Dennine Dudley - University of Victoria, Victoria, BC

Professor: Dennine Dudley

Department: History In Art

College: University of Victoria, Victoria, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HA01
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

stimulating course with excellent subject matter . willing to look at other perspectives.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: AHVS121
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dudley reads straight from her notes. It is hard to pay attention in class whe lectures aren't inspiring at all. She is not helpful when asked questions. And worst: her assignment sheets are just a big mess. Fifteen questions, a little information, to questions within that information.... so hard to get an overview and understand what to do.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HA311C
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I have never enjoyed Dennine's classes. This class was about making effective presentations and yet her slideshows were tacky, disorganized and even pixelated. The entire time I felt that she didn't like me even though I am a hard worker and an A+ student. I think a class like this should be taught by someone who actually has an eye for design.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HA121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

What a joke this course is. At $500 a course, this was a complete waste of time and money. She rambles on and on, leaving everyone else in the dark about what the hell she is talking about. Clicker attendance - 20% of grade, Ridiculous. TAs mark the papers and the feedback/marks are all over the place. AVOID THIS COURSE IF YOU CAN.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HA392
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Hard to pay attention in her lectures with little to no slide integration with her spoken lesson Gave little to no feedback on papers and was not a big help if I had a question.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HA121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Not the best teacher. I had no idea what the goal of each lecture was as she just rambled on and on. She gives so many assignments that don't seem to be that important to the class. She takes FOREVER to hand back assignments (if you ever get them back). Very bad at giving feedback. I will try not to take her again.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HA300A
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A lot of assignments. The course wrap even required for at least 5 pages. Lecture is dry and boring. If has other options won't take her class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HA121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

awful

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HA121
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She fails to engage with the class and instead reads straight off her PowerPoint notes. I love her passion for art and geek culture but feel that the lectures were weak and uninspiring.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HA392A01
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Avoid if possible. Doesn't hand assignments back. Feedback is unclear and rare. Reads aloud to class instead of assigning the reading. Lectures are centred around her research not the course topics. This was the worst class I have ever taken. She is really intelligent just not cut out for teaching.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HA355A
• Grade Received: N/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:

Took this course as an elective-- Egypt sounded interesting. Easy marker, as I ended up with an A at the end, but she never handed any of our assignments back! Insane. My biggest issue was the lack of any feedback, but she also seemed to have relatively little expertise in the subject-matter as well. Easy A, if you can handle it.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HA121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dennine was a great person. Her lectures seemed unstructured, without real guidance. After the first 4 weeks i never knew what the lectures were about. At the end of the lecture she would briefly recap, You would get the AHA! moment, thats what we were talking about. The tutorials were mandatory to understand the lectures.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HA346
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She's actually a fantastic teacher, when not being forced to do boring 100 level classes, and is in her best and more interesting subjects (like Egypt or London Regency). She's very humerous, polite, and lover for awesome geek things. She also doesn't overkill with essays, midterms, finals or any other assignments which is REALLY refreshing!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HA120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Rambling Lectures, Boring. Uses i-clickers in a poor manner. Assignments are too vague and there are 8 per semester, 1000words each. Very slow at marking assignments eg: Assignment 16 was due but she had not returned Assignment 10. Grading is all over the place. But worst of All she is Boring to listen too, and the lectures lack structure.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HAA01
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She's such a great person: kind and generous. But the way she leads her lectures is not very clear and DISTRACTING. and She speaks too quietly, which is not good. You will feel nothing but bored and uninspired unless you have particular interests or passion in art history.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HA120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I walk into her lectures everyday assuming how it will go. I am always disappointed or impressed, although usually the former. It's not that she's bad, more like she doesn't appreciate the content and it shows in her lecture.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HA01
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

She, as a teacher, is just lovely and excellent. She is basically really kind, generous and easy to approach. However, I don't think her lectures are interesting. maybe because I do not major this field of study? I am not sure but it's definitely true that her lectures are not FUN. but it doesn't mean that she is a bad teacher.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HAA01
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She is not speaking loudly, so most of the time I felt very confused of the materials. Also, she is like talking to herself. There is no Powerpoint notes except for a few pictures...

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HA1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I found myself lost in a her class. She did not prepare interesting lectures and we did not have many images for the artworks discussed. lots of empty time where tht was meant for discussion. uninspiring

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HA120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Dudley is very unclear in her assignment grading and comments. Her lectures are monotone and tend to drift towards her work rather than the class material. HA120 is obviously not a priority for her, because she is still yet to return the 4th assignment of the semester, when assignment 7 has been issued. Overall I would not recommend her.