Adam Parkes - University of Georgia

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Adam Parkes - University of Georgia

Professor: Adam Parkes

Department: English

College: University of Georgia

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: ENGL3007
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This is no fluff class. You read 1 book a week followed by a quiz and then you have an essay every 2 books. He's a tough grader. However, I absolutely adored him. His lectures are so interesting and he is so nice. He was super encouraging whenever I would speak up in class and he really helped me as a writer/English major.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: ENGL3007
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Avoid Spy Fiction at all costs. It will not improve your writing or analysis skills. He will only make you take ridiculous reading check quizzes that ask you for very specific details that don't relate to important themes or plot points. Basically, it's possible to read every book in depth and still fail the quiz. Don't do it!

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: FYOS1001
Grade Received: Audit/No Grade
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I took Professor Parkes's "Kazuo Ishiguro: The Unconsoled" freshman seminar and it was very easy and interesting! Parkes's area of research in the English Dep. is Ishiguro, so he's very knowledgeable about the books and the author, as well as his creative process. One page journal every week, just read the chapters and let the words fall out!

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: ENGL3007
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Parkes was amazing! He is not only understanding but incredibly approachable and easy to work with. He made a literature class for a non-English major like myself very accessible and manageable. I would definitely recommend him for any class.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: ENGL4675
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's a very intelligent professor. Knows his material very well. Very discussion-based. Reading heavy course. Very accessible for office hours. Will help you if you are lost.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: ENGL4675
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's an English professor, so yes: there will be papers. I really like Dr. Parkes, and I think he's very interesting and smart. Our class is discussion based and our grades were only papers. Some people don't like the way the class is set up, but it's just preference if you like discussions or lectures better. The books we read were all interesting

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: FYOS1001
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Had him for my FYOS. Was very nice and talked a lot considering it was a discussion based class. We just had to do 1 page papers on our readings; never got less than an A. I liked him and he has a lovely accent but I've heard his standard English classes are tough.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: ENGL4670
Grade Received: C
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is one of those, "I will make you a better writer" profs, which I personally don't like. He is a very harsh grader, and the comments he makes on essays are kind of shallow. I don't feel like I became a better writer just a more stressed one. You have two 3-page essays and one 5-page. He gives a final (quote id and 2 in-class essays).

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: ENGL4670
Grade Received: C
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE DR. PARKES. I have never made a C or anything close to a C and am about to in his class. There are only a few grades and he is a harsh grader. There's a lot of reading assigned in a short amount of time. He's not very open to ideas that aren't his own. His lectures are boring and confusing. PLEASE do not take any class from this man.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: ENGL4698
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

*Beware* James Joyce is not an easy class, but I would absolutely recommend it. The reading material is very challenging, but Dr. Parkes knows this and uses the entire lecture to explain and give background info. He is uber smart and his accent is just so fun. He expects a serious student and your paper grades with reflect that. 9/10 class.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: ENGL2320
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He does a pretty decent job presenting the material, but the amount of reading alone can be overwhelming. The main problem is that it is difficult to figure out what he's looking for on the tests, so grades can be very hit or miss. If you're willing to work, I would suggest him, but this is not an easy A class.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: ENGL2320
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Parkes clearly knows a ton about literature, and most of the time he is pretty good in lecture. Sometimes he gets too fancy with his descriptions and it gets incredibly confusing, though. Tests also count for a ton, so make sure that you study and really pay attention to his lectures. If you don't go to class, don't expect any chance at passing

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: ENGL4670
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:

A very difficult class. Very smart teacher and knowledgeable about the literature but extremely dull as well as unclear. He gives very little instruction on writing assignments and grades very harshly. Hard to determine what he looks for. Final paper is worth 50% of your grade. Overall would not recommend this course.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: ENGL4690
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This class is the first class I have not received an A in. He has extremely high expectations and is very critical. He even made one girl in my class cry. The class is mainly discussion based but the way he responds to people's opinions make it so very few people want to talk. He even kicked out over half the class for not reading one day.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: ENGL3000
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I am a 2006 graduate from the English Department and I still tell people about how terrible this class was. It was not that the books or lectures were hard to understand--it was difficult to decipher what he (or mainly the T.A.'s) expected of you. On that note, if you can avoid him, do it!

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: ENGL3000
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

However 'brilliant' Parkes may be, I never saw an inkling of it. I felt the class was pretty easy, just a pain in the ass and completely useless. I can honestly say I learned nothing from this man. I tried listening to some lectures, but his comments are so mundane and obvious I just started bringing my own books or activities to do during class.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: ENGL3000
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Parkes is super smart, interesting, and adorable. Most people say they couldn't follow his lectures, but if you actually listen to his words, take good notes, and make yourself sit up front- it's not that bad of a class. 3000 depends more on your TA grading the endless numbers of papers, anyway. I didn't hate Parkes or his class;Brit accent awesome

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: ENGL3000
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is very interested in his work, and he transfers that to his students through his energetic lectures.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: ENGL4690
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

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Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: ENGL3000
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:

Seems like an incredible prof, provided it's something besides 3k, which is hell no matter who you take it from. Parkes is a little worse than most in 3k because he's so smart and the class is so dumb. Thus, high expectations from crappy material. He's a sexy man, though, and my TA was also pretty sexy. :D

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