Charles Vogel - Utah Valley University, Orem, UT

Professor: Charles Vogel

Department: English

College: Utah Valley University, Orem, UT

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENGL3660
• 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:

Professor Vogel is a great guy, but he is very spontaneous and he is a very laid back kind of teacher. His classes do not follow a set schedule, and he randomly assigns additional homework and quizzes. Class usually tends to be whatever he feels like talking about that day. It is an easy class if you can keep up with all the reading.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENGL2020
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Online. Super well structured course. Lots of students: there is good feedback from Dr. Vogel, but it can take a few weeks. Whole course is writing on 20pg paper. You choose the topic. APA. If you work on your assignments consistently, you'll be fine. Requires and honest effort. DON'T fall behind or you will die.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENG2020
• 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:

Professor Vogel is inspirational. I took this class online and he still managed to be involved and give great feedback. Expectations are clear and the course is set up to help you succeed. He provides every tool you need to be successful in this course.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENGL3660
• 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:

not that good

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENGL2620
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Required textbook but there's an online version. Lots of online discussions and readings the entire semester. No "tests" but lots of essays. 3 essays total+final portfolio+final presentation at the end of semester. He usually takes attendance and just discusses the readings in class. Super boring, tough essay grader, but nice enough.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG2020
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

My experience with this class was horrible. I too the ENGL 2020 online course and honestly didn't understand what was happening half of the time. He wasn't very clear when explaining our tasks and when I asked a question about citing something, he did not give a clear answer and instead directed me to a source I had already looked at.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENGL3540
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Charles is a very easy going guy. He is the type of professor that focuses more on making sure his students understand and enjoy the material than on grades. He assigns an immense amount of reading each class period, but even if you don't read it all you will still gain a lot and pass easily. His classes make me feel involved and intelligent.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENGL2020
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

You write a 15 pg paper. I'll admit, it's excessive to write a paper that long for an English class when it's not your major. However, all of the assignments build to that paper. There aren't unnecessary assignments or quizzes. He grades easy!! HE WILL WORK WITH YOU. I was struggling and he let me turn things in late. Don't bother buying the book.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENGL3890
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I am writing this at the end of the semester; I currently have an A. So this is not a bad review because of my grade. Vogel is very smart, but sucks as a teacher. He is all about busy work, SO much busy work. He also wastes class time talking about things or topics that we should have done as homework. I learned next to nothing in this class.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENGL2020
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

15 page paper required - argumentative research. Clear expectations. Not as bad as I thought it would be. Received a B+. Lots of feedback given, both peer and professor. Weekly discussions - helpful to final paper. Final portfolio 30% of grade. About 7 drafts due before final - Not bad. Pretty easy grader on discussions. APA Format. No tests.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENG2020
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Vogel relies on students to do peer reviews of your research process. It isn't helpful to get feedback from students that don't know any more than you do about the process. He didn't give any feedback on the 15 page research paper until two weeks before it was due. When he did finally give feedback, it was almost too late to complete it all.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENGL2620
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took Brit Lit from Charles because it fit with my schedule. Everyday you have a reading assignment, post your thoughts on what you read in a discussion post and then go to class and basically just share your thoughts. This may work for some students, but I honestly hated the way this class was set up. Not my favorite teacher.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENGL3660
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I went into this class expecting that it would be an enjoyable class. However, I found that he cancelled class all the time. He does not seem to care about any of his classes. I think he is the stereotypical professor who has stayed because he gets paid to be here but doesn't care if you pass or fail. If you give try hard, don't expect him to care.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENGL2520
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Vogel can be long-winded sometimes during lectures. However, if you actually care about what you're studying, you'll appreciate his professionalism+knowledge about the course material. There's a LOT of writing to do; between discussion board posts and essays, you will stay busy. He grades strictly, but allows corrections on big papers.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENGL2020
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Had to drop it--didn't have time for this. Each assignment is clearly laid out (which I love), as 50-100-200 pts (final draft) and the last portfolio-500 pts. A bunch of research papers and synthesis. I'm sure it'll be worth it for my Doctorate but for now I don't have the time and it's not balanced for a summer class-Taking English 2010 instead.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENG2020
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Most of these reviews are fairly old so i think times have changed. He is awesome, hilarious, and class is fun. We watched a lot of John Oliver. He isn't hard at all. He assigns a 10 pg paper at the end of the semester, which sounds strenuous, but he gives you a lot of time to do it. As long as you pick a topic you like, you'll be fine.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENGL2020
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

It's hard to rate a professor when you take the class online, however, the class itself is terrible. You have to write a 15+ page research paper (along with other assignments throughout the semester.) Maybe it's just me but a 15 + page paper is just ridiculous for a gen ed. It took up so much time that I got behind on other classes.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENGL3890
• 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:

Dr. Vogel is obviously knowledgable in his subject, and I was really looking forward to learning from him. However, I felt the class to be very disorganized and class time was rarely used effectively. He is simply hard to read, but I found him to be a much easier grader than I was expecting. As long as you do the work, you should be just fine.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENGLISH2020
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I had no problems with this course. It is time consuming and at times difficult. Dr. Vogel is not going to hand you a free A. It is simple, follow the instructions, work hard, turn your assignments in on time, and you will do well.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENG2020
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Like many others have said, he isn't helpful. Yeah you can revise your paper at the end, but I received a lower grade on the final than I did on my first submission. How does that make sense? I wouldn't recommend taking English online form him.