Professor: Derek McKown
Department: English
College: University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: CRWRT56
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
BEST PROF. EVER. His classes are very relaxed and often extremely enjoyable. I've had him 4 times now, all different classes (obviously), and they were all great. He is extremely understanding of legitimate reasons to be absent/late and his grading is very fair. As long as you participate and come relativly prepared he will make CRWRT so much fu
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: CRWT46
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Ugh, AVOID THIS PROFESSOR LIKE THE PLAGUE. He's a narrow-minded control freak--in his class I did not write anything; I copied his style EXACTLY and had no voice of my own. He assigned half a dozen books and only used one. I learned nothing, and he nearly turned me off from creative writing in general! Avoid, avoid, AVOID!
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: CRWT56
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I absolutely loved this teacher/////he makes it easy to learn the material and he makes a great attempt on encouraging class participation. He grades a bit hard at times but if you are having a hard time w/ something he is very approchble, i highly reccomend the class.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: CRWT056
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This teacher is extremely passionate about poetry and fiction. He knows what he is talking about, and teaches the subject matter extremely well. He motivates students to do their best, and to not be afraid to ask questions and explore different ways of writing. DEFINITELY take his class, for he teaches VERY useful information for future classes.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: FICTIONFILM
- Grade Received: B
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
His class is very interesting. He likes student discussion and involvment
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: CRWT
- 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:
You will learn how to write like a god when you take a class with Derek.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: WRITING
- Grade Received: B+
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
When I took him he was going through his divorce or whatever, so I suffered in his class for just being a woman. He called be a romantic sap but boy did it feel good to rub my work in his face a few years later after having REAL teachers.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: CREATIVEWRITING
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Awesome Teacher
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: CRWT
- 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:
I took him for fiction and poetry and for numerous classes and he was quite open minded to creativity, more so than my other professors. If you write well, you'll do fine. He's fantastic.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: CRWT
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I had him for 56 and fic & film and I thought he was a great teacher-- enthusiastic, a great writer (esp. of poetry) himself, encourages creative thought. I received As for both classes.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: CW44
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
On the first day he told us he doesn't give out As. You need to write what HE wants, not think about it creatively on your own. EXTREMELY bad teacher. AVOID AVOID AVOID!!
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: CRWT56
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Teachers should not be allowed to teach a class when they are: citing the wrong material, making incorrect quotes, and more interested in flirting with students than teaching the class.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: CRWT56
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
An enormously pretentious professor, who just seems to spit out questions and obscure references. Avoid this class like the plague
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: CRWT150160
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
i've had him for two classes and i've gotten A's both times. he is always willing to help in office hours. his classes are not very structured and he changes things a lot but he is also very understanding. he's funny and he loves poetry.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: CRWT152
- 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: N/A
Comment:
this was supposed to be a workshop class, but he didn't run it like one at all. I got a B, when I should have gotten an A. But thats not the big problem. Extremely unclear and subject in his grading. I really liked him as a person, but I hated him as a teacher.
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: CRWT56
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Very helpful, passionate, funny, and approachable. You can't find anyone better.
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: CRWT40
- 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:
No Comments
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: CRWT56
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
mckown is one of the better professors i've had. he is very understanding but the assignments are kind of hard if you aren't very creative. my fun and easy class for the quarter. must go to class.
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: CRWT56
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
nice, and passionate about class. great writter, too. isn't exactly that open to wild creativity. he goes into an assignment with a general idea of what he wants. he doesn't, however, seem to like cliche stuff. i got an easy A, though.
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: CRWT056
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Pretty chill class, teacher is really leanient. Assignment can be hard sometimes depending on whether ur mind is creative or not.
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