Brian O'Roark - James Madison University

Professor: Brian O'Roark
Department: Economics
College: James Madison University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: MBA641
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He is one of the best professors I have had yet in the JMU MBA program. The workload was fair and challenging, but he is an extremely fair grader. The final exam was surprisingly easy to take, but that comes from doing the problem sets each week.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: MBA641
  • 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:
GREAT instructor, very flexible and personable, assignments were thought-provoking but reasonable. I never thought I would enjoy economics, but he made the class very interesting and worthwhile. The course materials were excellent.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: GECON200
  • 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:
this class is a lot easier than people are making out to be. everything is very straight forward.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: MBA641
  • 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:
Very solid explanations. Good use of team teaching with Dr. Wood. Definitely need to review slides before class. Makes understanding of the concepts much easier.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: MACRO
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
really awesome teacher. no attendence policy-but go as much as possible because there are quizzes and extra credit opportunities. the tests get progressively harder. but really good teacher-suggest him highly
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: MACRO
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
the class is sooo hard, but if you must take it, he's the guys to teach it. he's very clear and uses examples students can relate to. he also give some extra credit through out the sem, which helps at the end.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: ECON200
  • 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:
he's a really funny guy, but the class he teaches is pretty difficult. I honestly think I failed the class but ended up with a C, so that was cool.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: GECON200
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Okay class. Need to go to every class and have a good understanding to do well.. Quite impossible to get an A, high B, unless you have a love for the subject. You HAVE TO GO to class. I'm sure there are easier teachers, but really nice and helpful guy.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: ECON345
  • 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:
A great professor who is very smart! Very clear information and interesting material.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: GECON200
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He moves very quickly and the some of the stuff is hard to grasp. his test are pretty hard but he has lots of extra credit opportunities.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: GECON200
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He's a really awesome professor (nice and funny) but the class is HARD! I went to class every day and studied my butt off before tests and I'm getting a C- no matter what I did, I did badly on tests. Don't take him if you have no interest in macro
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: GECON
  • 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:
Excellent teacher who really knows how to explain things clearly. I suck at business and he really helped me grasp concepts I didn't understand before this class. Tests can be challenging.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: ECON345
  • 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:
one of the best profs in the econ dept. by far...so clear and intelligent, take him for any econ class you can get
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: GECON200
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
HE'S FRICKIN HILARIOUS
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: GECON200
  • 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:
Awesome teacher. Very intellegent, but ALSO knows how to teach - not just on of those geniuses that can't convey information. When writing papers DO NOT use conjunctions, you'll get burned. Really great class though. He makes it interesting.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: MACROECONOMICS
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
O'Roark is a good teacher, his class is interesting and I like the way it is taught. His tests are tricky though, and I tend to missunderstand some of the questions. All in all he is a good teacher and I enjoy his class.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: ECON201
  • 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:
i disagree with nearly everything about free market economics. still, i am getting an A in this class. he often only explains the "faults" in programs that he dislikes. it is frustrating to sit and copy his notes off the blackboard for an hour & 15 while he talks, but he is clear about the topics.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: GECON200
  • 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:
great teacher, makes the class interesting and explains stuff really well. take him!!!!
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: GECON200H
  • 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:
Knows what he is doing, makes the class fun and the material interesting. If you just try you will have no problems in his class.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: GECON200
  • 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:
He definitely made this class interesting, and I was really not looking forward to this class. He got us involved, and is a very good speaker, and I enjoy not staring at a powerpoint all day.
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