James Thompson - The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Professor: James Thompson
Department: English
College: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL340
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
On the last day of class, Professor Thompson told us it was kind of a lottery to decide who would get an A, A-, and B+. If you want an easy B+ or higher, this course is for you, but know it is pretty random who will get what grade. Working harder or reading the material won't assure you get a higher grade. He lacked clear grading criteria.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL340
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: No
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
This professor had a disorganized class and strayed from the syllabus often. We had 2 papers even though syllabus said we would have three, and he grade subjectively with no clear grading criteria (ex. I got a B++ on a paper ... what does this even mean?). The midterm and final were collective essays written by class, and we also had final project.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: ENG89
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Thompson was extremely nice and kind of funny but VERY spacey. It was a seminar but he really just lectured the whole time. Three short papers, don't have clear criteria/reasoning for grading. Midterm was a collective essay by the whole class, which was irritating but we got an A. Final was a group project where you make a video. Pretty easy class
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL340
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The class was pretty easy. The assignments were fairly interesting, but lectures were a little slow.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: ENG66
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL66
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Almost everything was written collectively by the whole class. Very easy.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL023
  • 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:
Awesome professor, very nice and funny. The midterms was a paper that the whole class wrote together, we got an A on it. For papers he gives you a standard topic and a creative topic (such as rewriting a story in another style), and you get to choose which one you want to do.
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