Joan Durrant - University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB

Professor: Joan Durrant

Department: Family & Social Service

College: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: FMLY3806
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I enjoyed class with this prof! She was genuinely passionate and knowledgable about the material she taught. Instead of a course textbook, she assigned autobiographies that correlated with the current topic being studied, which I found to increase my knowledge and engagement in the material.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: FMLY3806
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This class was a NIGHTMARE. She posted "slides" online with blanks for all the relevant information which was ultimately pointless. She pays someone to grade her exams and papers, and that person is BRUTAL. Also, the grader and Durrant CLEARLY have different expectations for the students which is a really bad surprise to realize as a student. AVOID

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: FMLY3806
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Joan is very passionate & smart, but we had 3 hour classes where we only got 2 pages of notes done because she could not control discussion or got stuck on 1 topic. We fell hours behind & ended up rushing/skipping notes. The grader marker is absurdly harsh, so ALWAYS challenge your test grades w/Joan (I went from 50% on a question to an 80%).

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: FMLY1010
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Loved Prof. Durrant! She's kind, funny and really good at answering any questions the students might have. I personally like taking night classes, but if you don't this might not be the class for you.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: FMLY1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Seems like a nice person but she sucked at going over the content of the course. You have to read the textbook REALLY well to do good. On the exams she likes to pick all the information that has nothing to do with the main topics themselves. On our final exam (in a class of 100) only 8 people got over 80% and 27 got LESS than 50%

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: FMLY1010
• 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:

Absolutely adorable! A very bubbly prof, and despite the 200+ class size seemed interested in each student's learning and needs. Unfortunately, she was a bit too nice for such a large class (and at night!), so students frequently took advantage of her kindness by talking, napping, or otherwise disrupting the class.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: FMLY3806
• 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:

Awesome professor and great TA for the course as well! Very easy course for students who know how to write university level papers...Easy A!! She is very fair an very interested in the success of her students! I highly recommend taking the course with her.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: FMLY1010
• 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:

She seemed very nice to begin with, but as the course went on she seemed to lack interest in us students. The tests were hard and often had an average of D. Students who took the course as a GPA booster were shocked at their low marks. She rarely had answers for the questions posed in class. I was highly disappointed.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: FMLY3806
• 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:

Joan was great until we got our first assignments back. After they were returned she all of a sudden had all these expectations she didn't tell us about. She doesn't look over assignments either, she directs you to the grader and takes no interest herself. Even when the discrepency was pointed out she refused to acknowledge the injustice.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: FMLY3806
• 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:

Her expectations and the grader marker's expectations did not match up but she sided with the grader marker which hurt a lot of marks. Otherwise she is an awesome prof, very knowledgeable and passionate about the subject and very friendly. I would still take another class with her if possible.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: FMLY4600
• 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:

There was a huge disconnect between what the prof wanted done on papers and what got marks from the grader marker. Even still prof backed up grader markers decisions. Was frustrating. But overall really nice and knowledgable lady.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: FMLY1010
• 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:

Great prof overall, nice and personally. Willing to help and interesting lectures

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: FMLY1010
• 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:

Great prof. Enthusiastic and makes classes interesting. She's also very willing to help students and is very fair on tests (she even said, "I won't try to trick you!") This is a course in which it's very important to read all the assigned chapters in the textbook and the stuff learned in class somewhat overlaps with stuff from the textbook.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: 62762
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great class and great prof! (alot of reading, but very interesting topics)

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: 62431
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

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