Fran Cozens - Dalhousie University

Professor: Fran Cozens
Department: Chemistry
College: Dalhousie University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: CHEM3601
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
This was a lecture heavy course but Dr. Cozens made it manageable. Good lecturer, although the final was quite tough. Make sure you do the practice problems she posts and youll be fine.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: CHEM2401
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Awful. Stay home and teach yourself, she just reads of slides anyways. Condescending, rude.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: CHEM2402
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Shows you slides and expects you to "just memorize them", no explanation whatsoever of the material. 50 minutes to do the midterm in class and barely any time to check it over before times up. Worst prof I've had by far.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: CHEM2402
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
The material itself isn't super hard, but it does need a lot of attention to do well in this class. Cozens was nice enough as a prof but I found she often made things more complicated in class than they are in her slides, which are layed out very simply and step-by-step. I did much better skipping class and learning from her slides (recommend this)
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: CHEM2402
  • Grade Received: F
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
She doesn't seem to explain the logic behind certain reactions. She emphasizes that you should go for understanding and not memorization, but when you ask her why a reaction happens the way it does, she says "that's just how it is". I failed it when I took it with her and then when I took it in the summer with a different prof I got an A+.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: CHEM2402
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Frances Cozens is a great professor for CHEM 2402. If you want to do well, remember to: learn the mechanisms, understand the reactions rather than memorize them, and do the practice problems posted online. There are bonus questions on exams, so you can pick up a few marks if you lost them somewhere along the way.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: CHEM2402
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Fran is a pretty good professor for what I found to be a difficult class. Her slides are very detailed and clear. The tests are quite difficult, but they are fair.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: 2402
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
She makes it very clear that she wants her students to succeed. Her slides are very well detailed and easy to read. Her tests reflect the class material very well.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: CHEM3404
  • Grade Received: INC
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
The content is interesting and not that difficult, but the teaching itself is not really effective. She basically just reads off the slides and I find reviewing them myself on my own time is more effective. Pleasant enough in class but can be very snarky and unclear when it comes to answering questions. Decent prof but not great.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: CHEM3601
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Fran was a fantastic prof for Chemistry of Living Systems. She made the class interesting to attend even though some of the material was very dry. Her exams clearly reflected that fact that she wanted her students to do well. Highly recommend taking this class with Fran.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: CHEM3601
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great prof. Helpful and approachable. Greatly strengthened my interest in the content of the course. Probably the best professor for the class.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: DISP1501
  • 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:
Cozens makes things more complicated than they need to be, and is generally not very clear in class. She is nice during one on one conversation but in class can be condescending when students ask questions. She put me to sleep pretty much every class, so if you are looking for an interesting class I wouldn't recommend her as a prof.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: CHEM2441
  • 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:
She wasn't terribly great at explaining things but she posted practice problems (with answers) that were basically what the tests were made up of. As long as you can do the practice problems easily you'll do ok.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: 2401
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
She just can not teach. She is not well prepared. She plays favorites.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: 5401
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
very helpful, but tough
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: CHEM2401
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
just write rxson board completely a waste of time in class not explained well
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: CHEM2441
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Easy for an organic class
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: CHEM4403
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
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