Dharma Wijewickreme - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Professor: Dharma Wijewickreme

Department: Engineering

College: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: IGEN452
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Interesting class. Cares about the students doing well.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CIVL311
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

An easy class taught by a decent professor, you should easily be getting 80+ as long as you show up to every class and do the "assignments" (problem sets that aren't collector nor worth any marks, but are very similar to quizzes and finals).

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CIVIL311
• 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:

Out of all the profs I have had at UBC Wijewicki seems to care about students the least. He doesn't give midterms back nor does he let you even see them. One of the worst profs I've had

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CIVL311
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Lectures can be a bit boring at times, but they are super clear if yo can stay awake. Very consistent, careful lecture style. He always asks for feedback with iclicker quizzes, and makes adjustments based on the results. He really cares that everyone understands, and tries to get the class involved in the lectures. Great Prof.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CIVIL311
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's a very nice instructor. So considerate of students. His notes are not easy to follow, but the book for this class is awesome. Overall, a useful class.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CIVL311
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Gives good marks for the exam... lot of details which are relevant...very approachable

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CIVL311
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very boring class, teahcer is hard to understand. Says too many words than need to be said and ends up confusing people. Also cuts off half way through something important to summarize something we all knew already (seems as though he totally losses the point of his argument).

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CIVIL311
• 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: N/A

Comment:

His notes are harder to follow than his name is to say. Abysmal notes, long tedious assignments, very boring lectures. He emphasizes everything he says making it very difficult to understand the main points of the lecture. The class does not follow the textbook by any means, formulas and variables are different.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CIVL311
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very boring lectures. All the notes are in powerpoint, so there is very little reason to follow along. The few examples done in class don't always help for the assignments and the text book doesn't always follow the theory presented in class. Overall, I am quite unhappy with this course, and don't feel like I have been taught anything relevant.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CIVL311
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dharma is a fantastic teacher. He is very passionate, and approachable. I dont know why the other ratings are so bad, perhaps they are civl engineers....and not the rocking geo engineers. His notes are great, and he really seems to put alot of work into his lectures, and cares how his students are doing.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: 311
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Lazy professor who would rather not be there. Very boring!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CIVIL311
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

if you can manage to stay awake in his class, im sure its good...but i'm just guessing...bring a pillow so your arm doesnt fall asleep

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CIVL311
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Doesn't put in much effort. Very boring. No matter how much I try I can't pay attention or stay awake.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CIVL311
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

In plain word, one of the most unhelpful, uncurtious and lack of people skills instructors I've had. His teaching methods are wrong - doesn't return midterms so you cannot see what you did wrong, doesn't post assignments, takes a year to mark an assignment, and dosen't believe students about anything. If you can, avoid him!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CIVIL311
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Decent Teacher... very approachable... but the way he presents his material is very boring.. I find it hard to stay awake in class. He could do some more practicial examples and less derivation...... I do find the textbook (Coduto) extremly useful.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CIVL311
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This prof. did a wonderful job on teaching. He knows his lecture materials well and provides lots of practical/real world examples.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CIVL311
• 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:

Excellent in all aspects; clear, helpful, nice, knowledgeable, reasonable, available. No problems whatsoever.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CIVL311
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Quite clear, very helpful, nice guy

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CIVL311
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 20

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Decent prof.