Reviews of professor John Rinciari

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
No final exam , 3 test that are kinda hard if you don't read the test book. All of his lectures are not helpful at all. All you do is watch videos almost every class. 2 papers that are super easy and 1 group project thats super easy. (You can choose to do it by yourself or with someone)

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Rinciari was an average teacher, his lectures were given with powerpoint and occasional in class activities. He is easy to reach through email. Exams are in person but usually 25 questions. Two writing assignments were given and he is funny in class. Be ready to study for exams and attend class. Overall simple class. 7/10.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Loved to tell stories but often would get off topic. There were a lot of pop-up quizzes that low-key would tank your grade if you weren't prepared. There are 3-4 major papers, not difficult to get good grades on them. I can tell he enjoys reading papers when the student is engaged with the topic of the paper, he gives you options. Attendance mand!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He is a good prof but gets off topic a lot during lectures. You will have to go back through the power points after class to study material. Easy class, takes average effort, good prof.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Rinciari is a good professor with a sense of humor. Expect to take a good amount of notes & study the lectures. Although I do wish there were more grades, there are two papers & four multiple choice tests. Class was interesting overall.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He was very kind and even accepted super late work without taking off points. I didn't pay attention much in class due to the fact he would basically repeat the same information that was in the textbook, but as long as you either read or pay attention and take notes, you'll pass with a relatively good grade.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Best Professor! He's def just a sweet old man interested in just lecturing. The lectures themselves can be missed because he just goes through the slides and repeats the information, but I suggest going even just to do other work. He'll accept late work with rarely removing points and super flexible. Absolutely recommend him for a teacher.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This review is for Disasters and Society. Professor Rinciari provided interesting pre-recorded PowerPoint lectures. The majority of assignments entailed making connections between the course content and historical disaster documentaries on YouTube. There was a paper due at the end of the course and a few quizzes. Good class!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Lectures can be kind of boring but he plays videos and you can tell he likes the topic he teaches. Being in the lecture is kind of pointless because most of what are on the tests are in textbook (most, not all). I only showed up for attendance mostly.. If you read the chapters, the tests are easy. The papers are easy too. No final exam.