Clay Armstrong - Vancouver Island University

Professor: Clay Armstrong

Department: TBD

College: Vancouver Island University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG240
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Its a reading intensive course. If you aren't willing to do the readings, you'll be lost and won't do well. Clay is a great prof and a fair grader, but he expects you to show up and participate. If you get bogged down, he's always willing to help. Definitely one of the best English profs at VIU.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENG115
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very Professional and respectful

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENG115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Clay is an outstanding professor. He gives back what you put in so show up to class and put in effort and he will provide you with the same respect. He is VERY reasonable with extensions and will tell you exactly what he expects on assignments. Although his lectures are fairly dry, he provides an incredible foundation for writing research papers.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENG115
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Clay is a one of a kind! You must be prepared to work hard in his class but it is all worth it. He puts less pressure on students by giving plenty of time to complete assignments. The readings he assigns are quite enjoyable and you actually learn fascinating information. If you are a dedicated student then Clay will definitely suit you!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENGL125
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Clay is a great lecturer, and nothing will come as a surprise. He makes his schedule, and what is expected of us known. No deadlines come out of nowhere, no pop quizzes, and he does offer extra credit. You will have to read a lot, and he expects you to know the material inside and out. Only accepts print outs of assignments.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG112
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

It's a reading intensive course, and you'd better plan on attending class. He's funny as heck but serious about the subject, and expects the same from students. Show up, do the reading, and you'll do fine. If you need help, he's very available after class and willing to help. Thought I'd be bored, but he made it interesting. Would take again.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENG112
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I really enjoyed Clay. I actually found myself very engaged in his class even though it was a typically boring course. He's clear with what he wants in assignments, don't put in the work and you won't get a good mark.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENG230
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is an awful instructor. I refuse to use the word professor when talking about Clay. Because he is the farthest from what I believe a professor should be like. He never assigns any homework, as that would require marking. Mid terms and final exams are 'group exams'. He always appears to want to be anywhere but in the classroom. Overuses 'totally'

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENG115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

My favourite professor by far! Lectures can get a little boring sometimes but theyre very easy to pay attention to. All the reading he gave us is very relevant to student life and provides different perspectives on life. He really understands what it is like to be a student and doesnt give a lot of homework. 10/10 would definitely recommend

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENG115
• 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:

Pretty decent class. I find he gives fair marks and provides in-depth analysis for the reading assignments (although he can get a bit boring). Cannot for the life of me read his hand writing on graded assignments though so getting feedback in-person is essential. He also seems to favour people who show interest and regularly attend classes.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENGL115
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Really didn't enjoy him at all. He was quite rude and I don't think anyone in my class liked him. He called me out for missing a few classes in front of the entire class and was overall just a jerk to everyone. And his lectures were sooo boring.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENG398
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Clay's a great prof who knows his stuff. He knows a lot about the gangster film genre and appreciates students who are actually interested in the course. He is straight forward with what he expects and makes every class enjoyable. Only thing is that he doesn't like email so if you need help you better ask him before or after class.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENG125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Clay is a hard marker for sure and gets really into his lectures which are quite boring. He definitely likes people who attend class and will only help those who actually show up to class. He's not the best prof to have and I would not suggest taking him. I took his class b/c I read all these comments on him but I regretted not dropping his class.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENG115
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great professor. Tries to keep classes interesting with current events.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENG125
• 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: Mandatory

Comment:

I enjoyed Clay's class. His teaching methods worked very well for me. His lectures are always very clear and are easy to follow. Clay was my first professor in university and he made it seem not so scary.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENG115
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Clay is amazing! He has definitely been one of my favourite profs. He is very smart, Expects you to work hard, loves when people participate.. Took an 830 am class just to be able to take another class with him because I thought he was wonderful. Hard marker that's for sure, but worth it from the amount you learn!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: 115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Attend class!! 10% of your grade is made up of this, goes along way when looking for that next letter grade up. Awesome prof, provides really awesome detail and a bit of freedom with essay writing. Also provided my class with our midterm 3 days before because he wants you to succeed.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENG352
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Clay is an engaged, caring professor with high expectations from his students. He will challenge you in your work, but his willingness to help is equal to his standards. He wants his students to take as much as they can from the material covered in the lectures, and will eagerly guide those who want to research further. Highly recommended prof.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENGLISH204
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Interesting that the negative reviews are from students who can barely compose a coherent sentence. My take, do the readings, go to class, and ask for help if you need it. He's not an easy grader and he's dead serious about literature, but he's also fair and will bend over backwards to help you. Definitely not a course for the lazy.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: 115
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Change to another one professor, really, this is for your goodness