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Dr. Gebremariam is a professor with a pleasant personality. He is very approachable, helpful, knowledgeable, and organized. He has a good sense of humor, and his classes are fun. He is an enthusiatic teacher who respects his students. Highly recommended!
Professor Gebremariam is wonderful. I started Economics terrified of the subject but he got me through it. He teaches his students with respect and is a very interesting man to listen to.
Yilma is da bomb! Although I usually never know what he's really saying, I feel him. He my dawg fo' sheezy. I love when he'll randomly start talking about bushells of wheat!
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I only took this class because all the GEO 100-200's were closed. He takes the class really seriously and it drove me crazy. He repeats things 1000 times, graphs endlessly with that damn yardstick and over(uses) handouts and overheads. Good guy though.
very hard to understand
I couldn't understand a word out of his mouth, and when I tried to get extra help I didn't get any. I hated this class beyond hate. I don't know how anyone passes this class. He gives 100s of pages of notes--prewritten for you, but extremely unclear.
I absolutely hated this class. He was very hard to follow and had way too many notes, which were also hard to follow. If you asked me to explain anything that was taught in that class, I couldn't tell you. A good guy, but a horrible teacher!
He is hard to understand sometimes, but he is a fair teacher. You need to do the reading though. You dont learn much from his lectures. He posts the lecture notes online for you. He will get you with the wording on the tests and quizes. Know your stuff. Its not a bad class overall.
Macro Economics - Yilm's not a bad guy but if you don't know economics, TAKE GEOGRAPHY! I thought economics would be easy but it's NOTHING I expected...full of charts, graphs, 1000's of notes...very hard to follow and understand...he has an easy grading system tho ex: 80-100 is an A!
makes the class seem tougher than it actually is, his accent can be very hard to understand but when the tests and quizes come they aren't that bad
Great teacher all around. Very willing to answer questions and make any clarifications needed. You need to go to class and do the reading, but getting a good grade is easy if you do that. Sometimes difficult to understand, but he is always willing to repeat himself or write it out for you. GREAT.
cant understand him. dont have to go and he annonices all the quizes and exams. quizes are easy and the exam was a take home test. you can also get a overall grade of 70 and still get a B for the course. when i do go i fall asleep. but an easy way to get though the economics requirement
dont take this class with him. he is not a good teacher you cant even understand him when the talks very hard grader and expects us to know everything
Very nice and approachable person however he just doesn't seem to have the best teaching skills. His accent is tolerable but difficult at times and doesn't do a lot to keep your attention during lectures. His exams are reasonable, a mix of quizzes and take home tests.
His lack of clarity unfortunately makes what is very simple subject matter seem extremely complex. That said, you don't even need to pay attention if you read the book. If you can't pass his class, you're probably destined to flip burgers. It's absolutely simple high school level material.
You need to get the book and read it to really understand. He's a funny and nice guy that makes the class just a bit more bareable, b/c economics is BORING. There's only a few questions on the quiz so even if you get a couple wrong it's not a great grade.
Princ of macro economics-a hard subject but a good professor.You have to read and study but he will go out of his way to help you.
terrably easy class i played solitare on my comp and browsed internet. most of the stuff is self explanitory. the 100$ book should be optional, i dont think it was worth 100$ didnt really use. take the class if ur good at tests and quizzes. 3 quizzes count and 3 tests.
dont ever take a class with Yilma.point blank, cant learn if you cant understand a word he says. His quizes werent too bad. i had one take home exam. he gives TWO midterms and one final. the second midterm was jus crazy, and dont even ask me about the final.I Got a B with giving some effort.
This class is really easy if your not stupid the tests were take home tests and if you study for the quizzes your golden
This teacher is horrible. If he gives you take home quizzes and test's its nto becuase he wnats you to pass. He horrible is telling you what he wants. His accent sucks. If this teacher taught everything we'd all fail. He gives a B for 70 becuase its that hard to get it. AVOIDDDDDD
well you cant really understand him but i have had worse. He tries to make class fun although he requires u to print out 30 pgs of notes for class but he already has them set up for u and you can print them at the library. Not a bad professor overall just go to class and study.
such a nice guy but i horrible teacher. his accent isnt that bad if you listen carefully but he expects you to know everything before coming into the class. dont take him.
he's a nice guy but the class is horrible.. i only took it because his grading system is very lenient (ex. anything over an 80 is an A).. he uses the same tests every semester to try to get them from someone who has had him before. you dont have to take the final if u get an 80 average
A wonderful teacher.I loved him. Very understanding about family things.He loves what he does.
