Will Deming - University of Portland

Professor: Will Deming
Department: Theology
College: University of Portland
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: THE205
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Deming is easy if you show up and listen! You're only really graded on the midterm, final, and a writing assignment (so easy&short), but if you take good notes during the review session you should be good to go! Also very nice during office hours. I only went once to clarify things for the midterm and he literally told me what I needed to know
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: THE205
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
DO NOT take professor Deming. He has been the worst professor I have had at UP. He is not helpful, rude, dismissive, and makes it clear that his students are below him. I would do everything I could to avoid taking a class with him.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: THE205
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Only really graded by Midterm and final, and if everything is not worded exactly how he wants it he will give you a bad grade. Does not allow individualized thinking in class or on the tests. No power points, nothing on Moodle, the only way he teaches is by talking at you for an hour and a half. won't respond to emails, rude and dismissive.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: THE205
  • 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:
do not take him for theology 205, you will regret it. all he does is lecture with rarely any powerpoint slides, so you are stuck frantically writing down everything he is saying the whole time. i would love to skip but he gives a quiz at the beginning of each class. he is also rude and dismissive. worst class and professor i have taken at UP so far
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: THE205
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Attendance/quizzes 30% Writing assignment 10% Midterm examination 30% Final examination 30% The quizzes are 1 pt each if you get them correct and -.5 if you miss one. Both the midterm and the final are free response and you will not do well unless you write exactly what he is looking for. Super nice guy and entertaining during lecture.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: THEO205
  • Grade Received: C+
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
hes very intelligent and funny BUT his assignment does not make sense so you are bound to get a low grade. His midterm and final seem easy but then you get them back and boom another bad grade. grades very very very hard.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: REL100
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
If you want a dose of genuine academia from a professor whose intellect outshines all others in the department, and who will whip your critical thinking into shape, be brave and take his classes. Be prepared for brutal honesty that you need to improve, and praise that must be truly earned. Enjoy his dry wit & how he makes crankiness charming.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: THE433
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I had Will for my Holocaust Theology course in Salzburg during the summer of 2011. I can see why people don't like him for THE 101, but I thought he was very knowledgeable and his class was actually one of my favorites at UP. There was one presentation and an essay final. Both were easy and I pulled off a B+.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: THE205
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
You should show up to every class as there is a reading quiz at the beginning of each class. Most of his reading quizzes are easy if you do the reading but a few are just plain confusing and he is pretty rude to you if you try and make your case. He often just ignores questions that he thinks are stupid and isn't very friendly or flexible.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: THE205
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. Deming 's lectures are particularly boring, and he is a super tough grader. I met with him to go over my midterm and he literally told me I was "mediocre at everything." Super helpful. There isn't much homework except for daily reading assignments and quizzes on all the readings. Also very unclear on what he expects on exams.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: THE205
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
The tests are so tough, you can say what he taught word for word and still not get full credit for them. His paper is nearly impossible, I went in four times to office hours to make sure I was on the right track, which he said I was, and when I got the paper back I completely failed it. He gives a quiz every class and if you can't miss any classes.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: THE101
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This was probably one of my least favorite classes. I felt like his tests were extremely unfair and difficult. He didn't really have too much homework and there were periodically reading quizzes. The tests made up most of the grade which made it hard to do well.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: THE101
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Appreciated the study guide list of terms before class. Had to meet with a friend in his other section of the course & compare notes to come close to passing on the multiple, multiple choice tests. I liked that because sometimes you could use questions against each other to help you figure out the answer. Paper was not a nightmare like some say.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: THEOL100
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Furious note taking every class as he drones on and on from his notes. Don't ask him to repeat or clarify information, have to go to office hours if you miss something. Multiple multiple choice tests are tricky, but he gives partial credit, so it's really hard to fail or do really well. Grades essay tough, but lets you redo it for a higher grade.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: THEC
  • 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:
Never take this class it is impossible. His expectations are incredible and his tests are impossible. Highly advise not having him for a teacher as it is the hardest class I have ever taken. The material in his classes is not on the tests. Overall terrible experience.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: THEPTHEP
  • 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:
Religion and Politics with him was a mistake. Don't take that as your THEP requirement. Makes you buy 7 books (none are ever necessary to use) and has two in class essays and one paper which he grades with difficulty(very hard to get an A). If you are looking to get a good grade (since its a non-required elective) I would not reccomend this class.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: THE101
  • 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:
Pretty funny guy, tests can be hard as they are multiple choice, but any or none of the options may be correct. A little confusing, but manageable if you study. He was more open-minded than I expected and made a religion class at a Catholic school inclusive, informative, and interesting, which in my experience is unusual.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: THEO101
  • 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:
His lectures are not what the tests cover. The text books don't cover half the material on the test. His own published book that he makes you buy is usless (Christian chapter is 5 pages mostly pictures). He will find ways to give you a C on the paper, he looks for ways to mark you down and not pass you.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: THE101
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He's very academic and gives straightforward lectures which I found conducive to note-taking. The tests are difficult but there's no reason to not get at least an A- if you study. Also, he lets you re-do the final paper so if you care, you can do well in this class
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: THE101
  • 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:
He is so arrogant. The class is all lecture, which is fine, but the test is designed to trip you up. and the two-page paper is so frustrating--he does not articulate what he wants. I would not recommend this class.
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