Paul Stoddard - Northern Illinois University

Professor: Paul Stoddard
Department: Science
College: Northern Illinois University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: GEO103
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Absolutely do not buy the book, it will be the biggest waste of your money ever. His class is based off 3 tests that the lecture only slightly touches on. Read the TA notes on blackboard. Talk during class for the extra credit points it will save your grade. He does do a pretty sweet curve. Also he grunts a lot, it's hilarious, pay attention for it
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: GEOL103
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This class is based on three tests which are not really on the material, but applying it in situations. He offers extra credit if you participate in class, some take home questions, or do discussions online. He does not post grades on Blackboard even the week before finals. Apparently, if you pass his final you pass the class. Good luck!
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: GEOL120
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The only grades you will have are three exams. Three extremely difficult exams. He allows you to have a cheat sheet with you, but the exams don't focus on out-of-the-book knowledge. The questions are about interpreting situations based on that knowledge. His lectures lose focus easily, but he gives an extra credit point per day if you participate
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: GEOL103
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
If you like bad middle-aged man science jokes, then this class is for you. The lectures are confusing and all over the place. There are only tests and lectures. The only way to get ec is to speak up in class. He brags about the average test grade being a 75% (with the curve). If you love yourself don't take his class.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: GEOL103
  • 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:
He assigned us two books: one that we had to buy from the bookstore (that he warned us would be of little use to us whether or not we attended lecture), and another that was online that he wrote himself. This book was INCOMPLETE and not even published yet. Powerpoints shown during lecture were extremely useless. Too difficult to take notes. AVOID.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: GEOL103
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
All he does is talk the whole time so you really don't know what is important. Sure he gets the info to you but he talks about so much you don't even know what to study for the test. You can make a cheat sheet but it's hard to know what to even put on it. DO NOT take if you don't do well in lecture classes. It's an interesting class but hard.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: GEOL103
  • 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:
Does his best to let you know he's a Doctor ad he knows more than you. Terrible at explaining things, tests are ridiculously hard on irrelevant material. Even with a curve your lucky to get a C. Went to every class took plenty of notes tried very hard and got a B. Ridiculous for a gen ed. Killed my 4.0.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: GEOL101
  • 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:
Horrible teacher, ridicules students openly in classroom. Takes time debating with students on personal issues as opposed to teaching the curriculum.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: GEOL103
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Hard
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: GEOL103
  • 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:
Nice guy but extremely hard class!
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: GEOL103
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Professor Stoddard was a phenomenal teacher. He was always available for questions outside of class and offered really interesting opinions and conversation.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: GEOL103
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Goes out of his way to make students' life miserable. I'd rather perform brain surgery than take another one of his non-sense, fairy tale and incomprehensible tests that seemed to be designed for one purpose: give students headaches.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: GEOL101
  • 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:
Guy is a Jerk. Avoid! Thinks very highly of himself and treats students like they are all idiots. Has a crazy fascination with imaginary planets. Sucks at explaining things. Things talked about in class do not appear in tests. For all the tests, it felt like I was taking a test for the wrong course. Tests are hard as hell. You wont ever getan A or
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: GEOL103
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Tests are so incredibly hard. You feel like you're doing research on this subject.BYNO MEANS IS THIS CLASS A BEGINNER COURSE.i felt like i was MAJORING in GEOLOGY.Do me a favor and never take this guy if you like your gpa. I got 2 A's in other classes and C from this class infall 2008. Funny part is Ispent more time studying for this crappy class.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: GEOL103
  • 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:
This class shot my 4.0 straight to hell, people said just attend class and you'll do fine, that is a joke I went to every single class and still got 1% from a B which he would not round up. Oh, and by the way, if you believe in God and would rather not be attacked and judged because of your belief I would not suggest this class.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: GEOL103
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This class was easy if you attend and take notes. He lets you make a cheat sheet to use on the tests and as long as you pay attention in class you don't need the book. Everything on the test is from lecture and the tests are curved. Great teacher. I learned a lot.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: GEOL103
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I hated going to his class. Every minute seemed to drag. If you have an interest for space take it and if not SERIOUSLY avoid the class!! Nothing he sopke about in his lectures where in the exams. Nothing!
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: GEOL103
  • 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:
Nice Guy, but hard to understand
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: GEOL103
  • 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:
Fun class. If you volunteer twice per class, you get two extra credit points. I don't understand most of the ratings that people give him here. His tests are straightforward and he curves the class average to 75%, so you get quite a few free points even if you do bad on a test.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: GEOL103
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I really liked him a lot, and learned a lot from his class. He's a nice guy.
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