Jeffrey Reid - University of Ottawa

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Jeffrey Reid - University of Ottawa

Professor: Jeffrey Reid

Department: Philosophy

College: University of Ottawa

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: PHI1104
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Reid is a passionate amazing prof. His online lectures are like great podcasts. I listened to them after in my car. He uses his own book and its fun to read.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: PHI3377
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's funny, knowledgeable, caring, and a fair grader. He can initially come across as eccentric and unclear, but he'll make sense once you get use to his style. The readings can be tough, but the essays are short and almost entirely based on his lectures. He's only accessible over email, so you'll have to attend class for content related questions.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: PHI1104
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Class based entirely on the textbook. I usually try to avoid calling classes an "easy A" but the phrase would be pretty spot-on. Not interesting at all, but a good class to take if it is required for your program. Attendance not mandatory (at least in COVID-times). A bit arbitrary in terms of grading the midterms.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: PHI1104
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great lecturer, he clearly cares about his material and knows its very very thoroughly. It was a pleasure getting to learn about great philosophers from him, he made it interesting and easy to understand. His book is great, and I'm happy I own it. He also makes sure to be inclusive, using he/she/they pronouns throughout class, which I appreciated!

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: HIS2197
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Spends the first half of every lecture restating the new material from the previous lecture. You are graded on attendance and nothing is online so you have to attend. However, its an easy A class. You'll be bored to death but your GPA will thank you.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: PHI1104
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

lectures are a snoozefest, read his novel which the entire test is based on and you wil thrive

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: PHI2197
Grade Received: INC
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

There's a take-home midterm worth 30%, final worth 60% and the remaining 10% of your mark is attendance (lose one mark per class missed up to 10). As I learned, marks aside, not showing up to enough classes regardless of passing/doing readings is grounds for an incomplete. Any course having marked attendance is just a sign it's not worth taking.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: HIS2197
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great Prof, super invested in his subject matter, passionate lecturer and answers questions well.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: HIS2197
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great Prof and pretty funny too. Hes really passionate which is great. Dont miss class cause attendance is 10% of your grade and he doesnt post anything online.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: PHI1104
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is a good lecturer and communicates some of the subject matter effectively, however the real problem with this class was the grading of the tests. They were marked way too hard for a first year class. I studied more for this class than many upper year classes, and ended up with a mark lower than what I got in those classes. Wouldn't recommend

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: PHI1104
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Great all around guy, horrible marker though. Waited until third year to take my second Philosophy credit and I've never gotten marks as low as I did in his course. While philosophy has never been my favourite and I did a terrible job in Laura Burns class 1st year, I never thought I could do any worse until I got to Reid's Great Philosophers course

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: PHI3377
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Excellent prof if youre interested in this branch of PHI. Reading the coursepack is unecessary, but youll need it for his assignments. Usually a midertm and a final. Both are extremely short & take home (most of the time). They will be questions that try to cover most (or all) people that have been looked at during the course. EZ class if u listen.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: PHI1104D
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Jeffrey Reid clearly loves philosophy and this is demonstrated each lecture. Even though it was hard for me since he did not use PowerPoints, Blackboard, or even write much down, if I made myself pay attention, I learned a lot. The textbook is easy to read and is exactly what he talks about in class and what ends up on his midterms and final!

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: PHI1103
Grade Received: C+
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The lectures are long and without discussion and every detail, no matter how subtle, is important.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: PHI1104
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

One of my all time favourite professors. No essays, just midterms. If you go to each class and take good notes and study them, you'll be fine. You don't need the textbook. He's full of amazing knowledge. No powerpoints. Amazing lecturer. Well dressed. Funny. Take his class. I'm taking another class with him again.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: PHI2386
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:

Very kind man. Lectures are mandatory, but if you are taking this class you will almost definitely enjoy them. Pay attention, soak in the enlightenment.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: PHI2386
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 is very personable, and easy-going! He is a great philosophy prof who is clearly passionate about the subject. This class has taught me a lot, and he really tries to get the message across through repetitive lecturing which is very good for this course. No powerpoints, just pure lecturing (this is how University should be like)!

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: PHI2386
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:

Very funny, and passionate. Recites the same material over again but isn't clear. Is a total hottie, I wish I could have grasped the concepts more.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: PHI2386
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:

Great philosophy prof! Crystal clear examples and explanations of the text, and the midterm and final are both take home. He marks for attendance, but his lectures contribute a lot to the material so it's not a big deal!

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: PHI1104
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Interesting lectures, you can tell he likes philosophy. Wrote his own book which is what most of the lectures derive from and its really easy to understand. Only exams, no papers, which was refreshing and well appreciated.

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