Christine Sypnowich - Queen's University at Kingston

Professor: Christine Sypnowich
Department: Philosophy
College: Queen's University at Kingston
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: PHIL318
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: No
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
She bullied me for the semester that I was in her class. I can't go into details because she'll probably pinpoint me, but I've met others who have dealt with her passive aggression. I think most of the people she's bullied don't want to write an honest review about her for fear of her retribution.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: PHIL318
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
What a gem! Well laid out structure and assignments makes sense and engage with the material. Incredibly understanding for accommodations and enjoyable lectures. Allowed for differing opinion on topics and their impacts as well as class discussion.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: PHIL153
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Lovely woman and a good class overall. She is the kindest, most accommodating teacher I've had. Exams were very easy and the course did not need much work. My only criticism is that the stayed very superficial and didn't go into detail, but then it is a first year course. I recommend it!
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: PHIL257
  • 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:
this prof is nice in lecture, its true. but i found her to be such a fast talker, i couldnt note or remember a lot of her content. it also annoyed me that she focuses highly on the QUANTITY rather than the QUALITY of investigations. we had too many books and not enough coverage. by the end it got very sloppy. unimpressive
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: PHIL318
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very nice lady; very fair.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: PHIL257
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Professor Sypnowich is a really great professor. You can tell she cares about the students and about what she's teaching. She's also quite clear, and has a funny sense of humour. I would take another course by her very quickly! :)
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: PHIL153
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Awesome professor who really cares about her students! She even recognised me from her 200 student class in the drug store. Papers (marked by the TAs) were fairly difficult, but on exams and midterms (marked by herself) it was very possible to achieve a high mark (eg above 90) which I don't think is possible in any other philosophy class at queens
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: PHIL257
  • 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:
I've now taken both her 153 and 257 courses, and I could not love her more. A professor who actually knows how to teach and more than that, actually cares about her students. She tries not to let her bias show through her lectures and makes time for class discussion. She is my favourite professor at Queen's, hands down.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: PHIL153
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
EXCELLENT Prof! Her lectures are clear and captivating. She is very approachable and helpful. Her course is well-organized and I loved her lectures. Highly recommended.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: PHIL153
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Interesting class. She's very good at explaining and clarifying the text as well as going beyond it. But be warned - if you don't like Rawls, you will not survive. You MUST like Rawls.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: PHIL129
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
She is an amazing professor. She is fair and teaches her class in an interesting and engaging manner.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: PHIL153
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Fantastic Prof. She managed to clearly cover the subject matter without teaching in a biased way (which I was worried about before the class). Classes were carefully planned ahead of time, and lectures were highly engaging. Definitely a good choice for any 1st year student with an interest in politics.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: PHIL153
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Fabulous, fabulous, fabulous. She could have moderated discussion more in class but despite that I could never bear to miss her lectures. Also, she knows how to teach, which is something I cannot say for some of my other profs.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: PHIL271
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Smart person, but not the best moderator in discussions... Too many class minutes were wasted waiting for non-sequitorial comments to be spun out..and too many texts: why read 300 page novels to spend 1/2 a class "discussing them"??? Pick 4-5 core texts and REALLY dissect them over the term, rather than skim through a dozen and a half of them.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: PHIL153
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Best class I took all year, without a doubt. Also, the only class I regularly attended, because I just couldn't stand to miss it. Amazing teacher, fair marker (tough at times), and wrote an excellent exam.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: PHIL271
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
More than just an accomplished scholar, Sypnowich is a tremendous teacher. I've been fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to take a number of her courses now, and each one has been amazing. Her dedication and enthusiasm for teaching shows as much in her availability outside of class as in her lectures. Thanks again for all your help.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: GRADSEMINAR
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
You will do great in this class so long as you forfeit your own knowledge and nod along to everything she says and pay no attention to that fact that all for her theories are completely divorced from reality . . . enjoy!
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: POLPHIL
  • 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:
I took her political philosophy class "The Citizen + the State". I'm at Carleton now, studying law + poli sci and a day doesn't go by when something I learned from her class comes up. It proved to be a very useful foundation. Sure she is a hard marker but she was very good at providing feedback too, which is more than I can say for some profs.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: PHIL153
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great proff. Nice Lady. Very tough marking indeed by herself and proffs. Writing a well thought out and carefully edited paper to get between 70-73 is tough to deal with.......
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: PHIL153
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
"She's not a socialist--she's a great professor!" Socialists can't be good professors? Somebody's eaten one too many paint chips. Anyway, she's good at presenting arguments and debates, but she failed to convince me of the conclusions she think we ought to have drawn. Could be worse, especially for a first year course.
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