Reviews of professor Frederick Kates

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Kates is tough, but if you put in effort, pay attention in class and keep up with canvas posts, he will help you. Focus in class, read the textbook, read announcements/canvas page, answer questions in class and offer to help Dr. Kates and you will do well in the class. You have to put in the work but his class is great and you will learn a lot.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Coming from the Business School to the College of Public Health and Health Professionals, I felt vey welcomed by the professor as well as the students. I felt appreciated for the business knowledge I brought to the course and the professor was very interactive and has an immense knowledge of the subject that can be applicable to various industries

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Kates is a nice individual who wants you to do well. Focus on the things he tells you to study, quizzes and tests should not be too difficult. There are a couple group projects, start those early. A couple busy work assignments but overall not too bad.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Kates is enthusiastic, however, everything in this class is extremely jumbled and confusing. There are quizzes EVERY class. They sometimes come from the textbook or somewhere else (I have no idea where he gets the questions from). Be prepared to read and do a lot of annoying assignments.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Kates is a good professor despite a lot of students not liking him. He really likes the students who participate in class often. He makes it clear of what he expects and what you should expect on quizzes and exams. His lectures do not have much on them other than pictures, so make sure you're paying attention and taking notes.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I had Kates for two semesters and he is by far one of favorite my professors I have had. He is very lively and makes sure you are able to pay attention to. Kates will point out what could pop up on a quiz and exams, so you will not be surprised on test days. Overall, he is a great professor who makes you want to learn.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He goes HARD on stupid assignments the first half of the semester and grades more on artistic ability than information. He helps out giving info for exams. EXTREMELY boring. Goes off on random irrelevant tangents. Makes you watch lectures at home then does 80mins of lecture in class. PHAT waste of time. DONT buy book, use pdf

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
His in-person lectures a huge waste of time, sometimes his quizzes pull from random statistics that he mentions in ten seconds in one of his lectures, so it feels like useless trivia more than gaining actual knowledge. There is a lot of busy work and useless group activities. In-person lectures were draining and dull. Good content from textbook.