Western Kentucky University / B / John Brown

You'll need to take notes. Every class is lecture, then on the day before the test., he'll tell you the exact topics in the book to read over to review for the tests. Read those pages he tells you too on the day before the test, and take notes in class and you'll get at least a B. I should have gotten an A, but I just read the book on the day before the second exam and didn't read any notes, so I got a cheap grade on the test. Make sure you do both. He's funny if you like intellectual humor.

I thought this class was very difficult. It was difficult to follow him. He would skip around a little in the book. Very nice and helpful though.

This teacher has got to be the worst teacher at wku!! The lectures and notes don't help you for the test. If you want to study fot he test the only thing you can do is read the textbook and try to gain an understanding of what's going on. I approached him several times and he wasn't willing to help me. There is 20 and 30 point curves on every one of his tests because 90% of the class does so poorly on them due to his lack of teaching abilities. He claims that he went to yale but i don't believe that. I had macro-economics in the same semester with Lile and that class was a breeze. Macro is supposed to be harder but it was definitely my easier class the entire semester. IF you can try and avoid taking him!! You will be better of!

Dr. Brown is a real cool teacher. I took him at the Glasgow campus and class was 2 hours and 45 mins but we ususally stayed about an hour and a half and then were out. He does get off subject a lot but its usually pretty intresting stuff. I made an A in the class but I read every chapter and espically the stuff he said to review. Its not an easy class but I you are intrested in Econ and dont mind reading the book you will do fine. He curves tests and we didnt have to take the final if we were happy with our grade after the first 3 exams.

Dr. Brown is very nice, and attendance is not required. But he gives pop quizzes so you can't miss too much. The pop quizzes are fixed so everyone gets an A. The class is not bad, neither are the notes. But the tests are extremely hard...and you may not recognize anything from the notes. Before each test including the final he tells you exactly what to study. Most everyone does not do well on the test but it doesn't matter because he grades on a huge curve. I did a very minimal amount of work in the class and got a C. But i probably could have gotten an A in a different class.

Dr. Brown is a hoot. YES he does get off topic and say looney things sometimes, but it makes it fun. People say that notes aren't helpful ect, but I think that's untrue. He doesn't care about attendence, he gave us a few one-point quizzes that he writes the answer on the board to see who comes. But, on the days I was there I took good notes and barely cracked the books for the test and I got an A.

Mr. Brown is an ok professor-but sucks with students. He is so impersonal it was ridiculous. I think he let the books get to his head when he started teaching because he is all out of whack. Don't ask him questions in class, he will go on for the rest of the period talking about nonsense. He WILL NOT give extensions on anything which is pathetic. DON'T TAKE HIM-it's so boring and you have to do everything on your own outside of class. He's a dick, I hate him.

Mr. Brown is a very good teacher and presents the material in a understandable and quite humorous way. He does a good job with relating the material to current events and giving examples from everyday life. The attendance is not mandatory and he doesn't mind if you show up late to class or leave early. His tests are not that hard, and all the problems are multiple choice (25 of them). All you have to do is read the material from the book that he assigns the class before the exam (about 50 pages), and you should do fine. There are 2 tests and a final. I would deffinitely recommend taking Mr. Brown for this class.

He knows his stuff. His tests are tough b/c there are only 3. Not many notes and attendance isnt mandatory. He's a much better teacher than the other Micro's I've heard about.

Professor Brown likes to relate his class to real-world examples, experiences, and especially to his political views. He makes some very interesting points in class. The only thing is that you have to be willing to be handed the answers for pop quizes! :) He does not make the course difficult at all, and he'll tell you exacly what to study before a test.

Dr. Brown is the coolest, saltiest old man in polyester leisure suits you will ever meet, but his Econ 206 class is so hard, especially if you're not into that kind of stuff. The class is almost entirely lecture-based, but he still requires material covered in the book that might not be covered in class and sometimes he'll even put questions on tests that were not covered in the lectures OR the book. His exams are only 25 questions, so there is no room for error, but this also means that he curves a lot too. There are also only three exams and a handful of one-point extra credit quizzes. Attendance isn't required, but if you don't go to class, you'll fail.

