Don Dutton - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Professor: Don Dutton

Department: Psychology

College: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSYC331
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Two tests worth 50% each, lecture notes have insane amount of material in them, textbook is clear and concise, his exams are very tricky, tough to break 80%, 100 multiple choice with answer d.) being all the above on every. single. question. Very tough exams but very interesting material.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSYC331
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very smart guy and interesting subject. Not great in lecture, but all the information is available in the text and on the powerpoint slides so its not a huge deal. Has some interesting case studies and real world information to give. 2 exams 50% each all m/c so just read the slides and the text and you can easily pull off 80+.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSYC331
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Made a very interesting topic incredibly boring. lectures are LONG, powerpoint slides are even LONGER. His resume and accomplishments are very impressive but not a good lecturer. You'll end up cramming the whole textbook the night before the exam.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSYC331
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dutton is clearly an extremely impressive forensic psychologist but lacks the qualities of a good professor. 3hr class, lectures were insane (100-180 PP slides FULL of text each class) and he expects you to know random details on exams. Hard to know what is important or not. MUST attend class and read text. Would not take another class with him.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PSYC331
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This class is one of the worst PSYC classes I have taken at UBC. He has over 100 lecture slides per week which all have a lot of text on them. Hard to know what to study for the exams and the average was super low for our class.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PSYC331
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Interesting course, fair exams (1 midterm & final). Exams covers 50% on lecture notes and 50% on textbook materials. Read the textbook, attend his lectures, and you'll do really well in this class. Dr. Dutton is great!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH333
• 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:

Very interesting topics! He has great stories to tell which make the class' go by fast. There's a midterm and final (50%-50%). The exams are fairly hard but you just have to read the material.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSYC331
• 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:

I actually really enjoyed having Dutton as a prof! Sometimes lectures were pretty boring (ie he read off the slides the whole time) but he throws in a few jokes every now and then. Definitely read the textbook; exam covers every ppt + assigned chapter! Read slides + text and you'll be fine.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH331
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

THE WORST PSYCH COURSE I HAVE EVER TAKEN AT UBC EVER. I have taken a lot of psychology courses but this was just BRUTAL. he does not provide any guidance as to what to study, just tests us on the MOST ITTY BITTY DETAILS. I was interested in the material prior to taking this class, but destroyed all interest. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH331
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is so terrible, don't take his class. Lectures put you to sleep, and unless you want to cram over 1000 lectures slides plus 10 chapters for one exam don't take it no matter how interesting you find the topic area. DONT TAKE THIS CLASS...

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PSYC331
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

All those other ratings were true; I thought there were harsh before. Dutton is by far the worst professor I've had and it's my last year. He is always unorganized and expects people to just know about stuff if he puts them on his website. He talks A LOT about details of a case but never tests on them. Half of testing with be purely on the text.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PSYC331
• 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:

Prof Don is a really nice guy that will help you if you go to him with questions, but is a pretty dry lecturer. He reads off the slides practically word-for-word, which isn't so bad since the material is pretty interesting, but it can be really easy to zone out at times. Take his class, make sure to read the slides and text, and you'll do great.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PSYC331
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Interesting prof to listen to, but no point going to his lectures because he goes through his slides too fast. Honestly, I got an A in this course and I went to 5/12 lectures in the term. Do the study guides he posts online, read the textbook once and you'll be fine. His exams are easy- anyone who's taken Souza's exams knows what a hard exam is.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PSYC331
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The content is quite easy to understand so I was under the impression that the tests would be easy? But my grade didn't translate well. I do believe that if i didn't take it for granted i'd get better grades. Its one of the less stressful psyc classes since its only one midterm. prof is trying to change the syllabus to accomodate our learning paces

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PSYC331
• 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:

very interesting material. didnt attend his lectures because his monotone makes me fall asleep. 50/50 midterm and final but changed it to 40/60 (whichever higher is 60) because our midterm exam avg was 57%.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PSYC331
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very knowledgeable about his materials; did not use the textbook. Lectures were at fast pace, use his own slides, usually has several revisions. Use lots of research materials to prove his points. Midterm and exam were 50/50, but he change his mind to have 60% for the highest score of the two. I would say it's fair.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PSYC308
• 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:

Worst Prof I have ever had. He does not care at all! Classes ended an hour early, slides had nothing to do with textbook and his lectures were sensational and lacked depth or analysis. Learning experience extremely low and exams impossibly vague. He admitted to not knowing what chapters were on the exam the week before, careless prof!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PSY308
• 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:

One of the worst prof i've ever had. Lectures were outdated and textbook had no relevance to lecture. Also lectures were depressing and used examples of violence all to often to prove points, in fact probably 90% of the time.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PSYC331
• 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:

He's really interesting to talk to, and if you show interest, will go above and beyond with helping you out. His lectured are also VERY interesting- I always looked forward to his classes!he talks abt his experiences quite a lot, but since he's had a ton of experience in the field, its relevant and really cool to hear stuff like that first hand!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PSYC001
• 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:

Very interesting Prof. Good lecturer. I recommend him for social psych