Professor: Timmons Roberts
Department: Social Science
College: College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: SOCL308
- 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:
"To the typical student, the class will seem like nothing more than a guise for Roberts to find 70 sources of free labor for the survey project that he can put his name on."- Whoever wrote this is 100% correct. The project was the biggest waste of time that I've ever had to endure. Avoid this class at all costs.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: ENVSOC
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Don't be fooled by the title "Environmental Sociology." To the typical student, the class will seem like nothing more than a guise for Roberts to find 70 sources of free labor for the survey project that he can put his name on. Exams are based entirely on the 1,500 odd pages of reading and require unfair amounts of memorization and citations.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: ENVSOC
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Roberts seems like a good professor, but not in this class. Even for a 300-level, the class was way too ambitious. Exams are based entirely upon the mountains of dry reading material (be prepared to have to cite specific chapters, articles, and authors) and the class itself just seems to be an afterthought compared to the project. Avoid this one.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: ENVIROSOC
- 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:
Prof Roberts seems to be passionate about what he is talking about but is VERY diorganized. The readings usually have nothing to do with class and that makes it hard to understand and relate/discuss your thoughts or opinions of the readings. The second half of the semester we did NOTHING in class except talk about the project (waste of time)
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: ENVSOC
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Some interesting readings. Gets you to think about things in new ways. Great guy - Nice & truly cares about his students & class.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: ENVIROSOC
- 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:
His lectures were somewhat disorganized, and the class required a huge time commitment with the project and all of the readings. Aside from that, he is a great professor who has a genuine passion for what he teaches. Take him.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: ENVIROSOC
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Timmons sucks! He is incredibly disorganized. He gives projects with no relevance and readings that are boring and unrelated to class discussion. He is unprepared for class and ignores you if you try and correct him. I can't help it if he's ignorant and wrong.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: ENVIROSOC
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Terrible prof. Most of what he talks about has nothing to do with enviro soc and usually doesn't even pertain to the horribly boring readings he assigns. He is so unorganized and makes you do stupid projects that are lame and time-consuming. I don't know how I managed to sit through his classes.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: ENVSOC
- 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:
Prof. Roberts teaches some awesome topics and really makes a big impact. But he is also pretty arrogant and likes to cut people off mid-sentence. Easy to get a B or B plus but hard to get an A. I'd still reccomend any class he teaches.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: ENST1012
- 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: N/A
Comment:
timmons is AWESOME. he's also my thesis advisor, and he's a really nice guy. gives quite a workload and makes you sweat for the grade, but only because he expects your best. a really inspired dude. and his kids are cute.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: SOCL427
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I didn't take this for a grade, so I can't talk about the workload. But it was pretty informative, and the professor is great (although much outside of Latin America was not covered, which was slightly disappointing.) Overall though, great class.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: ENST102
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Extremely intelligent, dedicated to his work. Nice person, too.
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