Reviews of professor Jeffrey Broadbent

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Nice guy, but not the best at organization and preparation. Pretty sure he gave everyone an A, but I didn't learn anything in the class. Most of the course revolves around a big group project, but the rubric and grading standards for it were not clear at all. On days where we didn't work on the project, the lectures were kind of pointless.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Broadbent is a sincerely kind man, who is very intelligent. He welcomes class input and invites participation. Our syllabus has us reading almost the entire textbook, so it is a reading commitment, particularly for pop quizzes (which are usually ridiculously specific... I read well and still get 70s/80s.) Not a great class/prof, not terrible.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
The course has a lot of very interesting material and Broadbent has a very unique experience related to it, but he makes lectures pretty boring. You don't have to listen to lecture to get an A but the things he shows are pretty interesting!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Professor Broadbent is obviously an intelligent dude but he lacks organizational skills. The class was supposed to be about sustainability and we learned nothing about sustainability. He also did not have good etiquette about asking students about poor reviews he received.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
you NEED to read the textbook in order to learn anything, and the quizzes are straight out of the terms and key ideas of the book. we spend class talking about irrelevant things. exams are short answer and he gives u possible questions beforehand so you can practice answers. while hes not the best prof, hes very nice and accessible outside of class

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Under Dr. Broadbent, I took a "Grand Challenge Course" called 11 Billion People: How Long Can Earth Sustain Humanity. As a avid supporter of sustainability, I was truly excited to take this class, but was left utterly disappointed. The class structure was a hot mess, Jeffrey never came prepared for class, and I learned absolutely nothing.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
25% of your grade is Attendence, 4 quizzes, 2 exams, and the class is based on groups! He puts you in groups the very first day. That you will be with for the rest of the semester. (1 group presentation).

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
In a normal week, he was a decent prof (if a bit dry). But his exams were ridiculously hard--you had to prepare for a list of 14 compare/contrast essay qs (including multiple direct quotations!!), of which he'd choose FOUR for the actual exam. It was a lot of work for the sake of work. Who requires direct quotations for in class essays??