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SS3377 - 5.0 ratingClass Info
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Attendance Mandatory
99%
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SS3375
5.0
(9)GEO3301
5.0
(13)GEO4411
5.0
(5)GEO2201
5.0
(1)GEO4401
5.0
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BIO1120
5.0
GEO2211
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GIS4401
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GEO3300
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Reviews (148)
He is an effective professor!
I very enjoyed his class!
He knows what he is teaching!
His teaching is clear and good. I like that.
Dr. Wu did care what I learned and provided quick replies ans support when I had questions.
Dr. Wu is very knowledgeable and he can always provide support when we are in trouble. We have learned much from him. He is a great teacher.
Dr. Wu helped me to design the survey and I learned so much methods in SS.
I have not rated any professor higher than 4. Dr. Wu is one of the professors earning my highest rate. I was absent for one in-class test then rescheduled to retake the test for FOUR times because my time conflicts. Dr. Wu was so patient to me and helped me to retake the test. I got B finally but appreciate his help.
I was required to take this course by my department but Dr. Wu provided many useful feedbacks on my assignment and projects and he taught social science models in an easy way.
He is a good professor and I learned so much from his final project.
I am taking Dr. Wu's online course, GEO2210. He provides prompt and useful comments on my assignments. I am 67 years old and do not know much computer knowledge, he showed me how to start and complete the assignments. I very appreciate that. Now, I am having a better understanding of many other countries. Thank you, Dr. Wu.
Dr. Wu encouraged us to build a website to present our learning. I have learned about cultural geography by developing my skills in new technology. I very enjoyed the class.
Dr. Wu encouraged us to attend and present our studies in the student research conference. I did not present there but I attended that conference and learned many things from other students. That is great!
I very enjoyed his course because he designed different in-class activities to help us to learn. For example, he asked us to present the culture of selected country by a website. I had not built a website before and thought it might need a CS degree to do that. He helped me to learn the knowledge by using the new technology.
Never had his class. He seems like a great teacher. 5 stars!
We had a tea ceremony in his class to learn Chinese tea culture. I love that.
Dr. Wu designed many interesting in-class activities for us to learn. For example, he had the tea ceremony to introduce Chinese culture. I very enjoyed that.
He brought so many interesting and professional content to the class. We learned so many things, such as the baby boom and one child policy. He knew what he was teaching and he encouraged us to discuss. We also learned how to present demography via building a website.
We had so much fun in the class and he invited some guest speakers to learn Chinese culture. He also made full use of Canvas to let me learned outside the classroom. More important, Dr. Wu was there when I needed help.
His classes are interesting and informative and he cared about what we are learning. For example, he invited a professor of anthropology to introduce the early life and culture of Native America.
Dr. Wu cared what I had learned. His course design helped me to learn efficiently. For example, he asked us to design ppt slides to present physical, historical, economic, cultural aspects of my selected country and critique the ppt slides of my classmates. I learned many lessons by completing this assignment.
Wu's class was organized. More importantly, he replied my questions via email quickly, even over the weekend or midnight. This support is importnat for me.
Dr. Wu provided quick support to me and his materials were clear and organized. I learned much from his course. He was very nice!
Dr. Wu is an efficient professor. He helped me to learn a lot of things in this course.
Dr. Wu's classes are clear and interesting. He even made two paid research assistant position for us to encourage us to do the research. I think that is great.
Dr. Wu helped me to reschdule the test when I had a family emergency last week. He was super nice and supportive. I will take his online courses again!
I had no idea about SS research when I started this course. Now, I think I can do some basic research by my own.
Dr. Wu was very supportive. I had family emergency in the 3rd week and he rearranged the test and assignment for me when I returned to my normal life.
I love Dr. Wu's course because it was informative. He designed much interesting content to help us understand what happened around the world in two months. More imporntant, he was very supportive and relied my questions promptly even over the weekends or late at night.
I learned so much from his course and he is very supportive.
Dr. Connor is one of my favor professors. He was very supportive and I greatly enjoyed his class.
I am a single mom who is trying my best to go back the classroom. I very enjoy this class because it is interesting and informative. Dr. Wu is supportive and cares about my learning experience. I have took many online courses, this is one of the best.
I am a combat Veteran, who is very interested in Geography. Dr. Wu made very interesting videos in this course to teach all content. I very enjoyed this course and will recommend it to my friends who want to learn Geography. Thank you, Dr. Wu!
