Roderick Long - Auburn University, Auburn, AL

Professor: Roderick Long

Department: Philosophy

College: Auburn University, Auburn, AL

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1060
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Assigns a lot of readings and then has quizzes on them the next day, but you'll get a good score even if you don't read. Do the weekly discussion posts. will boost your grade a lot. Do the extra credit work, no matter what! takes attendance every day. lectures are boring but doesn't care if you don't pay attention only if you sit at the back

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took Dr long twice and loved him. I paid attention in class, took notes and looked over the topics on the internet before the test, never read material except when I was particularly interested. Never got below 100% on a test and I'm no genius (he gives lot of extra credit on test). Don't take if you don't like philosophy, he doesn't pander

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1060
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

No one can like this class, because if they liked it, they would do the reading, and if they did the reading, there is no way they would like this class. Very generous grader though. Try to divvy up the readings between friends and give summaries to each other if you want an A on the quizzes and tests.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1060
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Too smart to be teaching. Most lectures went over everyone's head for a 1000 level class.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1040
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Long is absurd. Teaches his views or views he favors in philosophy. Gave out exercise assignments I'm fairly certain most philosophers couldn't get an A on. Lectures are incredibly boring and just rambled. If you take his class,get ready to read every day. For a 1000 level course that should be about business ethics, its nothing of the sort.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1090
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Firsr day of class he walks in, doesnt introduce himself, and just starts teaching like he is talking to himself like he does EVERY CLASS

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Long was a challenge to take, putting things lightly. Every day, I would bemoan going to this nutcase's class, because all he would do was talk to himself for 45 minutes at a time. The one time he did ask the class a question (yes, I mean ONE TIME), we were so taken aback that we didn't know how to answer or what the question even was. Avoid.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lectures for 50 minutes without introducing topics, and most lecture material is not even related to the reading. Gives weekly quizzes and grades harshly but is unclear of his expectations/requirements. I can tell he is extremely intelligent and knowledgeable, but he should not be teaching. DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR LITERALLY TAKE ANYTHING ELSE.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1100
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Uses poor examples and expects you to be as knowledgeable on the class as him. Does nothing but lecture, requires a few different books, and is actually talking about Swamp Man and centaurs in class right now. Not sure how many screws this guy has loose but, for your own sake, do not take this professor.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1100
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Just stands at the front of the class and talks at us for 50 minutes. Goes off on long tangents, fumbles his wording so he's hard to understand, and is next to impossible to pay attention to. Probably the worst teacher I've had at Auburn. Boring, unhelpful, pompous, tough grader, 50 minute lectures only, tons of reading. Good luck

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Incredibly boring, nonsensical, and often refutes himself. It's basically an hour of him reporting what a philosopher may or may not have said and then writing a few words on the whiteboard over the course of class. Not the worst teacher I've ever had, but he's pretty close.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

We had to buy 8 books and there were tons of reading online - overall BE PREPARED TO READ. There were weekly quizzes, which were easy for the most part. And then there are PLENTY CHANCES FOR EXTRA CREDIT - lectures, homework, tests, the final.. About 3 papers, but had to were about 6 pages long. Moderately easy, but it's possible to fail

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1040
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Hands down the worst professor I ever had at Auburn. The class was unbearable. I would highly recommend to not take his class.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Easily the worst class I have ever taken at Auburn. The lectures are him talking to an uninterested class, there is no opportunity for class participation. The assignments are ungodly difficult and are over concepts talked about ONCE. The remainder of the class is filler consisting of watching science fiction TV episodes in class and weekly quizzes

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: 1040
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Be smart and do not take this guy. Taking him for a mini-mester this Summer and it is awful. Very difficult concepts to consistently follow and he doesn't ever really stop talking or try and help summarize concepts so we can actually understand... literally one of the worst classes I've taken at Auburn, and I'm a senior. DO NOT TAKE

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Long is very intelligent; however, he is a pretty terrible professor. Assigns an absurd amount of reading every week (probably AT LEAST 50-60 pages) of intensehard to absorb material. Class is science fiction based and there is at least one quiz very specific to the readings every week. Hard grader, rarely answers emails. Avoid if possible.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHIL
• 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:

Brilliant man.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1040
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If you see that he will be your professor, RUN! He is very boring in class and rambles on and on about the same thing. He does not interact with the class at all. He basically talks to the wall. He takes attendance everyday and there is a lot of reading outside of class that is nearly impossible to complete. Find another professor.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1090
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I can tell he is very intelligent; however, I feel that he doesn't need to be a teacher. Maybe a guest lecturer. Hugely unhelpful. Can't connect to students. Unclear in lectures. Unhelpful assignments. Didn't know my grade until last day.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1090
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

WORST PROFESSOR OF ALL TIME. Reading/writing intensive doesn't come close to describing this course. He never once answered any email that I sent, and in class, really doesn't seem interested in his students at all. He is never prepared and always comes to class late. Your "assignments" will seem pointless, bc he never addresses your questions.