Pranab Kumar - Edmonds College

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Pranab Kumar - Edmonds College

Professor: Pranab Kumar

Department: English & Humanities

College: Edmonds College

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: HUM108
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Pranab Kumar is a great professor, as this is my third class with him. For this specific class, you read four myths (short books), take 4 quizzes, and write two mini-essays. This class one of his easier classes, but you still need to put in the work to get a good grade. All required readings are posted as PDFs on canvas.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: ENGL102
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

In this class, I learned a lot. ENGL102 is a research-based class, so having no idea how to write a research paper I was intimidated but the structure of Dr. Pranab Kumar's class helped me learn. There is one final paper due at the end but you do discussions and little assignments to help you prepare. Put in the work and your grade will reflect it.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: ENGL101
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Pranab Kumar is a great professor. ENGL101 was difficult but I learned a lot. There are 2-3 discussion posts a week and 3 essays for the year. For posts, you must complete the reading and write a response to it that is quality and lengthy to get full points. He posts PDFs of the required textbooks/readings on canvas so no need to buy the books.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: HUM108
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very good teacher. Responds to e-mails in a flash. He is strict but fair and gives you enough time to finish the work. Do not expect an easy grade if you are incapable of doing the work.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: HUM108
Grade Received: WD
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Avoid this guy at all costs. He is awful man. You will be sorry. Warning stay away from him.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: HUM109
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great and knowledgable professor. Helpful and encouraging all the way as long as you do the work. He has a dry, sarcastic sense of humor so if you take his class you are in for a good laugh (well of course if you are into that sort of humor). Solid guy all the way.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: HUM109
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

WORST TEACHER I HAVE EVER TAKEN. I hate Kumar SO MUCH. You have to read so so much. If you skip the reading you will receive a bad grade. You read like 1-3 stories a week (the are up to 150 pages EACH) then you have to write like a 700-word analysis for each story. Very tough grader. He is a very VERY rude man. Worst teacher i have EVER had. I hate

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: HUM109
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:

Mr Kumar is sometimes misunderstood, I feel like his knowledge of the subject was very good, at times a little critical on points for discussion boards but none the less very willing to work with you to succeed and get a good grade. If you do the work you shouldn't have any issues. Also prepare for the final! Easy if you prepare, very hard if not

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: HUM109
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Seems like he genuinely wants us to learn and he wasnt too hard in my opinion.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: HUM109
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Takes points off for following the brief to the letter, but not having "the right opinion". Feedback is usually unrelated to your postings, and sometimes quite rude. Lots of emphasis on just a few myths.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: ENG101
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:

I had him during covid. We had two discussions each week, but sometimes there were more. Make sure to check when things are due because his due dates sometimes overlap each other. His instructions were not very clear. He is a TOUGH grader, I barely got full points even when I tried my best to answer the questions. Be prepared to read A LOT.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: HUM109
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Pranab was an amazing teacher. I loved his Greek Myth class. A majority of the content was; read a chapter from this book, and write a discussion on it. It is important to do the work, and the grading is pretty difficult, but cut and dry; if you do the work as he asks you'll do great! Also, he always responds with a comment if you ask.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: ENG101
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

His class wasn't too hard but he wasn't clear about what he wanted in the assignments. Even when putting lots of effort into the assignments, I rarely got full points. One time he posted and example for what he wanted for a discussion AFTER it was due. When I tried to contact him after class, his replies were short and didn't answer my questions.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: HUM109
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Hes like weird... literally you could put your blood, sweat, and tears into your writing and hell still have nothing nice to say ? The Feedback is a mess. Literally shady and not even helpful. He takes a long time to grade work but refuses late work no matter how busy you are. Makes the course difficult but not an enjoyable difficult at all.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: HUM109
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I never got full credit on anything and he never explained why I was marked down. I worked my butt off but never got full points. I would not take this class again or recommend it to anyone.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: ENG101
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Good prof. He can be really fun but sometimes it gets repetitive and boring. Only three essays but read the daily stories and participate in discussions. He'll like you as long as you communicate and listen when serious

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: HUM109
Grade Received: C+
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Kumar was very interesting. He is very amusing, and just shows up and does his job. He is very lecture heavy & the material he lectures on half of the time doesnt even relate to class.. lol. I would take this class if u need to fulfill a credit or if interested in greek myth. But overall the weirdest class Ive taken....

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: ENG101
Grade Received: WD
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Definitely avoid this guy if you can. He is an extremely hard grader and would give me a zero on an assignment just because I did one small part wrong. I have multiple friends in this class and they are all struggling to get a c. He has a pretty heavy accent and I would lose my sense of reality sitting in his class for two whole hours. Withdrew!

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: ENG101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Unorthodox teaching, easy grader though

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: HUM108
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I actually loved this class! He makes the material interesting to listen to. At the beginning of each class you have a writing quiz but if you do the reading you'll easily pass them. Homework is pretty much reading the books but the books are pretty cool stories, too. There are just 2 mini-essays and 1 discussion each week, pretty easy class!

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