Trent Hamann - St. John's University - Jamaica/Queens

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Trent Hamann - St. John's University - Jamaica/Queens

Professor: Trent Hamann

Department: Philosophy

College: St. John's University - Jamaica/Queens

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: PHIL2000
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He isn't the worst however his class had assignments that were due 3 days a week. So every week Day 1 you posted your discussion day 2 you respond to comments and day 3 is a quiz. Every week its the same so it gets a lot but you get used to it. Doesn't really give feedback and don't have to read the text for discussions or quizzes

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: ETHIC2200
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Really good teacher. I would take him again if i could. Very fair grader. As long as you somewhat read the material youll be fine.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: PHI2200C
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof Hamann is great. One discussion and one short mult choice quiz based on written lectures every week, midterm and final both mult choice with two short essays. His class is easy if you actually read and try to understand material. Honestly anyone who didn't like him was probably lazy, Phil in general takes some work. He made it interesting.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: PHI1000C
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Only gives weekly quizzes which are decent at best. and discussion boards. - Unfair grader: Quizzes out of 100, weekly discussion out of 10 (If u don't complete everything in each discussion, is an instant 0) - 2 Exams: Multiple choice paraphrased quizzes, 2 essays from books we buy (at least 5 books) - Disrespectful in emails

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: 1000C
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:

Most of his lectures are either at or longer than regular class time. But luckily he just post the lectures for us to listen at our own time. He gives us quizzes the next day which are decent depending on what quiz. He gives weekly discussion questions. He's a very tough grader. If you don't complete the task based on the Syllabus, here comes an F.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: ETHIC2200
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

discussion posts and quizzes weekly. even if you have the lecture right in front of you, you might not get a perfect score on the quiz. i think he think we are all philosophy students, which we def are not. doesnt condense any of the info, so reading the lecture is like reading the test all over again.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: 2200C
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

every week there is a reading with a discussion post. You have to comment on 2-3 students' posts and respond to at least one person that commented on your post. there is a quiz every week the day after he posts his lecture for the topic. ZERO extra credit. if you miss a quiz or assignment he will NOT let you make it up. u can find readings online

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: PHI2200C
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

he is so boring. tries to be nice but comes off as condescending. exams are the hardest things ever. only gives one day to complete a final worth 25% of grade. feedback is not that helpful and just is overall not the best.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: PHI1000C
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 lectures were long and boring, and he talked all nonsense. Every week there was a discussion on Blackboard, and you had to reply two other people's responses. You should read the readings to understand things better, but it was never a hard read. There was only the midterm and final with confusing MC and two short answers based off the reading.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: PHI2220
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Lectures are engaging and have me intrigued in material. Easy weekly discussion posts. Reading Plato can be dense but he goes throughs and clarifies. His tests are fair as he prepares class with a review. Tests have multiple choice and two short essays. Encourages questions and he thoroughly answers. Pay attention and you should be fine.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: PHI1000C
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's super passionate about what he teaches pretty dedicated to making sure his students understand his lectures are interesting you will need to read plato to do well and study hard theres a lot of info on his tests but he does amazing reviews for it

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: PHI1000C
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

His lectures are EXTREMELY BORING. I can barely stay awake during them. There are 2 tests (midterm and final), 11 discussion assignments and attendance that each count as 25% of your final grade. He made us get 5 books for the discussion assignments and I just looked up summaries and only read a few pages at most. Discussions are either 100% or 0%.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: PHI1000C
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

weekly discussions are easy. super nice guy. midterm and final are confusing but if you study youll done fine. lectures could be a little confusing and boring.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: ETHIC2200
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This professor will NOT elaborate when it comes to the essay exams. He will give you credit for completing each discussion post and will never give a comment but when it comes to the essay exams he will DRAG YOUR WORK. DO NOT TAKE HIM. Unless you plan to pass/fail save yourself the waste of time (you won't learn) and energy!!!

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: PHI1000C
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This professor makes the course unnecessarily difficult. if you read the books you can pass, but he makes the class so you can't get an A. He told us. Lectures are long and boring. He almost gives too much information, to the point where you don't know what's on tests or not. Study guides are extremely long and not straight forward.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: 1000C
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Incredibly hard and did not learn much.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: HON1010C
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Hamann was a great professor for philosophy. He is INCREDIBLY lecture heavy but if you pay attention you will learn a lot and find the course rather interesting. He is a very nice man who runs a very straight forward corse. Just make sure to show evidence for your essays. If you take awesome notes, they will suffice for essays. I miss him!

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: PHI2200C
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Literally a waste of time, online class is easy but when he actually grades something its more of criticism than anything else. Super pretentious and kind of a snore, someone obviously didn't get that book deal.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: PHI2200C
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Online lectures. Do the work and you will pass. I recommend pass/failing so you do not have to worry about a grade.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: PHI1000C
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I just really didn't like his class. He lectures for the majority of the class and if you don't stop and interrupt him you won't get your participation. He grades childishly too. Copied down notes verbatim and he was the only core class I ever took and didn't get an A in. Just avoid him trust me.

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