Doug doesn't teach the course you learn it on your own. The exam policy makes no sense. Also you dont get any feedback from that course. It was easy course tho if you can keep up with the work

I took distance education for this course. While the course may be somewhat easy and the syllabus and grading were clear, the professor itself was not helpful, I often get dismissive emails when I ask for help. I always ask the TA's instead of him because I feel like they are more approachable. Other than that, this course is very flexible.

The course is not taught by the prof. There is a website with all the course materials required that you need to study by yourself. This guy still uses Proctorio for the final exam and he threatened students to drop the course if you don't want to use Proctorio.

Won't answer student's questions when they're confused about a specific part of the text, will instead just tell them to reread it because the information is there. Its a good thing the course matter isn't the hardest because if it was this prof would be terrible.

Refuses to help students in trying times, while also sending out "helpful" emails that he understands how difficult it must be to study online. Does not help students in regards to questions about a specific topic. Told us to "Stop stressing" and to "be happy" in times where our family is affected by the pandemic and the stress levels are very high

very disrespectful refuses to help students

this prof is condescending and doesn't take his students seriously. boomer mentality.

Save your time and money. Does not offer any support to his students during difficult times. Answers emails and discussion boards by copy and pasting stuff from the website. Extremely unhelpful, you are basically taking the course yourself. WOULDNT recommend this course to anyone. Makes us feel that he really hates his job and students.

The course itself is alright with lots to read and understand on your own. There are many quizzes but is relatively alright if you read the material. The midterms are ok but can be pretty confusing with a few questions. The worse part of this is the exam where the criteria are not far imp. He had barely helped with this course.

One word: HORRIBLE! Meanwhile the students are struggling mentally and physically. The prof himself only came out and said "be happy"

Not a caring prof. The students expressed their hardships during COVID-19, the prof only wrote a paragraph saying that he read the comments and telling the students to be "happy"

ignores students and is very dismissive. You better research and learn your own material because you can't count on this guy to teach it to you. His lack of acknowledgment towards his students says a lot about how little he cares about his job and the wellbeing of students. disappointing that we pay these people and they can't be bothered to care.

The amount of work that you need to put into this class is insane. Took this course as an elective; I am more stressed about this class than my core courses. Dr. McCollor does not care for his students nor listens to our concerns. If you fail the final, you will fail the entire course. If I could choose again, I wouldn't take this class at all.

Despite many students posting in the discussion expressing their concerns, Dr. McCollor basically just ignored all of it and just gave empty words like "too bad so sad". This is not the way you should be treating students, especially during tough times like these. I am truly disappointed by his actions. Gives no help or direction at all.

If I could give him a 0, I would. Dr. McCollor is the most uncaring person that I have come across in my entire life. It seems as if he only cares about himself. You cannot bother him, he just sends you to a link to where everything is. Does not give any clarifications. Does not listen, does not care.

In his syllabus he states to treat your classmates with respect. However, Dr. McCollor is the one who didn't treat his students with respect. He doesn't address our concerns. He kinda just brushes it off like it never happened. Honestly, worst professor I have ever had in my life. Can't even classify him as a professor, he didnt teach us anything

basically dropped off the face of the earth a day before the final when many of us had concerns regarding the exam and stopped replying to any inquiries. sorry excuse for a human and i hope i never have an encounter with him ever again.

Holy! Worst class/professor I've had in my entire university degree. This class is an OBSCENE amount of work for no reason. Clearly does not care about students mental well-being. The final exam being pass/fail with the pandemic and technical issues with Proctorio was not cool. Honestly just a joke of a course and a waste of time.

Doesn't care about students' well-being especially during this pandemic. The TA also sucks!!! Basically gave the same comments on the weekly assignment no matter what you write. The final being pass/fail and is extremely hard. Definitely do NOT take it as a gpa booster!!

Worst prof. The course load is heavy and boring, and if you don't pass the final then you fail the course. The pass/fail final policy completely disregards student's work throughout the semester. What's worse is that he doesn't care about his students whatsoever (especially during this pandemic). I would not recommend this course to anyone.

He never cares about his student, fails final fail the whole course. His final extremely hard and unreasonable.

This prof did not take an active role in teaching this course, nor show that he cares for his students well being or concerns during COVID19. A LOT of weekly assignments, the final exam was an unfair assessment of abilities under unjust time limit + proctorio. Did not address major student concerns, instead empty words and "be happy."

Shows zero compassion towards students during a pandemic. Waited until after course evals and 36 hours before final to give format/rules. A lot of students had concerns with them and he half-heartedly addressed these issues and changed nothing. Sad change of pace compared to other professors understanding over these trying times.

