John Rickard - Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA

Professor: John Rickard

Department: English

College: Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: FOUN098
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Rickard is great! He is extremely intelligent and makes all of the material fun and easy to understand and engage with. I have take two classes with him over my time at Bucknell, and he's been great. Very interesting and encourages student participation!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HUMN250
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is super smart and one can learn so much from him!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HUMN250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

GREAT class. The material we covered is rather difficult, but Rickard manages to help make it interesting and make sense of it. Class is never boring, but make the most of it by doing the readings and GET HELP on papers early!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENGL199FOUN98
• 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:

My favorite professor thus far at Bucknell. He is so great that I took his Survey class as well. He makes the material interesting and wants to generate stimulating discussion. Basically, do what he asks and you will get a good grade. He wants effort and wants you to succeed.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: FOUN098
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very interesting course. He always has an interesting article or video to share every lecture. Brings chocolate to class sometimes. Awesome guy. He's a great mentor. However, he seems to base his opinion of your intellect on the grade you get in his class alone.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENGL101
• 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:

Great Professor, he was interested in the material and his students. Not an easy A class but if you do the work he will reward it. Best advice: speak up in class and go to his office hours.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENGL199
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This is what a professor should be. He cares about his students and his material. Fair grades, but will call you on BS. Class sessions are engaging. Highly recommended.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENGL101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

One of my favorite professors. Not an easy grader, but not an unfair one. He really loves to meet with students outside of class to discuss the material. I still talk to him about the books I'm reading all the time. Highly recommended.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENGL90
• 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:

Great professor, I had him 1st semester for evo fictions. He is very easy going and understanding, demands a moderate amount of effort from you. Highly recommended.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENGL90
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Fantastic prof. Not a devastatingly hard grader, but he knows BS when he sees it. Very helpful with papers and always specifies what he's looking for. Very open-minded and interesting. He's a great guy and he was my best prof by far this semester.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENGL090
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is awesome! I had him for Evolutionary Fictions, and it was my best class all semester! His discussions are awesome, and there is always a lot of student participation

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MACHINEDREAMS
• 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:

The way that a prof. should be. Wants his students to learn, and very helpful with papers (he will let you rewrite a paper and combine the grades). As an advisor, he was very helpful and went out of his way to help. A very fair grader- I was one of the only people in my class with an A, but it was mostly engineers in a writing course. Highly rec

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MODERNNOVEL
• 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:

Great teacher, great syllabus. paper topics are completely open which is great. he loves to meet with you to discuss your paper which is very helpful. I strongly suggest going to office hours at least once before each paper is due. no tests/quizzes which takes away a lot of stress.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENGL280
• 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:

Loved his class. His class was the only class I've looked forward to going to in a LONG time. He's great, and is SO helpful with papers.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENGL090
• 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 is so interesting, and fun. He grades fairly, and the best way to get a good grade is to not do your work the night before.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENGLISH
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: NOVEL
• 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:

Enjoyed his class. He wants his students to do well. Very accessible for help, make up work, etc. Good-natured and fun. Comments on tests and papers very helpful.