Rodolphe Gentili

This professor has taught: GEMS296, GEMS297, GEMS396, GEMS397, GEMS496, GEMS497, KNES300, KNES300H, KNES385, KNES385H, KNES462, KNES471, KNES497, KNES672, NACS640, NACS898, NACS899

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Rodolphe Gentili KNES385 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/11/2024	He is such a good professor and makes his exams fair to the content that he teaches! He is very smart and makes sure you understand the content.
Rodolphe Gentili KNES385 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/22/2023	This class was alright. It was much harder than any other KNES class I have taken but that was mostly due to the amount of content we had to fit in to the semester. Grades took an insanely long time to get back. There were lab reports we submitted in October that were getting graded the day before the final exam. I did well in the class but that was purely due to my own studying, following along in lecture was really hard for me because the topics just did not make sense. Make sure you do the extra credit, it's worth a lot when it comes to the final grade. There were 2 midterm exams and 1 cumulative final exam. They were made up of multiple choice, true/false where you corrected the false term, and free response. The exam averages tended to be low 70s and normally took the entire class period, especially the final (I think a handful of people ended up not finishing). The lab portion was not that bad. There would be a short lecture and then an in-class experiment before lab was dismissed, we normally got out 30 minutes early. The lab reports would be due each week and didn't take too long if you're good at excel. The labs are heavily scrutinized so don't expect them to be easy grade buffers.
Rodolphe Gentili KNES385 Expecting an F Anonymous 06/28/2021	Great learning outcomes/modules.. Was just difficult to handle family/work/school... Very critical with Lab(s). Overall great professor! Had TA-Christopher Gaskins
Rodolphe Gentili KNES462 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/10/2012	Gentili is the man. Personable, funny and french. This class is very straight forward. We have class every 2-3 weeks and everything else is done online. The face-time (in-class) portion of the class is spent reviewing the online lectures and then he quizes us on the review that he just went over. If you go to those classes and pay even an iota of attention, you will get 10/10 every time. He cares about his students tremendously. As he returns quizes and tests in the first 30 minutes of the class, he talks with the student individually explaining what they got wrong, why and how they may be able to study better in the future. Great freaking class- extremely interesting and class once every 3 weeks!! However, everyone needs to know that Gentili MAKES this class. Best teacher I've had at UMD
Rodolphe Gentili KNES462 Expecting an A Anonz 02/01/2012	Dr. Gentili is one of the best professors I've had in Kinesiology. Very helpful and straight forward. The class is half online and half in person. When you meet up there is a quiz every class but they're easy! Just come to class he gives hints and clues of what's going to be on the quizzes. And his exams are straight forward, his study guides are on point. Not to mention how kind he is, he actually goes over the quizzes and exams with each student explaining how come they got some things incorrect. Overall great class.
Rodolphe Gentili KNES462 Expecting an A Anonymous_7 01/17/2012	This teacher is amazing. He is so willing to help his students pass. Pay attention to his lectures because they are clues to what's going to be in his quizzes (on top of studying for it of course). The class is memorization but overall exams, quizzes, and final is STRAIGHT FORWARD. What he gives you in reviews and review slides is what you need to study and WILL expect on the test. As long as you're consistent with the reading you are guaranteed to do absolutely well in the class.
Rodolphe Gentili KNES462 Expecting an A ebane 12/16/2011	Rodolphe is a straight boss. He is very chill and laid back and is always willing to help his students when they have a problem. This class was blended online and is very straight forward. Memorize the slides, Don't miss quizzes. BOOM. you have an A. His accent is cool too. Take this for an option, you won't regret it.