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Macedo, Jose

Cumulative GPA: 2.26/4.00 with 23 evaluations
Presents Material Clearly: 2.35
Recognizes Student Difficulties: 2.13

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department, Cal Poly, SLO
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IME 470 Senior Grade Earned: A Elective 12:59 pm, Nov 7, 2011 Report Evaluation		Really not much there. He seemed disengaged from the class. His grading techniques were completely flawed, and he did not even post grades until a week before the final. This man's knowledge of IE concepts is mediocre at best. Probably why he and Karen work so well together.

IME 326 Junior Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 10:00 am, Mar 17, 2010 Report Evaluation		NEVER take a 2 hour lecture with him. He is so incredibly boring. An hour and a half into the class, he makes you want to run out of the room screaming. No class activities, just straight lecture. Also, he is such a nit-picky grader. He gives questions on his exams with stuff he never taught and then takes off a bunch of points when we get it wrong. And he gives homework on material he never explained. Although statistics can be a relatively straightforward topic if it is explained well, he makes it suck.

IME 326 Junior Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 11:43 pm, Mar 10, 2010 Report Evaluation		Macedo is a jerk, one of the worst IME professors. He may be really smart himself but with our class he made us learn the material ourselves and then would just answer some questions in class. If I hadn\'t taken stats in high school it wouldve been a lot harder. Macedo isn\'t a very friendly teacher to approach either.

IME 326 Senior Grade Earned: C Required (Major) 4:22 pm, Jan 25, 2010 Report Evaluation		I\'ll start off by saying that Dr. Macedo is a very nice guy and was very helpful in office hours regarding the project in the class. I felt Macedo spent a lot of time lecturing and writing down a lot of material that we never saw later in the quarter, and time moved very slow in his class. He could definitely be more efficient in his instruction. It was a 2-hr lecutre that could have easily been condensed down to an hour. He grades real tough on hw\'s, small mistakes would dock you down to 7/10. The midterm was somewhat difficult. Only reason I got a C was because of just an average midterm score and I accidentally missed a couple hw\'s in the beginning.

IME 427 5th Year Senior Grade Earned: A Elective 1:51 am, Jun 12, 2009 Report Evaluation		Dr. Macedo is a great professor. He is always interested in hearing questions and suggestions. He will always help you in his office hours, and work with you until you understand a concept.

IME 430 Junior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 1:17 am, May 1, 2009 Report Evaluation		IME 430 is possibly the most interesting and applicable class I have taken at Poly. Dr. Macedo knows the material inside and out, both academically and professional. If you didn't like him for 223, that may be because you need to grow up and learn to perform at the college level, but nonttheless is far better at 430 than 223.

IME 326 Senior Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 11:08 pm, Feb 9, 2009 Report Evaluation		Despite the negative comments below, I actually liked Dr. Macedo. His grading style was very “flexible” and most importantly, the Midterms were "equivalent" as the HW assignments. So if you do all of the HW (5 throughout the quarter), you should do very well on his midterms. In addition, he is very helpful during office hours. His teaching style would be much better if he did not rely so much on Minitab. Other than that, I would take him again.



IME 223 Junior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 9:20 pm, Dec 20, 2008 Report Evaluation		Macedo is a good teacher. I got kinda scared by the other reviews on here, but they weren't my experience at all. He could not grade easier, essentially if you turn it in you get credit. The hard part of his class is that he is horribly vague about everything. You just have to trust your instincts and be prepared to defend what you did.

IME 326 Senior Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 9:39 pm, Nov 18, 2008 Report Evaluation		Well, I didn't really like him the first time I took him, but I was new to Poly. Dr. Macedo has a wonderful way of presenting the material in a clear and concise manner. Also, he is quick to come up with solutions to questions during lecture. This guy really knows his stuff. Also, if you visit him during office hours, you will find that he will give 100% to help you understand the material, but don't expect to be lazy. I am looking forward to taking him for IME 430 next quarter.

