William L Rodman - McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

Professor: William L Rodman

Department: Anthropology

College: McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR1A03
• 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:

Great prof, fun to listen to !

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR1A03
• 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:

if u go to all the classes and read the material and attend tutorials its a guaranteed A- However u should know how to write good essays and discussions.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR1A03
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Rodman is fantastic and reaffirmed my choice to take on a second major in anthropology. I am now in third year anthro&artsci and continue to reference the information Rodman taught in 1A03 in all of my classes. Extremely helpful and encouraging, and surprisingly engaging for large class sizes. Wonderful!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR1A03
• 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:

Dr. Rodman is pretty much the reason why I chose anthropology as a major. He's an effective speaker and all around interesting individual when he tells you about Vanuatu. His Monday 9:30 class was the one morning class I did not dread going to.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR1A03
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Course was boring. Tutorials were boring and a complete waste of time. Text was expensive and not useful, and it's an edited version so you can't sell it back. Final paper was about a topic never discussed in lecture. Talked too much about his own personal fieldwork. If I hear Vanuatu one more time......

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR1A03
• 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:

super prof! so interesting and engaging. you MUST ATTEND LECTURES!! you'd have to have half a brain to attend lectures and still fail the exams! SO easy to pick up the concepts in class. makes even an early morning class good, with very interesting and eyeopening lectures. Highly recommended prof if you're willing to put in a little effort!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ANT1A03
• 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:

well-structured lectures, provides clear expectations for lectures, did not give a heavy workload, relevant readings and packages, interesting content, very fun guy.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR3IO3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Not very helpfull more supportive of female students than male. Does not support open classroom discussions. Ivory tower prof!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is super friendly and I learned a lot from him. Where else can you watch Survivor in class? Amazing. You have never been so well prepared for an assignment or test in your life unless you've been in one of his classes. I'd take a class with him any day. Sets somewhat high standards but makes them achievable with plenty of help.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR1
• 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:

he is the nicest prof i think i have met at Mac. he is soo sweet and nice and so smart. his lectures are so interesting. nothing like you will ever see at mac. he doesnt lecture but more tell stories and his experiences. a really eye opener. hes so great. one of the best i have had. test are kinda hard tho.. KNOW YOUR LECTURES IN DETAIL!!!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ANTHRO2P03
• 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:

His lectures are by far the easiest to sit through and remember. No lecture notes posted, same format for every course (midterm with 3 essay Q's), Essay for assignment, essay final exam. This class was a cooler version of Anthro 1A03 and more intimate. For the person who was upset that he told you shut up - who cares? youre in university shut up.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ANTHRO2R03
• 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: Mandatory

Comment:

I found this professor arrogant and unreasonable. Refused to consider a doctor's note for an assignment that was one day overdue. Forced to drop the class. Unpleasant experience, and have avoided him ever since.

Rating # 13

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

I felt like he was talking to himself a lot because he was very focused on his fond memories of his fieldwork and little else. Seemed arrogant. I had hoped this first year course would have been a lot more than it ended up being, because he didn't delve into a lot, there were very few topics really. But the lecture about AIDS in africa was good.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ANTHRO1A03
• 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:

Interesting lectures as he speaks about topics with conviction.However, alittle too much talk about his fieldwork.I really disliked when he told students to "shut up" during lectures! An educated man such as himself should be able to think of more appropriate ways to ask for silence!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: 1A03
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

ok....boring....could be better....pay more attention to T.A. selection

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ANTHRO1A03
• 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:

BOOOOORing!!!!!!!!!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: 1A03
• 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:

He talks too much about himself and then goes around in circles. I was waiting for like 25 mins for him to come to a simple conclusion. The course could be SOOO much better. But his voice is calming!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ANTHRO1A3
• 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:

If you don't know how to write and essay ASK. The tests are fine just attend lecture. I really enjoyed his lectures, and he seems like a great guy. His stories regarding topics and personal anecdotes are great and useful for remembering the material.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: 1A03
• 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:

Great story teller, tends to be a little self-obsessed with his fieldwork, sooooothing voice but nice man overall

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ANTHRO1A3
• 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:

Although stories are occassionally interesting, 90% of course is essays... if you like that kind of stuff.