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Kind of whacky but very interested in his students. Not bad

A very intersting man, with knowledge that goes far beyond text books. I strongly reccomend Dr. Barker, especially his knowledge of the City of Chicago.

AWESOME PROF!!! I search for classes the he teaches. I have had 3 classes with him already. He gives a quiz every day in class, but you only have to answer one question out of 8. His midterms and finals are easy!

SUPER resource for first-year students. I learned about different facets of a Chicago lifestyle in business/crime/politics. Through his engaging lectures, daily quizzes (not fun but helpful) I found myself interacting more than ever!

seems to know a lot about kids and how they kive their kives today. He's funny and doesnt bore you while you are in class. The quizes are really easy as long as you read.

AWESOME teacher. He made the class so much more interesting, and he tended to make strange faces and act things out, it made everything much funnier.

Dr. Barker is the coolest, most laid back professor. He knows his stuff and is a character in class!

The man is a genius! So nice and really easy to talk to. Lectures get very boring, but he's pretty funny! Great guy! Quizzes everyday, real easy to get an A without reading the material for them. I would take him again in a heart beat!

very laid back.gives daily quizzes,but you only answer one little question on it.a little boring in lectures.just try and take notes and pay attention.you do HAVE to read to take the mid-term and final or there's no way you can do it.

Some of his canned lectures are boring, but for the most part his classes are very enjoyable. Reading is mandatory since he gives a quiz on it each class, which can be a pain. The exams are hard to study for since he doesn't explain what to focus on.

Noel is a nice and funny guy but his theories class is suicide. The material is the worst. It's a maditory class for soc. majors so be prepared, it's a killer-not in a hard way but in a very boring way. His tests are pretty hard but zero papers.

I've had him for 2 classes a very easy teacher, just do the readings and be prepared. Everything is multiple choice. Nice guy, funny, lectures can be boring but he tries hard and trys to get the class involved. Recomend him

He is a funny man! he makes the class fun with this witty stories. he's really cool and very understanding. take his class!

obviously (see course listings) i really like barker. He IS funny, and a little eccentric, but most U of C grads are (really, pay attention to it) He incorporates readings, videos, handouts. His tests are multiple choice (and you want easier?) He is great, take Policy and Urban Community !!

awesome teacher

Barker is a great professor and his class is interesting at most times. However, he speaks in a boring monotone voice that makes you want to fall asleep sometimes unless you really pay attention to what he is saying.

Barker was an alright professor. his lectures were pretty boring except for a few. you should definately go to class bc there is a quiz everyday, but they were easy. midterm and final were kinda hard and basically the only grades in the class. i got a B+ but i really studied for the final - the midterm was harder

Funny guy. Really helpful if you talk to him after classes. Only need one question right on attendance quizzes. Midterm hard, but final not so hard. Great teacher. Very knowledgeable.

I had him for four classes a few years back. What you need to do is sit in the front row and prepare to laugh. His 'bits' are priceless! Most of the class won't get his humor, but he's f-n funny.

Great professor. Interesting, funny. Intriguing class.

awesome teacher!!!very helpful and make his class very interesting. everyone should take his class;i had him for 3 classes.

Great prof. Very funny and interesting. Worth going to class. A little slow on getting papers/tests back (up to weeks after you took the tests) and you never get quizzes back. Also, exams are on unimportant details, making it hard to know what to study. Would recommend him, but just make sure you have patience.

Agree with all. He is old, but truly knows the minds and attitudes of college peeps. Recomended. This class was half interesting, half forgettable and half boring. His stories and experience are worth it all.

Great class. If you're not interested in the content of it, that's okay. At least yout get to look at his hot body for an hour.

Watch a lot of videos

Pretty good teacher. Interesting guy knows alot about chicago, so if you coming into depaul and he still has a discover class you should take him.

The lectures are often seemingly unrelated to reading material, which there is a lot of. Will talk until the end of class if not past it. Otherwise, a very knowledgable teacher and you watch a lot of interesting and fun movies.

Monotone! but if you read the class is easy. Make sure you participate because that gives you an edge if he knows you. Daily quizzes are not that bad. If you have a demanding schedule and would have problems reading everything then you might want to reconsider because you do have to read a lot. Cool guy though

He's a smart guy, sometimes funny. You have to read for every class, so that sucks. Pretty easy class tho.

Amazing professor. He is very knowledgeable and has very interesting lectures and films. Not a hard grader at all, but gives a quiz on the readings every day. Reading helped me not have to study much for the tests.

awesome teacher!!! very helpful and understanding. true, he gives a quiz everyday, but they're very easy. Best Soc teacher at depaul.

This guy is totally awesome!! He makes you read a lot and gives a lot of quizes, but he is sooo cool. I would recommend him to anyone

He seemed austere at first but he's so not. Really interesting if you want to learn. Can be funny too and knows his s***. Short daily quizzes on readings but it'll help you prepare for the super easy mid-term and final.

Noel is great and the class was easy. There's a small amount of reading a quiz on it every class, which is his way of taking the test. The class was like a book club and we watched a lot of movies.

the best professor at depaul. hes awesome!!! i took every class he taught.

