Helen Leung - Simon Fraser University

Professor: Helen Leung

Department: TBD

College: Simon Fraser University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: GSWS100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Lectures are very interesting, interactive and with lots of relevant videos/clips. Good lecturer and material. Exams are fairly easy and based entirely on the readings.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: GSWS100
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

TA has complete control of your grade rather than her. Takes at least 3 weeks (up to a month) to get your grades back. Lectures are good.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: GSWS100
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

She's a really good teacher but this class isn't a grade booster, you need too read all the articles and I honestly would forget everything really easily probably won't do well but I don't think that should make you not want to take the course because I learned a lot

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: GSWS100
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She herself is super inspiring, for a 100 level course, the midterm and final were VERY hard.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: GSWS100
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Her lectures are interestingly fun but sometimes she just reads off her powerpoint outline. The exam questions seemed easy but our TA marked our midterm extremely hard. The final was a long take home exam so do your readings weekly. Class was enjoyable overall but your grades will depend entirely on your TA so communicate religiously with her/him.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: GSWS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Really nice and always open to questions! Lectures are important because she further explains a lot of the stuff that is in the notes she posts on canvas, but the content isn't too difficult, and it's really interesting.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: GSWS100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Super friendly, clear and professional lecturer. Can clearly see her passion and interest in the subject without bias. Go to lecture, keep up with the material and you should be able to do fairly well.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: GSWS316
• 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:

Helen is thoughtful, articulate, and facilitates thoughtful discussion. She has a great sense of humour and is available for extra help. Would take another class with her in a heartbeat.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: GSWS100
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

ta marked extremely hard and unfair. course was interesting but not as easy as it seemed. i worked hard and my mark did not show for it whatsoever.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: GSWS431
• 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: Mandatory

Comment:

Helen is a great professor, she's engaging, approachable and super nice. easy marker too. i took a film class and Helen tried to make the material interesting, but i actually didn't like the films that much. i found them long, sometimes awkward, and too artsy for my taste. however, if you like film, this give this class a try

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: GSWS100
• 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:

Helen is an amazing prof, she knows her stuff and is always willing to help her students better understand the material. Questions were encouraged in class and she marks fair, what you put in is what you get out. Textbook readings are relevant to the weekly topics and are super interesting. Would definitely take another class with her.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: GSWS398
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Although I've had intro classes with Helen and have enjoyed them, this particular class was pretty ridiculous.A lot of tedious group discussion, and 5 entire books assigned.Very hard to stay engaged w/material, especially b/c Helen's discussion facilitation was often repetitious and even a bit self serving.Her intro classes are alot better tho!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: GSWS100
• 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:

Professor Leung is a fantastic lecturer. Since I was a 4th year taking a 100 level class I didn't get to interact with her as much as I would of liked, but I will definitely take a class with her again. She was very kind, helpful and understanding if you every needed to talk to her and totally whipped my TA into shape! It was much appreciated.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: GDST200
• 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 prof. Very helpful and clear in her lectures. The class is very eye-opening and is one everyone should take. The assignments and exams are fair. Make sure you take notes during lectures.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: GDST200
• 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:

Helen is an excellent professor. The course material is interesting. Exams and assignments are fair. Her teaching style is clear and the way she delivers her material is also excellent. Overall, this is a great course. Highly recommended!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: GDST200
• 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:

Helen is an excellent prof, one of the best at SFU! Her PowerPoint slides were easy to read, eye-catching, and the movies in class were entertaining and relevant to the class. Fair and generous marker. I got 100% on the midterm and didn't study. She's amazing -- I have her next semester for GDST 301. Can't wait!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: GDST200
• 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:

She is a great teacher, and the course is pretty easy. I got my first A in her class midterm! You can relate the course material to your own life so it's not difficult to understand at all. GDST200 is a fantastic elective course and I would recommend it to everyone.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: GDST200
• 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 and relevant readings.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: GDST200
• 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:

Helen is a great professor and I highly recommend taking a class with her. Interesting topic, fair workload and easy marking make this class a pleasure. If you do the readings every week (which are really interesting and relevent) you will have no problem getting a good grade.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: GDST200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very casual atmosphere with Helen, she's very knowledgeable and down-to-earth. Good material as well, very interesting class and good supplements - we watched lots of movies!