Caroline Burnley - Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, BC

Professor: Caroline Burnley

Department: Psychology

College: Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH326
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Caroline is very organized and a fantastic lecturer. She offers a lot of practical advice in her classes. I did find my research methods class with her more challenging than behaviour mod, and beware that she has high expectations and DO NOT skip class if you want a good mark.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSYC111
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

she is a nice person but overall her class was drop dead boring. she reads straight off the lecture slides and does not add anything interesting to the course. all of her marks come from tests and i found that she would say not to go into details while studying but her exams were based strictly on the details.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSYC204
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I have enjoyed Caroline as a teacher, that being said she has a few habits that are either antiquated or inappropriate in a university setting. During midterms and exams she patrols the room the entire exam with her hands behind her back which is incredibly distracting and upsetting. She also really loves the group project concept so beware.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSYC326
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Caroline is very organized. Unfortunately, she is very passive aggressive especially when you missed a class. I felt that she let her mood and salty comments affect her teaching and marking at times, because of this I did not find her approachable. Had an extreme attitude on midterm days making students feel un settled before the test.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PSYC112
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Caroline was quite dry as a professor but her tests and weekly quizzes were fairly straightforward as long as you put your work in with studying! Probably wouldn't take another class of hers again though.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PSYC112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

BORING LECTURES. Doesn't add much value to the course at all. Basically just read off power point slides from the textbook and asked shallow questions that nobody wanted to engage in.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PSYC204
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Would not recommend

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSYC204
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Caroline is a fairly good prof in terms of lectures. She does a good job of explaining things and having class activities that really help you understand the material. However, she is a really tough marker and you really have to work in order to do well in her class. Be really, really specific on your written portions of your exam.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSY112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I really enjoyed taking this course with this professor. She really made class interesting and her test questions were a mix of lecture, textbook notes, and application of your knowledge. I found her teaching very consistent and that she does care about your learning. Very approachable and always replies to emails in a timely manner.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PSYC326
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The lectures given in class are so well presented, understandable, open for questions and truly worth your time to go to. Caroline is a wonderful, inspiring, passionate professor. HOWEVER, if you are looking for an easy class, she does not teach easy classes. She teaches classes to teach, and she marks hard. Highly recommend, but challenging.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PSYC204
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I really like Caroline's teaching style, the slides and class discussions are great. My only problem is that she marks HARD. Even when things were corrected because of her advice, it would still get marked wrong. Her exams are written for the lessons to be applied to real life scenarios so if you're better with terminology/theories, avoid her.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PSYC204
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

wont take a class with her unless i have no other choice

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PSYC204
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very straightforward with project expectations and with what material to know. Very organized and prepared. Approachable and really nice. Make sure you study for tests. Midterm was harder than the final, but study lecture notes AND textbook for both. I found her to be a consistent and fair marker and an overall really good prof.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PSYC204
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Research methods is a difficult class as is but I found Caroline's marking style rather harsh. For my project I handed her a copy to edit before it was due and still did poorly on the final copy. Good instructor if its you're only class and you don't have a job or any other obligations.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: F14N01
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She was an extremely hard marker for a 200 level class. Very nice and approachable but the way the class was graded was ridiculous. A project that took the whole term was only worth 30%. The final exam worth 35% AND ACCUMULATIVE.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PSYC111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I specifically dropped another Psych prof just to b able to take her class for Pysch 112.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PSYC112
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Caroline overall was a great professor. She has a lot of experience teaching, and it shows through her clear communication of information. HER TESTS ARE HARD but not impossible to get a good mark on, it just takes a lot of applied studying and attending class! Class was interesting, and I definitely would recommend her to others.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PSYC111
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Awesome, favourite by far!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PSYC331
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Caroline is a good professor overall. She often does group assignments in the courses she teaches, which can be incredibly frustrating and stressful if partnered with a poor student. She lets you hand in drafts of major assignments, gives you clear outlines of what is expected, and does her best to make her classes interesting.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PSYC331
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She's a fine prof. I did find this course kind of boring. She uses a lot of multi media and tests on everything. Lecture, text book, movies, articles and in class exercises. Make sure to show up and take really good notes on everything.