Scott MacDougall-Shackleton - Western University, London, ON

Professor: Scott MacDougall-Shackleton

Department: Psychology

College: Western University, London, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH3228
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Although his lectures could go long, I always enjoyed his teaching. He certainly makes things more interesting. Good sense of humour. I wouldn't call this class easy though, VERY material heavy. I found the midterm pretty difficult but the final was a lot better balanced material-wise. Quizzes/assignments can boost your mark too.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH3226
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This 3 hour class was extremely dry, and he just reads off the slides. The midterm was extremely difficult, with an average of 65. The final was exactly the same and I believe he had to bell curve the marks just so that the average could be in the 70s. Be prepared to memorize a lot of facts.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH2220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

very nice and friendly. lectures are interesting but there is a lot of information and sometimes it gets a little dull (especially 3 hour lecture). the exams are really difficult and require a lot of a studying. mid-term is much harder than final.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH3229
• 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:

Great guy, very friendly. This course is super interesting and he covers some cool topics. Plus, he makes it a point to straighten out any common misconceptions people tend to have about evolutionary psychology, which is stellar. There is a lot of material, but it's fair game, and if you do bad, you have no one to blame but yourself since he's fair

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH2220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Prof added extra material to the curriculum pertaining to his graduate work. Too much material covered. Dull lectures. Wording for questions on exams is EXTREMELY unclear. Course mark composed mainly of exam marks - not a variety of assignments. Very low class average. If you have a 90s in other courses, expect mid 60s to mid 70s in this course.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH3229
• 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:

Brilliant prof. Awkward at first but really cares about the subject matter.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: EVO3226
• 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:

good prof, long lectures and goes a bit fast but notes are always posted so no need to write your own just follow along in class, fair quizzes and exams, go to lecture and you'll do fine

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH3226
• 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:

Nice guy. Too much information in 3 hours. Expect to do lots of review at home, like 10 hours per week just to understand the material. You'll need to memorize and apply lots of info. Multiple choice questions were really ambiguous, but short answer questions were reasonable.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH3226
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

he's nice. lecture material interesting but there's an EXCESSIVE amount of information to be studied for both the midterm and final exams; exams are fair but you can expect a bell-curve for sure. class = extremely boring. and yeah there were a lot of minor errors in the notes with words & spelling that could have been corrected if he had proofread.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PSYC3226
• 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:

knowledgeable about his field. Tested details from specific graphs mentioned in class briefly. Lecture slides in excess of 90 per class; in depth knowledge of each required. Often misspells/mispronounces terms in lecture. Low averages on the exams reflected his teaching, not the motivation of Grad. school minded students.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH326B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Nice guy and seems interested in what he's teaching. Exams were pretty fair, however, I found the short answer part to be easier than the multiple choice questions. The only big downfall is that he tries to cram too much material intol 3 hours, creates too many slides, and goes through his slides so fast that you barely have time to breathe.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH329A
• 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:

nice, knowledgeable prof...lectures were kind of boring...exams were pretty fair but know the lecture material well

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH326
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Super nice guy, hard to learn from though.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PSYC
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

he's smart