Don Stanley - Thompson Rivers University

Professor: Don Stanley

Department: TBD

College: Thompson Rivers University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENGL1101
• 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:

He provides everything you need in a clear, concise lesson plan, and I learned a lot. Complete all the lessons, pay attention to the core aspects and use the grading criteria as a checklist. Also, Grammarly is an incredible app, and I would suggest everyone use it, not just for English. My grades greatly improved because of it!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENGL1101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

CONVOLUTED! CONVOLUTED! CONVOLUTED!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENG1001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I took two English courses with Prof Stanley and learned a lot. The courses were challenging, as writing and grammar are not my strong suit, my skills improved both from taking the classes. Prof Stanley was very quick at marking papers and gave clear and constructive feedback on both the papers and emailed questions.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENG1001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Gives quick reply, which is good. Cannot believe this is intro university writings. Very tough grader (even I already graduate from a university before taking this class).

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENGL1001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I really like that he gives feedback incredibly fast, within 12 hours, which he reduces my anxiety when I wait for my marks. Not like other profs who take two weeks to a month to mark. However, he gives unconstructive and minimum feedback. Be aware that he is a TOUGH marker if you want to boost your GPA.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG1001
• 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:

I hear people on this forum stating that the people who complain should just practice their grammar more and improve. While I do agree to an extent, let's be honest, as a professor this guy is useless. He provides little to no feedback on each assignment (literally no feedback for content and very vague grammar comments) and is completely unhelpful

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENG1101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Felt he was fair and clear with what was expected. Received grades quickly. Very satisfied with this course and the level of difficulty.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENGL1001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He gives almost no feedback and doesn't give out good grades. I am a decent writer and have gotten A's in other university English courses but in this one, he says my papers are good and then gives me an 85 which doesn't really make sense. His email responses when you ask for more details are lacklustre too. Not enjoyable at all.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENG1001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I took ENG1101 before and got very good grades. However, I found this class very hard because I submit my best essay and got grades between 50-68%. This Professor does not provide very constructive feedback. I recommend not to take this class if you need highest grades.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENGL1101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Quick turnaround when grading assignments. Feedback is minimal, but willing to discuss if you reach out. Very responsive to emails. Grading is tough but fair - rubric is available to students as part of assignment instructions. Course is well structured with support available through the writing center.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENGL1001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I put a lot of effort in essays and he only graded for 68% for only a few words of comments. When I emailed him of how to improve my writing, he just replied "read my comments". I mean, what's useful in your comment to improve my writing??? When I emailed him of what can be included in the final essays and he replied to read the course content.....

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENG1001
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Everyone is so negative, so here is what he truly is like: fast to give you replies, he does not give much detail in feedback, his grading system is probably 50% content 50% grammar since he cares significantly about the latter, he likes his stuff straight direct with the assignments. Overall I just find it very tough for ENGL 1001...

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENG1001
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

not good at all, i don't know what level of assignment he wants at 1 year of university, remind him that engl 1001 is not masters level couse

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENGL1001
• 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:

I have already graduated from a top 10 institution and I am taking this class to satisfy a requirement for a Canadian school. I have never received such horrible yet unreasonable grades for my assignments. The comments and edits are the worst. I have met such an unprofessional professor. I guess it is a class you can only expect to pass.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENGL1001
• 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:

I cannot say that I like him. He is a tough grader. I told me that my assignments are horrible, but I seriously have no idea about that. I even used the writing institution. He gave me 0 scores. I know that my essays are not worth A but I put a lot of efforts on my essay. he also gave me horrible feedback.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENGL1001
• 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:

He is by far, the worst instructor I have met. First of all, he is a tough grader. Just because you make one or two grammar mistakes, you won't be able to get B or above. If he doesn't like what you are writing about, he will give you C- at best. He pretty much grades papers by his wit only. He also doesn't give helpful feedback.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENG1101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I think he is a super fair marker. He provides good feedback and I accidentally sent in my rough draft as my final copy and still got a B with very stupid grammatical errors( like replacing the letter e with a 3 by mistake). He grades assignemts within 2 days and provides good feedback. Good course to take if you need to boost your gpa

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENGL1101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Don took over half way through my course and it was like night and day. His feedback was excellent and gave me excellent points to improve my papers, his outline and criteria were way easier to follow than previous prof, he was timely with responses. I took a second English with him and his course work was phenomenal.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENG1001
• Grade Received: Audit/No Grade
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He gave really low marks without clear comments. When I ask any question, he told me to read the comments. One time, I think he even did not read my email, just to me to read the comments. I will suggest do not take any course with this professor, especially when you need the high grade.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENGL1001
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I enjoyed Stanleys class immensely. He was kind and responsive and gave great feedback that helped me improve my essay writing skills! I see a ton of people saying he grades with too much emphasis on grammar - hes an English professor! If your grammar sucks, dont complain about your grade; actually make some effort to improve it!