Richard Joanisse - Grand Valley State University

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Richard Joanisse - Grand Valley State University

Professor: Richard Joanisse

Department: Sociology

College: Grand Valley State University

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: HNR233
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:

Crazy professor and so fun to be around. Really makes the course interesting and funny.. If you try, pay attention, and NEVER HAVE YOUR PHONE OUT IN CLASS, you'll be fine

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: HNR234
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He's insane...but one of the few smart professors I've met. Sure, you write a paper every day, but it's a summary of the reading. Not hard, gives 90 percent of the class A's, provided they do the work. I'd recommend taking society and self just to hear Joanisse go off on tangents twice a week.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: HNR312
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Requires A LOT of writing - for every article you read you must write a critique and a journal. At the beginning of the semester we read 4+ articles a week, which was way too much work. After talking to him as a class, he reduced workload to 1-2 articles per week. No need to take notes in class, as there aren't any exams. No textbook either.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: HNR233
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Joanisse is an all-around great guy. He is brilliant, but sometimes he goes on brilliant tangents and it becomes very very hard to understand where he is going with his speeches. For HNR 233 you are expected to read dense articles, process them, and spit out two papers for each class period. It is VERY easy to get lost and overwhelmed.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: HNR312
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very fun guy. Had him for junior seminar and for honors social science. Pretty considerate of students if you reason with him about homework. Very engaging, exciting, likes to "act" in class. Randomly barks things and scares the heck out of his students! He seems pretty brilliant, it's surprising he's not renowned w/ published articles, etc.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: HNR233
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Joanisse was a ton of fun! There's quite a bit of work and it's easy to get overwhelmed if you don't keep up with the journals but they're easy enough to write (personally I liked writing them after class discussion). He is very helpful but likes the sound of his own voice a bit too much.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: SOC495
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Joanisse is crazy, but it made the class interesting. Doesn't give out a lot of A's, and there is a lot of reading and writing. Overall a good professor to take for capstone.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: SOC375
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This was a fun class. Controversial issues raised, but that's what the class is about! Good sense of humor and understanding of the topics discussed. Topics were a bit redundant at the end of class, but otherwise, I loved it.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: HNR233
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Joanisse is a blast. I've had him for HNR 233 and other soc courses. He'll help you understand anything, and is always willing to talk about anything during out-of-class time. Easy A in anything he teaches, just read the material eventually.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: HNR233
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Talks in cirlces, not helpful, grades holistically, you either understand what he's talking about or you don't, there's no in between and often times you won't understand what he's talking about.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: HNR233
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Joanisse isn't very helpful, and he often talks in circles, but overall I liked his class. It's not a class to take if you're looking for an easy A, but if you legitimately want to think critically and learn, I recommend his class. Yes, he is a bit arrogant, but overall, a good and interesting guy. College isn't supposed to be easy.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: SOC495
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This professor is someone who is rude. He says inappropriate things in class and enjoy belittling someone. He is everything you would not want in a professor. He absolutely positvely is a jerk. Worst professor at GV. Never makes any sense. We never knew when assignments were due, or what he wanted. Dont take him!!!! I cant believe he teaches a

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: HNR233
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:

I like professor joanisse. his readings are much easier than bernstein's and he is willing to adjust if they are not as easy as he thought. he gets a little excited sometimes and it is easy to get lost in his lectures, but overall i find him very engaging.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: SOC375
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:

Prof Joanisse is a hoot. Yes he gets excited, yes he goes off on tangents, but if you want to be engaged for 2.5 hours, you will be. He cares about his students and I enjoyed visiting him in his office. If you can't follow a rapid fire professor who is full of passion, this is not for you, however, if you are willing to learn, take this guy.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: HNR233SOCSELF
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This guy is psycho! He makes you read a ton. Then he goes off talking when you get to class, and doesn't let you have a word in. When he gets done he gets REALLY mad at the whole class because he thinks nobody did the reading since there was no discussion. His tangents are just babble. Our class agreed that nobody understands him. He just can'

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: HNR233
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Just keep up in discussion and journals and you'll be fine. He's pretty easy and low stress. The only difficulty is that instead of letting students have their own discussions, he does all the talking and goes off on tangents. I didn't learn very much at all from him.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: HNR233
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Has a passion for what he does and it makes his class great, very knowledgable, awesome professor, entertaining. Clarity is only a problem when he gets really excited about what hes teaching and then he just goes a little too fast/far to follow but even then he will simplify it when hes done with the thought.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: SOC495
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is unclear about what he wants and when you ask questions he rambles on and doesn't give you a clear, straight answer; he made me feel stupid for asking. He never seems to be at his office hours-at least not in the 6 times I tried to see him. He is extremely knowledgeable and can be entertaining but not the best for clarity.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: CHILDMASCCAP
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Yes he does talk alot but only because hes really interested in what he teaches. Hes like a kid on christmas and that compells me in class. And he would step aside if others actually talked sometimes. The journals were work but interesting and I wish more professors taught like he does Great Prof he knows alot and is helpful just but in if you need

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: SOC387
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is very funny and knows his stuff. He can come off little narcissistic, but I learned a lot from the class. Take this class if you are interested working with adolescent children in a junior high high school setting. Make sure you read your articles and dont fall back on your journals and you will do just fine.

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