Robin Ramsey - Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC

Professor: Robin Ramsey

Department: English

College: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG102
• 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:

I took his evening fiction class, and aside from slight difficulties in alertness, had quite a good time. His lectures are informative and coherent, and he's got a wonderfully melodious voice (which may contribute to aforementioned sleepiness). Knows the books backward to front and adept at conveying his knoweldge, highly recommended.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENGL207
• 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:

Good choice of books, interesting topic. However, the lectures were rather tedious, as he tends to dissect things to the point of absurdity. Easy class to get an A in even without reading the books, as long as you repeat his words in the paper and the final. Nice voice and very pleasant to deal with, though.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENGL340
• 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:

A super terrific prof. Really, really knows his stuff and is willing to share his vast knowledge with students. A lot of students in his class are really lazy and generally not very bright but he really makes an effort to make the readings meaningful.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENGL107
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The guy below hit the nail on the head--he's obviously super intelligent, and the books are interesting, but his lectures just drone on and on--in a class of 20 people, there is no discussion or interaction--just him talking at us for three hours!!!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENGL101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

What can I say, good readings but this guy made me want to run screaming because he is so boring as a lecturer. There is no doubt however, that he is a very intelligent man.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Loved the reading list, the novels chosen were great reads. His voice is very low & he sits down to lecture which, combined, can help you with a nap. I always left at break. Fair marker, don't expect an A unless you're an English major & that's a maybe b/c you have to work for it. The other negative: his interpretations are the "correct" ones. B-

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENG340342
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took him for two English courses in one semester and he was very boring, tedious, and overly ambitious with his reading schedule. However he is very helpful and quite a fair marker. Plus, for the evening classes, he always let us go way earlier than we were supposed to.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENGL104
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

BORING BORING BORING AND BORING....he's seriously the most boring person you will ever have as your lecturer, books he chose were interesting to read, understood his lecture, but his voice, oh god, if you have insomnia, take his class, and you'll be cured, got an A in his class, but it doesn't matter, i still wouldn't take his class again

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENG104
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

oh my gawwwwwd hes so boring.. I'm sure he had lots of interesting things to say.. if only you culd stay awake long enough to hear them

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENG350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

From my experience, its only the pseudo-sutdents who complain about Robin. The serious students think he's great, even those who don't always agree with his interpretations! His lectures are excellent. I got lower marks with him because I didn't have a good grasp of the subject matter. A year later I took another course with him and loved it.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENGL101
• 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:

Recommendation - never take the course. Boring and lacks focus. If you enjoy reading 100 essays about Palestine and various issues then by all means be my guest.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENG207
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Robin is awesome! He doesn't rely on any of that wishy-washy filler, but instead delivers the goods in a cogent and insightful manner. Robin's idea of a lecture is, in fact, the definition of a lecture. That is, he speaks and the students listen. Seems pretty clear to me.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENG207
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Boring! His idea of a lecture is to talk at us for three hours. Doesn't take attendance and we don't do anything in class so I wonder how he grades our participation. Don't know how hard he marks yet. He might be clear but I don't know because I (and the rest of the class) am staring blankly ahead drooling.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: AMERICANLIT
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great class! Pay attention, he gives out the answers to his exams in lectures. Knows what he is talking about and picks great books. A really great experience.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENGL101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He tends to repeat words over and over again, and re-iterates things often (hinting that it's an important point). His voice is ok. A nice prof. May want to watch out for his sophisticated vocab.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

It's obvious he loves what he does and it's great to see a professor who is interested in his work. Even for a first year course, he didn't try to dumb down the content, or make students feel inadequate. Great book choices, but his voice is so soothing that it constantly put me to sleep. Lectures=A+

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENGL3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

my favorite professor - he understands what teaching should be, and never wastes time with anecdotes or irrelevent multimedia. friendly, organized, and a fair marker. i would not recommend his class to those not already interested in the subject matter, but to the rest he is fantastic.

Rating # 18

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Can we say BORING! His lectures were so dry! He copied his notes off the internet from other sites. He was a hard marker and it wouldn't hurt to crack a smile once awhile.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• 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:

He was obviously interested and enjoyed the subject, and his notes were very clear and straightforward, however, he has such a monotone that one cannot help but drift off to sleep occasionally.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENG3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Boring class, hard marker, never going to take a class with Robin again