This class is an easy A as a summer course. you don't even need to buy the book he gives you an outline for every chapter that is going to be on the tests and exams. sometimes he goes off topic for so long long you can study for the quizzes in class. he lets you out early almost every class after the first week. PLUS! anything above an 80 is an A
A horrible professor. Did not learn one thing that stayed with me. Do not take him, very very difficult! Just a waste of time
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This guy is hilarious...its not that he makes good jokes he just does hilarious things. He yelled out "MAMAMIAAA" in the middle of class while he was talking about some pasta restaurant. Anyways his quizes are hard to understand because of the way they are worded ..Easy A though
dude this class blew chunks real bad. i couldn't understand what the hell he was saying and when i did, it made no sense. maybe he should have gotten some education in english before deciding to teach. don't take this clas if you don't need to. it's not worth anyone's time.
He's pleasant and he's into it. He gives extra credit points because the material is tough to digest. He seems fair to me. Don't walk out or skip a class. He gets offended by that. His accent is much better than some here.
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when he talks he puts me to sleep, I didn't understand a thing he taught but somehow ended up w/ an A+ and was exempted from the final. This is only b/c he gives mostly take home quizzes and gave us a take home mid-term. he dropped a couple quiz grades and he gives about a 15 point curve on everything. dont walk out.
all you can say about this guy is he sucks...
Are you kidding me? I didn't understand anything from this class. You can tell he is really passionate about ECO but he just couldn't relay that passion to the class. I stopped trying and guessed on the midterm, final, and the quizzes. since everything was multiple choice i guess i lucked out cause i passed with a C!!
Worst teacher! Hard to understand and most boring person to listen to lecture especially when it is on economics. Fairly easy grader, but if he sees you not sitting properly he will yell at you. Treats you like you are still in high school or even worst elementry school. Avoid taking his class trust me!
Awful, awful class...aviod him like you would an STD & that's all I have to say.
I never had a reason to HATE Ethiopia, until I found out it produced this man
difficult to understand.. didn't learn anything .. boring class
Pretty fair grader -- an 80 is an A! All test are multiple choice, and there are a lot of them so its easier to get a good average. Still, I didnt understand one thing in the class!!! Good if you just need the credit, but really hard if you actually want to learn something.
he is terrible in my book. man oh man, do not take him. he's sooo hard and the only good thing is his grading curve. that is the only reason im passing. just read the book and through the notes. i barely write down what he writes because we never use it. bring other work to his class cause its so boring.
Very kind and caring teacher. He is at times a little hard to understand. The active and attentive student does very well in his class. Reading the book is not a huge factor, although he does stress it. If he finds people are struggling with material, he will go back and go over it again. he's a very nice guy, i enjoyed the class.
I dont know what these people are talking about. Mrs.Gebramariam is a great teacher! Hes a fair and easy grader, as long as you pay attention to what is going on in whatever section hes teaching and not worry about the last section or anything ahead, you'll be find. The quizes come right from the book, so read! just focus on the current material.
Never used the book...received a B...couldve gotten an A if I even bought it. He gives his lecture notes and you add to them. Its the best because they are thorough. Fair grading...and yes he has an accent but just listen and adjust. It's not even that serious.
I understand his English somewhat. He's really into teaching which is great. The only thing that ticks me off about his class is the WEEKLY QUIZZES. Guaranteed he'll QUIZ YOU EVERY WEEK. Questions on quizzes/exams are VERY tricky and hard to understand if you don't do your reading. Come to class too because he gives out pop quizzes.
This class was extremely boring and did not interest me in the slightest, i could say the same for the teacher. He is hard to understand and the outlines are a ridiculous waste of ink and paper.
dont take this class. cant understand him. hes annoying with his 100 page lector notes THAT U HAVE 2 PRINT OUT. attitude plus. grading is easy, however tests are hard. take it if u like to nap
This professor is pretty good. His accent can be hard to understand at times. Gives lots of quizes and a couple take-home exams. His grading scale is very student friendly. The lectures were intriguing at times and other times boring. The material is hard to understand at times. If you want a moderately easy "A", then take him.
