Paul Zehr - University of Victoria

Professor: Paul Zehr

Department: TBD

College: University of Victoria

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: EPHE156
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Really enjoyed this class and found content super interesting. I could've done without the group project but the midterm and final were very fair if you take the time to study.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: EPHE156
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Paul is straight-up the coolest dude. You can tell he's really passionate about the material, and it shows! Lectures are hilarious but interesting at the same time. He strikes the perfect balance between science and Batman. Evaluation is very fair, and he definitely wants his students to succeed. This is a course I'd recommend to anyone!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: 380
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Zehr is very intelligent and enthusiastic about what he teaches. His passion comes across in his lectures and gives you concrete examples o f where the course content can be applied in real life, and why what you're learning is important. Very important class which will help you in future EPHE classes. Not the easiest, but the tests are fair.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: EPHE380
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

According to him he is a leader in his field. He promotes himself in class a fair bit. The course is very narrow in scope and he spends a lot of time promoting his own research and his Super hero books.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: EPHE380
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is definitely a step up from the Master's students he gets to teach the first half of the course. However, his ability to teach the course is terrible because he teaches it as a research based course, and most students who take the course don't want to be researchers like him.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PE380
• 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:

Motor control is definitely a challenging class. Trying to understand the mechanisms of control that the central nervous system has on our movements is the most abstract thing we learn in a science-based degree. I think Zehr does a great job of teaching this material. He is certainly VERY accomplished and is approachable and keen to help students.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PE380
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Undoubtedly one of Uvic's most accomplished Profs--has written copious amounts of material on a subject only a handful of people r experts in. Very well spoken, humorous, but material presentation, by default, is abstract and vague. Lab component is very rigorous & the final exam is somewhat of a nightmare. U will learn a lot tho.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PE380
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Zehr is one of the brightest profs I've ever had. He's very stimulating

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PE341
• 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:

time spent explaining abstract concepts, ie why golf **** have dimples....no time spent on relevant interesting concepts dealing with biomechanics of movement. I learned very little in that class that will be retained

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PE341
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Just as the others said, he knows his stuff but his evaluation of student knowledge (test writing) is terrible. Never felt comfortable going into his tests. Recieved a B, honestly should have had an A-.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PE341380
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He knows his stuff but is hard to understand at times. If you attend class and follow what is going on it is fair. Great notes, print before class!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PE341
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Pay attention and you will like this class

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PE341380
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Knows his stuff but can't explain very well. Hard but fair.