Peter Boswell - Memorial University of Newfoundland

Professor: Peter Boswell
Department: Political Science
College: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: POSC3880
  • 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:
Distance course, so as helpful as you can be in that sort of situation. He is a pretty average grader. However, I had the chance to meet the man, and he is one of the jolliest and easy going political science professors I have met!
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: POSC2710
  • 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:
I had him for a distance course over the summer, and while I never met him, his course was fantastic. He was an excellent help through emails, and made really easy tests. He graded pretty fairly too.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: POSC2710
  • 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:
Mr. Boswell is a good prof. If you ever need any help with anything he will try his best to help you. Also, if you do a course by distance with him just make sure you send him an email if you have any questions because he might not do any discussions online but he will answer his email in a timely fashion.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: POLSC2710
  • 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:
In this distance course there was absolutely no interaction or communication from the prof. He said that up front in the manual - that he was not participating on the webct at all. He could organize the class for discussions - or something! I assume he is passionate about the subject and I think he should try to transfer some of that to students.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: POSC4780
  • 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:
Overall, just a great prof!
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: POSC3790
  • 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:
I took both POSC 3780 and 3790 with Prof. Boswell and believe he is an excellent professor. Definitely someone you can go and speak to if you are having trouble understanding the material. He lets you know what he expects when it comes to exams and is very reasonable with due dates and extensions for papers. I would definitely recommend him!
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: POSC2710
  • 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:
This course was distance. The midterm was ridiculously hard in it's multiple choice, very confusing but the essays were good. The final was the reverse. As a distance course not much work. Recommended for those majoring in Polisci, because there are no assignments, just 50%mid and 50% final.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: POSC2710
  • 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:
Took the Distance Version. Reading is VERY dry, but Dr. Boswell is a very fair marker and his course material and expectations are very clear. The only downside to this course is that the marking scheme is 50% Midterm and 50% Final, so theres little room for error, and since its a Distance course there are lots of definitions/concepts to memorize
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: 2710DISTANCE
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Material very interesting after you read it a couple times, kinda hard midterm, very easy final.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: POSC3790
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Nice prof but very strict on extensions. Gives you time to pass things in and get it back and submit it again, but if u don't, completely firm on not even considering giving you a chance if u miss the deadline.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: POLITICALSCI
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He was great-very interesting!
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: POSC2710
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Don't really know him because this is by distance, but he seems like an alright guy. You can get by on the manual alone though, as much as he says the text is crucial it's really not.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: POSC3790
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very caring prof. A big assest to the department. He's very clear about what he wants. Class is informative and often fun.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: POSC3780
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Good prof and makes the course very straight forward. its a distance course so dont expect much interaction but if you have a question just drop by or email and he will get back quiet quickly. the exams are taken right from the manual so do the review questions and you should be fine.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: LOCALGOVT
  • Grade Received: WD
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Really sweet man. I would recomend him to anyone. Very funny and helpful. Really glad that he is now department head, for a little while anyway!
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: POSC3780
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I thought this prof was great. He was clear, responded well, and was quite helpful in his grading scheme. I doubt those who said he was a tough marker gave much effort, because he is at least a fair marker.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: POSC2710DIST
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
not a hard marker at all. quick responses to questions and willing to listen if you need extra time for assignments. study the questions at the end of the manual and you will do fine. no tricks or out of the blue questions on exams. big ups to boswell!
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: POSC2711
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
A very interesting prof who clearly knows a lot about his subject area (in this case, Canadian Politics). I wouldn't say he's a 'hard' marker, but he expected near-verbatim textbook answers on his midterm. It wasn't so much what you know, as how well you can repeat word-for-word what the book knows.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: POSC2711
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Gives little feedback on how to improve and is a hard marker. Other than that, he is an asset to the department and is VERY knowledgeable. Would definitely recommend him!
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: 2710AND2711
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He is very helpful if you ask anything of him. His lectures tend to go off topic, but the man is brilliant so his tangents are usually the most interesting part of each class. Very fair marker. He'll be missed in the poli sci department.
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