Very nice guy who wants to help his students. The class lecture notes for the most part cover everything in the text book, but you will use a lot of ink and paper printing them. Class was boring but he tries to make it funny with his attempts a humor. Grades are very fair and the worst 1 or 2 quiz grades get dropped. Over all a great professor.
Very good teacher. Material was tough but he helped to understand it better. Grades on a curve which is nice. Class wasnt to hard need to write 1 big paper for W course. He gives outlines to help with notes. Took him for 100 and 350 would take him again.
Outstanding teacher. he does have an accent but he is still very easy to understand as long as your listening. I would definitely take this class again. easy scoring system. a D is a 45. there is no way to fail unless your absolutely stupid. I would definitely recommend him to anybody hes amazing and the sweetest guy ever.
Would not consider this class an easy A by no means. At a time of an economic crisis and trying to conserve, he makes you print out 100 pages at a time for a chapter, which are useless. He thinks you should already know the material he is teaching you, therefore he finds no reason to clarify anything he goes over in class.
Bad teacher EASY GRADER. His confused teaching style is only exceeded by the confusing confusion of his trippy powerpoints that try to substitute for actual education each meetingtime. His is the class-from-hell for the internet, but in person. No book needed. Decipher the chaotic and unorganized slides. Expect almost no clarity or personal help.
Easy. Didnt get the book and I receieved an A. Just study a moderate amount and you will do fine. He tries to make it interesting and I believe he somewhat succeeds. Quizzes alot but are not hard.
you cannot understand his accent! he tries to be funny, but uses the same jokes over again. all classes are powerpoints, u don't need the book. he's an easy grader but not worth sitting through the most boring class. all he does to explain material is use diagrams over and over. also a democrat, pushes his views, blames republicans for everything.
You don't have to go to class but he will find out if u arent in class to take or get ur quizzes back. His quizzes are not too hard if u study the night before or even right before the class...He does however call randomly on people so he will embarrass u if u come unprepared. Midterm and Final are TAKEHOME and worth 1/3 of grade each...good luck
After taking this professor I start to seriously consider switching my field. The class was not helpful. If you are serious student and want to learn, just pick up the book,read it,and do not waste your time. If you just want an easy grade -- sure, take him.
Really good teacher. Easy grader. Midterm and final were TAKEHOME. Thorough with teaching and lecture. He makes Economics interesting. I had horrible teachers in the past...and Gebremariam WILL NOT be one of them.
Class was pretty easy. He doesn't take attendance and both the midterm and final was a take home m/c exam that you turn in at the next class. I got an A+ but I must say I didn't really learn anything.
Pretty nice and funny guy. Uses powerpoints that go with the book. Announces quizzes and the tests I had were all take-home. Read the chapter before class. If you read the book and use it for the tests, you should do well. His accent may a little difficult here and there but he is pretty easy to understand.
Aside from thinking this class is gods gift to students, his grading was easy. Probably because you cant understand what hes doing, teaching on a tiny white board in front of 90 students. He is also the king of Power Points. If you can take someone else, for clarity sake you should.
I thought i was going to fail this class... I got really bad quiz grades. But i got an A! He drops the lowest two quiz grades. And all the exams are take home! THis class is boring and he is sometimes hard to deal with. But ITS AN EASY grade with no homework except studying for the quizzes that don't really count. But you should still study!!
He does have an accent but you can still understand him pretty good. He is very funny and talks a lot about his life. He tries to explain things in an easy way and all exams are take-home. He doesn't like people who miss class (even if he doesn't take attendance, he knows who is missing and when!). Be there and participate, you will do great!
Very good professor. He keeps class interesting with conversations surrounding current real world issues. Exams aren't too bad at all.
Very easy. Read the chapters and you will get a good grade. His grading policy is amazing too. Anyone who has a problem with this great man or this class has a problem with me. Gebremariam has a unique and righteous way of educating.
So I am looking over the take home mid term and can't find half the questions. This is an intro course not a 400 level course. This has nothing to do with my major and I wish I hadn't taken this class. For this to be a PhD professor of 25 years his style is awful. Avoid this class and professor at all costs.