I am a single mom who tries to return the campus to continue my degree. Dr. Wu did care my progress and provided detailed feedback to improve my own skills. I learned much from his lesson.
I learned so much from Dr. Connor's class. He invited some guest speakers to present professional knowledge (such as Chinese tea culture). He encouraged me to use the new technology to learn, such as website assignment. He is nice and ready to help us.
I took this course because it was required for my major. Dr. Connor provided much support for me and I had learned many skills in GIS. He is a great teacher.
My husband and I are both military. I took this course because of the requirement of my degree. However, I had began more and more interested in this course because the teacher really cared about me. Grading on time and providing useful feedback and support. I have taken more than 5 Troy courses and this is the best. Thank you, Dr. Wu!
His course includes 4 in-class tests and one website assignment. His ppts are amazing and you do not need to take notes because he will upload ppts online. I learned much from the website assignment, he guided me to build the website and present it to all classmates. He is a great professor!
I am a football player and I was not interested in this course at the beginning (it is one of my required courses). Mr. Connor made it so interesting and I have become interested in GIS now. He did not just teach the skills but also asked me to think about how to become successful at university. None of my previous professor asked me this!
Dr. Connor is funny and he always finds an interesting way to teach something boring on the textbook. He even created the research assisitant position for us to start the acacemic reasearch.
I have taken many online courses (because I have a full-time job out of campus). Dr. Wu's course is the best. I very enjoyed the course design, but most important is you can feel his passion on teaching via his feedback and grading. I will 100% recommend this course to my friends who might be interested in related fields.
I very enjoyed his class because he is funny and his teaching is not limited to the traditional way. He invited gest speakers, he lead us out of the classroom to learn out of book. He is a great professor.
Dr. Connor is funny and you can feel he tried his best to help you understand the content he taught by designing many in-class activities for us to learn. He is the best professor.
He is the best professor I have in Troy.
He knew what he was doing in the class. His teaching was clear and I enjoyed much that. Good professor and I will recommend his course to my friends.
i very enjoyed his class because his content is much more interesting than the textbook.
Dr. Wu is an amazing professor. His class is very interesting and clear. He used an open source textbook and we did not need to buy one for this course. He will ask you to read additional reading materials online. I learned much from that.
Best teacher I have ever had at Troy. Amazing professor. really clear. Doesnt only teach geography but teaches u how to apply to life. Took him twice already and would recommend him to other students.
It was an interesting class, he has 4 tests plus the final and you should study your note.
Awesome Professor. Seriously a genuine guy who loves geography and teaching. He had many in-class discussions. Trust me you'll find that out after the first week. Overall great professor, nice person.
Excellent instructor, fantastic lectue. He will be there for you if you need help, he makes everything clearly to students understanding. he is recommended.
He was a super nice guy! He usually shared students some interesting stories in his classes! His tests included multople choice and open questions, so you need to study for them! I would take his class if I had a second chance!
Very respected professor. Will let us understand in either way! Fun , Excited about what he taught. Love his course and he is the best. Very helpfull guy. Either in class or out class. Full of smile all the time.
Awesome Prof, Take it and you won't regret !!!
Loved his storis in different countries. If there a second chance to take another geo course to take With him Absolutely I will. I lean much knowledge from him. The best dr. here.
I loved his class because his class is clear. He knew what he was doing in the class and labs. What you need is following his guideline to learn.
The best instructor in Troy University. Sharing and teaching make understanding dr. wu.
I did not like Geography at high school and took this course because it was required. Wu is one of the best professors ive ever seen. He changed my mind on Geography.
Best Prof. I have ever Had . Amazing teacher .really good at teaching. Doesnt only teach a class but shows u how to use it in life . Took his class more than once already and would have taken as many times as possible .
I love hits course because the required textbook is free online.
He was an amazing instructor that thoroughly knew everything about geo. He also did a great job of working in geography scenarios in different countries into the lesson plan. I highly recommend his course!
Dr. Connor provided lost of videos for examples. I very enjoyed his class.
I enjoyed Dr. Wu's class very much since he provided many examples with images and videos. I had chances to discuss with my classmates in the class.
He used a lot of examples and games to make the class interesting.
I took his online course in 19T1. I was worried about if I could not get the full support in this GIS course. However, he provided handouts, videos and timely responses via email and all these were helpful for me to complate all assignments.
