Reviews of professor Ioannis Kospentaris

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Please do yourself a favor and avoid this guy. 3 Tests and if you do bad on one, you automatically fail the class. Man gave us extra credit that was to write 3 book reports of 10 pages for the books that were 300+ pages.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
We had 3 midterms - each 25% of grade (75% total). He uses Cengage for HW + Textbook (about 70-80$). Lectures were not beneficial for me but I held a strong grade from reading the book and taking my own notes. His grading scale is bizarre and harsh but you can pull through. He seems passionate towards material but not towards students.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I don't think he played a huge part in me passing the course. To get anything out of his lectures you really have to be sitting near the front and engaging with his questions and conversation. I really just went so I didn't have to read the textbook, but all his slides come directly from the required textbook.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I dont know why he has bad reviews. I was scared to take this class with Kospentaris but he was a really good professor and really cares about his students. His homework was tedious at times but it helped when it came time to take the exam. He also offers a good amount of extra credit!! Take his class, I promise you will not regret it!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is a great teacher. His lectures are amazing, you can feel the passion he has for economics. You can tell that he knows his field very well. He took the time to get feedback from his classes after each test and gave us opportunity to do extra credit. He is worth taking, because he does care about his students and helps them as much as possible.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This class was one that was required to move forward within my major. While I thought the professor was fine, the class setup was rather challenging as there were only a few exams and very little other grades besides a cluster of homework. This I believe is probably not by prof's choice, but it still made the class harder. He gives decent feedback!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Kospentaris is very passionate and knowledgeable about economics, but isn't the greatest at teaching it. The tests are 75% of your grade and they include content from the homework and his lectures, so to get a decent grade you must attend class. If you hate tests, consider the book reports; they give a large grade bump and aren't too bad.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He was alright, the classes weren't very helpful after awhile and it didn't seem necessary to go to every lecture. I skipped probably about half of the semester and ended up with an A. I guess it helps that the content in this class isn't too challenging and the tests are all multiple choice.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
One of the worst professors I have ever had. The entire class was failing or almost failing. But barely passed because he changed the grading scale. His lectures were boring and didnt consider our feedback.