Reviews of professor Jacob Michels

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Worst teacher I've ever had. Never explained anything. I really learned nothing. He's a nice guy and approachable but doesn't do much to help. He assigns very hard group projects without explaining much. Don't take.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
By far the worst professor I have ever had. He should not be a teacher. His focus is on getting through slides and not helping students. He is very boring to follow and offers little knowledge outside of what is written on his premade slides. Avoid if possible.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This professor reads straight from the slides with little to no explanation on how to do what is on these slides. He finished slides early every day because he rushes through them. When I went in for help he offered little help. The tests do not match the textbook readings, rather it matches his practice problems.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Overall fine teacher, he just puts so much emphasis on the tests that you take and if you mess up on one of them it can screw up your whole grade.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is very unclear on what he wants in group projects and then is a tough grader. His quizzes are confusing as well as multiple answers might seem correct, so then you just have to guess. He is young and disorganized. You will receive 10 emails from him a week. He has a crude humor and sometimes threatening tone. He shouldn't be a professor yet.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Michels is very young, and you can tell by his teaching style. He modifies pre-made ppts and just presents them in lectures. He has a variety of office hours in which you can ask for help. Definitely treats his introductory-level course as an intermediate econ course.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He's a great guy and is getting the hang of teaching. He's funny and approachable and makes time almost every class to answer questions. For ECO120 he doesn't actually read off a power point he writes the notes along with the class. The tests are hard, but there are a lot of opportunities for easy points in class (you just have to be there).

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Jacob Michels is not a good professor. Lectures are very boring and he tries to be way too funny. Attendance is graded, but the tests are very similar to lectures so they are somewhat helpful. The course wasn't too hard and he rounded up a lot of grades at the end, the lectures are just very annoying and he doesn't seem to know what he is doing.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Overall this was a pretty good class. He doesn't assign too much homework and the homework he does assign is relevant to the lectures and the exams. He also offers lots of extra practice problems. There are a lot of opportunities to get points besides the tests, so as long as you put in a little effort you will do well.