D. Deboer - University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK

Professor: D. Deboer

Department: Geography

College: University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: GEOGRAPHY325
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dirk is one of the worst profs I have had in my 4 years at the University. I took 225 with him and did not enjoy him and then I had to take 325 with him which was even worse. His exams have nothing to do with what he emphasizes in class so every question is a surprise no matter how hard you study. The content is also very detailed and specific.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: GEOG120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

terrible class. so boring it took every ounce of will i had to show up for class every morning. the final exam is ridiculous, 2 essay questions are worth 75% of the exam.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: GEOG120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

You can tell he really has a passion for what he does. Midterm was a bit rough, but if you study you'll do really well. Pretty simple material, really interesting stuff. Lectures come out of the text usually.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: GEOG125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Loved this class and Prof. deBoer. And I actually did really badly in the class but the material was interesting and the exams weren't hard. Some people liked the mini-essays and I thought it was a good idea for a 1st yr. class but I'm not a 1st year so I found them kind of time consuming when I had big projects to worry about. All in all, GREAT!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: GEOG125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

great proff, makes geog interesting and sometimes he even makes good jokes! We had no essay, just mini assgmts that are super easy, you can type them up before class and they really boost your grade, the final was super easy as there was lots of choice, midterm was tuff go to class notes not posted, text LONG dont bother reading it u dont need to

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: GEOG125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great guy. He makes the less interesting material very interesting just on how he approaches it and explains everything. nice guy and definately worth while taking

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: GEOG125
• 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:

Very clear lectures, and always explains tables and graphs fully. We watched some really interesting documentaries. I liked how we had lots of writing assignments to balance out your mark. Sometimes a little vague on the topics, however. Very cheerful and energetic first thing in the morning. Rather attractive and a cool accent, as well.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: GEOG125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dirk wasn't a bad prof, his classes weren't too uninteresting... Although his lectures are basically powerpoint slides of the text. Skip all you want if you're going to do the reading. Tests were fair, assignments were too long for the topics.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: GEOG120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This guy is great! He explains things well and tells you what he expects. Study his lecture material and only use the text as reference for topics you may not understand. Study hard for the final. I studied hard and it paid off well. The labs are hard.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: GEO120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

went into final with 97....came out with 87. What can I say? Final is killer, nothing at all like the midterm or labs.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: GEOG120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Definitley got the foreign thing working for him on the hotness scale.The lectures are thorough, not too difficult to understand, and interesting if you are into geography, if you aren't he might not be the best.The labs are useless, you learn nothing from them except that the TA likes to wear girl's jeans.Take Geog 125 and write the essay instead.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: GEOGRAPHY1203
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Good guy, easy midterm, fairly boring class. A good prof! (What was the deal with that rather difficult final though!?)

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: GEOG120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Good class, midterm not that hard. Labs sometimes take a lot of asking questions, but they're not too bad then. In class he basically tells you the stuff you need to know.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: GEOGRAPHY325
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

he's very clear and he goes at a good pace

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: GEOG120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He probably thinks geography is a really a science.....how sad.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: GEOG125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The class was bor-ing but then again, how interesting can geography be? He's got assignments that are marked super graciously but the tests are tricky. He's a swell prof.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: GEOG325
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is hot. Wants you to actaully learn the material. Uses lots of examples to help you out. Really explains graphs so you know what you are looking at. Excellent teacher!!!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: GEOG225
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

he's a babe

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: GEO120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

dumbest class ever. They shouldn't have introduced these ridiculous labs which are tedious and poorly explained.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: GEOG111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Awesome prof. Great lectures and great exams.