He was clear on what you need to do. Quiz and lab every week with detailed support. He even replied emails over the weekend which are helpful since I mainly worked on these assignments at that time
You can gain the GIS certificates from his course and put them on your resume. Amazing!
He provided vedios and handouts for us.
He designed different assignment and provided much help for them. I very enjoyed the class. Nice professor.
Dr. Connor provided extra credits for attending the GIS day.
He is nice and supportive. I have learned many thing about GIS now.
He is nice and patient to teach how to script.
I enjoyed his class because I learned how to use Python now and I had no programming experience before.
I love his class and you always get the support when you need.
His course is easy to follow and provides much support.
It is a great course and I enjoyed it.
He designed many out of class activities to help me to learn the culture from different countries.
He is an amazing professor and I would take his course again.
I recommend this course to my friends since it is informative.
He taught many things (GIS, Survey, and Website presentation) to us and I have learned how to create a website to present my topic. I love that,
He knows what he is teaching and provides different materials and assignments to help us to understand the knowledge.
Dr. Connor is one of the very few professors who know what they are teaching. He cared about what we had learned and how we had learned. I learned a lot of hands-on skills on gis in his class.
I was worried about learning gis because i had zero experience on computer science. However, I had to took this required course. He made this course easy to understand and learn. I started to love gis in his class and consider to take it as my minor.
He was clear and knew what he was teaching in the class. We enjoyed his class so much. He provided so many details and made all geography knowledge easy to understand.
i recommend his gis course because his teaching is easy to understand and he provides much support to his students.
The course is based entirely on the textbook. 4 inclass tests with multiple choice. He grades quickly and gives feedback in the class. Final is a 3 page multiple choice exam.
Dr. Connor made this course easy to understand. You need to create and design a website to present what you had learned at the end of semester. No worry cause he would provide a lot of support to help you finish the website. I learned a lot from other folks too.
Class consists of 4 tests plus a final exam, 4 online discussions throughout canvas, and one website assignment! Super interesting class if you follow his instruction and study!
Nice professor! Very helpful, and intelligent, he knows many thin about the world and introduced many interesting things outside of the book. I recommend this teacher to everyone!
Nine projects with detailed handouts and demo videos, one poster assignment, four tests, one map website assignment. I am confident with the GIS skills needed for any position right now.
I am taking Dr. Wu's class. Nine GIS projects with full support handouts and videos, poster assignment which he provides the display board for you, four in-class tests, one website assignment. I am enjoying and learning many skills I did not know beofre. Thank you, Dr. Wu!
I used to hate anything related to computer science, particularly database. Dr. Wu changed my mind and helped me to learn the geodatabase skills in this course.
My friend recommended this course to me. I had no idea about demography previously. Now, I learned baby boomers, the one-child policy, the aging population, the great migration. I think I start to love this course. Thank you, Dr. Wu!
Professor Wu was fantastic. He grades fairly, gives more than enough information for you to be successful on each test. Grades efficiently so youll always know where you stand. I would definitely take him again.
Dr. Wu was an outstanding professors. I couldn't imagine a better individual to teach this class. He was always there to help me out when I would get frustrated with the ancient computers that were used in performing the lab exercises.
Dr. Wu is a very good professor.
I personally really enjoyed this class, mainly because it was something i was already interested in. Professor Wu did an excellent job at covering the course topic before we went off to work on our own. the only thing that disappointed me was the computers. The computers were often slow, this made the ArcGIS app a little difficult to use.
Dr. Wu taught much useful knowledge on demography in this course and I have learned so much from him. His class is easy to understand. I quite enjoyed it.
Dr. Wu well prepared his materials on Canvas after shifting to online teaching due to the pandemic. He is the very few ones who know what is online teaching at Troy.
I learned lots of things on GIS from Dr. Connor's course. He was clear and cared about my learning. Very few professors did that way. He encouraged me to gp to the Graduate School and I am serisouly considering it now.
If I need to said something. That would be: He assigned one big project, FOUR reports, FOUR tests to us! That is TOO MUCH!
I love the video and ppt he created and uploaded on Canvas. He replied to my emails in the same day!
He met us once on campus and once online via Teams due to the pandemic. I feel very supportive in his class.
