John Constantine - University of California Davis

Professor: John Constantine
Department: Economics
College: University of California Davis
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: ARE155
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Not a good professor to take if you are not good at independent learning. Lectures are not really great in quality. He posted a silent lecture that he decided not to re-record with sound even though it was only 15 minutes... Do with that information what you will. He's pretty funny though and the material is easy in nature.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: ARE155
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Grade is composed of 1 midterm (35%), 1 quiz (10%), and final (55%). Professor is hard to reach via email and the posted optional hw is ridden with mistakes, making learning the concepts difficult. Midterm had a 57% average, but he decided to take it easier on us for the quiz and the midterm. GO TO OFFICE HOURS if you want to do well.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: ARE155
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Lectures are straightforward, but the quizzes and midterm are a super time crunch and there is so little points available (49 points this quarter) one misstep really ruins it. His teaching is not confusing, but messy. Online means all MC for all tests. He does not give explanations for answers just gives them for homework. Average I guess.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: ARE106155171A
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Lectures are simple and clean. Give good life tips. Certainly had a great time!
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: ARE155
  • Grade Received: C
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
pros: he doesn't provide mandatory homework Cons: his online class was extremely boring quiz and exams are tough and with limited time His lecture is confusing and un-organized
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: ARE155
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
If you can, avoid taking this professor. He gets confused in the middle of his lectures and is very unorganized. He only had 1 office hours for the 6 week summer course. His quizzes are timed too short for the type of questions he asks. He doesn't communicate with his students very much to update us or tell us anything. He grades on a rank.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: ARE144
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
25+ people emailed him for more time on the quizzes and he never replied to them
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: ARE144
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
worst professor15 minutes 15 question, math problem included.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: ARE171
  • 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:
I like his class so much. If you watch the lecture videos carefully while taking nots, you will learn a lot! And you may even apply the knowledge in real cases. Worth it.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: ARE100A
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
worst professor. lacks empathy. he was the most unsupportive professor and I'm disappointed.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: ARE155
  • Grade Received: B-
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
This man is an absolute savage and one of the funniest and most legendary professors at Davis. However, this is largely due to his humor and personality and he's not great in lecture because he messes up a ton. That being said, his grading system ensures 80% of class passes and virtually a guaranteed pass if you clear 50% of all points.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: ARE155
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Prof Constantine is an all time gem. This dude is hilarious and makes lecture enjoyable to attend. Yes, he does make mistakes but he's really humble about it often makes jokes at his own expense. Lectures can be a little disorganized but overall, he explains the material well. Hope to take him for future classes!
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: ARE155
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Extremely disorganized lectures, had to be corrected several times each lecture by students. Lecture notes aren't posted online, so going to class is essential. Lectures barely align with the book material. Our class was ENTIRELY graded off of ONE midterm taken in week 5 because he refused to give an online final during campus closures.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: ARE171
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
This class was only graded by midterm and final. His lecture was a little disorganized since he jumps from A to B without really explaining it sometimes, I would recommend reading the textbook. The hard part was the exams, really have to know the details to answer this question, average on the first midterm was around 50. Hard professor overall.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: ARE155
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
the only things in the gradebook were the final and midterm. he is corrected by students during lecture 3-5 times per lecture, and the lectures are only 50 minutes. worthless as far as a professor goes, and the exams were really hard, especially since the practice material was also worthless
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: ARE155
  • Grade Received: B-
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He does his job of teaching you the material, however his lecture notes can be confusing and he can also be very grumpy during class. He provides practice problems and exams but they don't really help too much with the two quizzes and exams for the class.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: ARE155
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
If you don't go to class he will know it. I have heard he isn't that bad but trust me he is very rude and disrespectful to some of his students. If you miss more than 5 classes, he will not offer you help in his office hours. Practice exams don't help that much.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: ARE155
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
hes just rude and disrespectful
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: ARE143
  • 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:
Constantine is a great professor. He really cares for his students and posts a decent amount of practice problems. Read the book, do the homework and practice tests and you should get at least a B. The final and midterm focused on the material in the book while his 2 quizzes mainly focused on the practice problems. He is tougher for 143!
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: ARE143
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Solid choice as a professor, although his lectures can be very dry and his notes can be a little disorganized. His class consists of 2 quizzes, a midterm and the final, the exams can be challenging but luckily, he has a grading scheme which acts as a cushion where the Top 20% get an A, the next 30% get a B, then the next 30% a C, and so on.
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