Professor: Bruce Ford
Department: Science
College: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: BOTN307
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Ford is the second best prof I have ever encountered so far. He is knowledgable and enthusiastic. You can tell he loves what he is doing. The course was very heavy and the plant collection assignment was extremely time-consuming, just take your time and you will be fine.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: BIOL2240
- Grade Received: C
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Great prof but the course was sooo hard!
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: BIOL2240
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Hard but interesting
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: BIOL3242
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
great prof
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: BIOL2240
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. Ford is a really enthusiastic teacher and puts every effort to get students excited about the course material. He doesn't generally use powerpoint. He does ensure all his teaching documents, handouts, slides and overheads are updated every year which is rare and undervalued. Dr. Ford wants you to do well.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: BIOL2240
- Grade Received: A+
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
His class is deceptively hard. You don't realize it until you start preparing for the exams. He likes comparative long answer questions, with some multiple choice questions. I suggest stay on top of the characteristics for each taxon in the form of a table throughout the term. He was really passionate about the plants. Good professor.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: BIOL2240
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He made trees and ferns interesting. I found the course was weighted too much towards the lab final, but if you know your stuff you will be fine. He printed all the notes for everyone, and uses the projector for diagrams and images. Class attendance is mandatory, as there's lots of info to add. Textbook needed.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: BIOL2240
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He makes non-flowering plants interesting. Printed all the notes for us and did not make us buy a lab manual. The tests were weighted towards the lab and final too much, but if you studied you would do fine. His teaching styles is different (does not use PowerPoint that much, mostly follows the printed handout provided). Good at explaining concepts
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: BIOL2240
- 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:
Dr. Ford is a wonderful professor and shows a lot of interest in what he teaches. I was not interested in plants at all before this class as took it because it was a requirement, but this is the class I have learned the most and taken away from than any other course. Labs, midterm and lecture final fair but lab final worth 30% is difficult.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: ABAB1
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Probably the best prof in the Department. Ford is contagiously excited about the material he teaches. It would be easy for systematics to be outstandingly dry but Bruce made it fascinating.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: BIOL2240
- 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:
Really nice guy who cares about his students and loves what he teaches. Gave interesting examples. The content was pretty easy as long as you studied.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: FLORAMB
- 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:
A lot of haters here. Look, he teaches systematics courses and plant courses that are core to the botany/biodiversity programs. He doesn't teach GPA boosters, so don't show up expecting as such. The man is the balls though. Smart, entertaining, unimaginably kind and helpful (even if you're a total noob).
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: BOTN307
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
instructor is very kind; but course itself is a little bit hard, it will spend you lot of time to collect flowering plants (remember to do it as early as possible!!!). Exam is very difficult (including lab Final). Once you finished, you will find this course is very useful to get to know those plants around you
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: BOTMOSS
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: BOTN2020
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
very clear in what is expected, very enthusiastic
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: BOT307
- 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:
Dr. Ford is great! He is really enthusiastic and makes taxonomy interesting. Who could not love the great botany puns!
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: MOSS2110
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
When he talks, his lips look like Donald Trump. He is not a good prof and he is not hot, would not recommend him.
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