Annette Burfoot - Queen's University at Kingston, Kingston, ON

Professor: Annette Burfoot

Department: Sociology

College: Queen's University at Kingston, Kingston, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SOCY326
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Good lecturer, can be a bit monotone but overall an effective professor. Always available outside of class for discussion.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SOCY362
• 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:

Great proff for upper year.... not as much for a first year course. Makes the class very enjoyable for her students... she knows what students like and her evaluation schema is awesome

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SOCY121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

really boring, despite attempts a interacting with the class. she was better than beamish, but still not great.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SOCY122
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

In comparison to Prof. Beamish she was great. It was nice to learn something although the material could be kind of boring as opposed to learning nothing with tons of gimicky and pointless powerpoint slides and songs *cough* Prof. Beamish *cough*.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: SOCY122
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

boring.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: SOCY122
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

tried best to make dry subject matter interesting. for me it just didnt work. but it is clear she is very smart and knows exactly what she is talking about, its all just rather hard to take in.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: SOCY
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Can be interesting and encouraging, until she's not. From warm and fuzzy to destructive ice queen, the switch is sudden and inexplicable. Beware.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: SOCY122
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I probably would have liked her better if I'd been able to stay awake in her classes. I found it hard how all over the place the readings were, and although she tried to be helpful she never really seemed clear on what people were asking. Midterm was 20 MC questions - ridiculous! But she's a nice person, and not a terrible prof...just not amazing.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: SOCY384
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Burfoot was very interesting, brilliant and organized. Always willing to discuss topics with students outside of class time. Her class was laid out very welll, with mixed media presentation and a good mix of lecture and class discussion. She is very passionate about her subject and obviously knows it well. She is a fantastic teacher.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: SOCY122
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I found her class really interesting, and she is a great speaker and prof. She tried to get the class involved in the lecture even though there's over 200 students in the class. She is really clear and it is noticable how passionate she is about this course.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: SOCY362
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

For a course about Pop Culture, Burfoot seems a little out of touch with contemporary entertainment. Her knowledge of the theoretical perspectives is great - her application to today is pretty questionable.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: SOCY122
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Most boring prof I had this year!!! She killed a subject that could have been interesting. Her obvious feminist biased just turned me and everyone I know off of the class. She gives boring lectures and comes off like a totally miserable person.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: SOCY122
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I think Professor Burfoot is great. I enjoyed how her topics in sociology were not all theorist and theory, theorist and theory, blah, blah, blah. I enjoyed discussion on random topics involving our society. She is a good lecturer, and very nice to speak to in person.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: SOCY362
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

excellent prof. Clear, concise, pretty and intelligent. Prof. Burfoot tolerates students to challenge anything and always has the right answers. Perhaps brilliance has a cost. Some of her lectures can be monotone but she overcomes this by allowing helpful discussion - great equalizer.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: SOCY122A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I really found her lectures interesting, and the movies were a nice interlude. The exam and midterm weren't so bad and the workload isn't too high. She sparked my interest in sociology.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: SOCY122
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: SOCY122
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Horrible lecturer - the subject is interesting - but she simply kills it. Falling asleep in class very common and inevitable with her voice. Tests are not bad though.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: SOCY122
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Most boring prof I've ever had. Her voice drones on and she does nothing to make the information interesting. Fell asleep almost every lecture.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: SOCY122
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Extremely boring voice, tries to use big words to sounds more complex, made me wish i never took soc.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: SOCY122
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Burfoot has the remarkable ability to take potentially interesting course material and make so intensely boring that I think I'd rather rip out my eyeballs than hear her speak.