Troy Dostert - Duke University, Durham, NC

Professor: Troy Dostert

Department: Writing

College: Duke University, Durham, NC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: WRITING
• 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:

Wants you to spit back his analysis to him; simply agree for a better grade. offers no real insight

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: WRITING20
• 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:

run far away from this class. too much work compared to other writing 20s.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: WRITING20
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

not very clear

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: WRITING20
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

he definitly cares about the class, which is very important. he'll take the time to meet with you outside class or discuss via email your papers. he has a tendency to talk a lot during class, turning it less into a discussion and more into a lecture based class. my class was really boring.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: WRITING20
• 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:

HE SUCKS. DONT EVER TAKE THIS BORING NEANDRETHAL MAN. he is sooooooo boring and so are his texts

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: WRITING20
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

BORING

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: WR20
• 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:

he tries hard and cares about your work but the class is more work than many writing 20 classes...only take it if you like the topic

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: WRITING
• 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:

I loved Professor Dosert. He expects the best from his students and can easily see through bull-shit writing. The fact that you can re-submit papers is awesome. He also always available to students. Helped me improve my writing.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: WRITING20
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

If you had an interest in the topic beforehand, you will find the class very intriguing. There is a lot of work involved; however, he is very helpful along the way.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: WRITING20
• 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:

My problem with Dostert was that he is an extremely biased grader. If he disagreed with your opinion, you got a lower grade. Yuck.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: WRITING20
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I don't know what the deal with these bad ratings is. The material is very interesting and provides a great introduction into true intellectual inquiry and political theory.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: WRITING20
• 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:

2nd worst class I've taken at Duke. Dostert is useless as a writing instructor. If you take his class, get out while you can!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: WRITING
• 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:

If you take this class you will regret it, it's is extremly boring.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: WRITING20
• 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:

Avoid this class if possible. He really likes to talk a lot and the material he chooses is abstract and boring