John Rogers - Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

Professor: John Rogers

Department: Engineering

College: Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ELEC3509
• 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:

Course is hard but if you put effort it should help. However this prof says if you dont get 50% on the final you fail and that is so ridiculous... the department of engineering should look into that otherwise they are going to have lots of students complaining.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ELEC3509
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

It's clear that the professor knows the material well and wants students to learn it, but it often seems like his ego is the most important thing in the room when he's lecturing. I got through the course but many of my friends did not.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ELEC3509
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

ELEC 3509 is a tough course and takes up around 80% of your time compared to the rest of your courses. John Rogers doesn't necessarily make the course harder than it should be, but his method of teaching makes you put in more effort. Although, I don't agree with how he teaches the course, you can definitely push through. Work hard.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ELEC3509
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

John Roger's is the worst professor I have had at Carleton. His method of teaching is putting a graded pop quiz of untaught material on the board. If you even had time to ask him a question in the 10 minute period he gives for the test, all you would get is him echoing your question back to you with a smug remark on why you should already know it.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ELEC3509
• Grade Received: INC
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He answers questions by saying if you don't even know this, drop engineering this is not for you! He pops up questions randomly and you have to hand in in 1min! You have to have your name on the paper on every page of your notes to be prepared. If you did the attendance question wrong, it is also a fail. Miss or fail three questionsfail course

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ELEC3509
• 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:

Should not be a prof. Has many pop quizzes during lectures about things he hasn't taught you yet, if you get it wrong, that's a fail. More than 3 failed pop quizzes and he flunks you. Handing in a quiz 2 seconds too late from his 30 second timing for 300 students to bring him a paper at the front of the room? He won't take it and that's a fail.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ELEC3509
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Has a hard time seeing past himself. Do past mid/exams. Had 3905 in summer. He wasted many classes+didnt really cover oscillators. Ask questions if ure not 100% comfortable with material+keep asking till u understand it. Has stupid attendance marks and will fail u; be a gem and submit papers for those that didnt attend (their name+#+relevant calcs)

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ELEC3509
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Very nice prof. He tells you everything.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ELEC3509
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

John Rogers is an excellent Professor, despite what most of these reviews say. The common theme is the difficulty of the class, and the in-class participation, which motivates you to attend lectures and actually put in work. He does a good job of answering questions, and the material is all given to you from his website. Hardest class I've taken

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ELEC3509
• 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:

Lectures barely relevant to lab, you will spend countless hours trying to understand how to do the prelab because he never really went over the theory or procedure to understand what are doing. VITAL: work with people on solving these because alone you will fail at least the first time but make sure you can do them by yourself for exams.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ELEC3509
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very Hard prof, but if you are ever going to actually learn any material, this class is going to do it. Yes its very hard, and you MUST go to class, but this is the only grade you will truly earn in your degree

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ELEC3509
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I dont mind having a tough prof. that wants us to learn. This prof. takes every opportunity to fail you. If you miss more than 3 classes you fail the course. One student had a midterm and had to leave 5 min early from class, and he had a pop quiz as soon as he saw them leave. This kind of attitude should not be allowed, and doesn' motivate anyone.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ELEC3509
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I find he is good at imparting the material, especially more recently where he introduced the surprise quizzes. You cannot miss three of them or it is an auto-fail (and there is essentially no compromise on this). He is a very tough marker though. The labs you are not super difficult, but are definitely long, and you do have to put the effort.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: 3509
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Lab TA's marked very differently between each other and often marked unfairly prof didn't care about the issues in the lab and told students to deal with it.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ELEC3509
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Horrible professor. Makes a core EE course too difficult and tedious. He also holds random pop quizzes in class and if you miss 3 he FNDs you. In one class a student left 5 minutes early and he intentionally held the pop quiz right after in spite. He doesn't follow a textbook, doesn't teach, he only does practice questions in class. Avoid him.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ELEC3509
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Get ready to get annnnallllled. Worst course of my undergrad career. Don't cram the night before.. I learned the hard way.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ELEC3509
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Awesome Prof. Asks you to solve problems in class instead of boring old lectures. The labs are terribly long, but everyone has copies of old labs so they are do-able. Midterm and final exam were both very fair and I'm sure he marked very easy. Go to class, participate, attempt the labs on your own, and do past midtermfinals. Good prof, good class.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: 3509
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

horrible prof

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ELEC3509
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Rogers is a fair professor. I dropped it twice before passing it on the third attempt. Before this I was a lazy student, used to firstsecond year spoon feeding of material, not really having to think for myself. This is really the first glimpse of real engineering design. Go to class, DO LABS YOURSELF(important), vid lectures, do old exams, pass.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: 3509
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This professor doesn't teach anything in class. if you take this class you have to learn everything on your own. he just walks around the class talking to people and answering questions. doesn't explain concepts at all. doesn't answer questions on board properly. AVOID HIM.