Reviews of professor Joel Owens

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Makes a difficult subject easy to understand. Has extra office hours to help students if struggling. Group project prepares you for audit position. Very passionate about the subject. As long as you do the work you will do well in the class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Commit to doing the work, you will get the grade you put in. He is resourceful, understanding & genuinely wants you to succeed. Makes audit relevant to life in general. Keep up with lectures, read as necessary, ask questions, take advantage of office hours & you will grasp audit. Makes concepts fun, relatable & no surprises in exams. Great prof!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Joel is a great teacher and very passionate about auditing. The class itself is challenging, but manageable if you go through all of the material. There are opportunities for extra credit should you find yourself in trouble.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Condescending, belittling, smug, and he thinks too much of himself.
Arbitrary rationale for everything.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Joel is a good educator, he is passionate about the subject. This is material heavy class, try not to pair it with other work loaded courses, it'll be challenging.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Owens is unrealistic about the amount of time it takes to complete his assignments. He doesn't give students enough time to finish his assignments in a reasonable manner. There were a lot of late nights because of this. Also, he isn't the most approachable teacher.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The best professor I've had at PSU. He actually promotes learning by grading homework on completion and effort. Big group project works really well at teaching you about how auditing works in practice. Exam study guides are completely accurate, no surprises on tests so you just have to study everything on it. Put in the work and you will get an A.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Fantastic teacher. New to Portland State, passionate and dedicated. Quite funny, too. Couldn't have asked for a better professor to learn from about audit. Amazingly smart, accessible, and kind, yet strict with high expectations. Go to class, do your work, and ask questions when needed and you will do great.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Joel is a great auditing instructor. He expects a lot out of you, but his expectations clearly laid out. Tests are tough, but if you study what he tells you to, you'll do fine. Lectures are very helpful, you'll need to read the textbook as well. He makes you work hard, but you'll be glad you did.