O. William Archibold - University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK

Professor: O. William Archibold

Department: Geography

College: University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: GEOG120
• 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: N/A

Comment:

No he doesn't post his notes, but if you can stay focused and scribble quickly, you'll be fine. He gives hints as to what's coming up on tests and is very approachable. He knows his stuff, and cares about it. There are no free rides, but he recognizes effort. Show up regularly, he'll know it & help...show up only for tests...he knows that too...

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: GEOG233
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Doesn't post his lecture notes online,goes through his notes a mile a minute (even people taking notes on a laptop can't keep up), no reading/textbook required for the course. If you miss a lecture or two your kind of screwed. All questions for midterm and final are from his notes. VERY knowledgeable but lack of resources make him a terrible prof

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: GEOG120
• 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 Prof! go to class and pay attention and you'll be fine. very approachable and has a wealth of knowledge, clearly passionate about what he teaches. exams aren't hard if you go to class he gives hints aswell

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: GEOG120
• 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:

Didn't post any notes/lectures.. had to take notes the entire class so it was hard to absorb anything that was said. Turns out that i didn't even end up using the notes to study from, had to read the text and come up with them on my own. Was vague about what was gonna be on the midterm/final and without notes this made some questions tough

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: GEOG120
• 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:

He is an excellent professor. He has a wealth of information. The questions he asks on the exams are vague thus allowing a person to write as much or as little. If a student knows a lot he writes a lot and gets rewarded for it.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: GEOG233
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very old school, he expects a lot, you have a lot of material to cover and he does so in great depth. Take notes and don't miss class. He can be tough. I liked him.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: GEOG271
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

just study the notes

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: GEOG271
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The class was a bit dry, but if you knew the material you would get good grades. The midterm is worth 40% and the final 60% which looks scary, but he prepares you. Okay class.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: GEOG233
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

easy class with notes available in the library

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: GEOG271
• 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:

the worst prof ever!!!!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: GEOG271
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He tends to be boring, and only mumbles sometimes. Sit in the front row you will hear his mumbles. The tests tend to be hard, but with studying a good mark is attainable. In order to succeed in this class do not study the textbook, just read your notes. Study your notes hard, because some test questions can be unpredictable.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: GEOG271
• 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:

horrible

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: GEOG271
• 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:

what a prof...worst prof ever.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: GEOG390
• 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:

Be prepared to be slaughtered in your final presentation! He thinks nothing of totally humiliating you. If you can avoid this prof, do so!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: GEOG233
• 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:

I thought this class would be fun...I was wrong...horribly wrong. He manages to convert an interesting subject into an excruciating 50 minutes of utter boredom.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: GEOG233
• 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:

Mubles when he talks, puts irrelevant material on exams, and is not helpful in anyway. Most of the time he can not answer your questions and then he mubles for a while. Not helpful, makes the class boring and the exams are hard because he picks slides that had about one sentence on them!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: GEOG233
• 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:

I was very excited to take this class as it sounded super interesting. WORST DECISION OF MY UNIVERSITY CAREER THUS FAR. Probably the worst teacher I've ever had and the hardest marker. Doesn't speak clearly (mumbles), goes through things at record speed, and can't explain anything, nor does he try. I will NEVER have him again. AVOID HIM!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: GEOG233
• Grade Received: 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:

This could have been the best class ever, but he tried to cover tons of material without going into any depth on any subject. I love meteorology, but I cannot take another class from this guy. His exams are also not suited to the material because he is too lazy to make up a good exam. Overall a very poor teacher.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: 271
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Interesting but HARD Exams....it sucks when you don't have labs or papers to bring up your mark if you do poorly on the midterm....I didn't like the way he weighed the marks 35% midterm 65% final. Beware if you don't like exams or if you need papers to bring up your mark! Overall Great Prof!!!!!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: GEOGRAPHY371
• 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

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