Reviews of professor Joshua Avera

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The exam for me wasn't easy and it's worth a lot so you need to really read the chapters and use his slide presentation. I don't like how he post-assignments late and doesn't grade anything after your icebreaker where you record a video of yourself, basically, he doesn't grade anything that doesn't automatically put your score into canvas

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took a summer session which is fast and furious! The McGraw Hill reading is a bit tedious as it tests you after each Chapter's units and it takes quite awhile or it did for me. I thought Prof. Avera was animated during his lectures and the class was fascinating. I would take another class with him!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I took his Zoom class and it was fine. He cancelled class often which I really appreciated, but you don't learn much during class anyway. I had a B+ and asked if I could redo an assignment for credit (I was close to an A) and he said yes but ended up giving me a 100 on it without me even having to redo it so I got an A in the class. Nice guy.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
funny and can tell he cares a lot about his students. super transparent about the class and how to get a good grade. mostly lectures and really takes the time to answer questions. there is a decent amount of homework but it actually correlates with the exams and content covered.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
This guy is a master at filling an hour and a half lecture with completely useless information. He doesn't grade anything that canvas doesn't automatically score. He says he gives out extra credit but he won't give it to you. I could write a thesis on how awful of a teacher he is but this site limits me to 350 characters. Don't waste your time.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He can be nice, but isn't helpful at all. His zoom meetings are bad because his wifi is terrible and he always goes off topic. I would give him a higher rating otherwise, though. Another problem is that he isn't very good with technology. His workload isn't heavy, but he puts assignments up too close to the due date. He's probably better in person.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He gives long assignments that do take hours, but theyre super easy. He loves what he does and cares for the understanding each student has in class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Nice guy who is happy to help students but took forever to grade assignments and the homework was heavy for a 100 class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I think Professor Avera's class would have been much more enjoyable in person. He spent majority of the time always talking about things that are off-topic. Although his bad wifi connection isn't his fault, it always wasted too much time. He is always last minute and changes the time of the class the day of. Just take extra notes during lectures