Anne Higgins - Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC

Professor: Anne Higgins

Department: English

College: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG306
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I have the honour of having Dr. Higgins as my professor from first year until fourth. She made me think, she made me work and she made me excited about English that never had in former years. I think she is a gem, an inspiration and most importantly a decent human being. Thank you SFU for choosing wonderful professors.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENG313
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I went back to school as a mature student, originally planning to major in History. Anne was my favourite prof and one of the main reasons I switched to English. She is endlessly engaging and passionate, with a truly wide-ranging intellect. If you are interested in broadening your horizons as opposed to simply getting a credit, you can't do better.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENG111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Extremely caring and amazing prof those who are criticizing her didn't get to know her. Class is disorganized but she's one of the best profs ive had

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: 111W
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Anne was the most disorganized and I've ever had. her lectures were literally her reading a speech with the worst possible visual aids ever as her powerpoints that were the least bit helpful. she is so technologically impaired it hurt my soul watching her try to figure things out. So rude she whistled at students who were taking notes on laptops

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENG102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I don't know how or why she became a professor. No one in their right mind would have given this woman a degree to teach. She rambles on about NOTHING in class and expects you to know it for the final. She went behind her word about the final and constantly changed it. I have never disliked a professor this much in my whole life. PASS.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Anne Higgins is the WORST PROFESSOR I HAVE EVER HAD. She CONSTANTLY calls people out in class for being on their laptops FOR TAKING NOTES. She whistled at us to get our attention. She is SO rude and SO unorganized. She didn't have our course outline for a month. She is retiring this year so no one will have to suffer being in her AWFUL class.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENG306
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

First time taking her. Lectures are all over the place with little to no direction. It was a Chaucer course, and students who are not familiar with his work would be very lost. Many of the deadlines changed as well, so it was confusing. However, if you go and see her, she is very helpful. She is also willing to do extensions and talk one on one.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENGL111
• 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:

No very good, disorganized, not very useful, and boring. Anne likes to focus on the most subjective aspects of english while barley prepares you to write for her assignments and finals. Our class did not have a syllabus until like the 3rd week, then it changed multiple times in the following weeks. also disrespectful to her students.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENGL111W
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Calls you out infront of the class if you're not sitting up straight, even though you're paying attention to her lecture.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENGL111W
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Extremely disorganized and lectures seemed pointless. She needs to use a mic and better visual aids. Not very engaging.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENG201
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very disorganized and lectures are not helpful

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENG311
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Anne is an incredibly kind person, and it's apparent in her treatment of her students. Her lectures are very informative, although she has a soft voice so I would recommend sitting close to the front. She's very helpful if you choose to pursue her outside of class, only down side is that she's very disorganized. Shame really.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENGL404
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I love Anne. She makes boring subjects interesting. Her assignment feedback is encouraging and makes you want to do well. She cares about the outcome of her students. I wish she could be my professor for every subject.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENGL311
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She would sometimes have scattered ideas and be all over the place during lectures sometimes, but would be helpful a lot of the time. A lot of lectures don't focus on works themselves, but around other things like movie adaptations which added enjoyment. However, they weren't really helpful for the course.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENG311
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She read off of other scholars notes and didn't have definitive plans for each class. Mainly read from the text as well and didn't hand back work from the semester, so you had to guess what you were going in with in the final. Overall a nice person but not a great lecturer.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENGL306
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is a bit disorganized, but her interest is high. She is a great professor who is very good in one-on-one office hours.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENGL201
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Uninspiring and a mess.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENGL201
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

As others have said on here, she's the worst professor in the English Department. Would not recommend unless you have no other choice. As countless others have said, her lectures are unclear and she rambles on.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENGL201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Really clear in lectures.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: 201
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Not clear, quiet and talks about random and useless info. It would be funny in how bad it was if the class hadn't been worth marks. Difficult to follow for these reasons in an otherwise simple class. She was also late to class a lot.