John Caruana - Ryerson University, Toronto, ON

Professor: John Caruana

Department: Philosophy

College: Ryerson University, Toronto, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHL605
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

It's really rare to meet a professor who doesn't simply read off slides the whole lecture. He's so passionate about the course and talks about it without ever looking at his slides! Amazing lectures! His tests and assignments aren't easy though. He expects you to prove you actually read the material. But a genuine professor regardless!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PHL605
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

John's a great guy. He knows his stuff and cares about the topic. He loves participation and getting ideas from the class - but you're not graded on it. He's a pretty dynamic speaker. Doesn't like laptops. For exams and essays, he's looking for a solid comprehension of the texts and materials. My worst grade of the semester, but my favourite class.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHL605
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Existential Philosophy with John turned out to be a great experience! Learned lots and enjoyed his lectures. Great story teller and really cares about student's doing well. It's important to attend the lectures to understand the content and do well on the essay and tests. He's available to chat if you feel stuck on understanding the material.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PHL605
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

For those who think this class will be easy because of the prof's high rating, be warned because it's not. I was one of those students who would take a class with a prof with a high rating but this time it proved wrong. He is a really hard marker and doesn't provide good feedback. The tests are hard and require you to understand the readings fully.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHL605
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's an awesome prof but tough marker!!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHL605
• Grade Received: D-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Really interesting prof. He taught my Existentialism class for the 30th time apparently. He's really experienced with the material and background of the philosophers.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHL605
• 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:

Probably the most interesting class I'd ever took at Ryerson! The subject itself just kept me concentrating for the whole class! The prof is very nice and very helpful, but sometime he can be busy. I recommend everyone to take the existential philosophy class, it can very well changed your life!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PHL553
• 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:

He is hard marker, before you take his class think twice.Do not take care much what others think about him, go to his class and than you will notice that

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHL401
• 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:

This is the second class I have had with John Caruana, and I absolutely love him as a professor. He is kind, understanding and extremely helpful. I visited him a few time during office hours and he helped me out tremendously. If you ever have a chance to be in one of his courses, do so. It will be the best decision you will make at Ryerson.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ACS200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Coming from of chronic skipper, he actually gets me intrigued to come to class. Kudos to him!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ACS11
• 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 prof!! Very approachable and there for extra help. Material taught was extremely interesting. Drop by his office hours if you need anything clarified, you'll come out with a better understanding and an excellent conversation!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ACS200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

What a nice guy! He's such a gentle, kind man and he's respectful of everyone. He hides his biases well and just presents the facts. Apparently he's a tough marker but I never got anything but A's with him. Go to his office hours for your essay he'll sit down for 20 minutes helping you along. He's a breath of fresh air for sure.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ACS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Amazing Prof! So friendly and funny. Gives great lectures and marks fairly. Always in his office during office hours and is always ready to listen and help. My favourite prof!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ACS900
• 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:

He is a great person, who genuinely cares about giving the students a quality education. However, he unconsciously steers the conclusions of the class topics and texts towards his own. You'll find he regularly responds to alternative interpretations with "umm...no." His classes are stimulating, but question his ideas as you would anyone else's.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHL710
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

he was a great teacher i apprecaited his powerpoint presentations. his love of films is very obvious and i like how he was able to create a good forum for debate

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ACS200
• 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:

He is very enthusiastic about the course material, no doubt. But at least to me he didn't seem like he gave everyone in class a fair amount of respect. But his lectures are very exciting...and he's got this method where he makes his lectures seem almost like story-telling, which was interesting.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHL605
• 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:

he is really nice prof., but does like his way so learn enjoy class, and write an esay on one of his favorite topics.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ACS200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Enthusiastic and interesting. Makes the course easy by being so eager to teach the material. Never tests on anything that hasn't been covered. Very nice professor, very good course.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ACS200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

TEACHES VERY WELL.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ACS200
• 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

Comment:

He's awesome! VERY easy to talk to, clear and organized in his lectures, knows what he's talking about and can control the students and any in-class debates!