Mr. Brown is one of those teachers that walks into class with the mission of trying to make you feel good, however he fails at this miserably. One could easily be reminded of their loving grandfather and thus take to him with a very nice shine, and this is all in good. He is a great person and would make a nice neighbor, however Yale screwed up when they gave him his doctorate. I don't know where he came from before teaching at WKU, but I have a feeling they wanted to get rid of him because of mutiny by the student body due on his part. His lectures will make you laugh and are at times interesting and understandable, but don't get me wrong. The lectures have very little to do with the tests. He uses book questions to make up the three exams he gives throughout the semester and tells you what sections in the book you need to read. Yet, as one might feel they have read the book and understand it, and in cases you may very well understand what the book is talking about, however don't think this will help you on the test because it won't! Just go to class and enjoy his talks because you will need a good laugh when you get your grade.

If you're looking for a good econ class... this is it. There are few notes, and he is always willing to help.

The class was boring at times, probably because I'm not an econ major, but Brown would often lighten up to throw in a joke relative to the subject. I hated going to class every day in fear that we would have a quiz, but I also hate tests and homework and writing papers, which happens to be the reasons we're all in school. I really enjoyed only having to study twice all year (for two tests), even though the material was fairly tough. Show up everyday and study for two tests and you won't have to take the final if your grade is high enough. Sounds like a good deal to me.

This teacher is the biggest disgrace ever to WKU. He has no idea what he is doing!! You only have 3 tests in this class and thats the only grades you have besides a quiz or 2 that amounts to 1% of your grade. For the full 5 or 6 weeks between tests his lectures were the exact same lecture everyday with the same stupid graph he draws on the board. Then a day or 2 before the test he gives you 80-90 pages in the book to have memorized for the test. And don't think his tests are over general topics. His questions relate nothing to the book and if so they are the most petty and insignificant things that are in those pages. If you have to take this teacher, just forget it and change your major!!!

This class is extremely difficult. Unless you are good at learning on your own... DON'T TAKE HIM!! Everything he talks about in class is understandable (if you can stay awake), then you get his test and you feel like it was a big waste of time coming to class because you don't recognize anything on the test. Your grade consists of 2 exams and the final. He does give quizzes which are easy because he writes the answer on the board and all you have to do is copy it, but this won't raise your grade, and it will hurt it if you miss it.

Dr. Brown can be very entertaining in class but when it comes to his test they are very difficult. The things that he goes over in class are not on the test. Although he goes through the chapters and points out areas, the main points are not what is tested. His questions are over things that are very easy to overlook. Although I studied a lot for his test, it always comes down to luck. There are only 25 questions each test and you have to be good at narrowing down your choices and picking the right answers. My test scores ranged from a low C to a high A even though I studied the same way each time. Although Dr. Brown is a good guy, I would not take one of his classes again.

The only purpose of attedning class is just in case he decides to have a quiz. The quixes are extremely easy, he writes the answer on the board for you and all you have to do is copy it down. Other than the quizes, there is no point in attedning the lectures, becuase the tests are not based on them at all. Just show up the day before a test with your textbook and he will tell you exactly what to study for the tests. There are 3 tests that consist of 25 questions, and they are somewhat difficult since you aren't really taught anything. I just read through each thing he said to review and managed a B. As for actually learning something, don't count on it.

Dr. Brown is a hilarious teacher. He had me on the floor laughing almost every class period. However, his tests are very very difficult. It is not enough to read over the chapters and say to yourself 'Hey, I got it.' You have to know the concepts backwards and forwards and it is a study a little bit each day kind of class. He gives "quizzes" that are worth one point where he puts the answer on the board and all you have to do is write down what is on the board. All in all, he is an excellent professor and made Economics come alive to me. I would take him again, but just be forewarned... his tests are difficult.

Dr. Brown is an awesome teacher I was not excited about taking econ and he has made it fun and understandable. There is no suprises on his test he goes through the book and tells you exactly what to study (though the questions are wordy). I would take him again!

there is no need to go to class because he talks about what is on his mind. just make it to the reveiw and study what he tells you to and you may do good, his test is 25 question but you have to pick the best answer between the 3 right one in each question., but he does have one hell of a curve on this tests

You basically do nothing in this class. There are pop quizzes, basically you get 100 if you are there and 0 if you are not. The tests are hard because he doesn't present the information in a very effective way in class. (I think I've taken one page of notes from class all year)

This class was great! I did have to study my notes for the test, but he told us exactly what would be on the test before it. He also had quizzes. But he would draw or write the answer on the board, then tell you to get out a piece of paper, he would ask the question and then say, "and the answer probably looks something like what's on the board" all you had to do was copy it down and turn it in. He also didn't care if you came in late, or left early because he said it was better to come for a little while than not at all. All in all I enjoyed it and I would take his class again!