Pierre Deslauriers - Concordia University, Montreal, QC

Professor: Pierre Deslauriers

Department: Geography

College: Concordia University, Montreal, QC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: GEOG330
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

VERY BORING LECTURES. however, I would take him anytime because he gives you all the chapters and pages you need to read to prepare for his exams. very fair grading. I would recommend you to take his classes, avoid his lectures and focus on his outlines (gives it prob 1-2 weeks before each exams)

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: GEOG203
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Good teacher, would take again.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: GEOG203
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Boring lecture. We make very little progression during the lecture because he teaches very slowly. Most information he says are not important, however he does sometime hints us when such question is in the exam. The assignment are graded fairly. The exams are heavily dependent on memorization, whether it is dates, numbers, or chemical formula.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: GEOG290
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Pierre is not bad as a professor. He does go off on tangents during lectures and if you can sort of ignore his ranting, the course itself is pretty interesting. His exam guides are very helpful and if you study whats on the guides, one can easily do well.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: GEOG290
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The course topic is broad (Environment & Society) and Pierre is extremely knowledgeable, he is like a dictionary of information. But it's true he often goes on tangents & it's true this can be frustrating. But in the end I learnt a lot, he is very helpful, approachable & available during office hours/ after class, and has a unique sense of humour!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: GEOG290
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Pierre is really not that bad. If you attend class you might hear him rant, let it roll of your shoulders. The class material was awesome, the book is great, easy to read. You dont need to attend class, he gives you a clear outline of what you need to study- no surprises- very easy to do well. Overall, I learned a lot in this class.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: GEO203
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: No
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I found that his lectures were a bit aimless and he often went on tangents. The material itself wasn't illuminating and I felt was a bit dry or obvious, making him very difficult to follow at times. However, he gives an outline on the exam and pretty much blatantly tells you what's going to be on the test. If you get a bad grade, it's really on you

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: GEO203
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

His tangents are horrible. Spends half the lecture talking about the moodle page and never gives a complete lecture. His study guides are all you need for the tests and the papers are easy to do well on. I would not recommend

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: GEOG220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Listening to his many tangents gets boring pretty quickly. Not clear at all when he marks. Should've got an A- but he curved down. Wouldn't take again.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: GEO203
• 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:

At first, I was hesitant in choosing Pierre for the course but given that the reviews are overwhelmingly negative. However, since he was the only one teaching GEO 203 - ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN CANADA, I decided to give it a go. Fair grader, study guide helps a ton, groupwork encouraged (I was by myself) and overall, interesting lectures.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: GEOG203
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

incredibly boring, goes on long-wending off topic tangents all the time, very unaccessible outside of class, he puts all his notes online as well as powerpoints so you dont need to go to class to do well. also we had to buy a 120$ textbook, we used it a lot, but pretty steep for an elective imo, would not take a class with him again

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: URBS338
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Great professor, he might seem all over the place at first, but trust me, his study guides are great! he provides you will all the material you need to succeed in his course. Great prof! would gladly take more than one course with him! Team Deslauriers!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: GEO200
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you have him, drop the class ! I repeat drop the class. He is just the worst teacher Ive had so far !

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: GEOG200
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Very poor lecturing skills. He speaks with a mumbled voice, has poor english, and often goes on tangents. Constantly complains. Terrible organization. Notes and powerpoints are scrambled and disorganized. Does not allow questions to be asked in tests. Only positive thing is that he gives detailed study guides. Dont bother going to class. Just read.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: GEOG200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

The reviews are right! I chose GEOG 200 because I have heard that it was an easy A but it turned out to be kind of hard. The midterm was SO hard and the final was alright but you also have to do 3 papers which takes a lot of time. As for the teacher, his lectures were SUPER boring and he tends to go off topic which makes it hard to follow.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: GEOG220
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This teacher is an easy marker; his tests are very easy if you study the concepts. He gives a study guide in advance which is very helpful and also why more than half of the class never show up. A couple of papers to write throughout the course but not that hard. Attending his office hrs can be very helpful!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: GEO220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

His lectures are very boring and hard to follow. His Powerpoint slides provide little to no help when studying for his exams and are not even covered fully in class. If you do not provide the exact answer he is looking for, you will not receive a full grade. The class itself is not the problem, but the professor who makes it hard and boring.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: GEOG220
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

So I just had an intro class with this prof and I was excited to study Canadian Environmental Issues. Never again. Blamed his TA for his decision to make 40% of our grade team work and then admitted it was because it lightened the work load. Told us we'd fail if we didn't get the brand new edition of the 110$ book. Rambled incessantly. No thanks!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: GEOG290
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Provides a study guide for the exams so attendance is not necessary. If you follow the study guide perfectly you will do great.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: GEOG220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Uninspiring