Peter McCormick - St. Francis Xavier University

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Peter McCormick - St. Francis Xavier University

Professor: Peter McCormick

Department: Psychology

College: St. Francis Xavier University

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: PSYC220
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Took Psych220 online the 1st time it was offered online. Liked the online format but its not for everyone. Only 1 full lab report as compared to 2 for the normal course. Quizzes and labs are easy and exams are very fair. Something is due every few days. No PowerPoint so have to read the text. Very approachable. Learned a lot and would recommend.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: PSYCH220
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The best professor I have ever had. His exams are written for the student to do well, that is if you put the effort in. His lectures flow with the textbook well. he uses a lot of examples to clarify a topic but these examples are not as important on tests. The labs are easy and interesting. He is approachable and great to have class with.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: PSYC100
Grade Received: D
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Prof was really friendly and approachable, he got after me for being on my phone once or twice. The lectures are long and detail oriented but he posts it all online and everything you need to know for quizzes available, but I would recommend reading more than just the lectures to study. Prof was great, I would love to take a class with him again.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: PSYC100
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I enjoyed taking psych 100 with McCormick. He's very easy to listen to and always has interesting lectures. Marks based entirely on midterms and finals, but the midterms are completely multiple choice so it's pretty easy. I decided to major in psychology and will definitely try and pick him for my future psych classes. A tad unapproachable.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: PSYC100
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I fell asleep every class because it was so boring, eventually I stopped going. Students only showed up for midterms. His midterms are all multiple choice, mostly memorization stuff. It wasn't an easy course but wasn't hard. Go to class and you will do fine.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: PSYCH100
Grade Received: B-
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Really great prof. Used powerpoints to go along with lectures which are available online before class. Exam was really easy; multiple choice, short answer, matching questions and the essay questions which you get every class. Study and follow the text book and you will do great.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: PSYCH220
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is very dry, hung up on statistics, uses too many examples but his lectures are well organized & he's very knowledgeable. He isn't very personable or approachable. He's a fair marker but you must study 10 days min beforehand (if you want to achieve a mark above 85) as the course covers a lot of material. Study questions are short answer on exams

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: PSYCH100
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:

Has good powerpoint notes that outline the chapters in the book, but reading the textbook is necessary if you want to do well on the quizzes and tests. Mid-term quizzes are multiple choice and the finals are multiple choice plus a few written and matching.Listen,read,and do the lab report he gives you second semester well,and you will be fine.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: PSYCH220
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:

The best part about his classes is that he uses powerpoint lectures that are available to the students with very clear examples. He is extremely organized and there are no surprises in the way that he marks. Great prof overall!

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: PSYC100
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:

Aweomse prof, made everything so interesting and uses great examples that help you recall info for exam. He has quite a few mid terms throughout the year on 1-3 chapters so he keeps you on your toes which is great when it came to the final exam! My favorite psyc prof at X

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: PSYCH100
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The lectures were usually pretty interesting and Dr. McCormick is very knowledgeable. His online posts of the lectures are enough to get you by but you do need to put in some effort attending lectures or studying from the textbook in order to do well. . . He really likes Multiple Choice tests, too.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: PSYC220
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. McCormick is a decent professor. He teaches relatively well, although it can get dry when he goes through specific statistics. He has jokes here and there, which are nice in the middle of class. The course isn't too bad, there's a lot of information but it's quite interesting. I would recommend the course and recommend McCormick. Well done.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: PSYCH100
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor McCormick's class is pretty good overall. He is very enthusiastic about psychology and he is great at explaining concepts. Some classes are boring but I think it may be the content as appose to his teaching. His midterms and exams are good if you do the assigned readings and pay attention in class.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: PSYCH220
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 is amazing, I took his psych 220 this year and am very excited for 390 next year. He made cognition make sense and helped to explain it in every day terms. He gets caught up in what he is lecturing about but that is just because he is passionate about the topic. tonotonotono

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: PSYCH100
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

gives you essay questions, very clear, and makes psych much more intersting than some of the other profs

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: PSYC390
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's so smart when it comes to statistics that he seems to forget that we're just learning. He goes pretty fast and often doesn't provide a lot of examples. The second half of the course gets really hard.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: PSYC220
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I liked him, he was hard but he knew what he was talking about and i actually learned something in his course. I recommend him!

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: PSYCH220
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

i thought his tests were really hard, the multicple choice questions were always difficult and his tests were weird the way they were set up..wasnt too sure about him

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: PSYCH100220
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I had Peter for two psychologys and I really liked him. Psych 100 was boring, but what intro class isnt. 220 might of been boring as well but it was not a hard class. Do some work when ya gotta and you will be fine. Hes nice and cool and doesnt worry about attendance even tho he pretends to.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: PSYC390
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is very good at what he does and shows a lot of enthusiasm in his teaching. He moves pretty fast but other than that his course is good because he gives many examples. Not a bird course by any means.

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