Matthew Evenden - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Professor: Matthew Evenden

Department: Geography

College: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: GEOG121
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Super good lecturer with inspiring and good lectures as well as lecture slides. Knows what he's talking about fo sure

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: GEOG121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took this course hoping it would be an "easy arts elective" (I'm in engineering) but it actually requires a bit of effort. Evenden is an amazing lecturer and very passionate about the subject, so be sure to take good notes of what he says in class! Readings are mandatory and interesting, and your TA controls your grade.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: GEOG121
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's very knowledgeable and passionate about the course but your TAs determine most of your grade (discussion participation, midterm, term paper..) This course really felt like a history one and its important to take notes with the powerpoints he posts. Readings are mandatory for both exams. Class avg was 67.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: GEOG121
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

More of a history class than geography. Very clear during lectures but they can be boring sometimes. Lecture notes are posts online, which is nice! Who you have as your TA plays a significant role on how you do in this course and make sure to ALWAYS attend discussion! Personally didn't like the course but the prof and TAs are very knowledgeable.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: GEOG121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Was a very interesting lecturer with incredible speaking ability. Without him, material would appear boring. Lectures were interesting - just listening would be satisfactory. Testing was fair to easy

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: GEOG121
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great prof, just dull content. but you must listen and take good notes because the lecture slides (posted online beforehand) are only dot points and do not have much detail. midterm 20% and paper 30% were ok but for the final 40%, it matters if you've done the readings or not. Participation in discussions count 10%. get your definitions clear

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: GEOG121
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I hated the course from day 1. The prof is smart, know his stuff and he is passionate about the class. I just didn't like that the course was pure history other Geography and I have never been a fan of studying history.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: GEOG121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Matthew was extremely passionate about geography and extremely knowledgeable about the material. However, the material encompassed so much (1400s-present) that it was nearly impossible to grasp what was going on as we hopped around from time period to time period. Would not recommend, hard class.

Rating # 9

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Lectures are clear and easy to follow. I loved coming to class.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: GEOG121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Glassman is a wonderful teacher, and his teaching style definitely suits this course. His lectures consistently contain interesting material, just enough to make you think, but not enough to overload you. His slides include what you need to know, but no more. This is preferable, because further material is always available for this course.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: GEOG328
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This class is more of Canadian history than geography. Expects a lot of reading! However, he provides lecture outlines online. In addition, his exams were fair. He doesn't care about attendance. Lectures are boring, but he is clear with topics.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: GEOG121
• 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:

Great prof....smart guy...knows everything off the top of his head....good at explaining stuff to you if u meet him in person

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: GEO121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Hes a good prof. Lectures can get boring but thats not his fault, its the course. He is extremely intelligent.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: GEOG121
• 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:

Nice prof, easy to understand. It is important to note however, this isn't your typical geography course and was definitely more like a history course, the least interesting course I took in my first year. Readings were long and uninteresting. I found essay questions on the exam to be quite complicated and not straightforward.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: GEOG121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I remember walking out of some of his lectures with the feeling that my mind had been worked over with a cat o' nine tails. One time he started a brief history with: 'I remember when...' and as he related the story I found myself double checking to see that he was not over 200 years old.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: GEOG121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He's got to be one of the most intelligent and eloquent profs at ubc by far---i found what the course covered was really broad (understandable for a first year course) and a straight up lecture might be daunting for some people, but he is just so knowledgeable that you learn so much. TAs determine your mark. Difficult to get an A, but worth it.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: GEOG121
• 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:

reading takes forever to finish. watch for his glasses.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: GEOG121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

lectures are extremely boring. Dont need to attend it, because it's useless. Just read the assigned article and you will do well. The discussion group was just as useless, but attendence is mandatory. One of the most boring class in my 3 years in UBC so far.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: GEOG121
• 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:

HIS EYEBROWS NEVER STOP MOVING. HE USES RIDICULOUSLY LONG AND CONFUSING USELESS WORDS. LECTURES ARE CHOPPY AND DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS IF YOU HAVE ADHD...SLEEP IS INEVITABLE. ALSO HIS EYEBROWS ARE WAYYY TOO DISTRACTING. DISCUSSION TA'S ARE WHACK

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: GEOG121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I thought this was a geography class, but it totally turned out to be a history class. So History 12 did help me in some ways. Final exam marking was really harsh. Don't take this class if you are an ESL student.