I have to say Dr. Wu was right when he asked you to succeed it is worth it. I got a new job and what I learned from his class helps a lot!
Lecture lessons + labs + final project + in-class tests. His class is clear and understandable. He is the only one who knows GIS in this university.
I am a back-to-school monther. I don't remember when is the last time I enjoyed the class assignment, but I want to say I really enjoyed his ppt and discussion assignments.
He cared about my learning process. I enjoyed much his classes. Will recommend him to my friends.
He is very organized. You will know what to learn, what to complete every week. Because it was an online course, he also provided a living webinar in which he invited a professional to talk about relevant topics. Overall, he is one of the very few great professors at Troy. Will take his courses again!
I am a senior student. According to my experience, he is one of very few professors who know how to teach GIS at Troy. He cared about my learning progress and provided support when I felt lost. He invited many guest speakers to the class and made the learning very interesting!
I love his classes because he provided many examples for the abstract concepts. He also invited some guest speakers to introduce how they applied GIS in their works. I am a senior student who is going to graduate this summer. I can say he is the one of very few professors who know what they are doing and care students at this university.
I am a bus driver for a local school system so the Labs that we did were very interesting to me and the ability to create a map showing my bus route and stops would be very useful. Dr. Wu well-designed all assignments which made me learn efficiently in GIS. He is the best professor I have ever met! Will recommend his GIS courses to my friends.
I was clueless about Geographical Information but now I have learned a lot about it. Thank you, Dr. Wu! I am fascinated by GIS skills and applications. I am excited about the course because I figured out I can apply the knowledge I learned to my career and life. I hope to take the advanced level GIS courses from Dr. Wu.
He recorded high-quality videos both for lecture and lab lessons. He also invited other GIS professionals as guest speakers in the class. I enjoyed it very much!
I am a back-to-school mom who was not familiar with any technical skills (I kind of hated them). However, Dr. Wu changed my mind by provided much help and support in my learning GIS process. He did care what and how I learned. He is patient and very nice!
I have really enjoyed being taught by Dr. Wu this semester. I believe my knowledge has broadened and I am better equipped to discuss social phenomena in a more informed manner. Thank you, Dr. Wu.
Dr. Wu, thank you again for everything and not only bearing with me but also with the class. I truly did learn a lot and it was definitely different. It was a lot of cool things and animations. I thank you for that even in a short time.
I have been struggling with ADD for most of my life. Because of it I have always had a tough time with school. And it's especially frustrating because I am a person who should be a straight-A student. Dr. Connor helped me a lot to complete the assignments, we met on MS Teams, I asked many questions via emails and he replied immediately. Thank you!
I am an anthropology student. My supervisor suggested me to take this course. Dr. Wu gave us many examples to understand different concepts in GIS. He provided much help for the lab assignments too. I start to like GIS and consider to take it as my minor now.
Dr. Wu's Physical Geography has inspired me how to think about geographical differences. He brought up many top topics, like global warming, urban heat island effects, and the ozone hole, and asked us to think why and where happened and what are the possible effects to our lives. I very ENJOYED his class.
This is an online course which I did not expect to learn too much. However, Dr. Wu made it very fun and informative. Now, I am learning much more than I expect about Geography and different countries around the world. I will recommend this course to my friends!
His online course included four tests (one is proctored exam), map quizzes, discussion and ppt assignments. He was very supportive and replied my emails in time. I wish I could take his course on campus in the future.
I am taking his class on GIS. I was not so interested in it when I registered this required class for my major - envi sci. Now, I am seriously considering to take GIS as my minor!
I am a environmental science student. I did not know GIS could be so useful before I started this class. Dr. Wu provided many applications and examples for GIS and explained how we can use it in our major and even daily life. I know many classmates in my major are considering take it as minor. I am one of them now.
Dr. wu provided a lot of help like lab videos when I was taking this online course. It is a hands-on course with many practical GIS skills to learn. Everytime I sent him an email for help, he replied me on the same day.
Best professor I have had in MXSC building.
Wu is very knowledgeable about GIS. Lab assignments are interesting and you can easily apply skills to your major or even work. I am a part-time school bus driver, I am now applying the GIS skills I learned in planning the routes! I never believed I could do this before taking this course.
Dr. Connor is most likely a brilliant scholar. I was asked to complete FOUR essays (OMG). I does not know how to teach Geography to beginners, because he does it on such a high level with his research and his other classes. He cares about students, though.
