Reviews of professor Cody Gaines

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Decent guy ig but he was the worst teacher I've ever had he doesnt know how to teach. long boring lectures where he reads directly off slideshow. no homework. quizzes and tests are extremely hard, grades papers harder than any teacher I've had. says he'll give extra credit but never does. Never responds to emails. avoid him

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Engineering major, took Intro to CJ for credit. Obviously I'm in the minority, but I enjoyed class w/ Gaines. Occasional humor, participation points, discussions in class. For someone new to CJ, I had to read a fair amount, but a lot of the info seemed like basic stuff that should be easy for those devoted to CJ already. Some bonus point writings

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
By far, the worst professor I've ever had. Only covered 50% of required material, teaches incorrect things, creates an attitude of spite and hate, definitely shows favoritism while grading. He has absolutely no field experience, which is essential for effective teaching in this field. His class will make you reconsider your entire academic career

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Cody Gaines is without a doubt the worst professor I have ever had. He focuses entirely on police administration so if you are going into law enforcement, this class will be useless to you. The notes are terrible, he posts 80+ Page slideshows which are entirely incomprehensible because they have zero organization and rely on him explaining them

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Cody is a nice guy, dont get me wrong, but I absolutely despise him as a teacher. Boring, extremely long lectures. He gives you so much information & expects you to learn it all. Rarely replies to emails, & if he does, theyre days late. He took off points for dumb things. He wasnt lenient with taking the final like my other professors.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Great person, not so great professor. He doesn't record lectures so if you miss a day you are behind. Takes exam questions right from the study guide so be sure to stay caught up on those. Does speak very fast and lectures are an overload of information. He does answer questions and repeats things just have to ask. Be sure to participate.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Only listen to the reviews giving him 2 or lower. I read through all of these and they are the most accurate. 90 percent of his class is based off lectures where he reads off a PowerPoint where you cannot not even see what he is reading. You do not have access to these online. I wish this website would allow the ratings to go into the negatives.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
long, boring, unorganized lectures. had 4 papers throughout the semester. strange grading rubric and weird topics. hard to put together into a single paper and make it good. exams and quizzes are easy if you answer all questions on the lecture and reading guides. nice guy, let me take my final early so i could leave. not a great professor