Michael Schrynemakers - St. John's University, Jamaica, NY

Professor: Michael Schrynemakers

Department: Philosophy

College: St. John's University, Jamaica, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHI3000C
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This online course was a bit challenging due to the long readings. The quizzes require you to carefully read and understand the essays. Do not take this course if you have a big class load for your major. The two papers that you have to do are probably the easiest part of this course because it is basically a summary. He curves your final grade.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: 3000C
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

very helpful prof. very hepful notes and videos. the material is not easy its a mind bender but he knows how to make online feel like an in person course. metaphisics is like logic applied to knowing what exists and makes sense in a new way. read slowly and read it again word by word and it will start to fit together like a puzle. take!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: 3000C
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

def. take. interesting to the max. knows how to break down difficult subject and make it understandable. well-organized course. really helpful outlines and videos. addresses all questions quickly. made me think a lot and thats what college is for.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PHI3000C
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Hard and stressful online class but he will curve grade. Not an easy GPA booster. This class was disoriented. He didn't clarify when the discussions were due in the beginning and feedback was minimal. The topic was very hard and confusing as seen in the discussions, but he doesnt grade too hard. Quizzes were very tough.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHI3000C
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

loved this online phi 3000 class. thought about it once a week super simple, easy readings. a quiz (MULTIPLE CHOICE) and short discussion post one week and the next week simply 2 replies to other students. Definitely something quick and easy to do in an hour once a week. He's an easy grader and very easy to reach. TAKE THIS COURSE!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHI3000
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

we read some very interesting philosphy in this course. he gave good explanations of key points which made difficult arguments understandable. he posted videos that went over comprehension questions that really helped. material is not easy but lots of support. good feedback and good same day email reponses. overall high qaulity course for online

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHI3000C
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A very interesting and deep philosophy course. Workload reasonable. Quizzes help you understand what the philopher was saying . there are a lot of arguments so you have to do the readings. good discussions. essay final was fair. got a B, but happy i took this course. he will help you understand metaphysics

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PHI3000
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Excellent online course. Quick responses and heavy involvement and feedback of Prof. Quizzes make you think hard, but that's a good thing. Read all the stuff that's on BB, maybe more than once. Totally fair. Asks you to think not memorize. Great discussions. Deep stuff! Will make you think for years to come.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHI3000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE!! quizzes & discussions every 2 weeks on interesting readings, but his MC questions are ridiculously hard and ambiguous. not easy to get a good grade at all

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PHI3000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Worst online class ever. I took it thinking it would lift a little weight off my shoulders of how much work I had to do for my other classes, meanwhile this was horrible. The quizzes are so unclear and unfair. Never responded to any of my emails. Everything was a mess and I felt like he just gave grades out.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: 3000
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This was a very good course, for an online course. The discussions were very interesting. Very prompt in replying to emails and helping if you ask. Some material is challenging and abstract but quizzes are fair. Take him.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHI3000
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He was actively updating Blackboard for the first few weeks and then its as if he forgot about the course. I took the course in Spring and the syllabus he gave us was marked for the Fall, so the due dates weren't accurate. He doesn't respond to emails, instructions are unclear, assignments are vague. Not worth your time. I didn't learn a thing.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: 3000
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

makes you think much more clearly about the big questions. bottom line.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: 3000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

great feedback. immediate email replies. good course presence throughout course. some readings were hard to understand. fair grader but youreally had to think hard about quiz questions. interesting material - like time travel and the brain and stuff like that. very helpful but you have to read the readings at least twice. checks in often.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: 3000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Was active during the first 2 weeks of the semester. After that he drifted off and I'm sure most of the students are confused about what's even going on in the in class anymore. Worse of all he doesn't respond to emails. It's like he's gone AWOL.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHI3000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He used a lot of different ways to teach. The videos of assignments feedback was really helpful. on the ball with responses - immediate emails. very interesting material and topics. highly recommend. would take more courses with him ifcould.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHI3000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Best online course - good feedback, good resources. metaphysics is not easy but prof makes it fun and comprehendable with diagrms and vids.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHI3000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

very helpful. cares about his students, even in an online course. learned more than i would have in in-person class i think because of the vids. very present in the course, unlike other online. extremely thought provoking. just awesome.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PHI3000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

If your looking for an easy breezy A dont register, the class is challenging but its doable, he gives a few extra credits that can boost up your grade, the online class is really great its a lot of reading though

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHI3000
• 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:

EXCELLENT online prof! material is abstract and u have to think about quiz questions but he gives lots of help including videos. answers emails quickly AND THOROGHLY. I had other online courses but this was the best and most helpful prof. tests can be a challenge though so you have to read the readings a couple times slowly to get it.