Laurain Mills - University of Victoria, Victoria, BC

Professor: Laurain Mills

Department: Psychology

College: University of Victoria, Victoria, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH3451
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Average Prof - at best, enjoyable course content though. Comments on papers shallow and lack constructive element to improve. Slow in responding.. very slow..

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSYC1111
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lourain contradicts herself and the course material. She doesn't answer questions via email, and seems to except a lot out of assignments. Thats all fine, but she doesn't seem to have very high standards when it comes to professionalism. Would not recommend.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSYC1111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

this prof never seemed passionate about teaching, or helping students learn. Did not return e-mails, or answer questions, or provide feedback. I don't know if she designed all the assignments for this online course, but they were really time-consuming without being very fruitful. I found them quite boring. I will never take her course, ever again.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSYC345A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I really liked the class, but that has more to do with pre existing interest in the material, not her teaching. Laurain was alright, but I wouldn't say a particularily good prof. Read the assigned chapters in the textbook and you will get a good grade. The medica project was kind of fun.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: 345A
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Super boring, but the material is very interesting. Make sure you attend every class and pay attention and you'll be fine, since she doesn't put stuff online. She shows a lot of videos which is really nice and relaxing. I didn't bother buying the textbook and I did well.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PSYC345A
• 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:

Quite monotone, but does wear a mic because she has a soft voice. Her ppts are basically stats that are pulled from the textbook. The course is very textbook heavy, however, she does provide learning objectives for each unit (exactly the stuff that is going to be on the tests). If you study the textbook you'll ace this class!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PSYC317A345A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She is very quiet, and gets confused about what is real or not. She mixes up topics and tests them wrongly. If you only listen to what she says you can get a good mark, but most of it isn't factual.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSYC345A
• 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:

She is monotone and quiet but she wears a mic so everyone can hear her. She is nice and fair and covers material well in lectures. Her exams test strictly on material and there are no word games involved in her exams to try and trick you. It is based on pure knowledge of course material. Overall I think she is a good prof.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSYC336
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She is really quiet and hard to understand but she is a fair marker and her tests are pretty easy

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PSYC317A
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This was a really hard class. I've taken several classes with her. I don't know know if it's the material or not but many of the lectures lasted 25 min? She also missed a lot of class almost 2 weeks. I can't blame her for being sick though. She seems nice?

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PSYC317A
• 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:

Mills cancelled 4 classes thru term. Exams are purely based on her point of view (GO IN TO CHECK YOUR MIDTERMS I GOT MORE MARKS FOR EVERY EXAM AFTER CHECKING OVER THEM). ended up teaching an entire unit to myself due to her cancelling classes. don't need the text, read her slides. she is nice, but not engaged in teaching.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PSYC336
• 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:

It was an interesting class! you must go to class when it's a debate date because she will test you on that. Plus, it is easy way to get a better mark. She makes jokes sometimes and she is pretty funny. Prof.Mills is genuinely nice. Yes, she speaks very quietly, so sometimes she might put you into sleep...

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PSYC336
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

LOVED her. I was first afraid of attending her class because of the bad ratings, but she was such a sweetheart. The deate was fun, and she was funny as well.Her voic is very quiet, so you might want to seat in front. Overall, enjoyed it a lot.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PSYC317B
• 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:

I can understand others frustration with Dr. Mills. I found her to be a nice lady but there is certainly some room for improvement as a professor. I found the lectures to be... tense. After a few lectures you can sort of sense the unrest of many of the students. I found the in-class demos/labs to be very helpful in learning the content.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PSYC336
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Constantly contradicts herself, monotone, only uses studies that support her point of view. Doesn't promote critical thinking whatsoever, if someone brings up an opposing viewpoint she may reply "that could be true" and move on. Her classes are very easy but if you actually want to learn anything, don't take her.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: 345A104
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Thought I would give Dr. Mills another shot after taking psych 210 two years ago which was dismal. She has proven to be even worse in teaching psych 245... She disregards factual scientific information and uses her own abstract and absurd opinions instead. It is hard to sit through her lecture without tearing your hair out. AVOID.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PSYC317B
• 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:

AVOID AVOID AVOID. I'm a 4th year psych student and she is by far the worst professor I have ever had.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PSYC345A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This course was not 'scientific' with Mills, so for anyone in biopsyc this may not be the course for you! Make sure to go to class with the powerpoint slides, but also must read the textbook to do well on the tests

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PSYC210
• 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:

Extremely unhelpful in class, ignores students with their hands up. Tests are confusingly and unfairly written. Monotonous voice that put me to sleep every class. Avoid her if possible.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PSYC345A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Mills is very soft spoken - which can get a bit annoying - but she does cover interesting perspectives and she explains them pretty well. The videos she shows are actually pretty good and they are testable, just like the group projects. Overall, pretty good class. Just print out the slides and take notes on them