Reviews of professor Joseph Paletta

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
O-Chem is already a hard subject but it's made a lot worse by this awful "teacher" who does not teach or help at all, in any way. There are no lectures and no help with worksheets and he CONSTANTLY fails people on their submitted work, without any explanation other than a fragmented sentence like, "you need to learn XYZ." This guy should be fired.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Great professor, class is pretty straight forward. Replies to emails, very understanding if something comes up, I would definitely take him again!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The worst professor I've ever had. Didn't even teach the class himself or even make his own lecture videos. The lecture videos he did post lasted only 15 mins. Assigned 10 hours of homework every single day. Expects you to have a PhD in Ochem before taking this undergraduate Ochem 2 course. Expects you to live and breathe for his class. 0/10

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
You're on your own in this course,but it's an easy A with the right resources like chegg, quizlet etc.If you can learn on your own,you're fine.Even if you can't you'll pass the class.However you'll pay for it later if you plan to take the mcat. My tips are to read the book/watch videos/take notes/keep the worksheets.The pace isn't too fast.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Nearly impossible to get ahold of and does absolutely no teaching. When asked questions about assignments he is not clear and acts like everyone should know the correct answers. Only prof teaching OCHEM 2 through Doane currently which is frusterating.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
In short, save your money, DO NOT take this or any OLA course. Anyone who's taken courses at the Open Learning Academy of Doane knows, you're completely on your own and at the whims of "graders" NOT professors or teachers. Reflective of that, this Chem206 grader frequently issues failing grades then tells students to look on the internet for help.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Professor Paletta is terrible as a professor. Does not respond to emails or post any of his own content. You are entirely on your own through the OLA, however, the class is a cake walk with a chegg subscription. Easy A if you have resources