E.O. Boyanowsky - Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC

Professor: E.O. Boyanowsky

Department: Criminal Justice

College: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: 319
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

One of the best professors I have ever had, knowledgeable, funny guy, nice, and he grades fair. If you need clarification, he will talk with you after class or in office hours. Bad ratings seem to be coming from first year students who did poorly. Anyone with a shred of academic ability should find Dr. Boyanowsky's class a joy.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: 319
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Ehor was a very engaging Professor and was very passionate about the material. If I could take another class with Ehor I would in a heartbeat!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CRIM103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Course itself was very interesting, prof is a good lecturer, midterm was difficult, does not help you prepare for it and final was worse. Not an easy course, to get a good mark you need independent self directed learning because he doesn't help very much.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CRIM301
• 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:

One of the funniest and most interesting professors I've ever had. The random sex stories are awesome. Presentations were fair and midterm paper was quite fair. If you do well on the MT (which almost everyone does), then the mark is shifted to your final as well. The class is really as easy as everyone says if you put in the effort.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CRIM103
• 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:

He is an amazing scholar! One of the most intelligent people i've ever met. BRILLIANT PROF. I love his lectures, it's definitely worth listening to the recorded lectures a second time if you want to get an A. I admire his work. However, the downfall is that we did not receive a textbook, koz he is still editing it. still did well. Take the course!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CRIM103
• 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:

Funny guy, but a hard class. Study for the midterm because its fair. The final is difficult and a lot of the content isn't really covered so beef up your mark earlier in the semester. The class is scaled so the more you study, the better you'll do

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CRIM103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Lectures are disorganized and content is scattered. However exams are mostly on his lectures so you NEED to pay attention and try to take notes. Overall not a hard course, your grade will reflect the work you put into it. Keep up with the readings and participate in tutorial and your presentation and you'll do fine.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CRIM103
• 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:

what a joke of a prof he was completely useless

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CRIM301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

SUPER EASY. EASY AS EDUC ELECTIVES lol

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CRIM103
• 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:

Tells interesting stories but is scattered and all over the place. Make sure u keep up w/ the textbook readings cuz if u dont ull be screwed come exam time. The midterm is easy and completely based on lecture notes. Make sure u do well on it b/c the final exam is HARD! Overall, funny and interestin prof but also super vague and at times frustrating

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CRIM103
• 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:

Nice and funny guy. His lecture material and the books are your best friends in this class. MUST read the chapters and know his lecture very well. Make sure you attend every tutorial and participate and do a good job on the presentation as they are worth 30%. Final is do-able as long as you study everything from the beginning to the end.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CRIM301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

A great 3rd year course to take for upper div. credit. Not overly difficult if you keep up. Interesting material. Play the game, and walk away with a good mark.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CRIM313
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I found this class mostly his own beliefs and if you didn't agree you got a lower mark. He also seemed to favour the pretty girls. Also, if you were not outgoing, you're grades weren't going to be stellar either. He interrupted everyone's thoughts with his own and he even berated a girl in front of everyone.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CRIM103
• 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:

This course is useless. The exams are so hard. For the mid-term, it's 3 essay questions. Gives you two mandatory and 1 not. No point in studying for this course, you can study for hours and not know a thing. Do not take this course with Ehor, TAs are useless as well.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CRIM301
• 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:

Very interesting fellow. He's lived a full life and knows lots, his anecdotes and stories are the best part of class. I learned so much. As a mature student, take it from me when u go out in the world its profs like this u remember and who really teach you the most. Plus, course was pretty darn easy and didn't consist of a lot of work.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CRIM103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Extremely difficult to understand. Goes on random tangents which you think are useless but are very important. I got a good grade expecting the worst after reading this but honestly its not that hard. Titi marks EASY. The rest of the whiners are honestly straight dumb. Put in some effort, pay attention, go to class (MUST), and study.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CRIM301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

BOOORING!!! This guy is unorganized and unclear. He rants A LOT. It is soo hard to stay awake. He forgets what he's talking about, so your notes are full of holes. He's not a bad guy, but he sure is dull. Also, he will belittle students in front of the class if they answer incorrectly or do a poor presentation. Skip 301. It's not worth it.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CRIM103
• 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:

The final was brutal. I'm a 4th year student with a 3.8 GPA....I studied the textbook inside out but it was a waste of time. The final did not test your knowlege or award those who studied. Watch out! The lectures were awesome. The prof was very entertaining, and you do learn a lot....just watch out for the final, it was a joke!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CRIM103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's not as bad everyone says he is. He's an interesting lecturer but he doesn't stay on topic 75% of the time. His exams aren't as difficult as everyone says it is. Obviously ppl who took this class didn't invest their time into reading the text or attend lectures. If you plan to major in Crim, you'll just have to bare and grin this class.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CRIM103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Holy Wow this class was hard. The material is very interesting and tutorials were entertaining.The Lectures were good and he's a funny guy, but wow the Final was an assault on the mind. The papers and smaller assignments are fair and decent. The Final...oh boy, all multiple choice and it made me wish it was 5 essay's instead. Studying isn't enough