R. Dean Peterson - College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL

Professor: R. Dean Peterson

Department: Social Science

College: College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SOC2201
• 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:

Worst professor I have ever take. Screwed me over and got a B in his honors class. VERY boring. Avoid at all costs. Love sociology and he almost completely turned me off of the subject. If you're serious about your education, DONT DONT take him. Waste of time. Learned nothing and cries over everything (that's the only good part, funny when he cries)

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SOC2220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Incredibly boring and incredibly disorganized, especially for an honors class. Peterson was forgetful and extremely vague about assignments. During lecture, he was always going off on tangents and at times seemed condescending. It was not a terribly hard class, but it was painful to sit through.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SOCIO2220
• 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:

it's a kinda boring class...Never use the textbook which is a waste.....I have no idea on the test becuase it's not from the textbook...probably more about common sense and what he taught in lectures...but personally, he is a really nice man, willing to help,and always a smile on his face :)

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SOC2220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This class was the biggest waste of time. I learned more about his life than anything else. If we were not talking about his family then we were talking about politics or Jesus. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS IF YOU DO NOT LIKE STORY TIME!!!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: RELI1100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He does relate everything to Christianity but I'm Christian so it didn't bother me. Every time I went to class it kinda felt like I was at church listening to my Pastor... Other than that he is really nice and helpful. This was the easiest class I've taken at COD. Go to class and do your work, guarantee A.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: RELI1100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I took it for Religion but he only taught christianity. We had one Buddhism movie that lasted 15 minutes of the last day. Hes very knowledgeable but blind to open mindedness. I feel he didnt like me for my beliefs but that cant be proven. Take it if your christian other wise spare yourself the conversion.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: RELIG101
• 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:

I took prof. perterson for rel. and I can honestly say I didn't learn anything. All he talks about is Christianity...you dont learnt much about any other religion. He writes a few words on the board and those are your TEST NOTES! YOU WILL HAVE NOTHING TO STUDY OFF OF. You dont really need the book..hes nice though;)

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: SOCIO2210
• 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:

If you pay attention to this man during classes you'll learn alot not only about sociology BUT whats going on in the world today. He's very smart!! Also, very political, not in a bad way, but thank God the election is over. His test our way to easy, you don't have to read or study before hand. You grade your own test after ;);) Easy A!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: SOC2210
• 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:

overall good teacher. he does get off topic a lot which can be really funny sometimes. 80% of the questions on the tests come from his lectures so it's not worth stressing over reading the chapters too much. Just take out the main ideas.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: SOCIO1100
• 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:

He was okay. Lecture was kinda dull at times. His exams are pretty easy, and he lets you use cheat sheets. Also he tends to drop the questions on the exams that most people miss. So you may get 4 wrong, but if those 4 were the ones that most people missed, then you would get a 100. Also a good amount of extra credit to boost your grade.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: SOC2210
• 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:

Took as part of an honors seminar. Very smart, but class not well organized. Very preachy abt religious and political views. Loved to present things seemingly unrelated to topic planned and lead discussions. An easy A but a boring class, you will learn only as much as you study the text outside of class.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: RELI1100
• 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:

Easy teacher man just come and you can pass. he let you use cheat sheets for his test. for quiz he gives you the answers before taking the quiz up. Easy.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: RELIG1100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is getting older and less coherent, because of this he isn't organized and there is akwardness to his teaching. He is a nice man but tells personal stories which strays from the topic.He does offer extra credit, and the tests are pretty easy but he doesn't stick to the book or his lecture on the exams so you don't know what you are tested on.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: RELIG1100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is getting older and less coherent, because of this he isn't organized and there is akwardness to his teaching. He is a nice man but tells personal stories which strays from the topic.He does offer extra credit, and the tests are pretty easy but he doesn't stick to the book or his lecture on the exams so you don't know what you are tested on.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: SOC1100
• 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:

Easy but so so boring. He mumbles, mispronounces things, presents inaccurate facts. Outdated overheads. He draws confusing diagrams. No concept of time. Sometimes funny, but mostly tells stories about himself that have no relevance. I think I got a good grade because of my bkgrd in Psych and Anthro. I've lost interest in Sociology.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: SOCIO1100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This old man is very psycho.. he knows nothing about what is going on in class and talks about random things during the classtime. We never use our textbooks although thats the only thing i could use in order to study for his test. Dont take him.. hes a nice guy but is extremely boring. You will hate the class after the first couple days.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: SOC1100
• 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:

he is so so so so so so so so so so so so boring -- over the years it seems as if he used to be super easy but not anymore -- he tells stories of his family and teaches us nothing... then requires 9 chapters for the test!!! dont take him if you like sociology !! you learn NOT A DAMN THING??

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: SOCI1125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

The sex reliogion and marrige class is SUPER BORING!! IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO LEARN NOTHING TAKE HIM!! says he will grade you on attendence--he doent. YOU DON'T NEED THE BOOK---BUT YEA IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO LEAR NOTHING AND TO GET AN A THEN THAN TAKE HIM....SUPER BORING

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: SOC1100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Who can complain about and easy A? He's a great person with a sense of humor.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: SOC1100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

very easy guy to get off the subject. Loves to talk about his kids. funny guy from TX gives only 3 test and 40 pt of extra credit min. Lectures are very boring and repetes him self very day.