Rob Clayton - Brigham Young University - Idaho

Professor: Rob Clayton

Department: TBD

College: Brigham Young University - Idaho

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: GEOL111
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Worst professor I've had. I only unmuted my mic once in class to present a group project. Other than that, every class is an hour long lecture. He has a weird vendetta against study guides, saying that there are studies showing they're ineffective (there aren't). Class average on tests was a C. Assignments tedious and unhelpful. Skip this professor

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: GEOL111
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Prepare for lecture every class, and no practical learning or guidance. That's normally fine, but not when he administers tests as often and as difficult as he When we ask him for guidance on study, he'll tell you to go to the book. It's an insane amount of memorization he expects, because the book covers a LOT. Average CLASS test grades: low 70's

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: GEO201
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He has everything due at 9 am on mondays usually. He expects you to know when things are due when he said monday and Canvas says something other than him. If you dont have it done he expects you to know that he said it even if you missed class. You the students teach the class making the tests way harder than they need to be.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: GEOL111
• 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:

In my first semester at BYU Idaho, I arrived a week late and every other professor was willing to let me turn in week 1 and week 2 work when I arrived to catch up. Professor Clayton was the only professor who didnt let me. I wouldve had to get a 100% for the rest of the semester to scratch the surface for a B grade. Inconsiderate.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: FDSCI201
• 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:

I really enjoyed this class. Brother Clayton is passionate about what he teaches. I personally would take this class again.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: FDSCI201
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Bro. Clayton is a nice guy, and he knows what he is teaching. But his class can get really boring. You'll have to put a good amount of time in for HW as you have a weekly disaster report and disaster insight weekly, quizzes and labs bi-weekly, tests about every three weeks, and 2 case studies during the semester. Good teacher, but honestly just ok.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: FDSCI201
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Not fun to be around. His was the only class I didnt enjoy going to so I would always skip. Felt like I couldve gotten an A easily I just didnt do the assignment because they didnt seem worth it to me. Also, a ton of homework every week that was very confusing and hard to understand that I ended up using google most of the time.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: FDSCI201
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Clayton does not give study guides of any sort, yet assigns a lot of reading and puts obscure/ambiguous questions on the exams. He is also a harsh grader and shows little compassion when discussing grades with those who go to him in private - even when he's made a mistake. Finally most of the homework is insultingly "busy" and of little help.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: FDSCI201
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is very knowledgeable about the course and he tries to be funny, but I honestly thought there was too much busy work. A lot of the busy work is probably how the course is designed, so it's more the outline of the course that needs change over anything. I didn't get much from this course and felt ill prepared for the tests.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: FDSCI201
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Bro Clayton tries to be funny and the class is interesting but good luck trying to do the tests. He doesn't give study guides because he feels that they "Don't help you" So basically if you love memorizing every detail in class this is the course for you.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: FDSCI201
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Brother Clayton is good guy. He tries his best to keep class interesting. However, BE WARNED that getting an A is difficult. You will lose points for things that are not even on the rubrics. Walking into the testing center is a guessing game as what he teaches is only about 30% of the test (STUDY THE CASE STUDIES!!) The final was unfair.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: SCI201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I'll be straight up, 2 Nephi 9:28 describes him pretty well. There are times when he goes directly against the doctrine of the church, and then says "there's no official statement on it." Needs to read the church institute manuals (Old Testament and POGP) badly. That aside, class is alright, he knows a lot, but is a bit unorganized.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: FDSCI201
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Brother Clayton is an alright teacher. He has a lot of knowledge on the subject, but when he lectures he just reads off the slides he has made. The slides are on I-learn to study so it'd be nice if he would teach stuff on the exams. There is no review so tests are hard to study for. You have to do 2 class presentations in a group of 2-4

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: FDSCI201
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Brother Clayton is a horrible teacher! He no longer gives you study guides, and there is no test review,so with the first test you are completely blind and on your own to figure out how he writes the tests and what he is going to test you on. Some of the material on the tests is not in the lectures or the readings. Do not take this class!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: FDSCI201
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Brother Clayton means well, he is very knowledgeable, that's why it was sad to see that every lesson he would just read off powerpoints that were available in I-learn. He never engages the class with questions and even on some occasions made racial slurs about Asians... He doesn't believe in study guides either, so you're left in the dark for exams

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: FDSCI201
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is very enthusiastic about his subject. In general he's a good teacher. However, he can be very unprofessional at times. I had a some real problems with this professor. I took his class as a first block class. It was a lot of work each week this way, but it was manageable. As a regular class I imagine it would be quite easy.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: FDSCI201
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Brother Clayton is pretty easy. His tests aren't hard if you simply study the powerpoints and pay special attention to the case studies. I never got anything below a 90 on a test. The negative note about him is that he takes it personally when people leave his class early. I learned a lot from his class--he is very knowledgeable. Some extra credit.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: FDSCI201
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Absolute ignorant professor. He wants you to know specific information on tests that he never even lectured on or isn't in the text. He never answers questions about what might be on the test or what to study. Which for his class is ridiculous considering the amount of info he covers. I wish I knew all of this beforehand. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS! SMH

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: FDSCI201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took him for Natural Disasters and it was awful. He doesn't announce exams until the day they close and doesn't set up notifications on I-learn. there is no consistency with homework due dates. he doesn't announce quizzes, and makes them due early in the morning so once you figure out there's one due it's too late. He tests on untaught material.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: FDSCI201
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Group projects but it is so simple. Lots of busy work but again its easy. Very laid back teacher with good insight, If you don't pass this class its your own fault. Test are clear, you just have to know how to study for them.