Nelson Wiseman - University of Toronto - St. George Campus, Toronto, ON

Professor: Nelson Wiseman

Department: Political Science

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

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: POL214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Really knows his stuff. Speaks about current Canadian politics. Super nice and answered any questions I had.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: POL214Y1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very good lecturer

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: POL214Y
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This professor knows his stuff about Canadian Politics however, his lectures are extremely dull and slow paced, I did fall asleep many times. It seems like he regurgitates a lot of the things already mentioned in the textbook. However I do enjoy when he speaks about real life examples, he makes good points and considers both sides of the story.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: POL337
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Had Nelson as a second year and fourth year. Lectures were pretty dull but the man basically knows everything about Canadian politics. Only went to office hours a couple times, hopefully others found them more helpful than I did. Feel like he might be a better prof for a seminar.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: POL
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is well organized and always prepared to lecture . Well spoken and explain concepts clearly .

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: POL214
• 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:

Lectures were dull and uninteresting, voice was quiet and monotone, wrote on a blackboard for a lecture of over 100 students, refused to use email or Portal, and occasionally snappy and dismissive of student questions. One of the worst professors I've had, period.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: POL214Y1
• 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:

Excellent professor. He does not like E-mail however if you call him, he is more then happy to chat and answer questions.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: POL211
• 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:

Monotone and boring.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: POLY
• 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:

Very clear and engaging. He is a little off putting at first but once you warm up to him he is wonderful and can teach you a lot. This guy knows his stuff!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: POL214
• 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:

Expert in Cdn Politics. Material is drowsy, but he tries to make it entertaining. Speaks slowly & provides structure to lecture. Starts his lectures off with informal discussion about Cdn political issues. Caution: focus on the Russell reader, rather than the Brooks text. Caution: TAs are brutally tough markers.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: POL214
• 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:

Canadian politics is generally a boring class. Though he has a quiet and mono voice, his explanations are relevant and clear, while some of his examples are frankly quite funny. Just watch out for his TAs.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: POL214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Wiseman is clear, though not concise. His lectures are usually quite repetitive. But one must acknowledge that POL214 is an intro course in Canadian politics. It necessarily includes a lot of information and a teeny bit of critical thinking. Pretty dry stuff taught by a dry professor - but hey, he's extremely knowledgeable. We're not here for fun.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: POL214
• 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:

Great prof, very smart and enthusiastic. Loved his lectures. Canadian politics is boring, but he made it entertaining by discussing current news/issues. Because the subject is boring, lectures can get dull..especially the night class. But overall, a great class and an amazing prof. Totally lives up to the expactions.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: POL214Y
• 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:

He knows what he's talking about is obviously an expert in Canadian politics and political history, but he often would just make points already made in the textbook. He doesn't use Powerpoint, but he doesn't really need to. He goes at a slower pace but gets boring rather quickly. Take POL214 instead of POL103 for your Canadian politics requirement.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: POL214
• 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:

Wiseman was disappointing, and failed to live up to his rather notable reputation. He tended to either summarize the textbook or shoot statistics at us in his lectures. He sounds like a guy who's read the textbook, but little more. He pointed out mostly obvious ideas or common sense. Evidence of a PhD and deep analysis weren't there.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: POL208
• 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:

I love this guy's glasses. Great prof.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: POL333
• 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:

Wiseman demonstrates an extensive knowledge about Canadian politics, and specializes globally in Canadian Political Culture. Wiseman has contributed several groundbreaking theories to the discourse on Canadian political culture. He is consistent and relevant to the foundation of our culture, which is demonstrated in each lecture.. "let's talk poli

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: POL214
• 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:

Sooooo Slow. He is definetely clear but in 2 hours you get half a page of useful notes.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: POL214Y
• 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:

"Do you wanna talk politics?" Not really, no...

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: POL214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

URG! Most boring professor of life!