Reviews of professor Ken Kikkawa

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Just took the midterm...12 short/long answer questions with only 60min to do it. For comparison, the practice midterm was 6 questions and took the class 1.5 hours to do. Don't know anyone that has actually finished it. Something isn't right about that.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The other review of Ken on here is pathetic. Ken is one of the best and most intelligent teachers I've had in UBC. He is difficult, absolutely, but he is teaching a 4th year International Economics course... What the heck do you expect? He is a friendly, youthful, and very helpful professor. Put in effort, and you'll learn a lot. He is fair.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
one of the hardest course i've ever taken. he's very smart but doesn't know how to teach it to people who have no knowledge about this course. however, if you study and do the practice questions you'll be fine. exams are easier than what you think it is. decent mark after hours of slaving away studying.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Ken is very organized and instructive. His in-person exam was fair but online exam was very challenging. This class covers a lot of material, it is the densest course I have ever taken (500+ slides you have to understand/memorize). Group projects were fun and he marks easy. Not sure if I would take again but if you study hard, you can get an A

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Kikkawa is a very polite and instructive professor. He is passionate about the topics he teaches and makes sure that his students are following in class. Some of his content does require additional reading and time, however, he is always accessible through office hours.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
It was one of the most boring and difficult classes I have ever taken. Most of the students don't understand what he is saying and don't have the courage to ask him questions because he is "too smart". That's why even if you attend all the lectures and bring your clickers, you'll get 70 from participation. Definitely not recommended.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Walked into this capstone course hearing that capstone's are fun and exciting, but this was an absolute nightmare. Lectures are interesting, but extremely mathy. Ken holds a strong passion for the course, but he is just so smart that half the class is unable to understand him. Slides are about 70 pages and exams are difficult to understand.