Marc Vachon - University of Winnipeg

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Marc Vachon - University of Winnipeg

Professor: Marc Vachon

Department: Geography

College: University of Winnipeg

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: GEOG4000
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Marc is one of the best instructors I had. Take his class!

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: GEOG2411
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

So knowledgable and great guy overall. If you are taking a geo course, take it with him for sure!

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: GEOG2411
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:

He knows his stuff really well. I took two courses with him, the first one being Urban development, which led me to take another course with him, Globalization. I definitely don't regret any of that. Super nice guy, funny too, would go out of his way to make sure that you understand the stuff he is teaching.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: GEOG2415
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Super nice guy although lectures are not very organized and he likes to jump around a lot. also the English used in his slideshows is hard to follow as he is not too strong in it as well as our mark was based off of 3 things and two of those we do not have marks back for yet and it is way after the exam

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: GEOG2415
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 registered for this class as a backup and it ended up being my favourite course all year. The lectures aren't traditionally organized but taught in a way that makes sense to the over all concepts being explained. Super passionate, and helpful, he really knows his stuff and is more than happy to make sure you understand.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: GEOG2411
Grade Received: C
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Marc is such a nice prof but holy moly he does not clearly present material. I took the Globalization course with him and it was challenging to follow along because his lectures did not have a clear path. The concepts were not organized in an easy to learn way so it took a lot of decoding to understand the material. The textbook assigned wont help.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: GEOG2415
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Vachon's lectures can get dry and overbearing, so learn how to skim. He highlights the important stuff in class, but post his slides and all the test questions are come straight from them. He also gave us questions before the exam so we knew what to expect. Paper was super straightforward and he's available to help you with anything

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: GLOBALIZ
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Overall good prof. His powerpoints are extremely difficult to decipher though. His english language skills can sometime cause problems. He barely touches the textbook that he requires for the course.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: GEOG2411
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I really enjoyed taking Globalization with professor Vachon. He gets really excited about the material and sometimes goes off on tangents, but they're always interesting and related to the lectures. I thought he did a great job of presenting very complicated concepts in an understandable way. I feel like I gained a lot from the course.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: GEO1102
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:

I had really high hopes going into this class. The first class he was very funny, the class was packed, I thought this was going to be a fun class. No. Boring! He is very charismatic but a VERY hard marker (well his TAs were), never gave any constructive criticism on how to improve. Marking seemed so random. He was all over the place. Learned zip!

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: H1
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He was the best prof; very clear and neat in terms of explanations and so on. Not easy but fair

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: GEO0000
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Took him for Globalization, Cultural Geo and Urban Planning - he is a very good prof, but sometimes tends to use too many examples from Quebec. Not a problem really, but he has his quirks. Very approachable, fair marker, but you don't really need to go to class because everything's on the powerpoints. He is very hot for his age, too + his accent.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: GEO101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Pretty good guy. Fairly funny. Boring. A lot of the time he makes no sense. He will starts sentences and not finish them. The tests are very hard. I looked at the tests thinking " I have never seen most of this" he repeats the same phrases like "in that regard" One class I counted and he said "and so on" 118 times in one class.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: GEOG001
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Good prof. Not really nessesary to attend, but he's got a good sense of humour.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: GEOGLOB
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

OMG! He is still my favourate professor of all time. So much passion for what he teaches. He is partly uncomprehensible but his notes make up 4 it. You need to be sharp to get the most out of his classes and i find him super hot. Love listening to his voice to the point that i stop paying attention. May be an **** but so hot (i cant explain it

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: GEOG001
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

terrible prof. powerpoint unclear, and contradictory to textbook. not friendly outside of class. doesn't know how to spell and doesn't bother using spell check. study everything.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: URBANDEV
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

HAHA good ol' vachon... i took urban development with him. he's a funny dude, i honestly never went to class and still came out with a B+. He gives questions out for the final, marks fairly easy... tends to ramble a bit..some of the stuff is reallllly common sense.. you could probably pass the final without attending class haha

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: URBDV2415
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Decent guy, lousy prof. Powerpoints were utterly incomprehensible. Inconsistent marking. You will learn next to nothing in a class of his.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: GEO001
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

lectures can be a bit dry and boring. You really don`t need to go to class because the slide notes are self explanitory. He has a sarcastic sense of humour which I appreciated. He could encourage more class participation. Subject matter is very interesting.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: GEOG2411
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

amazing prof! amazing class!vachon is passionate about what he teaches, is approachable, and respects others viewpoints! highly recommend!

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