David Curtis Wright - University of Calgary, Calgary, AB

Professor: David Curtis Wright

Department: History

College: University of Calgary, Calgary, AB

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIST317
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Wright is an incredibly smart man who is overall a great professor. My one complaint is about the midterm, which ignored at least 50% of the lecture material. I found it to be unfair and difficult. However, the lectures are very enjoyable and engaging, and I appreciate the professor's knowledge and experience. Imperfect, but recommended.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIST209
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Wright was one of my first History profs and continues to be my favorite. He is very passionate about his work and cares honestly for his students' success, so if you attend classes and find a genuine interest to base your paper on, he will go to great lengths to help. Wish I could take the class again!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIST209
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great Prof! His lectures are amazing and highly informative. If you have an interest in history, you surely won't fall asleep in his lectures. He is very friendly and eager to help students after class and during office hours. Midterms are straight-forward.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIST317
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's a good lecturer, although it's sometimes hard to get down enough info considering he goes quickly and doesn't post slides. He assigned books to read outside of class, I didn't read them entirely and did fine on the q's asked. He made us pay $10 for a course outline through which was kind of annoying.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIST317
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

One of, if not the best professor i've had. As a history major, its nice to have someone like Dr. Wright teaching you. He tells you exactly what he wants, and gives you everything you need to succeed. Im taking as many of his classes as possible for the rest of my time at U of C.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HTST406
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Really passionate and knowledgeable about the lecture material. Very engaging lectures. Had an overview for each lecture (topic, terms, etc), but did not post notes. Lots of reading required, didn't ask for really specific details, but needed know at least what each source is arguing for and why. Exams were fair. I really enjoyed the class.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HTST406
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I've taken 3 courses with Dr. Wright, and I love his lecture style. Lots of reading though, some is repetitive but you have to at the least skim about 6 books to get an A (most available online). He's very knowledgable and his classes are worth the time it takes to study. He's a fair marker and has 2 midterms, a paper, and a final.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIST209
• 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:

His class is an easy A and while I didn't attend many lectures he is clearly passionate about China. He also goes off topic and over time a bit too. Make sure you have his textbook because everything he talks about in lecture is there; he doesn't post anything online.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HTST209
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great introduction course to China, really knows his stuff. He is an excellent lecturer but doesn't post anything online. He wrote the textbook, so it follows along well to the course and isn't very long or hard to read. The term essay is clearly laid out and explained. The midterm was easy, but hard to get done in 50 mins if you want an A.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HTST317
• 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 had Prof. Wright for HTST209 and took a 9am class just so I could learn from him again. He's enthusiastic, knowledgable, clear, and loves talking about Asia. I've gone to him during office hours for help with an essay topic and ended up spending over an hour talking about China. His paper was long and lots of reading to do, but worth it!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HTST404
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great instructor. Passionate and knowledgeable. This was my third course I've taken by Dr. Wright and I'd take more in a heart beat.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HTST406
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Wonderful prof, very knowledgeable, very into sharing his knowledge, cares for the students, easily approachable, and hilarious as hell, also all his tangents somehow always wind up supporting his original point. He doesn't post lecture notes though so you really have to take notes in class. Bit of a hard marker though.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIST209
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Wright is an extrodinary prof, he's well-researched. This course is very interesting , attendance is important since he doesn't post notes online. The midterm and final was especially straightforward and easy. The paper is marked fairly easy as well. For an option this class was perfect. I'd highly recommend it.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HTST209
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Wright is an amazing lecturer and a fair marker. I genuinely looked forward to attending his lectures, he is clearly very passionate about what he does. He doesn't post notes online though, so I would definitely recommend going to class. Just one midterm, one paper, and the final.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HTST209
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I didn't read the assigned readings and just wrote whatever I remembered from lectures and I passed the midterm with an A. Professor Wright is an extremely easy marker and a very intriguing lecturer. Highly recommended.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIST209
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Wright is an absolutely amazing lecturer, he seems to have an unlimited amount of knowledge about China. Lectures are interesting but can be really long and boring at times, but the exams are extremely easy, lecture notes are needed but read the textbook carefully and you should pass flawlessly. But Wright doesn't use D2L so marks are a mystery!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HTST317
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Wright may be an easy marker but his overly high grading scale heavily weighted multiple choice questions (which you have to do the readings for) is not really fair compensation. He's an excellent and very clear lecturer and an expert on Chinese history. He also makes you read three books for the final exam on top of light textbook readings.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: 317
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

One midtermpaperfinal. Easy marker but his grading scale is way too high. Got a high 80 overall but it only amounts to a B. Very clear lectures but doesn't post notesuse slides. Takes a long time to email back. Has study guides for exams. 3 novels to read for the final - easy reads, clear questions.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HTST209
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Really great prof. The midterm while being written was intimidating because he expects you to know quite a bit, but is a REALLY easy marker

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HTST203
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher, he wrote the text book and pretty much just says exactly what is in there during the lectures so there is no need to attend the lectures. the grading scale is too high but the final is easy