Jim Anderson - North Island College- All Campuses, Vancouver Island, BC

Professor: Jim Anderson

Department: Anthropology

College: North Island College- All Campuses, Vancouver Island, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ANT150
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great professor, extremly helpful. Test heavy, but study terminology and pay attention in class and you will do fine!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ANT151
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great professor. Engages with students in lecture, and is approachable outside of class time. Extremely friendly. His tests can be difficult (make sure you read the textbook), but if you show up to class and pay attention you will do well. Actually was the prof who made me realize I want to pursue anthropology as a major.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ANT250
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Really good teacher

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ANT101
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

So I'm a second year student at nic and have taken a few courses with Jim. If you have any questions he will encourage you to bring them up in class. He loves archeology and as a result got me interested in archeology even though i already had an interest in ancient history he showed me what it's going to look like in the scholarly world.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ANT151
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Jim is a great teacher! I was not interested in the class at all but he was definitely passionate and knowledgeable about what he was talking about. His tests were fairly difficult, but I thought he was a fair grader. He didn't inspire me like he inspired others but he was a good teacher for sure.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ANT150
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I had the pleasure of taking 4 classes with Jim, I credit him with inspiring me to pursue an undergrad in anthro. A subject I took as an elective on a whim became my life's passion. He has high expectations, but the material is rewarding. My only advice is to wait before buying a text, his notes cover everything and I rarely opened the the text.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ANT151
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Good teacher. Ridiculous expectations for exams... if you want to do well, prepare for a lot of reading and memorizing.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ANT150ANT151
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I knew I enjoyed Anthropology going into college, but Jim is the one that helped confirm my passion and has helped flame the coles with his own passion and knowledge into Anthropology becoming my passion.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ANT151
• 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:

A very knowledgeable, helpful, and kind professor. Unfortunately the material in this course bored me to death, but that isn't Jim's fault. He himself is very interesting. If you have an interest in Anthropology I'm sure you will love this class.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ANTHRO151
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The most brilliant man I've ever met in my life. His wide knowledge of so many subjects gave me a whole new perspective on life and made me want to become a teacher to be able to bring that much knowledge and amazing brilliance to different people. I hope you have the chance to at least meet this man and hear what he has to say.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ANT150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

great prof, sad that i will only have him for one more semester before transferring to UVic. Hard exams, but he has an amazing amount of background knowledge that i found interesting and stimulating, if you have the money, the interest, and the time, TAKE HIS CLASS

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR151
• 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:

interesting class

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: LBST411
• 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:

Interesting prof; loves the subject matter and does a great job facilitating discussions; good listener; open-minded; fair marker; approachable (makes time for students); sometimes a little confusing but definitely one of the better profs

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ANTH151
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Good teacher. He marks his essays pretty hard though taking a lot of marks off for grammar and sentences he finds awkward. Makes up for it with easy tests though.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ANT151
• 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:

He's probably the only professor who could hold my attention for as long as he does. I've taken 3 courses with him and I hope to take more. :)

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ANT151
• 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! Learned a lot more than I expected to and was actually able to do well because of his effective teaching methods. The course material was also very interesting.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ANT150
• 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!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR151
• 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:

Jim is a wonderful Prof. Very brilliant,& humble man. I was very comfortable conversing, & asking questions. Course was easy if you read your text & was present for class. Had "surprise" quizzes, good exams, & one essay. I found him to be very informative on more than just Anthropology & Archaeology. You'll compare all other Profs to him. He Rocks!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ANT251
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Jim's helpfulness is limited only by your enthusiasm towards a particular topic. If you want to write a paper that goes beyond the requirements he will gladly show you ways to do that. Jim really digs Rome.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: LBST
• 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:

Not my most favourite teacher, but believe it was more of a personality conflict than anything else. Very smart man - but still wouldn't take another class from him. Fair marker.