Andrea Smith - Langara College, Vancouver, BC

Professor: Andrea Smith

Department: History

College: Langara College, Vancouver, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIST1126
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Lots of lectures, very deliberate grader, can be kind in person but still very critical in grading.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIST2217
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Work hard

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIST1126
• Grade Received: INC
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

her lecture style is a little outdated and i found it very difficult to remain engaged, especially right in the morning

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIST1126
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Andrea is great! However, notes are a little messy so don't expect to just copy them down with out paying attention to what she's saying. She is a very nice lady, with a good sense of humour. Her marking is ok. There is a lot of assignments (reading note cards!! ugh!!) but its easy to get a decent mark if you are interested in Canadian History..

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: 1126
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Andrea is friendly, nice, and passionate about history; however, her classes were boring. Notes are messy and sometimes unclear. We had to write two papers (2500w), two quizzes (each 5%) , and final exam. Take this class only if you are really interested in history.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIST1126
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She's very approachable, and allows opportunities to ask questions, yet doesn't let them go off-topic! She writes a lot of point-form notes, which are helpful IF you read the pages she assigns before class. You of course don't need to memorize all of it, because her class notes will let you know what the important stuff is for tests.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIST1126
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Overall good solid teacher. She really takes time to give excellent feed back when giving back assignments.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIST2217
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Nice lady, clearly knows tons, but ABYSMAL lecturer. No concept of linear time, jumps back and forth so quickly its hard to undestand what shes talking about. Ive never taken more disjointed notes, and what she writes on the board is no help, disconnected names and dates and locations, mostly irrelevant. Interesting subject, cant stand the teaching

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: 1126
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

UMMM well Andrea is such a sweetheart. She is the best professor eva.... she is very very nyc person..... a person with the best heart...

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIST1126
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

A nice and elegant lady, tells intersting jokes. Assignments are not hard. But her notes are little messy. Anyways, i like her. :)

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIST1126
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Was in a morning class and some lectures felt like they lasted for ever. Very helpful and approachable. Most weeks you have a small note card due on a article you're assigned to read and discuss in class. 2 small easy 20 mark quizzes and a final. 1 essay and 1 annotated bibliography assignment.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HIST2217
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Fantastic Prof. Incredibly helpful when seeking help for paper and very knowledgeable on all aspects of the course. Notes are often a bit scattered as what she writes on the board is limited, then she verbalizes alot, but overall a great prof who will definetly make you interested in History!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIST1126
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Shes super passionate about History, super friendly and easy to talk to, especially in office hours and shes very thorough about everything and repeats things often to make sure you remember, she is very detailed when it comes down to marking, and is fair but a little tough.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HIST1126
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Andrea is very passionate about what she teaches. She is lovely person and makes history jokes. She takes her time on the topics & makes sure the info is embedded in your head by repeatedly summarizing what we learned in previous lectures. Her exam consists of a short answer & an exam component, if you study and show up to class an A is achievable

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HIST1126
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Shes a great prof. Cracks jokes, and extreamly freindly. Always free to help and gives great tips and advise. Def wanna take more of her classes. Loves her topics of interest and really gets you involved in the class.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIST1126
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Andrea is a friendly and reasonable professor. She is definitely helpful if you see her during her office hours. Reading the articles is a must as she will ask students some questions regarding the articles. The reading note cards are marked for completion (easy mark there). The research paper and exams are marked a bit harder.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HIST1126
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Andrea is a really great teacher who has a passion for what she teaches and a lot of empathy for her students. If you're having trouble, make sure to go see her during office hours. Attendance was pretty mandatory in History 1126, as every second class you were marked on your attendance to group discussion.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HIST1126
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Andrea is an EXCELLENT teacher, she does challenge you, however I HIGHLY recommend taking this class as her passion for Canadian history allows for you to learn ALOT in this class! Alot of the content she covers in her lectures will help you in other classes aswell...HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HIST2217
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Andrea is one of the best profs I have ever had. She is clear in her explanations and has a passion for what she is teaching that can get anyone excited about Canadian history. She is happy to help you improve any paper you write and she is a very fair marker. I would highly recommend any of her courses!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HIST1126
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Andrea is an awesome teacher! She is very enthusiastic about history, which made the dry material a lot more interesting. She's extremely helpful and her lectures are really easy to understand. I would definitely recommend this class to anyone. If I needed more history courses, I would definitely take a course she was teaching.