Pamela Swanigan - Kwantlen Polytechnic University - Surrey

Professor: Pamela Swanigan
Department: English
College: Kwantlen Polytechnic University - Surrey
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL1100
  • 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:
if you want to ruin your GPA
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: ENG1100
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Although Pam's classes are extremely difficult, she is a great teacher. She has very high expectations for her students but she's always willing to give help to those who need it. I can guarantee that after you take a semester with her and make a conscious effort, your writing will improve greatly. Her lectures are helpful as well.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL1100
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Highly intelligent person and, as a prof, truly interested in her students' learning.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL1204
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Pam is a great prof. She is hard, but her advice helped me become a much better essay writer. Before her, I was getting B's, C+'s on ENGL essays... after her, I am getting A+s across the board. To those who are bored - don't take any more lit classes after first year. I don't want to see you.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: ENGQ1099
  • 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:
If you want a challenge in your own writing, she can be very useful to you. If you care about having an easy instructor, do not take her class. She's a hard marker, and has a ridiculously high expectation from her students. She's somewhat bias and questions your response if she disagrees and afterwards, deduct your mark. She talks down to students.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: ENG1100
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I am giving her a 5 in easiness to balance out her extremely low easy score, the other 5's she deserves. I just finished 1100 with her and took 1099 with her last semestar. Look guys, this is an English course, and has standards set by the school: all instructors will be hard if you can't perform at this set level. Wonderful "TEACHER", period...
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL1100
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Although this is a first year class, the work load is that of a fourth year class. In order to be successful in this course, you must spend anywhere from 6-10 hours per week at home. Pam is an excellent instructor, and she is brilliant. She does have high expectations, but is very willing to help students when they put forth effort.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: ENG1100
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This teache forgot she was a student at some point. She must of had a bad experience as a student to be treating her students like garbage. I don't know why kwantlen would hire such a horrible teacher. She does not care about making learning fun. She makes me want to drop out. She does not motivate learning. I felt sick before attending her class.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: ENG1100
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This teache forgot she was a student at some point. She must of had a mad experience as a student to me treating her students like garbage. I don't know why kwantlen would hire such a horrible teacher. She does not care about make learning fun. She makes me wantto drop out
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: ENGLI1202
  • 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:
What is the matter with people when they say she is a good teacher, she is completely boring but that is not the main thing, she does not teach the material well, her exams have nothing to do with what she said would be on exams, I don't get it, why does she make learning so frightening?
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL1099
  • 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:
No Comments
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: ENGP1099
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
AVOID HER AT ALL COST!!! I said it in caps lock for a reason! Many people dropped out of class because of her attitude. She is mean if you have nothing to say or show no confidence, when the fact is, you just don't know what to say. Furthermore, she expects you to write an essay in one hour. I know other professors who gives you way more time!
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: ENG1099
  • 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:
Awesome instructor!!!
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: ENG1099
  • 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:
Awesome instructor!!!
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: ENG1200
  • 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:
This teacher is very hard but will bend over backwards to help you reach your potential. Unfortunately, she spends long stretches of class babbling about nonsense.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL1100
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
She's a hard marker, but it's not impossible to get an A. Go for extra help EARLY in the class, if she sees you're working she will be more apt to 'bump' your grade up. Has anyone else noticed that all the bad reviews have typos and grammar errors? No wonder you people didn't do well.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: ENG1100
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
If you're incompetent in english, don't take Swanigan. She's a nice person with some crazy quirks, but a hardass when it comes to marking to say the least. She tore me to shreds, and in no way was it constructive criticism either. However, because of her, my writing has improved and I no longer take things at face value; I question things more.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: ENG1100
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I would confess I am afraid of her way of marking though, I am not a stupid student.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: ENG1100
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
DO NOT TAKE HER!! UNLESS YOU ARE GOOD IN ENGLISH! I didn't listen to these warnings and I took her and she was HORRIBLE!! She is a nice and friendly person, however, she marks REALLY HARD! You have to be perfect in English to be in her class! Someone was doing good in her class, (B), but after the final her mark when down to a C-! SO DON'T TAKE HER
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: ENG1100
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
If you don't know how to write or you're looking for someone to coddle you, don't take her class. I agree she makes it harder than it has to be but, on the flip side, you do learn a lot.
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