Mary Ann King - University of British Columbia

Professor: Mary Ann King

Department: TBD

College: University of British Columbia

Rating # 1

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

She's picky, strict and not clear on the class contents. Unfriendly and inconsiderate.. don't like her at all. You can escape all her classes if you don't care about participation mark. She is extra for a course with a textbook.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSYC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

make sure you buy the textbook for this course - you will need it!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH315
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Vague guideline on how to study for the exam. Everything in the textbook are testable. Lots of readings. Lectures doesn't really supplement the readings well. No full lecture notes. Slides are not posted.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSYC315
• 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:

She's an okay prof who explains her slides and presents videos to better understand topics. Tests are MC and short essays. Her TA is unreasonable and a rough grader.

Rating # 5

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

absolutely disapointed. my grandfather passed away a week before my final exam, I literally begged her to give me time. she refused and on top of that she was blatantly rude about it! I was as gracious as I could be but she wouldn't budge, stay away!!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PSYC315
• 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:

Fantastic prof. Knows her stuff, and she made an effort to use a range of media in class to keep the dullards awake. The course material was fascinating - something everybody can relate to, since it's all about childhood psychological development. The paper was a bit too easy though - could've been a lot more interesting.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PSYC315
• 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:

She's a very sweet old lady, but unfortunately that doesn't quite cut it. Lectures are boring and while the course may be called 'Childhood and Adolescence', don't be fooled. it is CHILDHOOD and CHILDHOOD ONLY. Not a terrible prof, but not too interesting.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSYC315
• 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:

The course is not that bad, requires a lot of textbook reading though. Her m/c are very easy. Long answers are a little troublesome, but still manageable. I came out of the final knowing i totally bombed the written parts and still got an A.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH315
• 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:

The course was really interesting and so were her lectures. Vague guidelines for note-taking. Exams are both weighted on lectures and the textbook. She looks for very detailed answers on exams but the paper was fair.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PSYC315
• 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:

Yeah I don't know what everyone is complaining about, I'm a pretty average student and I managed to get an A- in the course. She was pretty clear about what she wanted in regard to the term paper and the exams, but that's just my opinion.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH315
• 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:

She is a very interesting and thorough professor. Can get a little boring sometimes, but otherwise keeps the class engaged well with up-to-date material. Marking schemes for exams are a little too specific, so write down as much as possible, hoping to hit on the points she wants you to make.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PSYC315
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

She's very nice and fun. And she led a good open class discussion (for a 100+ class). The exam and paper are both easy. I recommand this course for people want to take a developmental psyc but not too hard core. I didn't like the other two prof who got rave reviews.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH315
• 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:

Dr. King was a typical psych professor - the class was large so she relied a bit on her TA for marking, etc. but he wasn't bad. She was funny and didn't mark too hard. The exams were fine and she tried to keep the class interesting with the odd video, etc. All in all not a bad course at all! I'd recommend her.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PSYC315
• 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:

great class, great prof. i've taken FMST 210 before (basically the same class so 315 was review for me) but Dr. King is sweet and wonderful. Paper is super easy if you have a back ground in social science. Final is easy (she gives you the essay question at the beginning of term). Not a bad way to spend 2 hours on a Monday night.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PSYC315
• 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:

This course was the WORST course I have ever taken. It was unorganized, bland & uninformative. The prof made no effort to create her own email account and lectures consisted of two or three overhead slides and the odd ancient video. I got an F in this course, my other grades have been nothing lower than one B+ in first year, DO NOT TAKE THIS PROF!!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH315
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The paper was too short to fit the summary into (it was a summary of a research study). The midterm was fair, and she didn't try to trick you too much. Classes were kind of boring, but attend them. Not a bad prof, but not fantastic either. I'd give her a meh..she's like lukewarm coffee.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: 315
• 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:

loved this class.!! paper easy, interesting, she's great!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PSYC315
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

she's alright. The paper was super easy, I got 90%. Exams were ok. Overall mediocre class.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PSYC322
• 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:

Her classes were very interesting, and her tests and assignment were fair and fairly marked. I really enjoyed it.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PSYC315
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

took this class distance ed. she marks so weird. not consistent. i failed 2 assignments and got A's on another 2. doesnt make sense!