to do well. The material may be confusing at times but his notes are great and very comprehensive!

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: ECON301
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Nguyen is great! He is hilarious and enthousiastic about teaching. You can tell that he really loves his job. The material is somewhat confusing but he goes through it at a relatively slow pace. If you go to class, you will get a great mark and learn a lot. Midterms = Easy. Final = Hard, but he rewards loyal students and boosts marks.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: ECON221
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I understand zero of what he says. the text book he wrote is absolutely awful. the multiple choice was pretty easy though.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: ECON221
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Seriously i dont understand him mumbling in class, but his stuff is easy, MC for mid term and final. Plus 25% of the final mark goes to attendance and online quiz. Just that I really dont get how SHAZAM is related to Econ after all.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: ECON342
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

its hard to understand his accent but you get used to it after a couple of classes. his exams are fair and he does not try to trick you. assignments are pretty easy!

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: ECON301
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The prof stated that "A" students end up reading thru his 300 pg textbook 7-8 times over the term. That's what I ended up doing and I got my best ever ECON mark. The prof gives you LOTS of chances for bonus marks... so show up in class and do his extra assignments. The prof has a trainwreck sense of humour; it adds variety to the many models.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: ECON301
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Questions in emails were never been replied.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: ECON301
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:

He is a Great Teacher he really cares about his students, although some of his questions are hard he provides you with enough resources to do well! Amazing Teacher !!

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: ECON301
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is the best, most hilarious ECON prof i have ever come across, his classes are easy to understand, and his classes are a lot of fun.. guaranteed good time in class.. if u want it to be. It may take some time to understand him initially, but once ur over that, its quite magical.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: ECON221
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Broken English. Features his own textbook. Relativelt easy exam. Multiple Choice. Not great prof.

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