Paul Bruss - Eastern Michigan University

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Paul Bruss - Eastern Michigan University

Professor: Paul Bruss

Department: English Language & Literature

College: Eastern Michigan University

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: LITR101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Requires a lot of reading and remembering material from multiple novels. In-class lectures were informative but sometimes slow and off topic. Multiple choice tests were based on what you remember from the reading. Written essays are based off the in-class discussion. Paul Bruss knew the information and wanted his students to succeed.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: LIT101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

one of the worst teachers I have had. hypocritical. isn't sensitive on touchy subjects. you will not understand how your grade works in this class. talks about inappropriate things in class. overall just doesn't make sense

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: LIT101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Paul Bruss is a bad choice if you have any history with sexual assault. He had tendency to often say very uncomfortable and sometimes insensitive things about the topic. Also, he really just talked about plot and made stuff up, then told us not to talk about plot. If you disagree with his opinions/thoughts he seemed to ignore it.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: LIT102
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He gets really loud and personal during lectures.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: LITR101
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I have mixed feelings about Paul Bruss. He's clearly experienced and knowledgeable about literature, but I he expects we understand the books in the same depth as him. I tried participating, but I always felt I was missing what he wants us to see. I think my lit. analysis has improved somewhat. Very unclear about expectations.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: LITR101
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I really liked Bruss but he always went on tangents&after the first few classes, his lectures were not helpful for assignments. I found the readings we did to be very boring, and you can pass by skipping his lectures and just going for quizzes and essays. As a person, I say he's a pretty okay guy but as a professor, I did not care for him.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: ENG360
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I think the reviews here don't represent how I have heard most of my peers (majors) talk about him. Everyone I ever spoke to feels he is inspirational. No other class was as key to improving my thinking and writing. He can be intimidating, but this class will work you if you are willing to be independent and willing to go with the material.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: LIT101
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He goes off on tangents and does not get to material, my class is two class periods behind schedule and we are almost done with semester and have tried to cut readings to catch up. He wants in depth essays with quotation but mostly speaks about plot in lecture. Quizzes are easy as long as you know the story and attend lecture. Would'nt recommend.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: LITR422
Grade Received: C
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I wanted to add my perspective as a former student. I took his class in 1993! I agree with what a lot of posters are saying. His class had some difficult and abstract concepts. However, no one made me think more than Paul. Concepts i learned in his class resonate within me today. Take his class, as life wears you down you will appreciate it!

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: LIT101
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you have ever wanted a long, dry lecture, with an easy grade, this is the one for you. Disregard my run on sentence. He's pretty dry, but his energy is high, if that makes sense. Good luck!

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: LIT101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He goes on tangents about his life that have nothing to do with the course. He just reads quotes in class and talks about the plot. Provides no information on what he wants for the essays. Grading is difficult and unclear. Very awkward lectures. DON'T TAKE WITH BRUSS!!

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: ENG360
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The novels in this class are excellent! Everything is examined from a postmodern perspective, but he will not be explaining what that means. If you go into this class already understanding the basic concepts of deconstruction and you have some familiarity with Nietzsche you will get an A. If that last sentence made no sense to you, don't take it.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: LITR202
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took Current Events in World Lit and I thought the texts we had to read were boring. However, Professor Bruss was amusing and what he had to say about the books was thought provoking. I thought he wasn't as clear as he could have been about what he wanted from the in-class essays, though.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: LITR
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Bruss is a fun and passionate professor. His class is challenging, but that's not in any way a bad thing.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: LITR101
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

In class he goes on tangents about his life that have nothing to do with the course. He just reads quotes in class. Provides no information on what he wants for the essays. Grading is difficult and unclear. Very awkward lectures, Constantly saying things that aren't funny and calling them "jokes" DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS WITH BRUSS

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: LIT360
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Honestly, this class had me in tears. Never seen a professor so unconcerned about his students. I reached out for help & got nothing, actually got attitude. If you don't have patience w/students & don't understand that not everyone KNOWS this stuff, you shouldn't be teaching. He's funny & witty, I wanted to like him but...as a professor, no, sorry.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: LIT360
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is not helpful. In-Class essays are almost impossible and I'm a straight-A student. Don't think a good grade on the response papers mean you'll get an A on the in-class essays. Animated speaker but terrible when it comes to grades. Some texts are enjoyable, but not all. Avoid if at all possible!! DO NOT TAKE WITH BRUSS.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: LITR360
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This class was a complete NIGHTMARE. The reading was not interesting and very difficult to get through. The in-class essays were impossible. He grades harshly. You have to think like he does. I went to him for help, and was met with the same "I wish I had a pill" BS. He never responded to any of my emails. Do yourself a favor and AVOID him!

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: LIT360
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Bruss is NOT a bad guy, but he gives absolutely no guidelines to the type of writing he wants. All he does is read quotes from the books and discusses them. When it boils down to it, good luck on the response papers and essays. If you're screwed in the beginning - you're not coming back - he's labeled you.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: LITR360
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I'm not really sure how some people can't get the concepts discussed in class. They kind of all fell together like a pattern, the different themes of the novels. Ex. The 1st unit books (3) seemed to be about fractured units of time in post-2001 fiction. Techniques of lit today. Aka "recent trends" ...anyway, Bruss isn't a bad guy. Hilarious.

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