Uncaring, unconsiderate, pretty much absent throughout the entire semester. Sent very few emails and took forever to reply to any student concerns. Exam site crashed and he cancelled it, but then somehow decided to "uncancel" it 7 hours later. No empathy for any students who had organized their schedule for this exam a month in advance.

It's incredible how such an easy course can be instructed by a professor who isn't rational, is a mystery man (will never meet him) and most importantly doesn't give a damn about his students. I would only encourage you to take this course if you are ready to study HARDD for the final. I can't understand how you would rate the prof over 2.

A prof that is never around, with a confusing and outdated course website that takes forever to navigate through all the links. Course basically does not need a prof if he is not present to assist students and their concerns. Final exam crashed and was rescheduled but poorly done and was not in the best interests of the students during COVID.

The exam didn't load first of all. So like a good prof he cancelled it. HA WRONG. a couple hours later he un-cancelled the exam. now we are here stressing the hell out cuz we have other commitments .

The rescheduled exam does not work and the professor has gone into hiding not replying to any emails for the past 18 hours since he announced the rescheduling. Sure you can reschedule, but now that it's not working, you MUST give us reassurance.

I wish I could give him a rating of 0, giving him a 1 is simply too generous

So incredibly incompetent at his job! Doesnt answer emails to clarify peoples doubts and has ghosted everyone, following the aftermath of the disastrous ATSC 113 final exam. If youre thinking of taking this course, wait until they make some concrete changes to the exam policies otherwise your mental health will deteriorate. True score: 0/5

Doug McCollor is like my dad. He's non-existent in my life until something important comes up: then I get an occasional email. The only difference is that my dad gives me money and Doug gives me easy marks. Take this class if you wanna teach yourself like how I had to teach myself how to tie my shoes and ride a bike. Thanks for nothing dad & Doug.

Although this is a first year course, it is definitely content heavy and the learning goals are a bit vague. Be prepared to read throughout the semester as it is very detailed. If you dont have a heavy course-load and you enjoy this topic then this course will be interesting. Otherwise it will be a bit of a challenge to comprehend all the material

DON'T TRUST PEOPLE WHO TELL YOU TO TAKE THIS CLASS!! I did well and I can assure you it is NOT worth it. The tests are stupidly specific and the prof just fills me with rage. This class is incredibly boring and Doug is so unorganized. 0/5

I haven't even finished the course yet, but one thing I can say is that he is the WORST professor I've ever come across. The amount of content he expects you to study is ridiculous. I've taken three 300 level psych courses in one semester that had less work The website that he uses is the most confusing thing I've ever used. DO NOT TAKE THIS COURSE

too many readings, this is basically a self-taught course where you have to read what he writes, and you get tested on specific detailed things. It used to be easy as the final was worth 5% before, but now it's worth 40% and it's cumulative.

ATSC 113 was taught online with zero lectures, all the content is online and you pretty much teach yourself everything. The course is super unclear and you never receive feedback despite getting poor marks (usually the class average yikes). Also the final is worth 40% and is a pass/fail no go.

Anxiety inducing, was excited for ATSC at first but I've cried over this this class TOO much in the past semester while my other classes have been FINE. Classmates I've spoken to experience the same worries. In my other science courses, profs care and listen to students, and are willing to change things based on feedback, hope ATSC is like that.

Can take weeks to reply to simple emails, radically changed the course curriculum this year (40% final, 6% bonus assignment now for marks and graded harshly), and all around very unempathetic. While this course can still be considered a GPA booster, it is not a good one anymore.

WORST PROF EVER. CHANGED THE COURSE STRUCTURE COMPLETELY AND DOESNT LISTEN TO THE STUDENTS OPINION. NEVER TAKE A CLASS WITH HIM.

Super disappointed, everything in this course has disappointed me. Looking back, I would have even taken chemistry twice this term instead of this course. All our efforts could go to trash. And clear criteria? nope. This course has apparently changed A LOT this year and we took the hit, literally spent the entire term in fear of failing this class.

Hated it. Final is closed book, worth 40%, min 50% to pass class. This makes no sense b/c we had so many assignments during the term that should have weighed more. Readings are dull which sucks b/c you need to know them front and back. The various links they want to look at to complete Case studies are confusing. Not a GPA booster anymore.

ATSC 113 with Doug was probably the worst course I have ever taken. Responses to emails were not very informative, the deadlines were difficult to follow as some content was locked until certain days which didn't allow you to get ahead, and the final was a whole mess. Do not take this course.

Worst class Ive ever taken, at least show a bit of compassion toward your students. Super unorganized as well. Be aware that the final exam is 40% worth your final grade.

