Ronald Kiener - Trinity College

Professor: Ronald Kiener
Department: Religion
College: Trinity College
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: JEW114
  • Grade Received: B-
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Kiener no longer takes his role as an educator seriously. He spends the majority of lectures goofing off & discussing his personal life, e.g. offering to pay students to clean his apt, talking about his ex-wife, revealing he's a gun-owner, playing videos of Trump, etc. It would be more appropriate if his exams tested your knowledge of his sad life
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: 209
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Kiener is unlike any professor I have had at Trinity. The course material is pretty flexible, and if an important current event comes up, he will stop class to cover it. He is a hilarious guy and never takes himself too seriously. He is not a pushover, but definitely not the most difficult professor.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: REL109
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Prof. Kiener gives a great lecture if you listen. No, he doesn't care about laptops but he knows who is listening and who is not. He knows who does the readings and who doesn't. You will do better on your midterm and final if you read.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: JEW114
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Jewish traditions. Class is easy, doesn't care about phones or laptops, but midterm and final are bs. Basically long list of 120 hebrew words so if you dont no hebrew you cant do well... nothing to do with actual religion
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: HIST000
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
intro to juadism. TERRIBLE professor. I'm sure he is an intelligent man, but he did not bring this to his course. I learned nothing and still got an A. An absolute waste of time (unless you want an easy A).
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: INST000
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
arab israeli conflict - he is a living breathing guru. he speaks both hebrew and arabic and is extreemly knowledgable. class is always entertaining, he often crosses that "line" between prof and student, but he's a really nice guy. if you read and pay attention you'll learn, but you don't have to do work to do well.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: ISLAM
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Although a nice and funny guy, he isn't much of a teacher. Whatever the student hopes to learn about Islam must be learned by him or herself. But it is an easy A, and A+ is not out of reach. Class wont get too boring - he came in drugged up once. Bring a laptop if you want to entertain urself.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: ISLAM
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He seems like a really nice guy but the class was really boring. Bring a book or your laptop to entertain yourself. If you memorize the terms he gives you, you'll get As and Bs on tests and quizzes... but you probably won't actually learn much about Islam. He gets a little too paranoid about people cheating, too.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: MYSTICISM
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
It's a seminar but there is not much discussion. Sheerly because it was a smaller class than Jewish Tradition, I think it was the better of the two. Unless you have a real interest in mysticism, I'd stay.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: JEWSINAMERICA
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The class was a joke and he clearly did not care about it. However, it is an easy A.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: RELG
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
pretty good lectures. extremely eager to please students. kiener resembles a nerd who desperately wanted but never made the in-crowd in college. so he tries to make up for that by being "one of us" now. DO NOT confide in him. he gossips!
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: JT
  • 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:
this is the kind of class where you get as much as you give. kiener is entertaining if not inappropriate and he will give you an inordinate amount of extra credit points for just attending outside lectures. you'll only learn anything if you want to and
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: JT
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
One could learn a lot from the course, but Kiener often seems more interested in entertaining than teaching. Tests are very easy and it does not seem like he expects much. Getting in touch with him outside of class can be difficult
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: JT
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Not only is Kiener a great professor, he is an awesome person. While this class is often considered a joke class or an easy grade, it is much more than that. The material is interesting and Keiner, hands down, is the most entertaining prof at this school
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: RELG
  • 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: N/A
Comment:
Kiener rocks. Don't expect to learn what's on the syllabus, do expect to learn lots. Classes are fun & fascinating. Be sure to take at least one Kiener class before you graduate.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: RELG107
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He is the best teacher!! He makes class really interesting!!
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: JEWISHPHI
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: RELG498
  • 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:
Ron is a great professor even though he kicked my ass with the thesis. He is very fair and your grade is always dependent on what you put into the class.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: RELIG107
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: RELG109
  • 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:
No Comments
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