John Vederas - University of Alberta

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John Vederas - University of Alberta

Professor: John Vederas

Department: Science

College: University of Alberta

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: CHEM261
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

careless. unreasonable. cant teach. check check check. all of the above. so disappointing. online delivery was useless and notes are okish. exams unfair and you don't know what to expect because practice final and midterm were in different formats. he asks how to fix the course and then doesn't even listen to feedback. lol why are you asking then!?

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: CHEM261
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He will test you well and you can't get away with memorization but he is a VERY fair prof. His notes are very step by step and systematic which is what you need for OCHEM. He is a G, highly recommend him. Also, he scares you when he tells you past curve cutoffs (maybe to make you work harder) so don't be scared of that just work your best!

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: CHEM261
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Vederas is a gem! He was very well prepared for the transition and can tell he is very passionate about the course and his jokes and applications of the material put a smile on my face. Straightforward about what you need to know, exams do require you understand rather than memorize but its really fair!! Do take him he makes organic chem fun!

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: OCHEM261
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I took 264 with him. His teaching and notes is very not very detailed and are very generalized. Your mark is based on participation, midterm, and a final so not much opportunity to improve your marks. Exams are difficult. Online teaching was done poorly.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: CHEM261
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Vederas is an amazing and hilarious guy, but not an amazing prof. The final was worth nearly 40% of our grade and only had 25 questions (all mc or t/f). I'm not sure if being online made the course that much harder for him to teach, but I don't think he adjusted well enough to teaching online properly. I definitely feel like my education suffered.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: CHEM261
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Not sure if things were different with classes being online, but I felt that the assessments were not an accurate measure of what was taught in class. For example, the final had only 25 multiple choice questions and most of them were on pre-midterm content which was frustrating as I had put many hours into studying post-midterm content.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: CHEM264
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

the final exam was nothing like the practice midterms that he assigned. the mechanism questions were really hard and confusing. the midterm was okay for me but the final was worth 40% and i am sure i didnt do too good on it even though i studied really hard.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: OCHEM261
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I really enjoyed John as my prof. The problem most people probably have with him is that he is test heavy; besides lab, your grade is made up of a midterm and a final. I wouldn't say these were over hard- it's a hard topic, but he's fair with level of difficulty. Just pay attention and put the time in!

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: CHEM264
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Videos and notes are great, but the zoom lectures are not very helpful. I recommend students to spend more time studying instead of attending the zoom q&a. The textbook questions that he assigned are also quite hard and beyond the scope of this course. So basically just use his notes and do the practice tests and understanding everything in them.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: CHEM261
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

midterm made me cry :( Will update later if difficulty/structure of the course and exams changes. Mostly I am annoyed because previous year students' midterm was closer to the practice midterm than for this year's exam (this year was different in terms of format and difficulty) did good on practice and know I will do badly on midterm good guy tho

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: OCHEM261
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

To all the people who have wrote that the exam was too hard for the Fall2020 term, we haven't even had our midterm yet. Vederas is a decent teacher, people just want to have someone to blame when they don't get the grade they want. His videos and notes explain things well enough and he says that we arent gonna be tested on any of the zoom stuff

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: OCHEM261
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He has really informative videos that are accessible anytime, and they are well organized. Definitely need to be actively paying attention as his class is on the difficult side, but I would say that's chemistry in general. I would recommend taking him, but be ready to put in the work.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: CHEM261
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

His class is frustrating not because of the material but because of his lack of answering our questions and giving us importance. He is not available to help. He doesn't care about ur situation. Avoid him at all costs but if you have to take him, get ready to learn everything on your own. The exams are difficult and unexpected, very unfair.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: CHEM264
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I was repeating this class, so I already knew the material but I know for a fact that this class would be horrible for the students that take it for the first time. He doesn't care about u or ur mark. he doesn't answer questions. his only time that he is willing to help u is the Q and A sessions, which is horribly unorganized. Exams are difficult.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: CHEM264
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

His videos are hella well made but the Zoom is mediocre. Really tries to answer your questions, but most are basic. Midterm was just like the practice.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: CHEM264
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Vederas has good videos, but the Q and A's are full of people asking horrible questions. If you watch his videos and read the text you'll be fine. The only good part of the Q and A's are his stories, and the occasional course info.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: CHEM264
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Try babooram for online organic chem. Avoid this teacher at all costs. He is nice and replies to email, however that wont help ur GPA.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: CHEM264
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Literally the worst prof for online classes. He seems nice but I studied my head off and still got a bad mark. He has almost no practice questions. Just a few practice midterms. His organization of the class was the worst. His questions didnt reflect the depth we learned it in. Zoom sessions are useless. So try to learn everything on ur own.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: CHEM264
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:

Chose his class because of the good reviews, but realized he isn't that good teaching this class online. his notes and videos are alright, but the live q&a didn't teach me anything and he spent too much time talking about his stories and the curriculum. had to teach myself everything and use my friend's notes from last year. do not recommend :(

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: CHEM264
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

In terms of online learning, Im yet to have a prof as bad as him. Nothing against him, cuz I can tell hes a good person. But when it comes to the aspect of online teaching, he might as well not even be there

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