Dr. Gebremariam is proud. You will hear his success story many times. However, his classes are an easy A. Probably 3 tests, all very easy. He tells you exactly what they will cover. Gives take home final. He will not read a word of your 20 page paper, but will make structural corrections. Appear interested. Humor him. Come to class. Get an A.
He is a sweet guy who has a lot of knowledge on the subject. However, he doesn't go about teaching it the right way. Mostly he'll just skip through powerpoints and stay on one topic completely unrelated to the material & call on random people to answer his dumb questions. All exams except for 1 are take home, look up the answers & you'll be fine!
He just reads through the powerpoints, isnt very helpful. I would not suggest taking this course. its very difficult.
This was a class I was nervous about taking because I know nothing about econ. He grades very easily, curves a lot, most of the exams were take home, only one quiz in class. If you want an easy A, take him, but if you actually are business/ econ major and have to really know this stuff, I would not recommend.
Only graded us on three take home tests (answers in book) this whole semester; however, he did take points off for skipping class so make sure you attend! no homework given at all which was amazing. he has a very dry sense of humor and dry lecture style (reads off powerpoints), but all the slides are online so you dont have to take notes
Took him in the Fall 2016 semester. I knew nothing about economics (still don't) but I passed. Easy professor. On his syllabus, If you skip like 3 classes your grade will be in the C's. But if you get to know him, do great on the exams (I maintained a 90; take home) and email him about your wherebouts he wont penalize you (I skipped 4-6 classes).
Easy class. As long as you show up and do your work you will be fine even with minimal effort. All answers are in the book. He likes to randomly pick on students, so if you have social anxiety or tend to not pay attention I wouldn't take him.
Another mediocre professor who thinks he's God. Imposes his political views on his class like the drone that he is. Here's a powerpoint, I'll read it to you, regurgitate it on the exams. That's this guy in a nutshell. He gives so few assignments that doing poor on any will screw you. Avoid at all costs. This guy is the definition of a failure.
This class was pretty fair. I only took it as a tier requirement and I didn't care for the class. All his test were take home except for one of them. His lectures were boring but it's pretty easy if you have the book which I got on amazon for $20.
Easily my favorite professor I've had at Southern so far. Will he cram his power points down your throat and make you "regurgitate" them, as another student pointed out? Yep, but he'll also foster class discussions before he gets into the lecture to get your gears turning and very much cares about his students learning. 4/5 will take another class!
Lectures are EXTREMELY dry & I learned very little from them. If the test weren't take home and essay questions weren't given ahead of time I would have failed all of them. Curves alot, ended up getting a good grade but not learning much- which is upsetting cause I was very interested in topic
His lectures were awful. Most of the time he went off topic and imposed his political views on the class almost every single class, which I believe is extremely inappropriate. Gave a powerpoint assignment and never had us present or hand in for credit, waste of time. He never stays on topic, take someone else if you want to learn.
In Professor Gebremariam's class he has a strict no phone and no absence policy. You're allowed to miss one class as long as you communicate that with him. He is very charismatic and passionate about what he does even if he is pretty sarcastic. He only gave my class three grades , which were all tests, but were all take home.
Know your current events (especially Business & Economics) and prepare to discuss in class. He WILL call on you, he doesn't miss anyone. Those that sit in the back and hide in corners are the ones he picks on the most. Just participate and do your current events article & your final paper (20 pg - not as hard as you think) and you should get an A
Professor is extremely distracted and gets off topic during his lectures constantly. He will randomly call on students to see if they are paying attention. If he catches you on your phone or just not paying attention he will stop everything to make a mockery of you in front of the entire class. Be careful...
He preaches way too much and he has a tendency to pick on the uninterested kids to answer questions a lot. However, if you want an easy A all his exams are take home and a 90 average by the final gets you exempt. Otherwise, he's not the best teacher to have if you REALY want to learn economics.
Hes has a accent but you understand him pretty well. He wants you to know current events at the beginning of class and would call out on some students. His lectures are PowerPoint from chapters but it sometimes hard to understand his teaching method. At least his exams were take home and some exams had you answer questions in class but he curves.
His lectures are very good, but can get quite boring. He'll randomly call on students, but if you're paying attention it isn't too bad. Most of the tests are take home and those are your only grades.
Never answered a single email I sent throughout the semester. Consistently gave us the wrong due dates for assignments. When people would point out his contradictions, he would chew them out. Told us to get the physical copy of the text, then after ordering it, told us we actually needed the online version with specific access. No help. Avoid!!!!!