The classes are incredibly boring and the teacher is very very dull, but he's pretty generous with grades.

Will make a few jokes and is very understanding when in comes to turning in late assignments and the midterm and final exams are pretty easy.

He is really nice, but I do not like his lectures. He goes off topic WAY TOO MUCH! The class was about Police and the Urban Community, and then he makes us watch Romeo and Juliet. He knows his stuff, class is easy, but expect lectures to be boring, useless and pointless. Oh, and attendance is very important, so show up!

A real nice guy who tries to make his interesting and funny. However, I think he is way too focused on the lecture aspect of his classes. Even though I actually enjoyed the readings, we had one for every class and daily quizzes based on them. I enjoyed what I learned but all the reading and and quizzes really tires you out. Easy midterm and final!

Prof. Barker is insanely intelligent and has so much to share. The class is definately a lot of work, but I got so much out of it!

Barker is my favorite Soc professor. He is crystal clear on what he expects and follows the syllabus exactly. The classes are 100% lecture, but it's all relative to class and it's very intersting. He makes great examples that can relate to everybody. Quiz every day, but you only need to answer one question-out of eight. Stop whining, great teacher.

He is a very easy teacher. Just do the readings required because he gives a quiz everyday. His tests are based off of lectures and readings. Easy grader for papers as well. I got an A- on it.

Noel Barker was a pretty good teacher. Sometimes, lectures could be boring. MAKE SURE THAT YOU READ THE CHAPTER BECAUSE YOU WILL HAVE A QUIZ EVERYDAY. CLASS ATTENDANCE IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE SOMETIMES ON MIDTERM/FINALS HE WOULD ASK ABOUT A LECTURE. ONE FIVE PAGE PAPER (EASY). HE ALSO, GIVES YOU A WRITTEN ESSAY PART BUT GIVES YOU THE QUESTIONS ONE WEE

Noel was a great teacher who knows a lot about the subject. I took him for Jr. year experiential learning about the criminal justice system. I read some of the most amazing books, quizes every class on reading if you do them you'll be fine

Awesome guy with a lot knowledge and the proper skills to teach effectively. He is funny and very open minded. Do yourself a favor and take this class!

Interesting guy. Even though he's old, he can connect to students our age. Funny anecdotes from his life keep the class interesting. EASY quiz everyday. You only need to get a few right to get an A on them, so guessing totally works.

Mr. Barker is great. Sometimes is hard to pay attention to, he rambles a little. He's a great teacher, he assigns great and intriguing reading. I learned a lot and it was an easy class. 1 question quizzes daily but midterm, final and serice hours were easy. Great class-DEFINITELY take it!

Professor Barker is great. His lectures can be a bit boring, but most of the time he keeps students engaged with funny/interesting stories and facts. He knows his stuff. Daily quizzes on assigned reading, but they're multiple choice..pretty easy. As long as you pay attention to lectures and read, you'll do well.

He was a fantastic teacher, very passionate about his subject and seemed to have a wealth of experience to draw from in lectures. While at first the class drags it is certainly made up for when he gets into the topics he's interested in. A must have for any sociology majors.

He is a great professor! Easy A! Okay sometimes he can be a little bit boring, but if you participate in class it won't be. The books he picks are good reads. 25hrs of service learning is easy! If you have the option of picking Central States SER, pick the 76th and Kostner location. One question quizzes (super easy!)is his way of taking attendance.

Gives quizzes every day which are ridiculous. Lectures are sometimes funny, but offensive. Easy paper. Midterm and final are short answer and mult choice that are super hard. Didn't learn anything and you read 70pgs to remember one statistic. stupid

He is a great teacher! He is funny and interesting. Daily quizzes for attendance and to ensure you read the assigned material. Easy paper. One of the best at DePaul.

Greatest teacher at DePaul. He's awesome makes content really interesting teaches great classes

Noel is the best professor at DePaul. Make sure you read because there are daily quizzes about the readings BUT the readings are super interesting! You also have to write a 3pg paper (piece of cake)DO NOT stress out about the midterm and final, he curves them, trust me! Plus he's super knowlegable. A bit boring sometimes but funny guy. take him!

I took Police and Urban City with Professor Barker. He was a boring teacher. His voice is very monotone but he is an easy grader. He curves the test a lot. We watched a lot of videos in class. There is a 1 question quiz everyday from the readings...easy.

Very interesting class. Prof Barker is really boring but makes an effort in making class fun.You have to read because there are quizzes everyday. You could use your book because he is usually not paying attention.

At first I thought that this class was going to be boring, which I have to admit that it is at times, but his lectures are pretty interesting when you get the hang of it. You have to take daily quizzes, but they are not that hard. I would take him if you wanted to get interested in to sociology.

Awww lol this professor is great! Hes very funny ( not humor) but how he teaches! Easy A paper wit no bibliography, easy daily quizzes& final that just for fyi: you mustt readd everything! He'll still curve it tho! Lol

Barker is easily one of the easiest professors. ITS CALLED READING PEOPLE! If you do it, I guarantee you will get an A. Do the reading and pay attention. quit whining, and welcome to college.

