Thomas Carson - Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL

Professor: Thomas Carson

Department: Philosophy

College: Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HONR301
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

As far as an honors class goes, it was easy. And for the capstone it was as minimally dry/painful as possible. Readings aren't critical and are easy enough, examples in class are relevant and not too philosophical. Two short papers, a debate, a long paper and a final. And he grades easy, but talking in class is important.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PHIL181ETHICS
• 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:

Do not take this class.. he makes the course extremely difficult. You get a mid term, final, term paper, 4-5 quizzes and essay homework assignments. Very harsh grader especially his ta

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHIL181
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

he is funny somehow but his class is the worse class ever, and never be easy to follow. as well as dummmy prof. DONT TAKE HIM AGAIN, NEVEEEER. he expects you to write the answer as same as it is in his lectures, which is hard

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PHIL181
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's a nice person and wants to help you succeed but he's a horrible teacher, his lectures are very scatterbrained and are hard to follow, going to class is a chore but because he doesn't have a class schedule on the syllabus you need to go or you will miss homework and quizzes. The content isn't that hard but I wouldn't recommend him.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHIL181
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Never in my life have I gotten a D in a class. A lot of my friends told me that ethics is one of the easiest and best courses at Loyola, but this guy made it so bad. This was by far the toughest class I've ever had to take at Loyola and it's a core. I put in the effort and did everything he asked, yet he still gave me poor grades.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHIL181
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Carson is the best. He tells you everything you need to know for the quizzes, midterm, and final as long as you come to class and listen to him explain the material. Really nice, intelligent, and funny professor to teach an interesting ethics class. Take him.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHIL181
• 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's a super nice guy. Approach him with any question on the exams or paper before hand because it'll help a lot. The class is very discussion geared, which is great if you participate & engage with the material. Be sure to study the lecture outlines as they're exactly how he wants the content explained on exams, quizzes and short homeworks.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PHIL181
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Carson is a very kind, witty and knowledgable professor. It's clear that he loves what he teaches, and that's key to the class. He gets the class into the discussions and makes the time go by quickly. The tests are "know the material as it is", with one term paper, but if you put in the work on understanding the readings you'll do fine.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHIL181
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Carson is a sweet heart. He has the best intentions, and is very educated in his field. He opens up a lot of his lectures for discussion, and if the class participates, its a great time, (Otherwise lectures are very long and boring). He gave lots of "Homeworks" to keep us reading, and in class quizzes. A Midterm, a final, and final paper.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PHIL181
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I'd love to hear him commentate a Cubs game with the late Ron Santo. I probably would not want to endure another course taught by Professor Carson. He's a wonderful person, and I loved our discussions concerning the Cubs. However, his lectures aren't stale, he heavily relies on class discussion, and he is vague while lecturing.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PHIL181
• 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:

Most boring class I had last semester, very sweet man and knows a lot about Ethics but cannot teach it at all. Very vague and his lectures put me to sleep. Overall I just felt like I was memorizing just for the quizzes and not really learning anything. I don't reccommend this class at all.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHIL181
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Didn't find out about the emails he sends out that include the "additional readings" until literally the day before the final. That being said, Prof Carson is a good guy. He'll try and relate the subject matter to you and succeed occasionally. Take this class for CORE credit but make sure you're organized and get all the emails he sends.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHIL388
• 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:

First of all, he is a nice guy. Secondly, he does love trains and baseball. However, he can be very vague. He relies heavily on class discussion, which probably will wander from the actual topic. His tests are not hard, and he is a fair grader. He really never drives a point home, but sometimes he's close. Keep up with the work; you'll be fine.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PHIL388
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Carson is a guy with whom you'd grab a beer, watch the cubs lose a lead late and drop a game to a sub 500 team, and talk about the good old days of Banks and Santo. He's not a guy you want to teach you Aristotle.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHIL388
• 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:

Dr. Carson is not that bad. His lectures can be boring, sure, but how many teachers never give boring lectures? 388 is a discussion oriented class. If you like ethics/philosophy, then 388 is a great class for you. If not, don't take it. Fair grader, no real surprises on tests.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHIL181
• 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:

this teacher is bad. I had him check my essay before i turned it in. I revised everything the way he told me to and still ended up with a D+ on that paper. this teacher is bad dont take him!!!!!!!!!!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ETHIC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Be forwarned this is the most boring class of my life! It is soo hard to stay awake. I sit in a room and listen to this guy talk for an hour and fifteen minutes and by the time i get out I want to stab myself in the ear with a pencil. Dont get me wrong, he is a nice guy and tries to be helpful but he is just impossible to understand.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHIL181
• 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:

dont take him...just dont. hes a nice guy but so f-ing boring...he sounds just like the clear eyes guy! so pointless. im in honors english and he gave me a D on a paper! has his pets that always have bs to say to his crap.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PHIL181
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A nice, but boring professor. He does have a very monotone voice and he doesn't have a lot of passion. But if you can somehow force yourself to pay attention from time to time, he may stimulate your thinking. He's also a bit of a wierdo. And he loves trains (he has a trainset in his office). Mention trains in your essay and make him happy.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHIL181ETHICS
• 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:

omg..this was probobly close to H3LL...wow..i havent had a worse class in my life. he is soo unclear, his voice is monotoned, and whats worse is that he grades extremely hard..believe me on this one folks, carson sux