William Zeiger - Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA

Professor: William Zeiger

Department: English

College: Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG210
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

You can pass this class by googling interpretations of the reading. I did not care for this class. I especially did not like acting out poems and stories ... aka putting on a play

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENGL210
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

You have to read a story, play or poetry everyday for class then you have to take a 5 point quiz on what you read and this is basically your participation grade too. He takes off the two lowest quiz score so you can basically miss two classes because he doesn't let you make up the quizzes. It's really not that challenging though. He's a nice guy.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HISTDEVENGLANG
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

It's one of those classes that it seems impossible one week then easy the next. He really doesn't do much, most of the class is discussion of what we read with his input. His midterm tests were extremely difficult (class avg. about 50%) but he let us revise it and make up half those points. Overall, he wouldn't be my first choice, but he's ok.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: INTLIT
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you interpret a story in a different way (which you can everyone can interpret things differently) even if you have evidence to back it up, it's wrong because it is not his opinion. I literally passed by googling interpretations of every storypoem. He gives reviews KNOW THEM! Also take good notes on everything he says &how HE interprets it.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENGL210
• 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:

Everyday quizzes are annoying and uses written exams. Grades exams very harshly and isn't always clear on why you got an answer wrong. Avoid him

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENGL102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I started out liking this class but immediately hated it after the daily quizzes started and after I found out the major assignment we had to write a paper stating an argument against your topic. It completely messed up my grade and I failed this class by 3 points. Very frustrating overall, and I love writing.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENG317
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The quizzes were terrible and destroyed my grade. From talking to classmates, most were in the same boat.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENGL919
• 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:

hes nice but very boring. quizzes daily that come from reading assigned in book. grades unfairly. papers due usually weekly only a page long out of 10 points.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: LIT42
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

hes a nice guy but whenever you raise your hand to say something in class he makes you feel extremely dumb by saying he has no idea what youre talking about, he does it to everyone its a little frustrating. not too hard of a class but you have to go to every class to have a 3 point quize everday

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENGL210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A really nice guy. Quizzes daily, that make up 25% of grade. Midterm was hard. Have to do three group performances of poems and short stories. I liked him but would not take him again. Really helpful during office hours.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENG210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

good guy but terrible class. quizzes every day worth 3 points but if he doesn't like you good luck getting 3/3 even if you're answers are right. midterm and final are bs even if you write down what he says word for word in the review you still miss points. avoid this class, pick another teacher.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENG210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is a very frustrating professor, i don't hate him he's a good man but he shoots down people's opinions and his 3 point quizzes everyday sometimes ask ridiculous questions! I feel like it is difficult to get a good grade

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENGL102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Even though I only had him for about a month before he took leave, I could not stand his way of teaching. Everything we talked about in class had no relevance, then we would just be expected to write an essay on nonsense. That essay was then graded on such a tough scale. I'm glad he ended up leaving early in the semester.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BRIT317
• 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:

He is the best English professor I had at Slippery Rock. He helped me to complete an honors project, answered every inquiry and met with me to review my process. Since then, he has written me recommendation letters, etc. and remains a supporting figure. He cares if you care. It's that simple.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENGL210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I'm going to give him a bad review just for the fact that he changed the grading scale right at the end of the semester...

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENG210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Zeiger is a wonderful professor! He is so funny and nice and if you go to him outside of class he will take the time to make sure you known whats going on... although he might keep you there for a fwe hours talking. Sweet man and good professor! Easy A for interpreting Lit!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: LIT210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

You have to answer about two questions every day in a short answer quiz worth three points but it is nothing to stress over. You use the textbook a lot. This guy has a beautiful voice. He should record books on tape. He is perfect for reading the poems an stories. You get a group to do various things with and you become pretty close with them.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENG210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

this is the easiest class ever. you have a small quiz everyday on the assigned reading, but they aren't hard at all. tests are short essay questions.. write anything and you'll get credit. just go to class. easy A.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BRIT317
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is nice, but he is not an easy grader. He is attuned to the clarity of your answers, amount of information used, grammatical correctness and overall unity. Test questions are essays. Always write more than you think you should and for presenations, prepare to say more than just summaries. I promise you that you will get an A. Do readings!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENGL331
• 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:

I loved Dr. Zeiger's class! He is a great prof who is very layed back. His class can be a little boring at times, but trust me - PAY ATTENTION! His exams are all essay, but he usually gives all the answers in the study guides. If not, he goes over it in class so take notes!!