Timothy Burbery - Marshall University, Huntington, WV

Professor: Timothy Burbery

Department: English

College: Marshall University, Huntington, WV

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG200H
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He expects WAY too much from his students. He offers chances to fix your papers but he would never change my grade. He gives lots of quizzes and he is supposed to drop your two lowest test grade. Im pretty sure I was supposed to have an A but Im sure he messed up my grade. I had an 89 before the final and got a 91 on the VERY HEAVY final.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENG200H
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Burbery is a difficult grader, but the homework and small quizzes are not worth much of your final grade. There are two papers, each worth 30% (and he tends to grade those less harshly). He also drops the lowest 2 quiz/hw grades and allows rewrites on the papers. I recommend this class highly, but you have to work for your grade.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENG201H
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is strict when it comes to grading, and I mean VERY. I didn't learn any English in his class. He focused solely on science and information theory. I have always been good in English, but not science. I didn't do well in the class simply because I didn't understand science. A boy got stuck in the elevator & Tim didn't excuse him from class.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENG201H
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Burbery was an incredible professor. It was very obvious he cared a lot about the students, and wanting them to learn. He will do his best to answer any question that is asked. He is a tough grader, but he allows for rewrites. Be prepared to keep up in his class, he assigns quite a bit of reading, and then has quizzes in class the next day.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENG200
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Burbery is a very kind and knowledgeable man who tries to know his students. Although he is such a good man, his class is awful. He runs it like a middle school class. He constantly makes us read aloud, do Meaningless work and watch basic videos. Class theme was mythology and geology. There are so many repeated and insanely boring lectures.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG211
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very friendly, goofy guy. Lots of out of the box ideas, but that is what makes him fun. Enjoyable class, but you have to read what he recommends or you suffer haha. He enjoys in classs discussions because likes to hear just what you are thinking about. Super fun class that I would recommend.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENG410
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Burbery is the absolute worst professor I have ever taken. He pushes to squeeze so much material in, in so little time that you have no time to do anything else. He acts like you are only taking his class and no others mater but his own. He refuses to let you do makeup in class assignments even with excused absences. DO NOT TAKE HIM.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENG201
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

By far the best English professor I have taken. He outlines papers clearly and discusses them in class. Allows rewrites on most papers to help you learn what you are doing wrong and how to fix it. Very big into science, technology, and the environment so most of his classes are centered around that. Would recommend to anyone who wants to learn.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENG201H
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His entire class was on SCIENCE. Like quantum mechancics and. Karly information theory. It was the most confusing thing Ive ever done and if ur not a science lover like me, DONT take this course. He grades tough, but gives opportunity to revise your papers and will bump up a letter grade.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENG201H
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Burbery was very poorly spoken, and in an attempt to be "cool" and "hip" would use slurs in class. He gave 100 point assignments almost every day in class. He was unreliable in being in touch outside of classroom hours, and not clear in his grading criteria.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENG211
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He spits a lot of facts and explains a lot of stuff and most of his information is straight up wrong. All of his work is worth a lot of points so don't miss anything. Likes to prove how smart he is by making students feel stupid.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENG200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I really enjoyed his ENG200 class. Its was based off of science fiction mostly. Very interesting! There are grade fluffers such as 5-10 pt prompts. He is a really good person. I'd definitely take another class of his. DO NOT expect an easy A. You will work for it.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENG200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Due to his wit, abundant knowledge, and genuinely kind nature, Dr. Burbery is my absolute favourite professor. His class is not easy, but it is fair, and he dedicates a considerable amount of time and energy to teaching. He follows his (highly-detailed) syllabus closely, grades on time, and provides enlightening feedback. Highly recommended. :)

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENG355
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's a pretty nice guy but honestly he's very into himself. If you are taking him for critical theory be prepared to skip anything remotely feminist or lgbtq. After learning 3 or 4 basic theories in the first couple of weeks prepare to spend the rest of the semester talking about ecocritism.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: 201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Interesting class. Dr. Burbery has a lot of knowledge and enthusiasm for what he's teaching. He does assign quite a few papers, but he works with you and gives many opportunities for improvement. Would definitely take him again.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENG409
• 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:

Dr. Burbery is an engaging teacher who is clear about his expectations. I've taken more than one of his courses, and I enjoyed the work and the time in class in every instance. I always learned a lot, often in surprising ways.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENG355
• 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. Burbery expects a lot from students, but is a great guy! He is a tough grader but wants you to do the best that you can. He allows multiple revisions on papers. Do not take this class if you are looking for an easy A. It is a difficult class, but I learned a ton.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENG355
• 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:

This guy is very smart, but because the class is sort of an overview of schools of critical theory, he is often confusing. His tests are abominably hard and he is a very picky grader. Does not come across as approachable, but is willing to talk to you.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENG355
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Burbery is a nice enough guy, but his teaching is miserable. Expect A LOT of useless busy work. His lectures are redundant. His paper instructions and rubrics are murky at best. He uses student-generated quiz questions which are VERY VERY hard to understand. I would not recommend taking this professor unless you absolutely need to.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENG200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Too much busy work was given in this class. None of it seemed relevant