Ian Wallace - Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

Professor: Ian Wallace

Department: Geography

College: Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: GEOG2200
• 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 dry lectures where the prof will dance around a main idea and never quite get to the point. My exam is tomorrow and I still can't tell you the general idea of the course.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: GEOG2200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

An extremely nice guy. Very helpful, especially in office hours. Course content very interesting, but lectures are sometimes hard to follow. All in all, a good class.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: GEOG2200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I would recommend that anyone thinking of taking this class have some basic knowledge of economics (i.e. first-year economics). Wallace is a decent prof, but his lecturing style is quite tedious and often doesn't convey much information. My suggestion would be to pay more attention to the textbook and slides than to him.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: GEOG2200
• 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:

Absolutely useless! I sat in my seat shaking my head. He is the most unclear and stagnant speaker I have ever listened to. It was ridiculously hard to take notes because you can't figure out what he is trying to convey. Each lecture was completely unrelated to the last. His exams have 0% relation to the topics covered. AVOID!!!!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: GEOG2200
• 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:

Took this on TV. Did a fairly good job at engaging the TV students and "talking" to them. Was unclear about some details like essay deadlines. Did not respond to emails. TAs discussions on WebCT were helpful. Class was mostly interesting, boring at times. Sometimes seemed a bit full of himself with all his stuffy education, but a smart guy.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: GEOG2200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I really enjoyed this class and this professor. I found him very entertaining and personable. He told interesting and relevant stories, never used any notes and cover what I thought was a lot of territory. Although I did this course on ITV I felt very connected. Great professor!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: GEO2200
• 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:

The prof never responded to any of my e mails. His exam was totally unrelated to the material taught within the class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: GEOG2200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I'm in my fourth year, and this was my most hated class. He was very unclear as to the goals of the course. Very economically based, tough to grasp if you have no background in economics, history or politics. Marking on assignments was unclear and unfair. TA's were no help, prof doesn't answer emails. Try to avoid if possible; very disappointing.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: GEOG2200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The purpose of the course is still not clear to me...

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: GEOG2200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Oh god. This class was terrible. Assignments were ridiculously easy and tutorials were wastes of life. I went to the first 2 classes and then couldn't be bothered to go. Used old exams to study for final ... zero effort was rewarded with an A

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: GEOG2200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

omg ... i have never been more bored in a lecture in my entire life. He is a terrible lecturer! He never gets to the point! He speaks in these weird interconnecting sentences that never end and is totaly confusing. AVOID AVOID AVOID!!!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: GEOG2200AV
• 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:

Watch out if you are a VOD student!Every paper I sent him, I needed to re-send because he never got it the first time.It's now 2 weeks to the exam and he doesn't even remember getting 2 of my papers. When you email him to remind him, he will generally not respond. This prof is extremely hard to deal with if you are a VOD student.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: GEOG
• 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:

Yea this guy is pretty bad. He rambles on and on and on instead of just making a simple point. Tries to sound too intelligent, but loses the class in the process. You'll be looking for an exit within the first 10 minutes

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: GEOG2200
• 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:

Worst Prof. Ever!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: GEOG2200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Good guy, obviously is quite knowledgeable and knows his stuff. But extremely BORING, especially for a CUTV class. Too many times I was tempted to change the channel...

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: GEOG2200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Good teacher... Clear sometimes a bit on the well not boring but "LETS GO LETS GO" side :) I liked him cuz he takes the time.. notes, email whatever he'll help you out... Good guy

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: GEOG2204
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

May not be too entertaining, but his style is very articulate and intelligent. I found the content quite interesting. He did an amazing debriefing the day after 9-11.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: GEOG1000
• 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

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