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Professor Ratings & Grade Distribution Data for John Neri

John Neri
Professor (2001 – 2012)
Maryland (UMD)
Economics
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3.3913***
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Rated by 69 students
2.66
Avg GPA
across 4 classes
Spring 2012 Schedule
ECON 305 - INTRM MACROECON THRY&POL
Add to schedule TR 11:00am-12:15pm
ECON 330 - Money and Banking
Add to schedule TR 9:30am-10:45am
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ECON 201
ECON 305
ECON 330
ECON 340

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ECON 305
INTRM MACROECON THRY&POL
4****
His class is really hard. You have to read the chapters and study to do well in his class. He caters his class more so to the students who know/understand economics. However, you can tell he understands the material very well and is very helpful if you ask questions.
Professor rated by: Business and Management Student on May 12, 2008
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ECON 330
Money and Banking
4****
Pros: Neri does the best he can with the difficult material and the huge, aging lecture hall

Uses his own website where he posts all of the course information so that it is easy to review before exams

Responsive to personal questions and comments after class
Cons: Terrible, terrible TAs who don't speak English. I was lucky enough to have a good one, but most of my friends were unable to communicate with theirs for help or to get their grades on homeworks changed when they were incorrect.
This class has the reputation of being challenging, but it is definitely manageable if you study and review the powerpoints. Attendance to class is not necessary, but you will miss out on extra credit opportunities if you do not go.
Professor rated by: Business and Management Student on December 15, 2010
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ECON 330
Money and Banking
5*****
Pros: Neri is a great guy who is certainly passionate about what he teaches. He also gives a lot of extra credit and almost always ends class 15-20 minutes early. Also, the curve in this class is huge: an 81% final average earned you an A last semester.
Cons: -The exams are tough, but if you read the textbook, in addition to his slides, you should be fine. I think many people bombed the test because they only read the slides, which don't offer enough information to do well.
To get the extra credit, you have to attend class on the two or three days he decides to give it out.
Professor rated by: Business and Management Student on December 20, 2010
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ECON 330
Money and Banking
4****
Pros: Funny teacher. Jokes alot and cuts class short alot. Explains very well and is very knowledgeable. light workload
Cons: Need to keep up with the book and powerpoints, Difficult class.
Professor rated by: Economics Student on December 12, 2010
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ECON 330
Money and Banking
3***
Pros: Extra credit pop quizes, Problem sets help with understanding concepts
Cons: Hard exams, run on powerpoints, boring lectures
Prof. Neri, you all have probably heard of horror stories about this class already. And it's probably close to what you have heard already. The class is challenging and exam questions are hard. The curve in the class however is steep. As for the problem sets, it all depends on your TA, some TAs grade it hard as the case of mine and other TAs just give out grades. If you work moderately hard you should at least pull a B. an A requires considerable amount of work.
Professor rated by: Business and Management Student on May 13, 2011
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ECON 305
INTRM MACROECON THRY&POL
5*****
Pros: Extremely nice professor.

Class material fits nicely together and comes back full circle.
Cons: The material is hard at first if you dont know what your doing.

Reading the textbook and coming to class is only part of the puzzle, you must really study!
This class can be as interesting and easy or as dull and difficult as you make it. You have to understand simple econ and be able to look at the bigger picture. I recommend reading the textbook before your lectures it REALLY helps! With some effort achieving an A isnt too difficult.
Professor rated by: Business and Management Student on October 6, 2011
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ECON 305
INTRM MACROECON THRY&POL
4****
Pros: He is a really nice guy.
Cons: It's a really hard class.
He teaches in sort of a roundabout way that only economics professors know how to teach. It is because the material itself is extremely difficult to teach. If you attend lecture and do the homework you will get a C. If you're blessed with an awesome knack for econ then you'll get an A.
Professor rated by: Business and Management Student on December 20, 2010
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ECON 305
INTRM MACROECON THRY&POL
1*
Pros: Extra credit problem set

Occasionally drops short answer hints
Cons: Dull and boring

His graphs on the board can get confusing because he puts everything in one graph such as A is given and B increases is on the same graph as A decreases and B is given. Can make some graphs look really jumbled.
Professor rated by: Business and Management Student on December 12, 2010
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ECON 330
Money and Banking
3***
Pros: 1. You can learn useful economic and financial concepts.

2. Pretty easy six problem sets.

3. Extra point for attendace.

4. Huge curve at the end of semester.
Cons: Difficult exams.....
He looks like a good professor, but it is a difficult course because exams are too difficult.
Professor rated by: Comparative Literature Student on September 14, 2011
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ECON 201
PRIN MACRO-ECONOMICS
4****
Pros: Slides all online. Lecture not too bad. Kept it lively and interesting. Exams all multiple choice.
Cons: Homework was very tough and exams were also hard. A lot of information to take in.
Good professor in a not so interesting subject area.
Professor rated by: Business and Management Student on December 14, 2010
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ECON 201
PRIN MACRO-ECONOMICS
3***
Pros: Definitely a nice guy, knows his material and always has helpful slides.
Cons: Gets a little side tracked sometimes and does not really explain anything beyond what he has on the slides.
Professor rated by: Business and Management Student on October 5, 2011
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ECON 330
Money and Banking
4****
Pros: Definitely an easy class IF you come to lectures regularly and keep up with the readings. I easily got As just by reading through his posted lecture slides and the chapters.
Professor rated by: Government and Politics Student on May 25, 2010
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ECON 305
INTRM MACROECON THRY&POL
4****
Pros: If you listen carefully and go to every class, this class is easy
Cons: His problem sets, quizzes, and exams are challenging. This class is NOT an easy A
Professor rated by: Business and Management Student on October 17, 2011
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ECON 305
INTRM MACROECON THRY&POL
5*****
He is very knowledgeable in the subject matter and is a good lecturer. He explains the content fairly easily and teaches an enjoyable class.
Professor rated by: Business and Management Student on May 12, 2008
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ECON 330
Money and Banking
2**
Pros: There is a curve. You learn about current economic issues.
Cons: Hardest class I have taken at UMD.
Don't take this class. It is horrible.
Professor rated by: Business and Management Student on May 9, 2011
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ECON 330
Money and Banking
1*
If you can avoid taking this class you should. John Neri is a very poor instructor, he steals his entire lecture from the book.
Professor rated by: Government and Politics Student on May 14, 2008
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ECON 201
PRIN MACRO-ECONOMICS
5*****
Pros: Online Quizzes each week

Neri has great lectures that help students understand the material so much better
Professor rated by: Government and Politics Student on December 12, 2010
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ECON 330
Money and Banking
5*****
Pros: Great teacher, explains everything and takes questions. Overall a very nice knowledgeable guy.
Cons: 930am.
Professor rated by: Economics Student on April 26, 2010
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ECON 330
Money and Banking
3***
Pros: His pop quizzes were for extra credit, which helps because his tests are really hard
Professor rated by: Economics Student on September 12, 2011
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ECON 330
Money and Banking
1*
Pros: Occasional extra credit

Solid curve
Cons: Cannot teach

Teaches directly from powerpoint
Professor rated by: Business and Management Student on December 12, 2010
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