Reviews of professor James Hall

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
class had some interesting topics but lectures had subpar powerpoint presentations; material unorganized, unclear & poorly labeled. A ton of reading with an essay/response /quiz per week. Final week contained essay AND final essay. Felt like his grading came down to how much your points/arguments agreed with his opinion/beliefs; nitpick grading.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I really enjoyed his class! Strongly recommend to take notes everyday and you will not struggle when writing papers/ weekly quizzes. Participation is huge for him, so listen, and join the discussions. When assigned reading assignments, give yourself some time to actually read and reflect on the material. Group discussions are helpful!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
every week you do a critical eval, a quiz and a discussion board post. to succeed you honestly just need to read the textbook (which is like $15) and watch his lectures. he posted a huge amount of reading but I never did them and still got an A. id say it wasn't too hard to get an A, but wow this guy can be the pickiest grader ever sometimes.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is amazing! Pay attention in class and take notes (write down everything he writes), and you'll be sure to pass! There are only a few papers and he'll make you take quiz if he sees the class isn't reading. There is also one online quiz a week which isn't hard. There is a lot of group discussion so he isn't just talking the whole time.