Stephen Neville - University of Victoria

Professor: Stephen Neville

Department: TBD

College: University of Victoria

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ELEC485
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's a good lecturer when hes in his element ive had two classes with him the first was elec 360 which was Alright but not great, the second ECE 485 was really well taught. In general his exams tend to be written a little on the tough side and his assignments leave something to be desired but i think he is one of the more knowledgeable profs @ UVIC

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECE485
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

His lectures focus on high-level descriptions of topics emphasizing real-world consequences. While appreciated, this leaves MANY gaps in actually applying the material to hand-worked problems. We have to teach ourselves how to put all the pieces together to solve assignments/tests (i.e. zero worked examples in lectures). This feels so frustrating!!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ELEC360
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst Prof I have had so far. The course material is not hard but this prof makes it hard. His exams are veryyyyyy long. It feels more he's testing on math more than course material.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SENG462
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Worst teacher I've had in university. He successfully delivers the same lecture every class, asks ridiculous questions, gets proven to be wrong, never admits he's wrong, and basically rants and snorts at his own jokes. Lectures are useless, and he seems to have no useful knowledge over the topic, except for throwing buzzwords around. Stop him Uvic.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ELEC485
• Grade Received: P
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Be prepared. This class is an easy D, but not more. One of the few teachers at UVic I can respect. Notes are easy, assignments are hard, and tests are harder. However, this is the only class that I feel I've actually learned anything in. I'd recommend his courses, but only if you really want to learn and you're willing to work your ass off.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CENG421
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His lectures are very interesting, assignments are hard and the exams are harder...

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: SENG462
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Avoid this course if possible. The midterm and final are unrelated to the body of work in the course, a large project designed primarily to demonstrate the pitfalls encountered in large scale distributed systems. Examples are rarely completed in class. The course material provided, though not incorrect, is very dated.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ELEC360
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Class was difficult, but he made it soooo hard. Midterms are not hard, just waaaayyyyy toooo loonng. Went to his office hours for help with assignment, he couldn't solve the problem he assigned and then when he got stuck he looked at the answer key. Inconsistent in class. Bad prof, should not be teaching.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CENG420
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Instructor is not as evil as let on by previous comments. However, his lectures are very difficult to follow. Midterm was difficult, but he tried to compensate for it by marking really easy. If you are someone expecting to maintain your A+ average, think twice about taking this class. If you are an ELEC think three times. Very helpful one on one.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ELEC250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

the midterm and finals are IMPOSSIBLE! homework assignments so easy yet tests are retarted. was never in his one office hour a week, very very bad prof

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ELEC250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Course seems easy until you get to the midterm or final. Questions are chosen because you've "never seen it before". Go for the part marks and think about the question first. He crams in the last 4 chapters in the last 2 weeks, but doesn't warn you.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: SENG462
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This person should study their facts about stuff that they are going to talk about before coming to class. He won't admit his errors in front of the class, so trying to correct him and let the class to have the correct information was useless.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ELEC250
• 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:

Assignment were long but covered the course material. Exams were even longer and really hard. I suggest lots of practice for this course. Do Old exams!! Labs aren't bad.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ELEC250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Not a bad professor - adept and very helpful. However, his exams completely miss the point; this is NOT a complex-arithmetic-stamina-building course. Also crammed all the major assignments on the last two weeks!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ELEC250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

An exception to the statement "Those who can't do, teach," because this professor can't do either. Spent way too much time teaching the easier first half of the course, then was unable to complete the much harder second half of the course. Regardless, this professor still assigned the six remaining assignments within the last week of the course.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ELEC250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Absolutely horrible course with a horrible prof. His lectures put you straight to sleep and his tests cover material far more advanced than the assignments or text. Worst course taken thus far.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CENG420
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Excellent course. It was very hard, but also extremely rewarding. He teaches the material in a straight forward way, and also encourages discussion. The project is very rewarding (but a lot of work too). At this level he really encourages practical engineering thinking to the course material with real world examples.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ELEC250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is helpful in his office hours. Exams are hard - but not impossible if you know your material have a TI-89.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ELEC250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I really, really don't like this teacher. most students don't. if you have him, watch out. The final exam is full of questions far more complex than you will ever see in class or the textbook. This will be your worst class of the 2B semester.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ELEC250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Assignments and Labs are pretty straight forward, but time consuming. Midterm was difficult, but Neville scaled the test to bring up average. Tries to encourage class participation with examples, but fails every time...