Irwin Shubert - Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC

Professor: Irwin Shubert

Department: Canadian Studies

College: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CNS390
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Reading were a bit much but not a bad prof overall.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CNS210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I don't know what everyone is talking about, this class was so easy. he was an easy marker and i thought he was nice.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CNS210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Extremely lazy and cruel prof. he can type a simple yes or no answer to response to my email. but he has to type a lengthy and meaning less email sayign that I am not paying attention to his courses material.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CNS210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CNS390
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

worst ever!! was asked to write an essay on violence and hockey. Did just that and got F on it. Would retire and watch hockey at home insted of teaching at SFU and giving out Fs

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CNS210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Learn what a REAL academic essay looks like and get your Ph.D before you teach a course again.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CNS210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

His essay criteria is unlike any other professor and very inconsistent. The text books are rarely, if ever, used. The books themselves have absolutely nothing to do with the course. He should stop teaching for a year and rebuild his course from scratch. This course have the potentials, but it is not delivering the goods.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CNS391
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CNS210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CNS210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lousy prof - very unclear what his expectations were, and his feedback was useless. Assigned a tonne o' books to read, and only ended up needing to read TWO of them for the coursework. Not helpful towards students AT ALL.

Rating # 11

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Completely self-absorbed. arrogant. egotistical. but why? small man syn?

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CNS210
• 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:

There is a reason this guy is only allowed to teach d.ed! And he sucks at that? I don't know any other prof who simple doesn't answer questions posted by students...nor any prof with such unrealistic expectations for a 200 level class. Don't take a class with him, unless you want no help and no clarification!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CNS2103
• 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:

he lives in california, and teaches a class called "canadian studies"... need i say more? i might as well take a course on lesbianism from a gay man.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CNS390
• 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:

Awesome teacher, awesome person. Students loved his classes. Too Bad SFU is too blind to realize that and forced him to only do distance education courses.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CNS390392
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is pretty full of himself. Has the students do all the work without much of his input until the last week of the semester. The workload, well this guy is confusing undergrads with PH.D. candidates. Give us a break on the readings!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CNS
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great sense of humour, interesting material, encourages students to work independently.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CNS
• 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: Not Mandatory

Comment:

This pros is so unapproachable. He makes you feel stupis and is very unhelpful. Do not tkae classes with him.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CNS391
• 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:

Out of all of the courses taken at SFU, this was my favorite. Irwin is a great, easy-going prof, on par with Roman (who coincidentally was also his prof). I definitely recommend taking a class with Irwin.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CNS390
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

apparantly if u do not know what "CRITICAL" essay means...don't take this course...so annoying

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CNS391
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lots of reading, but interesting material, lots of videos in lecture, and fair tests. Tutorials were great, and very informative... just do the readings and you'll do fine