IME 326 Senior Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 2:22 am, Mar 19, 2007 Report Evaluation		First off, there is no question that Dr. Macedo is extremely intelligent. He has a M.S. degree in Mechnical Engineering from Berkeley and a Ph.D in Industrial Engineering from Leigh University. Also, he is a certified Professional Engineer. Ok, now lets set his credentials aside and evaluate how Dr. Macedo is as a professor. I've taken two different courses with Dr. Macedo so far. I am will convinced that Dr. Macedo fail to properly convey the courses he teaches to his students. Take IME 326 for example. Almost half the class failed the fist midterm (there is only 1 midterm in this class, plus the final). He encouraged his students that failed his midterm to attend office hour so that they can go over the midterm (he doesn't hand his midterms back to students). Ofcourse, majority of the students that failed his midterm showed up promptly at office hours, but only to find Dr. Macedo lecturing them on how they should change their studying habits and that college is not high school anymore. Therefore, students resorted to asking questions in class. But when students asked questions in class, majority of the time they find themselves being insulted and disrespected. I wonder if the IME department really take time to read the student's evaluation on Dr. Macedo. I know a lot of people that actually take time and write comments about their objection towards Dr. Macedo. I hope Dr. Macedo devote the rest of his professional career as a professor solely to research instead of teaching. By doing so, students will have hope in their academic career and actually learn something useful instead of wasting their precious time and money by taking Dr. Macedo's courses.

IME 326 Junior Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 6:21 pm, Dec 23, 2006 Report Evaluation		I genuinely tried hard in this class, and it didn't really matter. The tests didn't test fairly, and the homework was difficult and time consuming. Our group tried so hard on the project so that we could pass the class, going to office hours numerous times asking many questions, and we still got a bad grade on the project. We did everything he asked for, and it didn't matter. I don't like going into tests unprepared, but that is the way he wants you to feel I guess. He is very nice and knows his stuff, but that sure didn't help me do well in the class.

IME 430 Senior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 3:01 pm, Jun 16, 2006 Report Evaluation		I think Macedo is one of the better teachers in the IE department right now. He is extremely proficient in statistical analysis and it comes out when he teaches the higher level courses. I had him for 319 last quarter and really liked the class (even though it's exactly the same as the Stats class we have to take). 430 didn't disappoint at all. I messed up on the first midterm and ended up with a C+ but was still able to pull of an A- by turning in all the homework and showing up for the labs and making a killer note sheet for the final. Everything you need to know is in the powerpoints that Macedo puts up on blackboard. Honestly I only opened up the book maybe twice to look something up. Printing them out before class is the way to go since you can take notes right on the sheets. Anyways, take Macedo and you'll learn a lot.

IME 223 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 4:20 pm, Apr 23, 2006 Report Evaluation		Dr. Macedo had too many time commitments last quarter and pretty much screwed our class in terms of dedication to it or caring about our students. You'll learn stuff from the books and he has a few successful lectures, but they weren't any good because his midterm was nothing like his examples. We had a quarter-long project but were given very little guidance on what was expected of us. If you take IME 223, take it with Liz- it will be no stuggle at all compared to class with macedo. You'll probably get ten times more out of the class with Liz.



IME 223 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 10:14 pm, Apr 2, 2006 Report Evaluation		Dr. Macedo is a nice guy and is easy to talk to if it doesn't relate to class. However, with that said, he is BY FAR the worst teacher in the I.E. department. His midterm and final are poorly written and do not clearly evaluate your knowledge of the information in the course. If you do the work you WILL get a B, but he will not negotiate your grade. He is proud and will not budge on his decisions. He takes opposition personally and on several occasions was completely unprofessional. It is truely disheartening when a teacher who has had more than 5 years of industry experience is less professional than his students. Liz is by far a better teacher for this class, and it is worth not taking IME 223 in a given quarter if you can't avoid Macedo. Do not give this man tenure.

IME 223 Junior Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 9:46 pm, Mar 20, 2006 Report Evaluation		Lectures were boring and dry. Didnt really convey material that well. For the project, we pretty much had to figure out what to do on our own for the first few weeks. The midterm was long and a lot of students complained about him not doing examples of some of those problems during lecture. Final was mostly multiple choice and manageable.

