Darren Hynes - Memorial University of Newfoundland

Professor: Darren Hynes

Department: TBD

College: Memorial University of Newfoundland

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIST1014
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Thank goodness for his TA who didn't mark the papers very hard. Dr.Hynes knows a lot, but he didn't teach clearly. The lectures weren't structured, impossible to take notes. Not the hardest prof on planet earth, but nothing special.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIST1015
• 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:

Hmm... he was alright. Knows a lot about what he's talking about and the topics were interesting, but no good notes provided at all and way too much time spent on "how to write" an essay as opposed to the actual course material. I learned most from the textbooks and got away with skipping class. He yells at the class sometimes for stupid reasons

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HISTORY2500
• 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:

WAY too man unfair ratings. He is kind, helpful, knowledgeable, and a great person.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIST2300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Darren Hynes, although whilst not always the most organized, is very passionate about the material he teaches and is always willing to help his students. Worth taking a class or two with him!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIST3445
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Hynes is a nice professor but his classes seem unprepared and disorganized. However, he is very clear and sets his expectations. The material is not hard but some of it has to be self-taught. This class would have been much more engaging if he prepared his lectures but overall it is not a difficult course and is very interesting.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIST3445
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Hard to make history of witchcraft uninteresting, but this prof does not seem to even know what he's talking about half the time. He does not respond to students questions effectively and does not prepare lectures well. He usually just ends up reading out of a book, or showing us useless movie clips. Easy to get extensions on papers though.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIST1015
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's a nice guy, but his lectures aren't much beyond average. If you have an interest in the subject he can be a really helpful guy, but to the uninitiated his lectures seem a bit dull.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A really nice guy but awful at lecturing! He could put you to sleep, his lectures were unorganized and didn't make sense, didn't help with the assignments/tests. Way to much reading, and dead boring texts. Not clear on what exams were based on, his notes never make sense. Fair marker, dead boring, but kind and lenient.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIST4325
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I found Dr. Hynes very helpful. He had a thorough knowledge of the course material and wasn't an overly hard marker. He tended to lean towards the philosophical side of 17th C European history which isn't my area of interest but it wasn't too difficult. He could stand to be a bit more exciting but I found him to be a really good prof.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Pretty useless. Enjoys walking around the class and rambling. He doesn't do the actual marking, but his teaching assistant marks fairly (Though slowly). Doesn't give notes, and it's hard to tell what you should write down since he includes so much irrelevant content in his lectures. Take Philosophy 1200 with Flynn instead if you want

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIST1015
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you are intreseted in history take another class. Spent most of the time talking about essays and very little on actual subject. No structure to lectures, impossible to take notes.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

well i dont have much to say about this guy but i will say hes a easy marker but u have to study on your own cuz he doesnt give notes or slides but its ok course if u dont know nothing about philsophy then stay away or at least away from him

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1000
• 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:

Darren Hynes is a horrible prof. He makes going to class useless because he just stands up front and rambles incoherently. Theres no notes or structure and when asked to explain something he does so by responding with something else that you cannot understnad. If you have to take this course, do so with a different prof!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I found this prof great. Very laid back and engages the class in his discussions, eager to hear students thoughts (especially in the area of morals and ethics) He is a fair marker and very approachable. To be honest I barely made it to class, but had interest in the material and came out with an 80 in the course.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HIST1015
• 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:

Clearly out of his element with History. No notes were given, books(no text)were used often but gave little idea of all aspects in the course. 2 papers,15 term definition midterm, and a cheat sheet for the final that included 15 definition terms and 2 essay questions. His TA was the only reason I did so well in this course, he was useless.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIST2300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Though a highly intelligent man with a kind heart, Darren is far from a great teacher. His lectures are unengaging and often straight from the textbook, and he gives poor guidance on assignments. He does leave excellent feedback on papers, but the fact remains that he simply cannot communicate the material he's meant to be teaching.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HIST2330
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I was a tad bit disappointed in this course. He is all over the place with his work which gets a bit tedious. Though he is a nice guy and an easy marker I can't help but think that it is not his class to teach.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I found Darren Hynes to be very approachable, knowledgeable, and efficient overall. I will admit that I was bored in his lectures and found that he did little to make the course interesting, but he marked students fairly and simply took all of the material straight from the book. He wasn't my favourite, but his course was relatively romper.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1600
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Although very unclear, he's a great prof. His lectures go all over the place, but he relies on the texts, so if you bring those to class you'll understand his lectures. He's willing to help and wants people to do well in his class. He has a great knowledge of the subject matter, but can be a little vague about what he wants in assignments.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1200
• 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. Hynes is approachable and is extremely knowledgeable in his field. His lectures can be funny but are usually dry, however, I found him to be a little too laid back and even vague at times. I found his course to be neither good nor bad, mediocre.