Dr. Wu hosted a very interesting webinar in the term. I never really knew about GIS until I took his class. Hearing about the different majors and minors and getting information from Dr. Joseph K about GIS and how it plays a big part in our everyday life has really made me want to look into GIS.
Professor Wu has been my favorite professor at Troy so far. He is very passionate about what he teaches, and he really wants his students to succeed and find their passion.
Dr. Wu did a great job teaching this course. The material was interesting and he did a great job of getting us to understand the material. He used games and activities to help us learn as well, which was very refreshing. We also had a GIS Day webinar that was very informative as well. I give this course a 10/10.
Professor Wu is the reason I decided to choose GIS as a minor.
Great professor and is always there if you need help. He is one of the best professors I met. If you come to class you really can't fail. He will help you through all of the work and make sure you understand it. I highly recommend. Would totally take his again. :)
I very need this course to graduate this summer and he said he could help me to waive this course because I took a similar course before. My application was denied by eventually and I do not think he is very helpful. I have student loan and now I need to think where I can get the money for this irrelevant course. Disappointed.
Had Dr. Wu for Physical Geography and Spatial Database Design in a term class. He is a great professor and if you do your work and put in effort it is not hard to get an A. My favorite professor at Troy by far.
His course is good, he is professional, he provided much support and additional information beyond the textbook. The reason I didn't provide the highest grade for his course because he rejected to grade my submissions the next day after the course ended. I understand it but it would be best if he accepted them.
The textbook used an older version of ArcGIS Pro, it would be better the adopted book with the up-to-date software. However, Dr. Wu provided the videos with the most recent pro. They are very useful. I don't think this course needs other improvements.
He provided demo videos which were very useful for me. Maybe provide additional videos that includes common issues during ArcGIS Pro labs. Its easy for me to make a small mistake that isnt easily identifiable through ArcGIS Pro so I end up spending a lot of time on the Lab.
Dr. Connor is the best professor I have met at Troy. He provided webinars and virtual meetings. I was unable to attend the webinars he hosted for online students because of conflicts. I did attend one of the company visits via zoom and I found it gave great insight into where the data we use comes from.
I am a Social Sciences students who had little idea about any IT technologies. I took Dr. Wu's GIS course because my friend said he is the one who knows what he is teaching. Actually, I am enjoying learning GIS in his class. He showed us up-to-dated knowledge out of the textbook and invited experts to present their projects.
Dr. Wu is great and you will not feel boring in his classroom (as he promised in the first class). He provided many examples and cases in the reality for us to understand theories and models. Now, I can apply GIS skills into my major, envi science and they work perfectly for me!
Excellent professor and is very supportive. It's not hard to make a good grade in his course as long as you read the materials and complete the assignments. Would take his classes again:)
I loved Dr. Wu. He knows what he is teaching and talking and really cares about you. He truly wants you become successful not just in the class but in your major. I highly recommend. I wish I could know him in my first or second year.
Do not take Instructor Wu's class. I found that my final score was 88.7 just two days after the course ended. I asked him if I could make up a couple of assignments I missed because I need A for my scholarship. Many professors would like to help but he rejected.
Dr. Wu is a great example of an excellent professor who cares about his students succeed.
Dr. Wu is an incredibly talented professor and carries a passion for the subject he teaches which in and of itself is a very difficult thing to find in a teacher these days. I cannot recommend him enough.
I am taking Dr. Wu's class now. He designed many discussions and activities for us to get involved into the class. I registered this course because it is required but now I LOVE it!
As someone who hopes to further their career in GIS, the course was incredibly helpful. Professor Wu is an excellent instructor, and is always there to help students. For this class he had real-time employers come to visit to not only tell us about the job possibilities in this field, but to also provide a paid internship opportunity.
Professor Wu is an amazing professor. He knows what you need to prepare for your career. I took this course because it is required. However, he made me full motivated and confident to learn GIS now. 1000/100 recommended if you are not sure what you want to do after graduation.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
99%
Textbook Required
0%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.24 avg changeRatings by Course
SS3375
5.0
(9)GEO3301
5.0
(13)GEO4411
5.0
(5)GEO2201
5.0
(1)GEO4401
5.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
BIO1120
5.0
GEO2211
4.0
GIS4401
3.5
GEO3300
3.4
GIS3390
3.4