Steve McColl - University of Waterloo

Professor: Steve McColl
Department: Health Science
College: University of Waterloo
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: KIN210
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
DO NOT TAKE THIS COURSE. The prof is terrible. The content does not connect at all and he just rambles on about random topics.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: HLTH340
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
HARDEST COURSE I HAVE EVER TAKEN IN 3 YEARS OF HLTH STUDIES
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: HLTH341
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He makes the exams and assignments so hard and so much work. A million journal articles on top of everything else. Wants you to eat and breath immunobiology/toxicology.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: HLTH340
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very interesting class and he lectures very well. He is obviously very interested in what he teaches. His assignments are time consuming and his exams are very long (as in 20 MC, 10 short answer worth 5 marks each, and an essay worth 30 marks in 60 minutes). Attendance and prior knowledge of chem/biology and health is necessary!
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: HLTH340
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He is a clear lecturer, but not concise. As previous comments indicated below, he can spend up to 10-15 minutes on a slide that depicts 3 molecules. It is difficult to maintain focus for he does not create mental breaks (e.g. copy down something) for students. Exams are difficult and long: allots 100 mark(not %) tests within 60 minutes.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: HLTH340
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He has been one of the most interesting profs I have had yet! His explanations are clear and somehow he makes you understand everything. He uses real life examples when explaining which makes you realize there is actually a use for this course. Extremely intelligent man, & doesn't use notes to lecture from. Definitely need to attend all classes!
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: HLTH340
  • 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 course had three midterms and two assignments, no final. Assignments were brutal and the last midterm was the trickiest one! Go to classes -- he's a great lecturer!
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: HLTH340
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He spends about 10 minutes on each slide and sometimes we would only cover 2 or 3 slides a class. His tests were very fair, if you go to class then you would do fine on them. The assignments were ridiculously long yet worth the same amount as a test.bottom line: if you're not in hlth don't take this class!
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: HLTH340
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Tests cover memorization and minutia rather than basic principles. I felt like I was learning more about his pet peves and celebrity chemical of the week instead of useful information about the broader topic of environmental health.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: K1111
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
take another course
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: HLTH340
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
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Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: HLTH340
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Bad notes, boring as hell, hard exams, lazy markers, gave LONG assignments and expect them to be finished in 2 weeks time. Exams questions are vague, asked for "brief answers" on exam paper yet expected "LONG, at least a page per question". Don't fall into his trap, write everything you know, don't summarize, and don't answer briefly.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: HLTH340
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Nice guy. Format of tests are the same, so they're easy to study after you do the first one. This was my most demanding course, but if you're in health and you got an 80 in KIN 217, then this course is nothing you can't handle.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: HLTH240
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: HLTH34050
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Excellent lecturer. Hard marker. Picky multiple choice. Short answer were ok. Not flexible. Expects a lot. Gives assignments 1-2 weeks b/f due date (not enough time considering their length). Had 5 assign.'s in 350 and 2 in 340 on top of 3 exams/course!!
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: 361
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: HLTH340
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
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