Steven Cook - Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

Professor: Steven Cook

Department: Geology

College: Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: GEO300
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Because of how picky he was, I had to withdraw from the class. His critical thinking papers were worth a ton of points, and I spent hours working on mine, but because I didn't put page numbers in my citations, I got a zero. He makes you do a big group project and because I had to do one that took place on a thursday, I had to miss other classes.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: G300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is a guilt monger, and I've never seen a professor more hateful of his students than he is. He once called campus security on a student because she refused to be kicked out of the class for using her phone. The classwork is questionable at best and highly politicized for no good reason. Doesn't use canvas, so it is really easy to miss a detail.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: GEO300
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great Professor, taught with a very old school like feel. Legitimately loved and was passionate about the subject, sustainability. Was easy to tell through his lectures that he is truly passionate about sustainability and that he lives everyday with sustainability and what he can do to make the world a better place. Gave a lot of Extra Credit.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: G300
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is an awesome professor , besides the course materials, he actually, offer opportunities for students to access the communities, and experience differences of sustainability, how you can impact your home and community and health and get evolved with conservation,. To know what you can do, to be a positive factor in experiencing sustain 300

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: GEOG300
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Some lectures were very boring. Take a different bac core class if you don't like reading TONS of content.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: GEO300
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The class has a lot of work, but it isn't hard There are specific guidelines and expectation for papers, and if you follow them, you'll have no problem. He also gives numerous opportunities for extra credit. The content of the class makes it worth the work.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: GEO300
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Useless group project. Daily readings for a possible pop quiz (which is also your attendance). Three papers due that have such strict standards you will spend more time formatting than researching them. It is literally impossible to get an A on those papers. I got 84% and went to ask how to improve, and was told it was the highest grade allowed??

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: GEO300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This class should be enjoyable, but it was not. There are daily pop quizzes based on preassigned readings. Woe to you if you did not memorize the exact details he decides to include in the quiz. There are also three papers with rigid rules used to automatically fail students if not followed exactly. This promotes anxiety, not learning.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: GEO300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I've heard the other teacher of this course is a lot better. I spent waaaay more time trying to please him via the ridiculous format requirements of his papers than I actually spent researching the topic. I was in a car accident and asked for an extension one time on one paper (explaining the situation) and nope. would not take his course again.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: GEO300
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This class was so amazing and inspirational! Steven Cook makes an incredible job to give us a wide view, sometimes pessimistic and sometimes more optimistic, about our world and the major environmental issues it's facing today. Yes, there is a lot of work (quiz, readings, papers) but it's the price to pay for whoever wants a good quality education.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: GEO300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This course changed my life and the way I interact with the world around me. This man inspires me to keep climbing my mountain of challenges... Despite switchbacks... The destination is worth it and hope happens

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: G300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This class is great! If you are taking less than 12 credits. This pretentious hippy will eat up most all of your free time for the term with pointless service projects. The papers seem easy, but a well written one will be tossed out if it a single sentence too long. I never knew what fascism really meant until I took this class.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: G300
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you take Dr. Cooks class expect to read A LOT. He is pretty intimidating, although he doesn't think so. He will gladly give you his opinion if he disagrees, and this class is all about how we are killing the Earth so get ready for some depressing lectures. No exams but there is 3 papers and daily quizzes. Easy to pass but wouldn't take it again

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: GEO399
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Steve cares a lot about sustainability and in this class his opinion based on his experiences. I thought his class was great, and his lectures were interesting. The paper structure was intense, but the 60 points extra credit balances them out. Overall he cares a lot about the world and wants to share that with everyone.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: GEO300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Steve is a good guy. People who complain about him are butt hurt on the fact that the man speaks his mind and the truth on controversial topics (global warming, energy usage, how Americans are spoiled) and that they don't agree. He requires a lot but only because he wants you to actually learn. Show up with a good attitude and you'll do fine.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: GEO300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This class is an exercise in white privilege, pushing for ecological changes that are economically not feasible. The instructor asks way too much out of students for just 3 credits. I have taken 400 level classes that require half the time commitment than this exercise in bs.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: GEO300
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This guy should have retired years ago. Terrible teacher. Overall, a complete waste of time.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: GEO300
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Inflexible, hard quizzes, grades on format more than content.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: GEO300
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Never in my life have I encountered a human who could share the superlatives of both environmentalist & narcissist. Honestly, the man should just give his exams about his personal life, because his history accounts for 12 or more of the course content.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: GEO300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Basically, taking any of his classes is a COMPLETE waste of time. Simply an example of what happens when a doddering old man stays at work too long. He has nothing to contribute to students except a mean attitude, rude, confrontational reactions, and boring lectures about nothing. Hope you like pointless slide shows about his vacations!