B Rye - University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Professor: B Rye

Department: Psychology

College: University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SMF204
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

extremely difficult tests

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SMF204
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

prepare to be tested on two completely different criteriums: the text and the lectures. They are extremely different from each other that it feels like taking 2 classes in one. Her all focus is to make the material as confusing as possible. She wants you to read all the chapters and memorize lectures even if she is not going to test you on it.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SMF204
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Really good teacher, very lecture and content heavy, difficult texts, but very interesting if you are engaged in discussion.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SMF204
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

This class ruined my entire semester because I went through it thinking I was going to fail despite trying everything I could. The final exam was worth 55% and was cumulative, adding extra stress to your life if you didn't do well in the midterms worth 20% or more. The tests I find were extremely unfair as some questions were very ambiguous.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: SMF204
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Take this class if you enjoy reading long chapters, like to memorize statistics, and are up to challenging multiple choice questions.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: SMF204
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Inconsiderate loud teacher who talks with the TA's loudly during exams. Hypocritical teacher who supports focus in class, but picks up a phone and talks on the way out during exams. Disorganized teacher with terrible unappealing slides to the eyes. Not consistent with the slides she provides. Challenges the textbook and acts like a know-it-all.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: SMF204
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The content may be interesting but is not worth the horrible grade. I usually get 90's. Tests are too hard. May be easier if you have a science background. She's nice, but her slides are disorganized. If you don't go to class you won't understand what the slides mean. I regret taking this course. It would be more enjoyable if it wasn't so hard.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: SMF204
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Tortures students with work and boasts about it. No phones allowed in lectures. Kicks you out if you use your laptop for anything other than notes. Lack of knowledge and biased opinions. Admits she is too lazy to update new slides online. Bosses around and judges students. Questioning her leads to her arguing irrationally so as to ridicule you.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: SMF205
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

BJ is a great person, but a terrible professor. She doesn't like marking so she leaves that to her TAs who take forever (handed in assignment in October, the final is in 2 days and still no mark). Lots of reading, the articles were pointless and horrible and her quizzes were extremely hard. She goes off not tangents and I didn't learn much.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: SMF204
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

There is quite a bit of reading for this course but nothing too intense. Her tests are fair and you need to study for sure. THIS IS NOT A BIRD COURSE. BJ is an interesting lecturer but pretty out of date and very research focused. If you have taken psych and or physiology this course will be easy for you. Very science and psych focused.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: SMF204
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Her lectures are so funny and make me excited to go to class. Tests are all multiple choice and challenging, but getting a good grade is completely attainable if you read the textbook and show up for lectures.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: SMF204
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She was hilarious, and I really enjoyed the lectures. She used a variety of teaching methods which helped you to really learn things, and she incorporated every perspective into her teaching, not only her own beliefs. That said, the tests are difficult but if you study hard you'll do well. Her powerpoint slides online are vague, so attend class!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: SMF204
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I had an amazing time in BJ's class this semester. It has been my favourite class in my 3 years of studies here at Waterloo! I don't think I've missed a single lecture. She is an entertaining lecturer. She has a technology contract so you can't use your computer without signing it... and NO PHONES. She is truly hilarious and I learned a lot too!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: SMF204
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is an excellent lecturer and makes class fun and interesting. It is a class about sexuality which may seem awkward but she makes it light and a great learning environment. She is a great professor but a very hard marker. Her tests are all multiple choice and she expects you to know ever little detail and requires you to use deeper thinking.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: SMF204
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I loved her class. She was fun and informative. Her tests are all MC and super difficult. However, I found that they didn't get harder. If you can survive one then you can survive the others. Just attend lectures, pay attention, and study.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: SMF204
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is really funny and makes the content very easy to understand. However, her tests are unfair and do not accurately represent that information that you learn in class. She is also very close-minded and will ignore your questions in class if they challenge her own points of view.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: 318
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She was probably my favourite prof teaching my favourite course in my undergraduate career. Her testsquizzes are fairly difficult but doing the readings doesn't feel like a chore.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: SMF204
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

BJ Rye was my very favourite professor. If you ask her, she will help, but you have to carry your own weight and grade in the class. That means studying and attending lectures and doing readings- there are no free grades.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH318
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Her tests were extremely hard and unreasonable. She found the most insignificant parts of the textbook and tested on that one line you won't be able to remember.Helpful with student concerns, but I cannot get over the unfair testing. I would accept a hard test, but not an unfair one.Tended to go off on tangents in class and did not stay on subject!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: SMF204
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Loved going to Professor Rye's class! Has a great sense of humor and makes the material interesting. Tests are a bit difficult though and the exam this semester is worth more than half your grade which is stressful. However, I found that if you attend class, do your readings, and study well in advance for tests you'll be ok. Highly recommend her!