William Walters - Rock Valley College, Rockford, IL

Professor: William Walters

Department: English

College: Rock Valley College, Rockford, IL

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: COMP101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This was a fun and interesting class. The class was fairly easy, but grades hard on grammar and punctuation.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENG101BIBLELIT
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He doesn't use Eagle which sucks when trying to look at grades. Lots of reading and make sure you understand everything you read. Lectures are super boring and drag on but overall he seems like a nice guy.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

First English professor I had at RVC. Gave a lot of wonderful feedback on my papers, lots of peer reviewed work. Took a little while ago, but he refused to use Eagle so you have to check your grades in person. Very easy class if youre coming out of high school with decent writing skills.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Knowledgeable, his lectures are informational but long. Only negative is that you cant read his handwriting but he will go over corrections with you

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The class has no structure or real lectures. Tells you attendance is mandatory, but never actually teaches anything during class time. Make sure you never miss more than 6 days because at the end hell drop your grade down a letter grade. The essays arent particularly hard, but the final is all over things he never went over. Do not recommend.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great time with him. Class can tend to be boring. Little work and it is not hard.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Walters is a very good professor. He has super high expectations for grammar in your papers and does expect you to look up anything you are confused on. His grading is basically a mystery until final grades are posted, but as long as you actually do the work you should be fine.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

cares a lot about himself. he calls himself a linguist. other than that he is a decent teacher. I would take him again.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Most classes are pretty pointless but he does count attendance. You never actually get to know your grade because he doesn't use EAGLE. The writing lab is a really good resource before you turn in the paper. The class overall isn't bad, but I never actually knew what my grade was but it turned out to be a B.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

His classes are basically pointless but he requires that you go to class. He doesn't teach you anything and then expects you to write great papers. He also doesn't believe in computer because they "hurt his eyes" so he just puts in a final grade at the end of the semester and says that you have to "keep track of your score yourself".

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Mr. Walters is a great professor. He does ramble a bit. While there aren't many assignments, there are a couple of quizzes and three papers on which he is very attentive to grammar, style, and detail. Don't take this class if you need help with grammar. He expects you to understand grammar concepts and to look them up if you are unsure.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He has high expectations and wants to see you improve, but 60% of the grade is on the research paper and final exam. The rest is from all the practice papers and couples quizes. He goes on tangents a lot during lecture, and don't expect to be able to read comments he leaves on your papers. Lots of reading for the research project!! Need the books.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Walters was my favorite professor at RVC. He is a tough grader but genuinely wants to see you improve your writing. His lectures are very interesting, though he will sometimes talk a lot. Listen to him and you won't have any issues in this class.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is a good professor, but he is a really tough grader! He does tell you what he expects, and the work you will have to do up front. He leaves many notes on papers, but you cannot read most of it. He has a good sense of humor.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

best teacher at rock valley in my opinion. he has high expectations for all of his students but tries his best to make sure that all of the students reach those expectations.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Walters is an amazing teacher. Best english teacher at Rock Valley hands down. He gives great feedback on all of your papers. He talks a lot but he is a very smart man so everything he says is worth listening to. I would definitely take him again!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Walters was a very good professor, but a tough grader. You have to work hard for your grade. There are a few quizzes, but as long as you show up to class you should have no problem passing.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

smart man, good teacher

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: LIT140
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

challenging and interesting class

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's very boring. He talks about irrelevant things and just rambles on and on. His handwriting sucks so you can't read his feedback on papers not very helpful with correcting paper things. Waste of time don't take him he's very boring and talks about nothing that's important.