This guy is very entertaining. His lectures are all over the place but he makes the dumbest jokes, laughs at the stupidest things, and repeats words over and over again, asking if you need him to write it on the board.

Really not that bad. Can offend easliy but its good overal. He's an aquired taste.

hi is soooooooo hot and cute. he can do anything and help you with anything even when you don't need it. i adore him as a teacher.

IDK what people are talking about his class is fun. He keeps people on their feet making sure your awake, says funny**** on occasion. Ive taken him for soc of money and economic exchange and Corrections and will continue to take him. He doesnt pick on girls so girls are str8 but guys if he dont like you your a target but hes funny gr8 teacher

THIS GUY IS AWSOME BUT COMPLETLY OFF HIS ROCKER..go to EVERY CLASS and make sure he knows u and ur set with a B if he likes you...he's likely to offend u at least once during the sem. but he offends every 1 so deal i failed nearly every quiz & went to 1/2 of his classes plastered, AND STILL EARNED A B!! "HA-HA-HA, you follow me roughly? or not?"

You need to understand him or he's not worth taking. Much of what he says can be taken as trivial knowledge and misguided blabber but there is always a point in what he says. If you don't have the intellect and maturity to understand his attitude, he'll seem like nothing more than a joke, but that's a failure on your own regard rather than his.

Dr. Niklas is intelligent, witty and respectful. His expectations are reasonable for a 400 level class (maybe even a bit low). He wants his students to understand the material, and does get frustrated when he can tell no one is doing the work. If you want to learn something worthwhile, take his class. If not... why are you in college?

Prof Niklas is awesome. Go to class, pay attention, and take notes.. pretty cut an dry. Don't show up late or leave early- he notices, and holds a grudge. Funny as hell and keeps you awake. Easy to do well if you show up and put in minimal effort.

Professor Niklas is awesome. He does place a major emphasis on attendance and rightfully so. You need to attend to learn. His lectures are interesting and I would definitely take him again.

Stereotypical German, harsh sense of humor, talks down to the class. That said, just listen to him and take good notes, on the tests just regurgitate what he said in class because everything he said is correct.

Dr. Niklas is great. He wants you to learn and actually condenses the book down into written text that he posts on black board. He does stress attendance, but why would you not attend class. Hello you're paying for it.

shame on you students who don't appreciate prof. niklas! his class was an easy A, you just have to pay attention. and it's well worth it to pay attention anyway because he is HILARIOUS. my favorite professor at RIC

This guy is the man. You can learn a lot if you listen to him. Yeah he may be hard to understand and require attendance but he is really nice. Just show up to class and you'll get a B

He is not a bad professor to take. Pay attention to what he says in class & you will pass the quizzes with flying colors. You barely use the book but if you actually want to learn something, buy it and read it; you will end up teaching yourself. Attendance is a must & you will pass this class.

Good professor; speaks with authority which is good. If you are easily offended, he may offend you. But on that same note, if you are easily offended, spend some time in the real world. if you are taking the class at a once a week interval, it can drag, but is generally interesting. No papers, no homework, never studied, got a B.

Great professor. Just show up, pay attention, hand in your papers on time and you'll do fine. He's very smart and relates his lectures to real life. I took a lot away from his class and honestly feel like i learned a lot. One of my favorite classes I've taken.

Never skip class. Also, he loves when people participate. If you do not like getting "picked on" then don't take him - otherwise he is the funniest professor I ever had. If you pay attention in class the quizzes shouldn't be too bad and you will get decent grades on papers if you keep them short and make good points with good grammar.

He is very intelligent and has a vast array of knowledge. He is pretty funny, but can sometimes be hard to follow. 4 to 5 quizzes, and a few homework assignments. Great class to take. Great guy.

One of my best professors at RIC. Attend his class, study for quizzes, and PLEASE have the respect to keep your phone off. Give respect, you get respect !!!

He is a great professor. Just go to class and do the assignment and you will do great.

All you have to do is show up and take the quizzes and you pass. But that's the catch, you HAVE to show up to class. If you skip your grade will suffer. Don't worry about your test grades, they don't matter. Bottom line, SHOW UP TO CLASS.

All Professor Niklas asks of you is to attend all the classes and participate. We had 5 quizzes all semester but they don't actually count. Just show up, do the 3 homework assignments and participate. Follow that and you get an A

The only class at RIC that I felt I learned new things. Quizzes are hard. Easy to get a B on essays. His lectures were scattered all over the place, but in retrospect, I had a good time and I felt like I actually learned something new once it ended. He keeps you every class until the final second, and expects 100% attendance.

Attend every class and attempt to engage and participate. Show an effort and Prof Niklas will appreciate it. There are a few quizzes throughout the semester and very few homework assignments. He spends basically every class lecturing and wants his students involved all the time. I definitely learned a lot in this course.

This professor has a very distinct style of teaching. He can be difficult to understand, so pay attention, and if you don't understand something, asking clarifying questions in class will not only help your understanding, it will improve the class participation portion of your grade. V. Interesting material. Do all homework and quizzes. No final.

Professor Niklas will not be everyone's cup of tea. He sometimes comes off a bit dry. I really enjoyed that there were no official due dates. Overall he gives you everything you need to be successful in the course but it will require reading thru his poorly organized notes. Attendance and participation seemed to be the most important.

I can understand the negative comments although my experience with this professor was great ! he is very funny and smart. He goes off on random tangents although it can be very interesting. All of the work comes from his readings, long lectures and no group work if anyone is worried about that. Take notes and you will pass, only advice I can give.

I can understand the comments. He talks about the most random things sometimes. He takes attendance and requires participation. Now having said that, the guy is very caring and understanding. He'll bump your grade just for showing effort. Definitely worth taking if you can pay attention and take notes. Got a B+... dont know how but i did lol.