IME 430 Junior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 10:42 pm, May 27, 2005 Report Evaluation		This professor did a great job with this class. He explains everything we need to know about quality statistics and is very easy to pick up and learn. Notes can be printed online and the homework assignments were really helpful in learning this stuff. There are reading quizes every week and a couple of computer workshops. Overall, this class is easy if you have a good enough proficiency in statistics and even if you do not, the first few weeks are spent reviewing.

IME 430 Senior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 8:41 pm, Mar 23, 2005 Report Evaluation		Macedo did an great job with this class. Although for engineers this topic may not be appealing, he lays out lectures that are easy follow and understand. He puts up his notes on Blackboard for you to bring to class, and has sample problems that we as a class do together. We have reading quizes where you get a notecard, and assignments and lab projects where we get to work in groups. Overall, this class is pretty easy, just make sure you do the assignments as they really help you understand. This class is mostly statistics and the first four weeks or so are review and the bulk of the class is about how to construct control charts to evaluate quailty. Macedo is a great professor for this class.

IME 223 Junior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 12:53 pm, Mar 1, 2005 Report Evaluation		the class was almost too easy. i bought the book, but i think you could easily get by without it. it was only used for one quiz, which such a bogus quiz that hardly anybody passed it. if you take really good class notes, you'll be fine. the labs are fun and almost automatically get an A. the group project can be a bitch if your group was like mine--laziest mothers on the face of the earth. otherwise, that's not so hard. he gives very helpful input on the project if you ask. overall, good teacher.

IME 430 Junior Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 9:51 pm, Jul 28, 2004 Report Evaluation		Macedo is an awesome guy. The class is mostly statistics with an IME spin. The class is not very challenging and the 4-6 on fridays was killer. But we did get out early a lot and he brought us food all the time. If I had to take this class again (I hate stats) I would definitely take it w/ macedo. If you really don't know stats and want to learn the material in depth, I would recommend looking elsewhere.



IME 223 Freshman Grade Earned: C Required (Major) 4:47 pm, Mar 30, 2004 Report Evaluation		HEEEEY. ANYWAYS IME 223 WAS RATHER BORING FOR THE MOST PART. HIS ACCENT DOES NOT ENTIRELY AFFECT HIS TEACHING HOWEVER HE SEEMS TO GO OFF AND BLABBER AWAY AT TIMES EVEN WHEN STUDENTS ASK QUESTIONS. ALTHOUGH MINIMAL,DO ALL THE H/W. REVIEW NOTES AND PRACTICE PROBLEMS FOR THE MIDTERM AND FINAL.AND MAKE SURE THE FINAL PROJECT IS COMPLETED BEFOREHAND. NOT A VERY CHALLENGING CLASS. OVERALL LAME CLASS TAUGHT BY LIL COCKY ASS INSTRUCTOR, PERIOD.

IME 223 Senior Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 11:38 pm, Dec 27, 2003 Report Evaluation		Okay for the most part this class should be cake since its an entry level class, but macedo kept us busy for the most part. What really got us was the huge group project we have to do for this class based on all we've learned all quarter long. He didnt give much guidance on it which sucked, and you could never really tell how you were doing in the class since he never returned any labs or hw's. Be ready to fall asleep during lecture and make sure to read the book.

IME 426 Senior Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 6:03 pm, Mar 23, 2003 Report Evaluation		Overall a pretty good teacher. His accent doesn't get in the way of learning that class, so you don't have to worry about that. I hate the material in general so I can't take it out on the teacher, but the information could have been presented a little more clearly. Seemed like there was a lot of extra information given. Never really brought the concepts that he was teaching back to a point/summarized. His notes are good, his tests are fair, the project isn't too bad. Overall I would recommend this teacher. He is helpful in office hours and definitely knows what he is talking about on the course topic.

IME 223 Junior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 3:44 pm, Dec 13, 2002 Report Evaluation		Dr. Macedo is one of the best teachers I've ever taken!! I highly recommend him!! He is fair with his tests and more than clear in class and lab assignments. Try him and you'll see what I'm talking about! I really wish there were more teachers like him at Cal Poly!!!

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