John Marshall - University of Toronto - St. George Campus, Toronto, ON

Professor: John Marshall

Department: Religion

College: University of Toronto - St. George Campus, Toronto, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: RLG241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

not good at all.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: RLG241
• 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:

Not as bad as some people make out. Lectures are a little dry, but relatively good compared to a lot of profs. Test format is annoying, and the questions a little too specific considering the amount of material covered.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: RLG241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

John Marshall is one of my favourite professors. He challenges his students to put biases aside and to come at the study of religion from a new perspective. Honestly, I look forward to his class each week. His tests are a bit difficult, but in the end, it comes down to understanding over memorization.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: RLG241
• 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:

BORING... he puts me to sleep Zzzzz

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: RLG241
• 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:

Overall a good prof. Easy to understand, helpful and pleasant. Requires quite a bit of writing in limited time on exams, and takes a long time to get mark stuff. Course material is really interesting though!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: RLG241Y1Y
• 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:

This man is a bad professor. Any prof who uses pop quizes to make students show up to every class out of fear must be a bad professor and Marshall proves it. He is intellectually smart and knows his stuff but he should really consider leaving the profession.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: RLG241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's ok overall but his tests though are way too much writing for the time given.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: RLG241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I love him! Good sense of humour. Clear lecture style: he uses slides (powerpoint), lots of examples and descriptions. Yes, a little biased, as he should be: as he says, these are academic, not devotional studies. Essays, quizzes, exams; no groupwork. Not especially good with question answering. Tough marker, but takes forever.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: RLG224
• 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:

great prof, knows his stuff. easy to understand.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: RLG100Y
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He tired his best for a couse he has never taught before (I think its his first time). If he teaches this course again, he must focus on the core religions.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: RLG100
• 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:

Very arrogant and makes things more difficult than they should be!!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: RLG100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Way too difficult for a first-year course! Not an introduction at all!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: RLG100
• 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:

Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooring! I never thought any person could take somthing that I was so interested in like Religion and turn me against it. I've felt tears well up in my eyes at times becuase he was soooo boring. Nice guy, extreamly boring.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: RLG280
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Maybe its because he's covering all religions and not just the stuff he knows but his lectures seem unclear, hard to figure out what his point is and what he expects from us. Because of this it has been difficult to study for tests or to write the essays.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: RLG241
• 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:

He's a great teacher. He really shines when he teaches what he loves - I.E. Eschatology.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: RLG280
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Not a clue how to lecture

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: RLG323
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He's gotten better in the upper year classes

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: RLG241
• 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:

knowledgeable and approachable