Professor: Tom Napierkowski
Department: English
College: University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: ENGL2510
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I've loved every class with Dr. N (ENGL 2510, ENGL 3950, ENGL 4850). He makes class fun. Some have said he's a hard grader; however, once you take his first midterm and "see" his style, his tests become easy (the hardest aspect: key term memorization). He always repeats things that will be on the tests (so the questions are easy to predict).
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: ENGL4850
- 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:
Professor Napierkowski is awesome! I have completed one course with him as my teacher, and I am currently enrolled in another. I am actually registered to take one with him next semester, too! His lectures are very engaging, and he is funny! He expects his students to put the effort in, but he provides all of the information necessary to succeed!
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: ENGL4850
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I absolutely loved this course! Napierkowski is a wonderful professor who takes his course seriously and expects participation from all of his students. He makes the material interesting (especially with his tangents) and I would certainly take another course of his if I had the opportunity. He is one of my favorite professors from UCCS.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: ENGL2510
- Grade Received: B+
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
By far, the most interesting professor I've ever had. Passionate, funny, warm, caring, but has incredibly high expectations of you as a student.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: ENGL3950
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. Napierkowski is the best professor I've ever had. He really cares about his students. Yes, the class is very difficult, but Napierkowski really does a great job motivating you to work hard. Ultimately, I have nothing bad to say about him at all.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: ENG365
- 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:
He brought British Literature and Chaucer to life without all of the relative and politically correct nonsense of modern criticism.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: ENGL4850
- 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:
Loved this teacher! He is so knowledgeable. Favorite class of the semester.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: ENGL3950
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I found his analyses of old English literature pretty outdated and useless for modern literary criticism. He's okay if you plan on being an elementary school teacher, I guess.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: ENGL392
- 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:
One of the hardest classes I've ever taken, but it was amazing. He brought Chaucer to life in a way I couldn't have dreamed of. It was a great class and very helpful as I move on in my schooling.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: ENGL251
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Interesting lecturer with great sense of humor; he made the period of English literature come alive for me.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: ENGL0000
- 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:
He taught Chaucer and History of the English Language and he was great! His tests are difficult, but if you take lots of notes and memorize them, you will get an A without a problem! He is so funny and helful and makes even a boring topic fun!
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: ENGL0000
- 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:
I took him for Chaucer and History of the English Language and he was great! His tests are difficult, but if you take lots of notes and memorize them, you will get an A without a problem! He is so funny and helful and makes even a boring topic fun!
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: ENGL3200
- 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:
Professor Napierkowski is probably one of the best instructors I have ever had. His approach is methodical, in depth, historically correct. He teaches students how to correctly appreciate literature. His tests are hard, but his involved lectures and ability to make the literature he teaches as not only clear but vastly meaningful.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: ENG3920
- 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:
Napierkowski teaches very little critical thinking, and he's a pushy ideologue. He expects students to memorize his narrow Catholic vision of Chaucer and regurgitate it on tests. He also makes absurd comparative claims, as in how Chaucer surpasses Shakespeare in excellence--ridiculous and naive. Too bad, and unfair to Chaucer.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: ENGL2510
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. Napierkowski is very knowledgeable and personable. I have taken two of his courses and have never been disappointed. His tests are hard so I suggest forming study groups early on.
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: ENGL395
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Napierkowski is honestly the best teacher I've ever had. He flawlessly combines tough definitions with humor and a fair grading system, and encourages his students to explore the subject on their own. He is always available to talk to you, and if you can't make an appointment, he'll call you or respond through email within a few hours. I highly rec
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: ENGL251
- 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:
Napierkowski is a great educator who is obviously still very into the subjects he teaches. Approachable, funny, and an all-around cool dude! There aren't very many assignments in his class, though, so it's easy to fall behind.
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: ENG135
- 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:
napierkowski was awesome. I took his 2 week lit class during the summer and it was actually pretty cool. He has lots of good stories and you'll be fine if you read the book, which is just a bunch of short stories. He's a nice guy too. Years later he still remembers me.
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: ENGL395
- 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:
Although he is passionate about the material, his assignments and lecture style are generally uninspired. Rarely, if ever, are you encouraged to engage the text. Rote memorization may impress you if you aren't looking to be challenged, but you won't leave with much grasp of the texts other than basic plot and quickly forgotten definitions.
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: CHAUCER
- 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:
Probably the best engl. lit prof. still teaching at UCCS
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