Joanne Doyle - James Madison University

Professor: Joanne Doyle
Department: Business
College: James Madison University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: ECON385
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
One of the best Econ professors at JMU, Great for 385. Doyle gives a mix of lectures, textbook readings, practice problems, and plenty of examples. She does a good job explaining the material in multiple ways in order for students to understand it. Build a good stat/regression foundation leading up to exam 1, the rest of the sem will be easier.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: ECON201
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Honestly, if you take her then read your textbook. I got a B on the final without studying much but I consistently read before her class and that is what kept me doing well in the course: thats how I would know what she was talking about. I bought the books so I could annotate in them as well and that helps a lot!!
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: ECON201
  • 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:
Doyle is a good choice for 201. Her exams make up the majority of your grade, so be prepared. It's possible to do well if you read, do the hw, and try! She curves exams which is a bonus. She is disorganized, and you probably won't know your grade all semester. It's worth noting that she gets political and might offend people. She's nice though!
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: ECON201
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I am jaw-dropped by these ratings. She doesnt calculate your grade throughout the semester so we went into the final NOT KNOWING what we had. We are now 2 days away from grades being finalized and I still dont know my grade is or what I got on the final. She knows econ but this class is weighted too much on tests and I dont find it very fair.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: ECON201
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Doyle doesn't get the credit she should. She responds to emails on time, and made econ (which seemed impossible to understand) easy to understand. This class is more of a test on how much work you'll put in. Textbook helps you understand the material so it is IMPORTANT to read. Help yourself and READ. Have the physical book & annotate it.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: ECON201
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Lectures for me were easy to understand, she was thorough and never put anything on the exam that wasn't covered. I didn't read the textbook at all but I did every practice problem online given and reread my notes. The online work really helped. I wouldn't expect to get a good grade without trying but she does her part you just need to do yours.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: ECON201
  • Grade Received: C
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I wouldn't take. Knows econ, but unless you read graphs and can analyze them easy, this class will really hurt you. She is very smart, holds you accountable, but if math/graphs are not you, AVOID. The book is how I barely passed, and I am a COB major that soared in 204. Was my hardest class, does not use Canvas, and doesn't tell you your grades.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: ECON201
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Doyle is great at what she does. She really knows how to be successful as an Economic student and helps students to be so. Her lectures are thorough and she's not afraid to spend extra to explain hard ideas multiple times. Her exams are always preceded with quizzes that are similar. She gives lots of practice as hw, which is an easy grade boost
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: ECON201
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
I was confident going into 201becuase I got an A- in 200. But this class was really hard. Her lectures never made sense and her tests were actually impossible.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: ECON385
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
The rudest professor I've ever met. She takes off a lot of points on tests for the smallest mistakes. If you ever miss a class, ever, she will hold it over your head for the rest of the semester. Don't understand something new? Need help? Make a mistake on a test? Need a refresher? It's because you missed class 1 time a month ago, no help for you.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: ECON201
  • Grade Received: C+
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Doyle is the most condescending and judgmental professor I have EVER encountered. Her lectures are incredibly disorganized, tedious, and boring. Her tests are designed to play mind games with you. She is passively aggressive towards students who answer her questions incorrectly and is not afraid to make an example out of you. DON'T TAKE!!
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: ECON201
  • Grade Received: C-
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
If you don't do the homework you will not pass. Her lectures can get very confusing.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: ECON201
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
She is an awesome prof for econ in my opinion. Econ is a hard subject but she gives you good information during class and going to her office hours really helps.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: ECON331
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I am a Quantitative Finance major and I was worried ECON331 wouldn't be mathematical enough for me. But Dr. Doyle uses her mathematics background and it gives real intuition behind the demand curve and where it comes from. Dr. Doyle's class is cut and dry--if you do the problems she wants you to do, you should do very well.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: ECON331
  • Grade Received: C+
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
The class is graded on a few quizzes & problem sets, two tests, & a final. To get a good grade in this class you need to make sure to do all the problems at the end of every chapter. I breezed through intro to micro & thought this class would be easy, but I ended up having to work to pass with a C. Just know how to do the problems & you'll be good.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: ECON385
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Ms. Doyle is a great professor, she makes sure you understand the material, the class itself is very challenging but she does her best at explaining econometrics. She doesnt make you feel dumb for asking questions, makes econometrics easy to learn. Make sure to go to class, read the book, and go to her office hours.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: ECON201
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
I really liked Professor Doyle. I found her teaching style very helpful and her lectures are important so don't skip class. I did not attend the pass sessions but I did read every chapter and completed the sapling learning activities, which are also very helpful. Not an easy class but with effort an A is possible!
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: ECON201
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The person who gave the most recent review could not be more accurate! Big emphasis on the fact that she's passionate and knowledgable, yet condescending and disorganized. While her notes are hard to follow, she doesn't give you unnecessary information to write down, so it's manageable. She doesn't take attendance but going is so helpful for tests!
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: ECON201
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
She loves to lecture students about how we're "in college now" but she doesn't treat you that way. The class was incredibly easy, but I found her condescending and disorganized. There were a lot of mistakes she made that became my responsibility to notice and get fixed. She's knowledgeable and passionate about the subject, though.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: ECON201
  • Grade Received: C
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Doyle certainly is one of the smartest Econ professors at JMU, but I would not recommend taking her class for Econ 201. Only had 3 tests, Homework was assigned every class, and she gave random quizzes that were almost as hard as her tests, which were impossible. DO NOT TAKE!
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