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Comments:ECO 2307 - I actually have an A-in this class. First of all, he has a really heavy accent and he is from Uganda. But that's not a problem at all because I understand 99% of what he says. The problem is he will give you 100 practice problems on each chapter but he does not give you any answer to any of the questions. If you go to his office hour to ask help on the practice problems, he will give 0 help. He says that will actually help you learn. The truth is, I learn nothing in this class and just hope I at least at an A- in this class. Otherwise, I will blame this man for lowering my GPA. And I am on Dean's list for three consecutive semesters, so I study really hard for all of my classes. But for this classes, I feel like I don't know anything at all. Another thing about homework, the concepts on the homework are an extension of what he teaches in class, so you really need your SAT critical thinking skills to do those homework. Half of questions on the quiz comes from the review questions, but half are those that you have never seen before. The test is alright but the free response questions are the hardest because you really need to know the concepts well and he covers those concepts in his lecture and they are not in the textbook. By the way, the textbook is horrible. It is written by Baylor's economic department and the book does not explain the concepts well or in depth. Sozzi should use a different and better textbook with more depth and explanations. People say Sozzi is easy only because he has little workload, but that does not guarantee an easy A. That was what I thought before I took this class and read the reviews online, but no. I would rather work hard for a class, learn something, and get the same A- I got form this class. Another thing is, you think you could potentially get some help from the tutoring center. But no, the macro econ tutors in sid rich forgot everything they had learned in ECO 2307 and they would expect you to help them answer your question. - Grade In Class:A |
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Comments:2307 - I cannot stress this enough......STAY AWAY FROM THIS MAN. He is the single most terrible, unhelpful, uninspiring professor i've ever seen. Literally will lecture for 55 min straight just regurgitating what the book says. Writes everything down on the board in which you are supposed to copy the information. Didn't know 55 min classes could feel that long but I look at my watch everyday waiting for the moment I am free of this man's boring/unhelpful grasp. Absolutely no help whatsoever ever. Offers a review test for his test in which you might think thats great.......he doesn't give answers to them, and trust me, they're hard to find online so good luck digging for them. Even when you call him on it and ask if we can come in to see what were getting wrong, he simply responds "if you know the material, you won't get anything wrong". WTF? If you go in for help he will honestly tell you to "look at what the book says", isn't that your job to help me dude!?! Gives 3 tests and 3 quizzes before those. Both are pretty difficult and are tricky in question wording. Quizzes are handed back for you to keep and you guessed it........no answers for you to see what you got wrong. Idk what cheese older reviews see in him, i guess he's nice, sometimes. I honestly despise the mornings I have to wake up and spend with him. I know there isn't much to pick from in the Economics department but for God's sake, if theres someone better, take them. You'll do yourself a favor. - Grade In Class:B+ |
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Comments:2307 - Deciding if you should take Ssozi or not is all about your background and your goals. Obviously, everyone has the goal of making an A in the class. If you are like me and have a very strong background in macroeconomics from high school, you can take Ssozi and it will be EXTREMELY easy. The material is not difficult if you know it already. However, if you do not have a background in economics, don't take Ssozi because he will teach you absolutely nothing. Ssozi is a very amiable fellow and treats all of his students with respect. That said, he is a terrible, terrible, terrible teacher. His teaching style is ineffective: he uses PowerPoints and the chalkboard, but can never decide which medium is his primary focus. The man is a bad communicator, and he is very disorganized. If your desire is to learn, steer away from this man. The opportunity cost of taking Ssozi is too high. - Grade In Class:A |
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