Frank Klaassen - University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK

Professor: Frank Klaassen

Department: History

College: University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIST155
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Interesting lectures, passionate and easygoing! An awesome guy, cool class and absolutely manageable. Lots of reading, but easy marks for briefs. You really just have to show up, do the readings and write a couple of essays. It's not difficult to be engaged in his class.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIST155
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

the textbook is useless. Be incredibly careful when choosing your essay topic because some are so obscure there are no sources to find information on. pay attention to lectures and try your best to ask the seminar leaders what the hell is going on and you may just fly in under the radar.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIST414
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Klaassen is very helpful and willing to help outside class. Somewhat absent minded at times, but in his discussions he explains everything in an interesting and easy to follow way.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIST155
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Absolutely loved this course. It helps to have an open mind considering it is a class about magic, but Klaassen presented materials so even skeptics could find it interesting. Clearly very passionate about the topic. Wish students would have been more respectful and less noisy. If you do the readings it's an easy class to pass.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIST111
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you want to be codled dont take his classes. He is enthusiastic and always willing to make time in his very busy schedule to help if needed. BUT you need to put the work in and if you actully show up and do your work, your grade will reflect that.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIST155
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is a very funny, easy to listen to professor. Very organised and passinate. Grades fairly

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIST155
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

There is no textbook, which in this case is great because it allows Frank to explore an area of history he is passionate about sharing with students. The slides are well done and cover the key points but lecture attendance is a must as he fills in lots of extra points and ideas. Truthfully it was hard to miss a lecture as they were so engaging.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIST155
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His class was super organized. You knew exactly what what coming up and the lectures were clear and engaging. Went out of his way to have open study hours or lunch hours to meet and chat with him. There was 1 reading per week and his feedback was clear. He truly cares and wants his students to succeed. So smart and passionate. Great guy!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIST155
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Klaassen was great. He took time out of his busy schedule to help students and was always willing to give an extra lecture just to explain difficult topics. He is very passionate about history and tries to get the entire class involved. Very committed and professional.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIST155
• Grade Received: D-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This class was not enjoyable. There is no textbook, so it's really hard to study for. The lectures didn't really flow together, it was hard to make connections with what we were learning. I don't recommend this course.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIST155
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Klaassen is an interesting dude. His information and lectures on magic are interesting but he leaves all the marking up to the seminar leaders. Seminars are easy as long as you are prepared by reading the readings... once or twice. Final was all written and relatively easy. No midterms but 5 papers had to be done which were marked hard.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CMRS111
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

His group projects in CMRS111 are useful, and there is one in particular that is an amazing amount of fun. Fair marker.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CMRS333
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

frank is amazing. he knows so much, and is always willing to help a student out. he is very approachable and kind. i am nearing the end of my four year degree and walked out of his class with my best mark to date in university

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CMRS111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He never responds to emails, posts assignments the day they are due then 'kindly' gives us an extension. He relies heavily on group projects with little to no explanation. He does not tolerate opinions that are contrary to his. Everyday he is unprepared at the best of times. I strongly advise against taking a class with him.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CMRS111
• 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:

He was very direct in what he wanted out of the class. But he was not very helpful if you didn't understand/do exactly what he wanted. He seemed interested in the material, which made the class interesting but he was a little to heavy for a first year course, I thought.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIST100
• 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:

completely disorganized. class doesn't move in a chronological order... difficult for a history course. questions on final were a complete surprise - something that was mentioned once by a student ended up on the final. not recommended.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HIST225
• 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:

A really good prof, friendly, easy going, but a lot to cover in this class, take notes fast. Assignments so far are pretty clear but took a long time.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HIST121
• 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: N/A

Comment:

He is disorganized and does show up almost at least a minute late to every lecture...when he explains what he expects, its exactly what he wants - I followed the outline he gave for the final and it was a breeze. You barely use the class text though...and you really have to listen as he doesn't post/write notes. Pay attention and you should be fine

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HIST225
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He was ok. But why was he ALWAYS late for class? Sometimes he was 10 minutes late.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HIST225
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I really have mixed feelings about this prof. On the one hand, he is a great guy and fairly intelligent in his own right; on the other, he showed an overall lack of interest in teaching the course, he was very disorganized and wishy-washy, and expected far too much for a prof who, in the end, wasn't very informative or inspiring. Not recommended.