This is one of those professors that expects you to know what you're doing 100% of the time with zero clarification and zero guidance as to what they expect, then punish you for anything they don' t like. They expect proper grammar but can't spell a sentence without an error. Stay far away.
This is the rudest, most unthoughtful professor I've ever had. He has raised his voice at me and cut me off numerous times when asking for help that I've nearly cried twice. If you care about economics or your grades, strongly advise against him as he has no passion for teaching and cannot have a conversation with a student with disrespecting them.
Incompetent professor that is blatantly rude. If I could give him a zero, I would. Could not give an accurate due date to save his life. Is not interested in you or your success. Stay as far away as you can from this professor.
Don't take this professor for any of your classes, just don't. He brags about how he makes 6-figures and currently believes he has reached god status because he drinks unlimited coffee from Panera. He once asked my boy a question to which he got it wrong, then asked me. I gave the same answer as my boy and I got it correct. I lost ultimate full.
Online class, had to teach myself everything. No lectures, had to read the book and PowerPoints on my own. Doesn't really reply to emails! Grade is dependent on just 3 MC exams and a 20-page term paper (NO EXTENSIONS) Everything must be just so (and it better be the way he likes it!) Be prepared to do A LOT of work for this class...
Honestly this is my first time writing one of these. He doesn't reply to emails, changes due dates without any warning or justification, and if you don't agree with him, you're wrong. If you find him in the wrong because he hasn't graded work, he's "burdened with the workload of other classes." Like we aren't students that take courses in college.
most of us bought a physical textbook (which we never used he doesnt do hw or readings) he proceeds to lecture nonsense n taught as if we leisurely read the textbook n got upset for us not reading it. he then sprung on us that we need an access code to take exams so i had to spend another $140 on the digital book when i already bought the physical.
Do not take any classes with this professor! He will make you show up to class and wait for him to not show up to class with no warning the class will be canceled. He does not care enough to learn names, he does not teach but expects us to teach ourself. We are graded on 3 50+ question tests which he does not go over. He also does not answer emails
dont take him! I came to class, paid attention and learned nothing. He barely read the slides and taught as if youre an expert already (so beginners dont take). He goes off topic the entire class, makes confusing analogies and don't dare asking a question cuz he will humiliate you in front of the class.. don't doze off or say "idk" as an answer too
Graded by a few things, he's really nice and there's two exam's the final and an 18 page paper that are apart of your grade.
Syllabus is scary but he's the NICEST guy. Gets off topic a lot, but funny. No homework, 3 exams are open book and open for 3-4 days so there's no reason not to get an A. He's not mean; he calls on ppl not paying attention b/c he wants participation but is OK with wrong answers. Answer some questions he leaves you alone. Genuinely good professor.
This professor has a majority of bad reviews that go back to 2004, and they are ALL right about him. Sadly at the time, he was the only professor available teaching a W course, and I needed it to graduate. If you have social anxiety, definitely avoid him. He will randomly call on you to answer a question whether if you raise your hand or not.
This class is disappointing. Your grade is based solely on three tests, one paper, and a short quiz. Lectures last 2.5 hours, filled with political rants and frequent interruptions to call on students. Communication is poor—emails and calls often go unanswered. Overall, avoid this class if you can.
The lectures can be hit-or-miss, but the exams are manageable if you stay engaged. Unstuck study was a huge help for test prep. Overall, an average class experience.
When I had this professor, he would constantly insult the class for not being able to answer questions, and personally give you attitude!! The professionalism is NOT there, and not only that, the grading is based on 4 exams ONLY and the slides barely translate onto the exam. He gives you a hard time with CASAS accommodations too, so don't try.
Don't take this class if you actually want to learn. He just reads off slides and spends most of the time talking about politics or his life. Then he gets mad when we don't know the answers. Most tests are online, but now he's threatening an in-person final. We legit learned nothing all semester.
Went on political tangents often, calls on people randomly and gets mad when u don't know the answer. I never tried tbh never opened the book, got by googling. 3 exams all online at home no other hw. I can understand his annoyance by people coming in an hour into our 2 1/2 hour class and ignoring him but he was def hard. Easy to pass though.
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Attendance Mandatory
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ECONOMICS
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