Stephen Connor - Langara College

Professor: Stephen Connor

Department: TBD

College: Langara College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIO1115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

350 characters is simply not enough for me to explain all of the reasons NOT to have Stephen Connor as your professor. Please save yourself hours of studying, attending his lectures with hopes of learning, and the tears of getting an awful undeserved mark. If you can wait a semester to get another prof, please do it. Just trust me.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIO1115
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Stay away from this "instructor". Make yourself a favor.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIO1191
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I studied every day for this course and got deducted points for saying too much. I got an 85% avg mark for the lab portion with the lab instructors marking-which is all based off short answer but could only get no higher than a 71 for his exams. Super unfair prof, hes a nice guy but I would not recommend him to anyone.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIO1191
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This guy here really cannot teach. If you don't self teach i guarantee you will fail the course. His exams are easy until you get to the 10 point long answer question. Even if you answer the question correctly you can get a 5/10, this will drop your test mark 1 or 2 letter grades. Literally don't take his class if you care about your mental health

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIOL1115
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Extremely boring lectures. He would just read his slides, make some sound effects, and attempt to joke. He's a terrible grader, as even correct answers, with the same info from his slides, is marked wrong. Never replied to emails, hard to reach in general. Told us to study notes during the quarantine and then disappeared. Not worth paying $2k+ for.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIO1115
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He has an interesting character. Very friendly but double faced. Likes nice chicks too and his face gets brighter when nice girl is in the class. He has a 10 point question aka chopping machine where he violates your grades. He doesn't have idea or computer skills. Not able to communicate on D2L and has an arrogant- smart attitude. Do not take him

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIOL1111
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Connor's lectures are extremely boring. All he does is read off of slides that he has already put on Brightspace. When teaching a heavy material subject, a little more enthusiasm and preparation on the teacher's part would be apprectiated. The use of youtube and khan academy is recommended as you will need to teach yourself. Beware: GPA killer

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIOL1191
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Stephen is a nice prof who always tries to lighten up your day with a few jokes. His slides are simple and contain all the information you will be tested on. He recites them in class with more detail. The exams are straightforward and consist of MC, and written short and long answer questions. Make sure to study precisely and good luck everyone!!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIO1115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

long and boring course

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIOL1115
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I'm getting A's in all my other courses but did terrible is his. Class is 2 midterms and a final and he's a terrible and unfair marker. He'll only accept the answer he is looking for and will even give 0 on questions out of 10 if you don't write specifically what he wants (even if what you say on the topic is factually correct and from the notes).

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIO1190
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Stephen is a horrible prof His grading SUCKS. More than 17 people dropped out of the class and maybe 5 made it to the end with probably 2 actually passing the class If you get a tiny part of like a 10 mark question wrong then the entire question is wrong Its basically impossible to pass unless you have a photographic memory doesnt care for student

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIO1115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Hard work pays off in every class except for this one. If you can't sleep during the night, show up to his class and he will put you to sleep with his lectures. If you can't read, no need to worry because he will read the powerpoint slides for you for the entire class.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIO1115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Doesn't teach, just reads off of slides. There are vague questions on the exams and he expects you to write down details that he never asked for. Do not take if you value your mental health.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIO1115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Smart guy but a bad prof. Doesn't tell you what you need to study. Concepts on exams different from what's on notes and taught in lecture. Just reads off of class notes provided to us. If I had a gun to my head telling me to take him again or jump off a cliff. I'm jumping lol.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIOL1115
• Grade Received: INC
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

he is really strict regarding grades.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIO1190
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you expect the professor to hand everything to you maybe this is not the right course. If you are a keener you will get your A/A+. His exam questions are straight out of his notes and there are no tricky questions. Very very straight forward. Do your flashcards and you will ace this course. Highly recommend him!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BIO1190
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

you basically need to study on your own, lectures are super boring and no quizzes to boost up marks. He is also very picky and a tough grader when it comes to wording for the written part of his exams. If this is your first time taking the course, you should probably get someone else to really explain the information since bio is generally hard

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIOL1115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Funny guy, obviously loves his job but his class is hard because he talks so fast. He doesn't tell you what you need to know so it's just a lot of information. If your good at studying on your own and understand biology you'll do fine, ask him questions because hes better at explanations one on one.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BIO1115
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A very tough grader.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BIOL1116
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

EXTREMELY HARD GRADER. Considering your grade is dependant on passing exams, it is a very precarious position to be in. Lectures are monotonous and boring, the lack of engagement makes it difficult to determine what is expected of you and what you are expected to know and gain from the class. Would honestly recommend any other prof in the dept.