Jonathan Finn - Wilfrid Laurier University - Waterloo

Professor: Jonathan Finn

Department: TBD

College: Wilfrid Laurier University - Waterloo

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CS100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Midterms were fair and honestly quite easy if you went to class and did the weekly readings. Majority of my peers who find him to be a tough marker is not based off of his teaching, however it is based on their pre determined mindset that the class was bird course. Grades were distributed and well thought out before given. very good prof!!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CS351
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I had Finn for CS100 and I failed so I hated him but I had him again for CS351 and he is probably one of the best profs I've ever had. He is so passionate about the material that you become invested in his lectures and the course overall. If you do the readings and actively listen in class, his quizzes and assignments won't be too challenging

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CS100
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Really great lecturer and his excitement on the subject really gets you into it too. Make sure you do go to class cuz midterm/exam is very based on them.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CS100
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Finn was an okay prof... He taught a tough course as it covers a lot and is vague but I found it hard to pay attention in his lectures. This may also have been because he did not use a microphone and it was very hard to hear him. His slides were made up of a lot of examples that weren't tested. Midterm avg. 44% as it was out of 20 marks.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CS351
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Amazing professors, one of the best in the department. If you actually care about the program then you'll enjoy his class, he made it easy to engage with the readings and had interesting lectures. His perspectives are valuable and he challenges his students in the best way.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CS251
• 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:

The only class I didn't spend on Facebook. Actually enjoyed the content and his lectures. Make sure you go to class and pay attention.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CS351
• 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:

Great prof...challenges the students but rewards those who realize why they are there. Fun class!!!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CS400B
• 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:

time-space distanciation, the panopticon and good times. great class.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CS351
• 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:

Awesome prof! At first I hated him because I thought he was just a jerk, but if you speak with him about your papers ahead of time then you realize that he just likes to challenge his students and he's actually extremely helpful. He has high expectations, but the class is well structured and the material is really interesting. Nice guy too!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CS351
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Marked surprisingly easy given the amount of time/effort I put into my work. I loved the fact that there were no midterms/finals. He goes through the readings pretty thoroughly and I felt as if I read them even though I didn't.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CS351
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Hard marker but very interesting subject matter.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: COMMVISU
• 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 class room and lectures are structured, He is helpful in going through the readings. He is a hard marker, he wants his studetns to memorize parts of the reading and lecture word for word instead of applying what we have learned. He has a strict criteria for marking.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CS251
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He expects you to work- you are at university. He is the most fair professor. No freebie marks, but you can learn SO MUCH from him. Go to class, do the readings, and you can get good marks. Don't make spelling or grammar mistakes (c'mon, it's communications people!) My favourite prof.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

hard marker, very boring prof, unclear.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CS350
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Awsome prof... tough marker but fair... very entertaining class.. funny guy!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

So boring. Expects so much out of you. Wants you to do badly. No matter how hard I worked, he still screwed me with marks. Not even he would do well if he took one of his midterms. I will never take a class with him again.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CS100
• 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:

If you go to the lectures and take good notes, you should do fine. But don't rely on just reading the textbook or you'll be screwed. His first mid-term is a killer, expects too much (too many specifics) from essay answers on the exam.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CS400F
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Best professor ar WLU....I've had him for two courses and thought he was fantastic in each case. Gotta love the OC references :)

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

a bit boring, but helpful

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Best prof by far this year. He's funny, he's interesting, he's fair and he is very helpful. A really good class and tutorial leader. Does he teach any second year courses?