Russell Bernard - University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Professor: Russell Bernard

Department: Anthropology

College: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ANT6939
• 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:

Research Methods in Anthropology - Russ is a great educator. Listen to him and he will teach you well. If there is anyone who will lead you on the right path to becoming a fantastic social scientist it IS Russ Bernard! He is supportive, extremely intellegent - dont let this intimidate you - he is smart and liles showing it but he is a GOOD man!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ANT2000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

The problem with Bernard is that he mostly just reads his notes off powerpoint (which he puts online), and that makes it difficult to want to pay attention or even go to class. Textbook use is unnecessary but would help. Tests are easy...he posts a lot of the questions online with the answers

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ANT2000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very very dry and boring class. Intelligent but a little too intelligent to be teaching a broad overview class, expects you to know what he knows. He reads everything off of the slides which makes it really hard to even pay attention in class. The tests are kind of easy as long as you study the ? bank

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ANT2000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

class is extremely easy. question banks are available online and atleast 50 percent of the questions come from them. if you memorize the qustion bank, you should get an A. class itself is boring. just reads his powerpoints outloud for you which are posted online anyway. overall: boring but worth the grade!!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ANT2000
• 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:

Extremely intelligent professor with an unbelievable wealth of knowledge. Good if you like the material, somewhat dry if you have only a passing interest. Tests are easy if you prepare for them. I would take another class with him if given the opportunity.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ANT2000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I wanted to have an introduction to anthropology and this class gave me a good background but did not make me want to go any further

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ANT2000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Very intelligent, but also very (too)traditional. Lectures are dry and don't require any involvement on the part of the student, just notetaking, if that. He didn't scare me away from the major, but didn't draw me in, either. I bet he's much more dynamic in a smaller lecture setting.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ANTHROPOLOGY13
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

one of the best teachers at uf

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ANT2000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This class is fairly easy because he puts basically all the answers to the tests on the website so unless you don't want a good grade its pretty hard to do badly. The lectures are interesting some of the time but not usually but he posts those also so if you dont want to go you don't have to.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ANT2000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I enjoyed the class because of the subject matter. Bernard has a lot of experience in his field and made the class interesting with his stories. He DID curve the test grades. The test are fairly easy though. If you are not interested in the subject, there are probably better classes for you.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ANT2000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I was considering an anthropology minor but once I took Bernard's class I changed my mind. He was honestly one of the most boring teachers I've ever had; impossible to follow and a complete waste of my time. DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO! (even if it is easy...)

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ANT2000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

The actually class is pretty boring. I usually did work for other classes. The tests are really easy and the final is so simple. All his powerpoints are posted online as well as previous test questions with answers.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ANT2000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Bernard is a bit boring no doubt, and considering it's an introductory class, it may seem intimidating at first. But His first two tests are pretty easy but if you messed up a little, you can make up for it on the final b/c it's soooooo easy!!!!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ANT2000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

A pompous professor, talking more than he teaches. All grades are determined by 3 tests. Extremely boring and horrible for an Intro class.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ANT2000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

An intimidating professor for an intro course. He curved my tests by bumping highest test grade to 100,and everyone else's receiving equal bonus.The secret is doing all his practice questions in study groups; many are on the tests.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ANT2000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He taught entirely by an overhead-laptop combo in a large auditorium; this meant he didn't even pass out the syllabus. His tests required the lectures more so than the text, making the text useless. He talked more than taught.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ANT2000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Boring lecture, nearly impossible to take notes. Too difficult for an INTRO anthropology class.

Rating # 18

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Bernard is a very intense professor, no doubt about it. His work, methods, and passion are relentless and admirable. Just b/c the course might not be easy does not make him a poor professor. Screw extra credit. Challenge yourself and grow as a scholar

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ANT2000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very boring... doesn't explain things well. No curves, no extra credit, and hard to study for tests. If you take this class for your Major/Minor learn to teach yourself. Books, online notes lecture are very different!