Robert Card - SUNY Oswego, Oswego, NY

Professor: Robert Card

Department: Philosophy

College: SUNY Oswego, Oswego, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHL205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Show up and take a lot of notes, attendance isn't mandatory but it really helps if you go. nice guy and is very personable. the class is based heavily on tests but you can use a cheat sheet so just make sure you have good notes.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PHL1OO
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Good class lots of reading. 4 1 page reading assignments 1 long paper and a final exam. Allows a note sheet on the final

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHL20580F
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is a very good professor. You will read a lot, and you will need to know it all. Philosophy is not easy and he tries his best to explain things, but sometimes you will have to learn on your own. He always makes time to help out. The class take hard work (and plenty of thinking).

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PHL205
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

There were a lot of readings from the text, but you could probably make do without reading all of them because he is pretty descriptive in class. There were writing assignments and the tests are a few short answer with longer response essay-type questions.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHL20580F
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Card is a good professor. He holds intersting lectures. The topics overlap and get confusing but he allows a full page cheatsheet. Make full use of it.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHL205
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Card is a really nice guy. He's smarter than the class. I'm sure he is considered a "good professor" to people who understand Philosophy. If you don't have a philosophical mind-set, then good luck. His way or the highway. 3 tests. 1 essay. 3 response paragraphs. His grading makes passing almost impossible if you struggle in the least bit.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHL205
• 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:

Not a bad professor, kind of liked him. Do the readings to pass the class!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PHL205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

All tests are based off readings, so you'd better do them. He goes over the readings in class, but it's better to have already read them. While it's not a very interesting class, I didn't find it too difficult. Make sure you take notes!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHL205
• 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:

His whole class and his exams are based on all of the readings done in class. So make sure that is done. Class may get boring but there is a cheat sheet for the exams which helps a lot!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PHL205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Assigned readings are drier than dirt and everyone in the class stopped reading them after the first week of class. Tests are very hard even with a cheat sheet.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PHLLAW
• 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:

Intelligent, great texts, helps you understand, but his tolerance of idiocy and cold professional wall is bad. He attempts to intelligently warp dumb comments into good points, which adds to the class, and he genuinely thinks about good ones... When you talk to him it seems like he's using internalized recordings of cold, impersonal responses.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHL205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great professor, gives everyone a chance to succeed and very knowledgeable

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHL205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Card is a really good professor, I was in a huge lecture and he knew more than half the classes names, he really tries to get to know his class. Take good notes, you're allowed a full sheet front and back cheat sheet for every test. Bring your computer to fight the bore of the content, I didn't even read the book and got an A-

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PHL205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This class gets really boring way to quick. It was a struggle staying awake in this class. He is nice though and tests aren't that bad if you do your work and read.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHL205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I did not do well in this class and gonna retake it, but not with Card! There is wayyyy too much work for this class, esp. as a gen ed. I heard the lady who teaches it is a lot easier.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHL403
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Class has really good discussion. Yet the grading on the assignments was very difficult. Material was very interesting yet this is not the class if you want an easy A.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHL205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Really, really nice guy. Kind of monotone, but oh well. The class is easy, just make sure you understand everything and can clarify everything on the exams. You're allowed to use a notesheet on the exam which really helped. He's a good teacher, I would definitely recommend him.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHILO205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Extremely hard grader. I studied for weeks and still got a horrible grade on both tests. He explains things well. I just think his grading needs to ease up, especially for a gen ed course.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PHL205
• 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:

He is probably the nicest professor I've had so far. He's really patient with students in the class that don't understand and it's pretty easy to do well.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHI205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This class is WAY TO HARD for a gen ed! There are papers and then essay exams which are almost impossible! The class was interesting but I just could not do good, no matter how much I studied. This class was crazy hard!