Glenn Deer - University of British Columbia

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Glenn Deer - University of British Columbia

Professor: Glenn Deer

Department: English

College: University of British Columbia

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: ENG110
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

easy prof, but i don't understand how people didn't fall asleep during in-person lectures

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: ENG490
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

His lectures are somewhat dry which is the only thing holding me back from giving a perfect 5. The material is not difficult and he genuinely wants you to succeed. He reached out to me to have a zoom call about my upcoming presentation to make sure I was on track. It was a huge help and he is unique unlike many other profs but in a great way.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: ENG110
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

AMAZING lecturer! Knows how to truly inspire you about the text, and the narrative concepts introduced are quite eye-opening and fascinating. The choice of texts is also topical and enriching. Highly recommend!

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: ENGL470
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Not the most gifted orator, which makes lectures very dry and meandering; he tried to get class discussions going, but it rarely happened because I think most people were in a bit of a stupor after his lecturing. He's exceptionally kind, and great to talk with outside class.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: ENGL110
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Deer's class was a standard outline of a first year class. Lecture covered the course text and the weekly discussion group led by the TA went into more detail. Text memorization and detailed notes helped a bit for exams. Overall a good class, took it for my English requirement this year.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: ENGL110
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Deer's classes were relatively boring. Most of the texts selected were based on the same themes and got repetitive. Most learning happens in discussion groups conducted by TAs. Too much disparity in grading between TAs. No electronics policy was sometimes difficult.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: ENGL110
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Glenn Deer is a fairly good professor. His lectures tends to be a little boring and he rambles on for far too long, but it's never been that unbearable. He is very friendly and extremely respectful of his students' responses to his questions. Overall, it's an easy class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: ENGL222
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This professor was really nice and seemed engaged with the content, but I was bored a lot during this class. He does a lot of summarizing and reading and it's just not for everyone.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: ENGL110
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Most lectures spent on summarizing textbook materials and readings. Most learning takes place in discussions--which is just everyone ramble one or two sentences about the material and ends. You won't learn much about English at all, although the required readings are extremely promising.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: ENGL490
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Glenn is a thoughtful and engaging professor. He led very stimulating class discussions and was always very respectful of different ideas. Glenn gives incredibly detailed, specific, and lengthy written feedback on assignments and essays, which is wonderful to have in a grad seminar. He has a wonderfully quirky sense of humour.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: ENGL110
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

-LOTS of reading -TAs have no marking scale -good lecturer but rather dry material -no electronics policy is a hassle

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: ENGL110
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Don't do this to yourself. Don't take English 110 with Dr. Deer unless you absolutely have to. The lectures, the books, just everything about the course was beyond boring. Don't take the course. Don't do it. You will be grateful.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: ENGL222
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:

I really don't understand the bad ratings on here, Professor Deer was my favourite prof this semester! His classes are pretty easy, he is engaging with the texts. Lenient as far as make up tests/essays if you're sick or can't make class. Gave us questions that might be on the final and made the final exam open book. Take this class with him!

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: ENGL490
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very kind professor. He tends to ramble on way past class time but it's because he genuinely cares and is interested in the material. A bit awkward but overall class was worthwhile. Book list is promising but was a bit much for one term.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: ENG110
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:

Some lectures tend to drag on too long and he gets excited about the history of the books your reading and talks for a while about it. However he is knowledgeable, helpful and open to discussion

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: ENGL470
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This course and reading list sounded incredibly promising, but ended up being one of the least enjoyable English classes I've completed. I found the class incredibly grating and overly reliant on synopsis, often spending much of the 80 mins. on summary. Expected a lot from students, but not in line with the material he offered to us to draw from.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: ENG100
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:

Overall a good professor. His lectures are sometimes a bit tedious (50 mins would have been way better than 80). His lectures sometimes get a little boring, but he is open to questions and discussion, he is very knowledgeable and he is very fair on marking and on creating his exams and quizzes. A good intro to university english.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: ENG222
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Extremely boring, all he does is summarize. I really wish I had not taken this course, it was a complete waste of time. Avoid it if you are actually looking for someone engaging.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: ENGL222
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Alright prof, quite nice. Marks are fair enough, but he's a hard marker. You can raise your hand 3x per class and be lucky to scrape up a low A for participation. Scrounge up all the marks you can on the quizzes (they're easy, just study what he writes on the board). Good course, but I wouldn't recommend taking the course if you need high grades.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: ENGL100
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He should not be teaching at a university level, or maybe all english 100 classes are made to be a joke. Basically, he does not help in the understanding of the books but merely summarizes what occured. I have learned nothing and, yet, he marks very hard after giving minimal direction. I hope I never get him again.

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