Had plenty of info on how to drop the class

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worst grade I ever got on a test was given to me by this teacher..need i say more?

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Very knowledgeable about economics but cannot teach it so that you can understand. Do not take this class.

Absolutely the worst. Tests could only be viewed if you visited the department.

The WORST teacher I have ever had.

Dont waste your time studying for the tests because nothing he teaches will help! Do not take this professor!!

Has good knowledge but cannot teach, tries to go as fast as possible. gives option if you want you can drop the class. but not willing to help.

Horrible teacher

If you are expert in economics and want to challenge (test) your knowledge. Than take this teacher. If you want to learn than don't take his class. Its useless.

What a teacher, no positive ratings. As my personal experience. Looks like he has knowledge but cannot teach the class. He is the worst teacher I ever had. He is never willing to help. What ever taught in class is final. Goes fast so its hard to get.

Try not to take this professor if you want to save money. Worst record. Money crazy. Cannot teach the class. Negative part of Depaul.

Does not teach by the book, which he tells you to read and study from. Notes don't match test half the time. Tests look like new material.

Very hard teacher and unclear at teaching subject!

This guy is a ****! I complained so much I got part of my money back for this class. The first day of class he told us by the end 90% of us wouldnt be there.

He is an evil man...drop as soon as possible

The man can not teach and the test is nothing that can be passed... if you get a C consider yourself lucky

It seems that dr. ciecka has his tenor and is buddies with the department chair....so thats why whenever we called to complain that he couldnt teach and gave impossible tests we wouldn't get a response. DONT SIGN UP FOR HIM.

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He is completely unapproachable. I could not understand what he was talking about and when I tried to get help, he made me feel like it is really bothersome for him to go over it again. I ended up with a "W" and no money back!!!

incredibly confusing and difficult for an easy course - i am a straight a student and got an f in this class - retook it with another prof and got an a- drop him if u have him and take it with someone else

bad teacher. uses toomany graphs that don't explain the material. not helpful. his exams suck. it's more like math than econ with all the graphs and formulas.

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He's the worst teacher ever! He doesn't like to answer questions, he doesn't like people visiting his office, he tells you to e-mail him but he takes so long to answer back that it's best if you just drop or swtich. DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR.

I definitely wouldn't recommend this professor. Doesn't like to be asked questions. And if he asks a question to the class...beware. Don't answer, he'll only prove you don't know what you're talking about. Very disappointing.

Just drop it. I wish someone told em don't take his class. Nothing is from the book but the way he teaches you'll need the book. His tests are hard he's hard and boring.

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This guy sucks! He hates to answer questions. None of the material from class lectures even resemble the textbook (so forget about trying to catch up if you fall behind, he is extremely boring. Hates questions and like to make a A** of you if you ask any. Try to switch ASAP. Waste of money.

This man is horrible. Even with a HUGE curve you still fail! That just goes to show how difficult his tests are. A 55 was a C, and most people got a D. Final was 48 pages long! Doesn't give you any idea of what to FOCUS on for the tests. Just study everything is his motto, but come test time only a fraction of EVERYTHING is on the test. Stay away

Warning, waste time money and efforts if you take his class never willing to help students. seems like he has knowledge but cannot teach. more than half of the class withdraws his class getting a "W" in their grade sheets.

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Avoid this man like the plague. The tests do not consist of material from the class nor book. He DOESNT return homework or tests hence you never get answers. He is almost unreachable and refused contact the week prior to the final. He is truly a blight on the Depaul Grad Program.

VERy unresponsive to questions. Requested that students email him questions then would tell everyone that he didn't get their emails and that was why he hadn't responded to questions.

Highly intelligent. Not the best people skills. I have no business/calc background and this class kicked my butt left and right. I would avoid him if possible. Good thing: I failed every test, but the take home, and received a C. Show him you're a serious student and he'll be more generous.

Makes material more difficult than it actually is. Does not go over exams once they are graded. Test questions are either ridiculously hard or shockingly easy...no in between. Don't recommend. Only students who already know material well seem to do well. Texts will NOT backup what you can't learn form his lectures! Don't take w/another hard class!!

Take someone else. Professor has a difficult time transferring his knowledge to students. Teaching approach is to throw the kitchen sink at students. Overwhelms amount of useless information and covers each concept once at a blazing pace, Huge test curves accurately represent poor teaching. Spend your tuition dollars wisely

Awful professor. Very intelligent, but this does not translate into being a good teaching. Poor communicator. Talks over your head. DO NOT TAKE IF YOU WANT TO LEARN!!

Agreed with other comments. Had him in the spring. Prof. Ciecka belongs in a research institution, not a professional school like KGSB. Nice man, but not good at teaching.

Brilliant, but cursed with a burden of not being able to teach the material to students without an extensive math background. I took Stats and Calculus in Undergrad and earned A's in each course, far from the case in this class. In order to succeed you must have a strong math background, visit his office hours frequently and take perfect notes.

Not interested in helping you learn. Moves very fast in class lectures. Needs to retire.

Test are not similar to what he gives in class. Book is useless. He teaches quant as if it was a history class.

The class is easy, yet he makes it more difficult, and he doesnt cover the important stuff like hypothesis testing etc. Instead of teaching us how to do hypothesis testing and regression, he makes you memorize stuff like newton date of birth, bernolli etc, like its really a hestory class but fails to teach proper stats. Skip him he'll confuse you.

Brilliant guy but terrible teacher. He made students feel stupid when they asked questions and huge curve due to poor teaching ability. I would not recommend anyone having him as a teacher.

This was the worst stats class I have ever taken due to the teachers poor teaching ability. Know your notes for lecture because that be the exam. The homework is useless and only graded in the sense that he checks that you did most of it. I am sad that this was part of the curriculum because I didnt learn anything as i have already taken grad stat

He is very well known for his reputation of scholarship and lecture. I didn't get the grade that I worked for and that's life. Didn't like that after my homework was deleted from D2L. This class is for intermediate college-level calculus. No textbook here. Give yourself time with the absorption of your materials.

Professor is a nice guy, but does not like when you separately email him questions and would rather you post it on a forum. He also isn't that great of a grader and would much rather talk monotonously in a video format. His assistant professor does a zoom session every week that goes into MUCH better explanation of the assignments & answers.

This class is extremely math heavy. Trust me when I say the Professor's lectures are extremely confusing and the homework does not correlate at ALL with what he teaches. I bought the textbook just to learn that nothing is included in there nor does it help. The only way you can truly pass is if you attend the TA taught sessions, NOT the professors.

Please heed the warnings prevalent in this professor's reviews. Read them carefully as their tone (frustration) and observations (inadequacy) are uniform and consistent (spanning terms). This professor does not care if you survive his class, and appears to relish watching his "students" struggle.

The worst prof have ever had. He expects everyone to have taken stats before or have a math background. He does not provide any real explanation or background. Just draws on a piece of paper for 1 1/2 hr. I have no idea what's going, save for AI would unable to do hw assignments based on his "teaching" alone, there is no book either.