Curt Burgess - University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA

Professor: Curt Burgess

Department: Psychology

College: University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSYC013
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He was very disorganized and would start the class 10 minutes late almost every single time. His lectures consisted of mainly pictures and tangents he would go off on. I only attended because of the clicker quizzes but otherwise wasn't very necessary because you wouldn't end up taking notes anyways.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH13
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He was one of the most disorganized professors Ive ever had at UCR, lectures were always just pictures & always went off on tangents. He rarely discussed the readings he assigned & heavily quizzed on them through ilearn & clickers. The communication between him & his TAs is very minimal & his study guides never reflect the test. Does offer curves.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSYC013
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Burgess is hilarious! Be prepared for clicker questions every lecture. Those points add up. His assignments are extremely straight-forward. Do the readings and watch the videos. Online quizzes are timed so read ahead, don't wing it, those points add up too. No midterm but there is a final, use the study guide and study in advance if possible.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSYC13
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I found him a little disorganized, so his lectures were usually all over the place. It was also hard to study for the final since there was no midterm to base it off of, but in the end the final was pretty straightforward. A lot of assignments assigned in the discussion class, so keep up.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PSY13
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is pretty funny. Gives a lot of points at the end so make sure you do well in all of your assignments not hard just not very clear sometimes. TAs are tough graders but talk to them totally approachable. his quizzes do have ambiguous answers so beware no midterm but there is a final. Study guide useful. you learn everything from the readings.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PSYC13
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I only took this class cause I needed to boost my GPA and heard good things about it but holy. It was hard. His TAs are the toughest graders and they're never clear on the directions! Most people that I've talked to are having a tough time in the class too. Lots of assignments. Not hard but just really tough grading and they're not clear.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PSY13
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He's one of the worst lecturers I've had in terms of content amount and learning. You won't get anything from his powerpoints, but you will from the articles he assigns every week. Lecture is still required because of clickers. The quizzes are pretty simple, just make sure to be above average. No midterm. There's a study guide for the final.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH13
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Easy. There are a lot of assignments but they're not difficult at all. If you have basic reading and thinking skills, you'll do fine. There are also a lot of extra credit opportunities and you have like a 30% cushion in the class.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSY13
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

2-5 articles per week. Quizzes on each. 1-3 videos per week, clicker questions on each. 1 final exam. Attendance mandatory due to clicker quizzes, his TA's makes sure nobody is using multiple clickers. No laptops in class. Pretty approachable but pretty disorganized. Not the worst class.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PHYSCH13
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Overall helpful in office hours and changed my discussion grade because I talked to him. Lectures were long, but often interesting. Never forget your clicker and ALWAYS do the readings. Lots of extra credit opportunities. Definitely an easy A if you put effort into it.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PSYC013
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Funny professor with interesting lectures. Fair grading scale. Lots of online reading and online quizzes. Attendance sort of mandatory due to use of clickers for in lecture quizzes every lecture.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PYSCH12
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Burgess is not as hard as people make him out to be. He's probably the best prof. to take for psych12 given the fact that his is the "hardest" lower div. Just READ THE BOOK and you will def get an A on ALL exams. He walks through every part of the papers with you.... you'll be fine. Having a good TA will def. help aloooooot !!!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PSYC013
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Easy A; Boring af. Clicker quiz every lecture. One final. Quite a few discussion section projects. Weekly articles to read and quizzes to go with them. A little time consuming but he gives a BUNCH of extra credit. Again, it's easy but soooooooo boring. You've been warned.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH12
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Burgess is one the best prof. ive had at ucr. Just read the book and you can get a definite A on the exams (it's an easy read book). As far as the paper, he literally walks you through everything.... he is a bit unorganized, and the paper takes a lot of work but trust you will get through it. It helps a lot if you have a good TA too!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH13
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Easy, easy, easy A. Actually I got an A+ with all the extra credit in this class. Just do your work and attend lecture and you'll be fine. It's a really interesting class and he's super nice! Both Charles and Marie are great TA's too.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CHFY001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

HES BORING AND DISORGANIZED !

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH13
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This class is so easy! But you kinda have to go to each class because of the clicker quizzes. He basically gives you chunks of reading each week, along with a few quizzes, but they're pretty easy. Just read and understand the material and you'll get a good grade.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PSYC13
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

The class is literally bs lol! its pretty chill if you want an A. NO excuse for you to fail. I hated the lectures. Never really been interested in the paranormal crap. NO midterm. Just Final Group project. Lots of assignments from section though. Go to lecture for Clicker Questions!!! He is a cool, approachable Professor too.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH13
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

No textbook needed. Lecture is mandatory with clicker questions. No midterm and final is a group project. There's ilearn quizes every week but both quizes and clicker grades are buffered with an 15% of your total grade added. Easy class, take it.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PSY13
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Honestly, this class is super easy. All you do in lecture is clicker questions and watch videos. As long as you do the online quizzes, clicker questions, and the projects, you're fine. It's actually a pretty interesting class so I would recommend it to everyone! There is no midterm and the final is a group presentation!