Loralea Michaelis - Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB

Professor: Loralea Michaelis

Department: Political Science

College: Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: POLS1001
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Michaelis rocks. She's one of the smartest people I'm aware of at Mount A and is able to make the material super easy to understand. Thanks!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: POLS1001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Michaelis is actually one of the best profs I have encountered at this school so far. Thanks to her, I went from feeling very indifferent towards politics to considering a political science major. Her lectures are genuinely engaging but definitely keep up on the readings (which are well picked and interesting as well)

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: POLS2001
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr Michaelis turned me into a Poli Sci geek. The trade-off in lowered GPA (very hard marker) is more than worth listening to this brilliant prof discuss her academic passion. She's pretty damn cool.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: 3031
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Michaelis really gets her students to think critically, reflect upon their views, and question taken for granted assumptions. She takes a very philosophical approach to poli sci and sometimes overly divulges into theory rather than real world considerations. Overall though her courses are valuable academically and otherwise!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: 3000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Readings are pretty dry. Plan at least an hour per reading. She's into short reflections (page long) which are marked pretty hard (be succinct; they make you a better writer). Longer papers are normally marked easier. I'd expect at least half a letter grade less than your usual, so try to take easier courses to balance your GPA,or work your ass off

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: POLS3001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is very good but it takes some effort to submerge yourself in the subject matter. Once you become familiarized with the subject matter and challenge your self to very critical (that is what political science is about) then you will enjoy it. Political theory is so important to understanding politicswe, anything worth understanding isn't obvious

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: POLS1001
• 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:

She is so knowledgeable and practically radiates wisdom.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: POLSANY
• 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:

Great lecturer. Answers students questions thoughtfully. She does mark hard, but if you keep up with the readings and go to talk with her, she will help you.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: POLS2001
• 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:

Awesome Prof. If you listen carefully and work hard you can can come to understand some of the more interesting aspects of politics and democracy.

Rating # 10

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

I really appreciate how she makes an effort to get to the bottom of student questions/comments then effortlessly ties them into her lecture.MtA should have a grad program to fully utilize people like Michaelis.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: POLS4950
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I took as many of her courses as possible; do the readings if you want to understand her lectures. I went on to do grad work in political theory and blessed her every day. She demands critical thought and thoroughness. RE: complaints - not sure if profs have taken to wearing clown suits to entertain students... grow up or go to college dummies.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: POLS1000
• 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:

I was very interested in her section of the course before she attempted to convey it to us. Her ambiguity and lack of thorough explanation was harmful, and seems to mock the idea of approaching politics as a "science".

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: POLYSCI1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

All thoery with this prof. There is no clarity to her lectures, and she reads from the book Not to mention that she marks way to hard!!

Rating # 14

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Like someone said, if you are really interested in poli sci she can be ok, but her lectures are dry. A bit unclear at times, but obviously very intelligent.

Rating # 15

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

One of the silliest, most pretentious, power-tripping, airheaded profs I have EVER had. I majored in Poli. Sci at Mt. A, and will be attending Grad School in the fall, and she represents the worst of what that discipline has to offer--grand theory with no backing or facts. Awful!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: POLS1000
• 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:

I really dislike her style of lecturing, and the material is incredibly dry, but she's ok, and if you're actually interested in poli sci then it's not so bad.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: POLS1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

subject matter is pretty boring but that's hardly her fault...she definately knows what she's talking about. i find her gestures a little distracting and sometimes the language she uses makes her unclear. she has a good sense of humor though.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: POLS3031
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If 'hair flicking' can 'take away from a lecture' for a student than that student doesn't belong at university, let alone Mount A. Michaelis is a great prof - very articulate, and very willing to help students. Highly recommended by me.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: POLI1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She is a great lecturer and is actually funny, but if you only hear her in the intro to Poli Sci class, then yes, it is boring, but that is the topic, not the prof!! (and it really isnt that bad)

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: POLS1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very difficult to take notes from. Occasionally there was an intersting thought presented but hers was mostly a dull section of the course. Pols 1000 is worth taking for some of the other sections.