The WORST prof imaginable. Whatever you've heard about this course before, ignore it all. Aside from making a final worth 40% and removing other fun elements of the course that also improved grades, the prof doesn't reply to emails and shows ZERO compassion to his students. Had more readings for this elective than all my other core classes. AVOID!

WARNING FOR KIDS TAKING ATSC 113!!! THIS COURSE HAS BEEN PATCHED BY DOUG

He was so bad, I wanted to give him a zero. But thats not possible. So, I give him a 1.

Probably the worst structured course to ever exist at UBC. Overload of bland content and deadlines that just don't make sense.

HORRIBLE!!! Do not take this class with Doug it will literally be the BIGGEST regret of your life. Everything in the course was laid out so unclear, he is a terrible communicator, and the material was so unnecessarily pathetic. He clearly does not care for his students. If I could give him a -500 I easily would because a 1 does not do him justice

DO NOT TAKE THIS COURSE! This has been my worst course during my time at UBC. Gives you hundreds of pages to read, 6 quizzes and a massive assignment that takes hours every week. Finally final exam consists of 90 MCQ to be taken within 90 minutes!!! AWFUL - I haven't learnt a thing, it only stressed me out I do not recommend this to anyone.

ATSC113 IS NOT a gpa booster like you might've heard. if ur in arts tryna finish ur science cred, DO A DIFF CLASS!! the TAs are bad, the instructors are NOT accommodating at all if you miss quizzes, there is SO much content & its so time-consuming AND 40% P/F FINAL if i knew this class was gonna be like this i would never have taken it.

unless you love learning about clouds and wind, wanna do 50 readings and 10 quizzes a week, and learn the most boring content that has ever existed at ubc, don't take this class with doug. NOT A GPA BOOSTER!!!!! SAVE YOURSELVES THE STRESS AND SADNESS!!

DO NOT TAKE THIS COURSE. This professor is one of the worst I've had at UBC. Paid thousands to teach myself his material and poorly written. Half of the stuff doesn't make sense, and he tells more stories in the notes than material. Congrats on doug for finessing ubc to pay him, when he teaches nothing. Id rather noose myself than take this again.

Doug McCollor, not a legend. Final worth 45% of grade, pass/fail. fail the final, every assignment you did for hours? BYE! The website for the course content? Absolutely DREADFUL. You're better off going to Sunday Service with Kanye West and celebrating Mose's parting of the Red Sea than try to understand how ocean currents work in this course

i regret to inform anyone reading this that mister doug mccollum does not, in fact, pass the vibe check

Absurd, bordering on a comical amount of work.

I am double majoring in sociology and anthropology so I'm used to reading...however, this class is ridiculous. The content itself is somewhat easy to understand, but the sheer amount of it makes me want to throw my laptop out of a window. Doug seems very knowledgeable and nice enough, but that's just not enough for me to give this class above a 1.

So much, so much, so much, so much to read. Contents are not too difficult, but there are A LOT A LOT A LOT. Cumulative final exam, have to pass 50% to pass the course, but you get to bring a cheat sheet. Multiple quizzes each week, not too hard, but annoying.

WARNING NOT TO TAKE THIS CLASS!! I really enjoyed the content but boy is he rude in his emails. I didn't care much that it was a pass/fail exam but once I saw the exam it was horrid. 90q in 90 min is absurd. The TA's started giving out the exams/bubble sheets AT the 90 min mark which means that some people started at 85/80 min. Please do not take.

Please dont take this course, just whatever , please dont take this course , it is a nightmare

Used videos to mainly explain a lot of his slides, rushed a lot of points throughout lecture, there are 3 midterms and a final worth 45% of your grade. Good part about this class is that midterms have a group component of the same questions in the individual portion. DO NOT take if you want a GPA booster or science credit.

He is a terrible teacher who does not really teach. He uses youtube videos to teach. His powerpoint slides are wordy and most of the time he does not have enough time to go into depth and rushes over the slides. This class is run by many teachers but he is by far the worst.

He's a nice guy but teaching is just not his thing. He can't explain the concepts other than just reading off the slide. Just read the slides on your own with the help of that free textbook, if you can view the recorded lectures from previous years through someone who took this course online, do that, things would make so much more sense.

can not teach to save his life. Sweet guy but awful at his job.

A nice guy but he is just clearly not cut out for teaching. Unclear lectures, pretty terrible slides, monotone speaking voice, clearly has interest in the topic but definitely the worst prof in EOSC 114.

He's nice but shows too many youtube vids, has incredibly dense slides, inevitably runs out of time to actually explain anything. The content itself wasn't that difficult after reviewing it, it's just that he presents it in an extremely rushed manner. The other profs in the course were great though and I found the course pretty interesting.