Sen Lin - MacEwan University, Edmonton, AB

Professor: Sen Lin

Department: Political Science

College: MacEwan University, Edmonton, AB

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: POLS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Best prof ever. I had him for POLS 101, only went for midterm and final and got an A. Not a class that you need to attend as his lecture slides (he posts them online) are what he usually tests on. His midterm and final exam reviews are awesome because he bases the exams from the reviews. Good as GPA booster!!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: POLS101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

His lectures are very boring so you'll probably stop going, but the exams are really easy. He posts all his PowerPoints online so you don't need to go to class. VERY easy A, however the 2000 word essay was a pain.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: POLI101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Sen admits himself that attendance is not mandatory. I showed up maybe 4 times through the semester, only studied using his powerpoints, and had a gem of a time with this class. Provides guides and grading criteria for everything. The paper was very straightforward and easy. Absolute GPA booster.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: POLS101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very thorough and easy going for POLS 101, friendly and more than willing to help if you ask for it.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: POLS101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

honestly, I didn't go to class except for the midterms and finals, and I still did well. his exams are lecture heavy, basically study his slides and you'll be good. don't buy the textbook unless you want to learn more material, but he does not test on the textbook material. good gpa booster.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: POLI101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Very chill class. I didnt go to class I just studied his slides before the exam and did fine

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: POLS101
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I would definitely recommend taking his pols101 class as a GPA booster but if you want to learn a lot I would go with another prof

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: POLS101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Nice guy! Just hard to understand at times and I find he has a hard time getting to the point, going on rabbit trails here and there rambling about something irrelevant. Moves very slow in lectures, 2-3 slides per 1hr lecture. No need to show up to class, just read the textbook and show up for tests.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: POL1001
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I thought he was a good teacher, made funny jokes and kept things interesting. I never opened the textbook I bought and still got good grades in the class. His lectures are enough for reference and he also supplys a study guide.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: POLS101
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Great prof. He gives study guides and his test are super easy if you follow them. Attendance is not mandatory. There are two midterms and one essay.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: POLS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

It is super easy to get an A in his class with minimal effort. He is really funny but his lectures can be quite boring. He reads straight from the powerpoints he posts online and everything on tests comes straight from the lectures. He is an easy grader and gives straight forward study guides

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: POLS261
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Reads straight from the powerpoint however he doesn't post them. If you can learn from the textbook you don't even have to go to class. He always jokes around about beer which is hilarious but his lectures can be extremely dry. Easy A.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: POLS101
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He posts everything for the midterms in advance and has everything in his lecture notes. Really easy A if you read the text chapters and understand the basic concepts, as his tests aren't too specific. He gots off topic in his lectures and honestly I hardly went and got an A+

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: POL357
• 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:

Sen is kind, knows his course material, is always willing to give extra help, makes hilarious beer jokes and gives pretty dry lectures. He is a good guy, I have taken 4 classes from him. Honest marker.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: POLS200
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Lectures are BORING. Gives VERY detailed guidelines for midterm and final, which was great. You can sometimes even predict what may be on the test. Here's my problem: his marking on the term paper was arbitrary, I scored the highest in every grading criteria and only got 85% on the paper, which was disappointing. Takes long to mark things

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: POLS375
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I try and enrol in any class that this professor is teaching. He post guidelines for the midterm and final. EASY A! I never went to class because of work, but for the classes that I were able to attend, it was not boring as others have stated. Its POLS, you should be engaging in classroom discussions; thats the point of his lectures!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: POLI101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I had such a hard time actually paying attention in his lectures and he took forever to mark papers

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: POLS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He clearly outlines what will be on the exams (emailed out a guide) and his lecture slides hold all the information, did not attend class often and did very well studying on my own. The slides he uses during his lectures are paragraphs on paragraphs and his accent was thick which did make him hard to follow. Overall, an easy A.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: POLS101
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Sen is an awesome professor, and he's hilarious (get ready for beer jokes). He has a bit of an accent but you get used to it quickly. Poli Sci 101 is a very easy course, and you should be able to come out of it with an A with a Prof like Sen.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: POLI101
• 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:

Very dry lectures, however, tests are easy as long as you read lecture slides mainly and some textbook reading.