Deirdre Flynn - University of Toronto - St. George Campus, Toronto, ON

Professor: Deirdre Flynn

Department: English

College: University of Toronto - St. George Campus, Toronto, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr Flynn tries to make this intro writing class interesting through the analogy of video games. Her lectures are relatively dry as they are reiterations of the course pack. However, it is easy to get marks so long as you put in the effort into all the graded in class activities and the assignment (2 essay). Final exam was very structured, no essay.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENGB75
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Subject matter expert--no argument. Teaching skills--poor. Lectures go off on tangents, instructions seem to be for other things half the time. Also, consistently late for class (she emails to tell us the start time and then arrives 15-20 minutes after her own time). Doesn't seem to encourage in-class participation.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENG100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Deirdre Flynn greatly emphasizes the importance of critical writing and its applications to my other courses. Without her expectations and criterias, I wouldn't have succeeded efficiently throughout my university studies. Thanks for the preparation that this professor has helped me guide to build a stepping stone to my future writing career.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENG100
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

She comes to class disorganized. But, she's funny and caring. Instructions are unclear.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENG100H1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Her analogies don't make the slightest bit of sense.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG100H1
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

No one can understand what she saying

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENG100H1
• 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:

Very passionate about the course, but not at all organized in her lectures. Often begins talking about unrelated subjects, and assignments are unclear or weirdly worded. Must attend class to get graded for in class work.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENGB70
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

One thing I really disliked about her was that she was so unorganized and sometimes she would go off about random things that are not even relevant to the course. The material is however interesting though, and she does mark fairly.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENG100H1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Disorganized in lecture, never had a clear focus for lectures, and often got sidetracked.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENGC44
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She's nice and all but her lectures are a bit philosophical. For this course, I kinda felt lost most of the time because her lectures are a bit straying from the readings that we had to do. Lots of writing but she's a fair grader.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENG100H1
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I am a bit impartial, as I had a highly great experience with Professor Flynn. I went to practically every office hours she had, and she worked a great deal with me on my paper. She has an unbelievable ability to articulate the English language, and it was a pleasure to work with her. She also provided me with a great reference letter upon exit.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENG100H
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

She's really dmart and if you read instructions carefully, there's no need to attend class. BUT she is horrible at replying to emails. Missed the lecture before the essay was due for a legitimate reason and never replied.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENG100
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Smart prof, great sense of humour but doesn't know how to teach or organize her lectures properly. You never really know what's going on with her lectures. Talks a lot about how to do it rather than what to do, instructions are never clear. Goes into detail about something and doesn't cover what that something is for. won't recommend

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PCL285
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She genuinely cares about the students and ensures that instructions are clearly posted on blackboard. She was even nice enough to let us go early when we had a midterm for another course later that day. I would love to have another class with her

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENGBO7H3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

- Smart; does not know how to Teach - Instructions were never clear, clarification didnt help -Often asked TERTIARY high-mark value questions rewarding random specific syntax-memorization and not actual knowledge. Ridiculous questions. -Will tell you how many sentences to write in answer. E.g. a straight-forward question will require 4 sentences

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENGB70
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Well spoken, interesting lectures. However easy her outline sheets make her tests appear to be, don't slack. Short answer sections can get very specific. Even if it says the q's will only focus on plot, get familiar with the films + discussion topics from lectures. The course can be enjoyable, but don't take it lightly.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENG100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Although it is mandatory to attend in order to get in class papers, she is great with providing instructions for completing work outside of lectures. Also gives helpful feedback in order to improve. Lectures over all are long but still helpful and and interesting, plus shes got a great sense of humour.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENG100H1
• 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:

One of the best professors I have ever met.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENG101H1S
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Really thorough, helpful Prof. Lectures sometimes feel a little slow, but only because Prof. Flynn tries to ensure everyone understands the material, and is benefitting from the content. She really seems to care that students do well, and happily interacts/helps with anything.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENGA10
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She sometimes goes off topic, but is very helpful and cares a lot about her students. She will take time outside of class to clarify anything. I found that the fill-in the blank-type questions on the exams were very difficult and unneeded.