This has been my favorite professor by far at depaul. I've taken several of his classes and it's the only class I've ever really enjoyed going to. He knows what he is talking about, shows interest, we have cool field trips like visiting prisons and jails, and he can be really funny. Love this professor!

He is funny, and very interested in teaching, his methods are very different but he is very easy to fallow and understand.

Professor Barker is nice. He responds to e-mails quickly. I did not enjoy hunting him down for my grades, because he never gives them back. Come to class. Do the readings. There are daily quizzes. Put some effort in and you should be fine.

Had professor barker as a Freshman for Explore Chicago (Crime/Business/Politics in Chicago). BARKER WAS THE BEST!!! Class is nothing but field trips! You go to many cool places! Weekly reading assigned, but it's short and simple! Quiz each week. Midterm/final are doable. Final paper as well....super easy; you just write about memories. TAKE HIM!!!

I took him twice for two separate classes. i found the class easy. You have daily quizzes which is basically your attendance. Your midterm and final come exactly from your reading material. Just read, show up, and you will get an A

I took three classes with Prof. Barker- and he is the favorite professor I've had even through my PhD coursework. It's college- you should be expected to work hard, and he expects college level work. He is a bit odd, but brilliant and also wonderful outside of class. Any issues, just email- he is a reasonable person. He is fantastic.

Prof. Barker is my favorite professor at Depaul hands down! He is great at what he does, very smart but kind of dry. I love the readings you do for this course. He tells great stories that relate to what we are learning, it's like having your grandpa tell you entertaining stories from the past! Take this class if you want to be amazing.

This man is full of character, his topics are pretty serious so it can seem boring at first because he lectures a lot, I've taken 2 of his classes and he's pretty straight forward. Read!! he quizzes every class on the readings assigned. write down the questions from the quizzes and you'll do good on the midterm and final

Professor Barker is nice. His voice and lectures tend to feel long because he talks in such a monotone soft voice. He gives quizzes before every class. If you read the material it's not hard. His multiple choice midterm and Final are ridiculously hard but he grades on a curve and if you do well on the essay portion you'll pass the exam and class.

Professor Barker has super interesting lectures that are fun to listen to if you pay attention and participate, although many of my classmates I noticed got bored. For my class, there were multiple chapters assigned to be read each week. But the quizzes were impossible because there was so much information and 7 incredibly specific questions.

Professor Barker is the best professor at DePaul University. He is very understanding, nice, and genuinely cares for his students. Although his lectures could be long, if you're interested in criminology then they won't be so bad. Also, the readings are interesting and he knows what he's talking about. Their's a quiz every week, which are easy!

Noel Barker is a fabulous professor and so bright. His tests are difficult and are reflections of how critically you did the reading (they are almost always curved). Daily quizzes are a piece of cake if you doing any of the reading. He is more approachable than he may seem. If you need help, talk to him! He is very flexible and cares!!!

Midterm and final exam where difficult pop quizzes every class to and alot of reading. Overall this was though one of my favorite professors at DePaul University as he follows up with students who are having difficulty and contacted me to make sure everything was ok during this quarter of hell. I would have to say he is the most easiest to reach.

Take his class! I have taken now two of his classes. These past comments that say his is "too hard" are honestly ridiculous. You have readings every week ( never have I in 20 weeks had a boring reading...). The readings are easy and the quizzes everyday a joke if you actually read. He curves both the midterm, final and paper. Read and get an A!

I took him twice, and I thought he was great. His lectures turn more into class conversations, but who doesn't enjoy that? He is SO caring. I was going through a lot of family issues last quarter, and he went above and beyond to help me. He gave me his personal # and checked in on me to make sure I was doing ok. No other prof has a heart like him.

Amazing Professor. If you ever talk to Professor Barker outside of class, he is the most thoughtful and accommodating Profs I have had out of my 5 years at DePaul. He TRULY wants you to succeed. I really enjoyed his teaching style. Don't be afraid to ask questions, he has so many interesting stories relevant to his topics.

Professor Barker is really interesting if you are into a more lecture heavy class. Also an all around good person. Missed an assignment and he understood and gave me another chance without a silly penalty.

Prof. Barker is an amazing educator. He genuinely cares about the content he's teaching on and his students. There were lot of readings assigned and there are short quizzes at the beginning of each class. He mostly lectures, but designs the classes to be like a casual group discussion. Definitely would take another one of his classes.

Prof. Barker is very well versed in the material. He gives long reading assignments for every class that is quizzed on, they are easy if you did the reading. The midterm and final are okay if you practice the writing sections and study vocab in the textbook. You will never know your grade because he doesn't often give grades back and never in d2l.

This Professor though gentle in his delivery of subject matter he is very serious about what you are to retain and understand. I took his class in the 1980s and what I enjoyed most was in class and after class discussion. Remember to show up for class and participate. Great experience!

Professor Barker is one of my favorite instructors I've ever encountered at DePaul. He is extremely wise and always has interesting things to say. Show up to class and do the readings, he quizzes everyday and may ask questions that could be missed if you just skim the chapters. Do these things and you will pass!