Robert Shipley - University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Professor: Robert Shipley

Department: Geography

College: University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PLAN300
• 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:

Frankly, he's one of the worst profs in the school. I was pretty happy when I found out Seasons would be teaching my 401 class instead.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PLAN102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I found this class useful and the assignent/test marking fair. He has a good sense of humour, is easy to approach for extra help and presents clearly. Mostly powerpoint, better to go to class.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PLAN102
• 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:

Class was slightly boring, but communication is important in planning so I did learn some useful stuff. He is fair in marking and clear in his presentation.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PLAN401
• 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:

shipley is a terrible professor with no understanding of the case material. very unhelpful.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PLAN300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

All he does is try to force his views on you. I find that with a couple of professors here. Maybe that's why none of them made it in the real world. Their ideas would never fly. Completely useless class however for some reason mandatory. You will have already learned everything prior to taking the class and anything new you'll never need.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENVS130
• 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:

Just an idiot, he cant even spell

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PLAN102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

this class seems like a waste of time, the W07 tas seem really cool.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PLAN102
• 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:

How did he become a professor?

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PLAN102
• 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:

No Comments

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PLAN414
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Don't write off Professor Shipley so easily after 102. In upper year classes he is great. Very helpful and very interesting. Plan 414 was my fav. class this term.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PLAN102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

A useless prof teaching an equally useless course. It is overwhelminly ironic that such a terrible prof teaches a course entitled "Professional Communication." E-mails I've received from him are riddled with spelling mistakes and grammatical errors. PLEASE join me in alerting the faculty of the uselessness of this course!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PLAN102ENVS130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Okay you can't really argue with the earlier ratings he is pretty incompetent, this year he can't even pick good TAs to make up for his shortcomings they are really confused, makes robinson's 195 seem fun, PS at least he can hire decent TAs

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PLAN102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

How this man made it past grade 9 english is beyond me, theres our secondary school system for you. The asst's are pointless because he doesnt do anything in class except go on about his "books". Lectures worse than my cousin with a stutter and makes slides so bad that a kindegarden teacher would fail him.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PLAN102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This 'prof' teaches "Professional Communication in the Workplace" yet his slides and handouts contain spelling and grammar errors, and he gets upset when you point them out and or challenge him. I will put it this way: his first lecture he proudly proclaims that he got a 29% in highschool english. what a joke!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PLAN102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I've considered sending an invoice to the Registrar as it would seem I paid for a course that I never received. The worst joke of a class I've encountered at any level of education. Smug asshat. Teaches writing advice that is plain BAD and COUNTER to common sense. Fortunately I had an excellent TA or the class would have been a complete disaster.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENVS130PLAN102
• 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:

This guy is a joke! He acts as if he is the greatest prof to show up at this university, yet he is useless. He does not lecture for the last month of the class, instead he brings in useless guest speakers. Do the assignments, show up to tutorials and you have yourself a 90. why is this guy a prof???

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENVS130
• 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 lvoe it, someone prvides the truth about this guy and its censored. cram it with walnuts.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PLAN102
• 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:

No Comments

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PLAN
• 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:

No Comments

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENVS130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This class is a joke! The majority of the assignments are done in tutorials, so make sure you go. Make sure you get a easy TA for this course, since they are the ones who do all the marking. The prof does nothing. Don't bother going to lectures. Just print all the notes later on. Hates EB students.