CORTAZAR A (SPAN)

Grading History

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Course Average W A B C D F Enrolled
SPAN 3074 C (2.105) 5% 11% 32% 26% 21% 11% 19

Review Summary

28% recommended (2 of 7 reviews)

Category Average A B C D F Reviews
Overall Instructor D (1.286) 0 2 0 3 2 7
Overall Course C (1.571) 1 0 3 1 2 7
Communication Skills C (2.000) 1 1 2 1 1 6
Personality C (1.500) 1 0 1 3 1 6
Course Content C (2.000) 2 0 2 0 2 6
Exams and Grading D (1.333) 1 0 2 0 3 6
Time Required F (0.833) 0 1 1 0 4 6
Grade You Earned B (3.000) 1 0 1 0 0 2

Courses Taught in Spring 2010

Section Course Days Start End Enrolled Avail Type Average W-Rate Distro Instructor Room/Building
1 SPAN 7991-1 M 4:40p 7:30p 4 16 CORTAZAR A 0034 ALLEN

Reviews

Recommended/B Instructor
Not Recommended/C Course
C Communication Skills
A+ Personality
C Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
B Time Required
C Grade You Earned
Review #1 / Course: SPAN 3044 / Instructor: CORTAZAR A
Cortazar can be, at times, VERY difficult to understand if you are not a native speaker. He gets carried away and rambles on and on about something, while only 2 or 3 people understand him. Come to class prepared.
Posted: 12/29/2006 6:31:37 PM
Not Recommended/F Instructor
Not Recommended/F Course
F Communication Skills
D Personality
F Course Content
F Exams and Grading
F Time Required
F Grade You Earned
Review #2 / Course: SPAN 3044 / Instructor: CORTAZAR A
Please, whatever you do, stay away from this Professor like your life depended on it. If you take him just know that you were forwarned.
Posted: 9/5/2006 6:42:07 PM
Not Recommended/F Instructor
Recommended/F Course
D Communication Skills
D Personality
F Course Content
F Exams and Grading
F Time Required
D Grade You Earned
Review #3 / Course: SPAN 3074 / Instructor: CORTAZAR A
I had to drop this class because Cortazar is such a horrible professor. He's inaudible, rambles, and does not structure his class lectures. He's so bad that I was advised both by students and other people in the Spanish department not to take him!
Posted: 9/5/2006 6:40:02 PM
Not Recommended/D Instructor
Recommended/C Course
C Communication Skills
C Personality
C Course Content
C Exams and Grading
C Time Required
C Grade You Earned
Review #4 / Course: SPAN 3074 / Instructor: CORTAZAR A
Cortazar doesn't structure his lectures or tell students what will be on the exams. The textbook doesn't help, so be prepared to work hard on the papers to save your grade!
Posted: 5/14/2006 7:43:32 PM
Not Recommended/D Instructor
Recommended/C Course
B Communication Skills
D Personality
A+ Course Content
C Exams and Grading
F Time Required
B Grade You Earned
Review #5 / Course: SPAN 3074 / Instructor: CORTAZAR A
Do not take this class if you are not a native speaker. I have been taking spanish for about 7 years and this has been the worst class. I will probably drop this class. Good luck if you have him!
Posted: 3/6/2006 7:44:47 PM
Not Recommended/D Instructor
Recommended/D Course
A+ Communication Skills
F Personality
A+ Course Content
F Exams and Grading
F Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #6 / Course: SPAN 3020 / Instructor: CORTAZAR A
Do not even attempt to take DR. Cortazar if you're are not native speaker.
Posted: 10/25/2002 5:19:21 PM
Recommended/B Instructor
Recommended/A+ Course
Communication Skills
Personality
Course Content
Exams and Grading
Time Required
Grade You Earned
Review #7 / Course: SPAN 3010 / Instructor: CORTAZAR A
No review provided.
Posted: 10/1/2001 5:13:29 PM

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