Jeffrey Reid - University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON

Professor: Jeffrey Reid

Department: Philosophy

College: University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHI2197
• Grade Received: INC
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

There's a take-home midterm worth 30%, final worth 60% and the remaining 10% of your mark is attendance (lose one mark per class missed up to 10). As I learned, marks aside, not showing up to enough classes regardless of passing/doing readings is grounds for an incomplete. Any course having marked attendance is just a sign it's not worth taking.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIS2197
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great Prof, super invested in his subject matter, passionate lecturer and answers questions well.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIS2197
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great Prof and pretty funny too. Hes really passionate which is great. Dont miss class cause attendance is 10% of your grade and he doesnt post anything online.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PHI1104
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is a good lecturer and communicates some of the subject matter effectively, however the real problem with this class was the grading of the tests. They were marked way too hard for a first year class. I studied more for this class than many upper year classes, and ended up with a mark lower than what I got in those classes. Wouldn't recommend

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHI1104
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Great all around guy, horrible marker though. Waited until third year to take my second Philosophy credit and I've never gotten marks as low as I did in his course. While philosophy has never been my favourite and I did a terrible job in Laura Burns class 1st year, I never thought I could do any worse until I got to Reid's Great Philosophers course

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHI3377
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Excellent prof if youre interested in this branch of PHI. Reading the coursepack is unecessary, but youll need it for his assignments. Usually a midertm and a final. Both are extremely short & take home (most of the time). They will be questions that try to cover most (or all) people that have been looked at during the course. EZ class if u listen.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHI1104D
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Jeffrey Reid clearly loves philosophy and this is demonstrated each lecture. Even though it was hard for me since he did not use PowerPoints, Blackboard, or even write much down, if I made myself pay attention, I learned a lot. The textbook is easy to read and is exactly what he talks about in class and what ends up on his midterms and final!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PHI1103
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The lectures are long and without discussion and every detail, no matter how subtle, is important.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHI1104
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

One of my all time favourite professors. No essays, just midterms. If you go to each class and take good notes and study them, you'll be fine. You don't need the textbook. He's full of amazing knowledge. No powerpoints. Amazing lecturer. Well dressed. Funny. Take his class. I'm taking another class with him again.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PHI2386
• 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:

Very kind man. Lectures are mandatory, but if you are taking this class you will almost definitely enjoy them. Pay attention, soak in the enlightenment.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PHI2386
• 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:

He is very personable, and easy-going! He is a great philosophy prof who is clearly passionate about the subject. This class has taught me a lot, and he really tries to get the message across through repetitive lecturing which is very good for this course. No powerpoints, just pure lecturing (this is how University should be like)!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHI2386
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very funny, and passionate. Recites the same material over again but isn't clear. Is a total hottie, I wish I could have grasped the concepts more.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHI2386
• 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:

Great philosophy prof! Crystal clear examples and explanations of the text, and the midterm and final are both take home. He marks for attendance, but his lectures contribute a lot to the material so it's not a big deal!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PHI1104
• 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:

Interesting lectures, you can tell he likes philosophy. Wrote his own book which is what most of the lectures derive from and its really easy to understand. Only exams, no papers, which was refreshing and well appreciated.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHI1104
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I hate philosophy, I LOVED this course! It was so interesting. Wrote the book himself in easy layman's terms which i liked. But most of all I liked how it was old school. No power points slides or anything boring like that. I actually had to listen if I wanted notes other than those in the book, AND he does look like buddy hollie! AWSOME :)

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHI1104
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Wrote his own textbook, and it is thin but an entertaining read, and the course pack is similarly easy to digest. However, he doesn't say anything that isn't in either text, so it's unnecessary to go to class unless you don't understand what you're reading. Sometimes takes attendance, but he doesn't necessarily use that info. Not a hard course.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHI2386
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Really sweet and funny although he took a lot of words to explain ideas and concepts. Notes ended up being very unorganized repetition of the same thing phrased differently. Midterm (in-class) and final were mostly regurgitation of what he said in class, except he was very picky about explanations, which is odd considering his were pretty vague.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHI3377
• 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:

Great professor. Ability to communicate the sometimes tedious material to his students is always effective and done clearly. Marking is done fairly, and interaction from students kindly appreciated. Much learned, very helpful.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PHI3386
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Although the course material is interesting, this guy is never around during his office hour!!!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHI1104
• 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:

I took nothing away from this class but a bad grade. You would think form the lectures that the midterms and exams would be easy, but not even. He is a nice and funny prof but the subject matter was boring and you could read sentences from the textbook while he lectured and it was identical.Don't bother with the course pack, get the reading online.