Steven Ryan - Austin Peay State University

Professor: Steven Ryan
Department: English
College: Austin Peay State University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL3020
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Nice professional but hardso very hard. I took him for American literature II and I barely passed the class.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: ENG3020
  • Grade Received: C+
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
If this was my only class, I would have no complaints, but being a full-time student and taking his class is just ridiculous. There is a quiz every day and at least 30 pages of reading per night. He lectures the entire time and always goes later than the class is supposed to. I don't have time to complete his work and do my other class's work too.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: ENG2030
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
There will be a quiz everyday. Please read the stories because spark notes or any online shortcut will not help. Overall, i did like the class but i wish we would have had a day without a quiz.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: ENG2020
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Ryan is very down to earth and has excellent lectures which are very informative. I loved the class. Just remember, this class is alot of reading and if you don't do it you will fail the weekly quizzes, you cannot use cliffnotes or web sites to help you.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: 2030
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Teaches us nothing but to read and memorize for the quizzes the next day. No feedback given for paper. For our exam, we are given 17 questions, on the test day he will pick 5 and we must write on 4. Why 17?? You basically have to formulate 17 papers to write for nothing. Don't take unless you're an English major who gets off on this torture!
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL3010
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Ryan was an alright professor. I just wish he didn't insist on having a quiz every class and giving 30+ pages of reading each night. Like seriously? We are english majors here, we have other lit classes to read for as well. Do yourself a favor and take his class without any other lit classes. The reading is killer. Take lots of notes too.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL3020
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Had him for American Lit. II. Really nice guy, but so monotonous he could put you to sleep. Lectures the entire time, gives you the writing prompts for the exams, but if you don't write the exact thing he lectured then you won't make too great of a grade. don't skip and pay attention. Good luck.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: HONORS2010
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. Ryan provides lots of useful insight into the booksplays we read. And a majority of the things we read are not reading intensive (the Odyssey being the exception). There's weekly quizzes that aren't too bad if you read well. Also, take notes of what he lectures because the exams will be all about what was previously talked about in class.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: HON2010
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Don't expect any help here, you're on your own. Very monotonous, & never stops talking (forget about asking questions). If you don't read, you won't pass, & if you don't share his viewpoint, essays and tests are hard. Often runs over the class time, and grades hard. Strongly advise against taking his class. Seriously.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: HONORS2010
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Ryan is a very knowledgeable man! He is very insightful, yet, many times, it comes off as very show-off-y. He likes to talk the entire class period, usually going over a few minutes. He is a nice man, but it's a very fast paced class and if you don't have his same opinion and views of stories, you're out of luck with the tests.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: 460F
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
I took Dr. Ryan for American Literature and loved his class so much that I decided to take his Major American Writers course which focused on Fitzgerald and Hemingway. His wealth of knowledge is just amazing. Great class, great professor.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: ENG3020
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Ryan is very knowledgable, but he literally lectures for the entire class. Very little questions, no group discussions, etc. The class consists of daily quizzes, 2 essay tests, and 2 papers. If you don't mind putting in a lot of time to chew up and spit out what he said ,then you'll do fine, but I won't take from him again if I can help it.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL3020
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. Ryan is a god among men when it comes to American Literature. He is absolutely brilliant and gives great lectures. Quizzes almost every class, two 4-6 page essays, and the mid-term and final are essay exams. Fairly easy A. Do yourself a favor and take his class.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: HON2010
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Worst class I've taken so far. There's no real problem with the material, but Ryan himself does not care about his students. If you attempt to contribute in class he will talk over you. The man only likes to hear himself talk. Prepare to spend the entire class period in total silence while you listen to him ramble.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL2030
  • 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:
Dr. Ryan is a good professor. He tends to use large words, and you will read A LOT. He is very helpful though, if you ask for it, and gives great interesting lectures. If you're up for a lot of reading, then you'll be fine, but if you don't like to read, don't take his class.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: ENG2030
  • 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:
Oh Steven Ryan. The class itself is very boring, but (not to be mean) he kinda sounds like sqwuidward. You have a lot of homework and it usually consists of a lot of reading. You only have two papers and two tests the entire semester, but you have quizes every day. He also speaks with a very intellectual dialect so its hard to understand him.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: ENG3010
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great teacher. Good lecturer- knows his stuff. People who say his class is boring probably have small attention spans. If you can pay attention for an hour you'll do fine. A lot of reading is involved but as long as you read, take notes, and attend you'll do just fine.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: ENG340C
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. Ryan is great! He knows what he's talking about. The exams are difficult but take a lot of notes and you'll be fine.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: ENG2030
  • 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:
His class was boring and the reading assignments long but what do you expect from an English class.Attendance is mandatory bc notes are needed for exams.We never got out early or missed a day of class.If your r someone who misses a lot of class and has a short attention span or bad memory u should take someone else.Class in general very easy.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL340C
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
To be honest, this class is disappointing. It focuses on a very narrow range of authors, and the histories and backgrounds of these people seem to be the main focus, particularly at the beginning of the course. The discussions are bland, and the assignments are lengthy and uninteresting.
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