Reviews of professor Austin Kocher

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr Kocher was very friendly and knowledgeable on the course material. He reached out promptly to discuss the course, and encouraged additional study beyond just making the grade. He made it a point to explain how geography applies beyond just studying maps.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Took online version of the class, make sure to watch the video lectures and utilize Slack app (this is the discussion for the class). Reading the book is vital to your success in the class. Also utilizes podcasts and advanced reading assignments. Instructor gives significant amount of time and help for the final paper, which is 50% of the grade.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is an awesome professor who truly cares about his students. The paper is the biggest part of your grade (50%), but he helps you throughout the class on it and is flexible for his students. If you participate in class and read the textbook, you will do fine in the class. The coursework isn't hard, just repetitive.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Kochler A.) Really knows his stuff when it comes to Geography, B.) Is totally available and responsive to students, both during normal office hours and outside of office hours, and C.) really cares about his his students and is very genuine and authentic.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Austen was great to work with and helped me pass this course!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very respectful and easy to reach.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Austin Kocher Ph.D was a very engaging instructor. His methods of instruction and constant communication within the online course encourage student involvement. His weekly updates and Geography related questions were great thinking exercises. Professor Kocher's delivery reveals that he has a breathe of knowledge in the subject at hand.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Kocher is very well respected and understanding. As a full time student, I found that an online class gave me the freedom to catch up better when I can. Although, here, I wasn't able to complete the quizzes and assignments in time as there were too much. Also, I felt the term paper put me under a lot of stress as it was 50% of my grade.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professional

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He checks in frequently to make sure his students are getting the help they need.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Not the best class I've taken, but not the worst. Workload is slightly excessive for an online class (60-80 pgs of reading a week with two quizzes a week). Minimal lecturing, so it's mainly you learning the material from the book. Lengthy term paper which he tries to help you a lot with, so I have to give him that. Wouldn't take him again though.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Austin Kocher is a very good professor and he really cares about his students and is always available. He had a power outage in his neighborhood and he drove across town to keep my appointment because he is committed to his students. He also takes time to explain things and will not hesitate to make a video if that is what is needed.