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CNS 390 - Hockey and Canadian Culture

bigdaddycool
edited May 2008 in General
I got into this class the prof is shubert some of his reviews on rate my professor aren't so great. Can anyone who has taken a class with him tell me something about him? Good prof or not? And how is his 390 class? Interesting? Easy?

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  • xxk1nky
    edited May 2008
    Uh oh... Are you talking about Irwin Shubert? I got him for CNS 210 DE currently...
  • Student0667
    edited May 2008
    bigdaddycool;28397 said:
    I got into this class the prof is shubert some of his reviews on rate my professor aren't so great. Can anyone who has taken a class with him tell me something about him? Good prof or not? And how is his 390 class? Interesting? Easy?
    xxk1nky;29421 said:
    Uh oh... Are you talking about Irwin Shubert? I got him for CNS 210 DE currently...
    Both of you, get out of this piece of shit's class right now. He is nothing more than a wannabe prof who knows jack shit about marking papers and teaching a class. I made the terrible mistake of taking CNS 210 with this moron a year ago and I learned absolutely nothing from his class. The reading material have absolutely nothing to do with Canadian culture and his marking criteria is absurd. If what he teaches is really what Canadian Culture is made off, Canada is fuc*ed.

    Seriously, read this man's review on rateyourprofessor.com http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=106352

    shubert.irwin.jpg

    Here is the piece of shit that will royally fuck your GPA, drop now or you will regret it.
  • jbd
    edited May 2008
    You don't even see the guy...as long as you write decent papers with good grammar, you get good marks. He's not teaching anything in the Distance course so why even look up the prof?
  • xxk1nky
    edited May 2008
    jbd;29423 said:
    You don't even see the guy...as long as you write decent papers with good grammar, you get good marks. He's not teaching anything in the Distance course so why even look up the prof?
    He's teaching CNS 210 in Distance Ed this semester. I'm in his class.

    His ratings are extremely low. I had second thoughts about signing up for the class. When's the last day to drop!?
  • Student0667
    edited May 2008
    xxk1nky;29424 said:
    He's teaching CNS 210 in Distance Ed this semester. I'm in his class.

    His ratings are extremely low. I had second thoughts about signing up for the class. When's the last day to drop!?
    This friday, May 9. DROP IT NOW!

    Since this is my 400th post, I will make this good.

    May you tell Shubert that an ex-student of his thinks that he and his course is full of shit and this ex-student hopes that he dies falling off a cliff during one of his geographic research.
  • Broken Lizard
    edited May 2008
    Student0667;29426 said:
    This friday, May 9. DROP IT NOW!

    Since this is my 400th post, I will make this good.

    May you tell Shubert that an ex-student of his thinks that he and his course is full of shit and this ex-student hopes that he dies falling off a cliff during one of his geographic research.
    you worry about gpa too much

    one class hardly affects it
  • randomuser
    edited May 2008
    i lol'd at the size of that course reader when i saw someone pick it up at DE on campus
  • collegestudent
    edited May 2008
    they have ta's who mark the papers and assignments in distance. the actual prof listed is just the one who makes up the assignments, reading lists, etc.
  • Student0667
    edited May 2008
    collegestudent;29433 said:
    they have ta's who mark the papers and assignments in distance. the actual prof listed is just the one who makes up the assignments, reading lists, etc.
    No, this piece of shit do all the marking himself. Why do you think all the resentment are directly toward him? Besides, this wannabe is too junior of a "prof" to get TAs.
  • JayDub
    edited May 2008
    Now, putting aside this professor, is CNS 390 a fun class to take if you like hockey and/or you like Canada?
  • xxk1nky
    edited May 2008
    Student0667;29426 said:
    This friday, May 9. DROP IT NOW!

    Since this is my 400th post, I will make this good.

    May you tell Shubert that an ex-student of his thinks that he and his course is full of shit and this ex-student hopes that he dies falling off a cliff during one of his geographic research.
    Oh shit.. Are you serious?! How do you get a refund on a course? I just paid my tuition lastnight. Dammit!
  • Student0667
    edited May 2008
    JayDub;29438 said:
    Now, putting aside this professor, is CNS 390 a fun class to take if you like hockey and/or you like Canada?
    JayDub, this dickhead will ruin even the funnest of courses. For example, I originally took CNS 210 just to make me more Canadian because the course is call the Foundation of Canadian cultures. However, this dickhead ruined the course by giving us materials that have absolutely nothing to do with Canadian culture. Instead of making me more Canadian, I now want to move to the States, get an American citizenship and work for the FBI when I finish my degree.
    xxk1nky;29442 said:
    Oh shit.. Are you serious?! How do you get a refund on a course? I just paid my tuition lastnight. Dammit!
    You drop the course and the tuition, minus the $100 penalty for dropped courses, will immediately go back to your GoSFU account. However, you can avoid the penalty by signing up for another course, which I assume is what you are planning to do.
  • xxk1nky
    edited May 2008
    Well, I just swapped that course for CNS 280 -- Canadian Political Economy with Andrea Migone (DE). His ratings were better than the Shubert guy. I just hope this won't screw me over.
  • Student0667
    edited May 2008
    xxk1nky;29478 said:
    Well, I just swapped that course for CNS 280 -- Canadian Political Economy with Andrea Migone (DE). His ratings were better than the Shubert guy. I just hope this won't screw me over.
    Why Canadian Studies? I would stay away from any course and program that are under the Department of Political Science, which Canadian Studies is a part off. There is seriously something wrong with the Department of Political Sciences' TA selection.
  • xxk1nky
    edited May 2008
    Student0667;29481 said:
    Why Canadian Studies? I would stay away from any course and program that are under the Department of Political Science, which Canadian Studies is a part off. There is seriously something wrong with the Department of Political Sciences' TA selection.
    I know... I'm not a big fan of Canadian Studies OR PoliSci but there was nothing else! I should've just dropped the course. Am I now fucked for the rest of this semester?!
  • Student0667
    edited May 2008
    xxk1nky;29537 said:
    I know... I'm not a big fan of Canadian Studies OR PoliSci but there was nothing else! I should've just dropped the course. Am I now fucked for the rest of this semester?!
    I don't have experience with this Migone guy, however my experiences with PoliSci and CNS tell me that you are fuc*ed. You should not have picked another CNS course, period.
  • xxk1nky
    edited May 2008
    Student0667;29544 said:
    I don't have experience with this Migone guy, however my experiences with PoliSci and CNS tell me that you are fuc*ed. You should not have picked another CNS course, period.
    I'm with you on that one. Totally not compatible with Canadian Studies and PoliSci. However...

    I am fucked no more! I dropped the damn course. Yay me!
  • Student0667
    edited May 2008
    xxk1nky;29559 said:
    I'm with you on that one. Totally not compatible with Canadian Studies and PoliSci. However...

    I am fucked no more! I dropped the damn course. Yay me!
    Great work, sorry about that $100 penalty fee though. Yeah, you also should get all those distance ed material crap sorted out soon.
  • Broken Lizard
    edited May 2008
    too bad, it's an awesome course, easy A if you can write and read.
  • Student0667
    edited May 2008
    Triple;29766 said:
    too bad, it's an awesome course, easy A if you can write and read.
    Don't listen to what Triple said. It is an easy A only if you can write and read like an idiot, just like the "professor" Shubert.

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