3.8

George Marshall

Philosophy - University of Regina

3.8
Quality
3.5
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Would Retake
95
Reviews
3.8
Quality
3.5
Difficulty
3.8
Helpful
3.7
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Would Retake

95

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What Students Say

The worst educator of any kind I have ever had

PHIL214 - 1.0 rating

He is a biased, rude old man who has no idea how to TEACH

PHIL214 - 1.0 rating
Class Info

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Reviews (95)
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PHI244
Feb 6, 2002

This is one of the most enthusiastic professor's I've ever met. It's about time.

3.0
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PHIL214
Feb 6, 2002

The guy hated everything i said, and is very hard, but knowledgable and helpful

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PHIL244
Feb 7, 2002

He's extremely interesting, but he is TOO LOUD

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PHIL244
Feb 7, 2002

single handedly killed my interest in angels

3.0
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PHIL
Feb 7, 2002

No Comments

3.0
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LGC100
Feb 8, 2002

A little long winded

1.0
5.0
LGC100
Feb 9, 2002

No Comments

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PHIL244
Feb 9, 2002

He let us prepare the answers to test questions before the test!

5.0
3.0
PHIL214
Feb 12, 2002

Marshall is a hard prof. but he knows his stuff, and class is interesting.

5.0
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PHIL244
Feb 15, 2002

He is very enthusiastic and enjoys teaching.

5.0
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LGC100
Feb 19, 2002

Best prof I ever had. Not easy, but I guess that means I learned something.

5.0
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STAT254
Feb 19, 2002

No Comments

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4.0
STAT254
Feb 19, 2002

Be prepared to work your butt off! It's worth it.

5.0
5.0
LGC100
Feb 20, 2002

No Comments

5.0
2.0
LGC100
Feb 25, 2002

Awesome..the best for logic...good examples..enjoys his work

5.0
5.0
LGC100
Feb 26, 2002

Hard but great teacher. Learned a lot.

5.0
4.0
STAT151
Feb 28, 2002

If your prepared to work he'll bend over backwards to help you

2.0
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PHIL270
Mar 3, 2002

states at the beg. of class "about 20% of you will fail" (cause he can't teach)

1.0
5.0
LOG100
Mar 12, 2002

No Comments

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PHIL334
Mar 20, 2002

No Comments

5.0
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LGC100
Mar 21, 2002

If people can't succeed in this class it's definitely due to them, not him!

5.0
2.0
LGC100
Mar 24, 2002

Excellent prof--intimidating but passionate and VERY logical. Recommended.

5.0
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STAT296
Mar 27, 2002

He's awesome. He'll give you extra marks if you are willing to work for them.

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PHIL244
Mar 27, 2002

doesn't mark essays very well. mine were good, but he gave me a bad mark!

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LOG100
Mar 28, 2002

He`s SO entertaining! Difficult to fall asleep in this class!

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PHILC244
Apr 2, 2002

Very good teacher. Really works hard at teaching.

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STAT254
Grade: Not_Sure_Yet
Apr 26, 2002

Very helpful. Made the class interesting. Too bad the assignments were long.

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LGC100C01
May 8, 2002

Demanding but he puts a lot into the course and there is a lot to get out of it.

5.0
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PHIL100
May 27, 2002

No Comments

5.0
4.0
LGC100
Aug 14, 2002

Great prof and very approachable.

5.0
4.0
LGC100
Aug 19, 2002

Very good prof

5.0
4.0
LGC100
Aug 20, 2002

Great class!

5.0
5.0
LGC100
Sep 22, 2002

Makes you work hard but worth all the effort.

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PHIL244
Sep 26, 2002

really hard class, gives you bad grades if you disagree with him

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STATS151
Oct 31, 2002

Way too fast & not clear at all!!

5.0
2.0
LOGC100
Jan 7, 2003

he's so passionate your scared he'll have a heart attack

5.0
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LOGIC100
Feb 23, 2003

Very interesting but hard

2.0
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PHIL274
Mar 21, 2003

No Comments

5.0
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LOGIC100
Apr 2, 2003

No Comments

5.0
5.0
LOGICC01
Apr 11, 2003

Requires lots of work but well worth it.

2.0
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LOGIC100
May 21, 2003

Annoying...contradicts himself often and confuses students more than helping them by always answering the wrong question and making answers unclear... breaks chalk too much...

5.0
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LOGIC100
Jun 6, 2003

Very good but requiring a lot of work.

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PHIL214
Jun 8, 2003

Makes the history of philosophy come alive. Knows his stuff.

3.0
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LOG100
Oct 25, 2003

He really does keep you entertained in the morning, but I find that he talks about what he's going to teach, rather then actually teaching it.

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LOGIC100
Dec 16, 2003

HE'S LOUD AND AGGRESSIVE AND NOT VERY FRIENDLY. DON'T SIT CLOSE TO THE FRONT BECAUSE HE SPITS A LOT AND HE GETS RIGHT IN YOUR FACE.

4.0
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LGC100
Dec 22, 2003

Horrible Prof! I would never take a class from him if someone paid me! He made it very clear about what he was going to teach but never really ended up doing so.

1.0
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LOGIC100
Feb 9, 2004

what a joke!

4.0
1.0
LOG100
Feb 13, 2004

No Comments

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LOGIC100
Apr 5, 2004

Shouts like crazy and is very intimidating. You have to work a lot to get decent marks.

5.0
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LOGIC100
Aug 4, 2004

Good experience!

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PHIL334
Aug 4, 2004

Great Class. Oppens a whole new way of looking at philosophy and doing. Really worth taking.

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LOGIC100
Dec 4, 2004

Never take a class from him. He is a horrible prof. Nothing is explained well. He just expects that if he understands it then everyone should understand it. I have never had a prof as bad as him before.

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LOGIC100
Dec 4, 2004

Never take a class from him. I have never had such a horrible experience as this. Everyone be warned, this will be a hard class and it's not worth the trouble.

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LOG100
Grade: A-
Feb 24, 2005

This is an easy class. As long as you read the chapters you are supposed to, when you are supposed to, you'll do fine. He doesn't even tackle first order predicate logic or the like, and what he does teach is explained very clearly. If you think this is hard, try taking it from Korte.

4.0
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LOGIC100
Grade: B
Apr 26, 2005

It was an interesting class and I felt I learned alot. He was entertaining enough to keep me intrested in the mornings. However I wouldn't recommend this as an elective as it requires ALOT of work and is quite difficult.

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LGC100
Jul 28, 2005

The man is red and shakes like he is experiencing tremors. I didn't like it, but he's pretty harmless. I think I went to less than half my classes ad passed with a 58.

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LGC100
Grade: B+
Dec 1, 2005

First few classes are intimidating, but you learn to love his lectures. He'll keep you awake in the morning and makes things really clear. Makes the knowledge that you gain applicable to all areas of life. Easy to talk to and is willing to help you anytime.

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LOG100
Dec 12, 2005

Great class. Make sure you do your assignments every single class and you will do fine.

4.0
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LOGIC100
Dec 14, 2005

No doubt that he is a good prof. but the most horrible thing abt him is that he expects guys to know everythng before class.Goes very fast in class, difficult to match pace.This prof should not be taken for Logic 100 coz the book which he uses is the worst one...the paperback copy of some book and it makes students more confused.

5.0
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LGC100
Dec 15, 2005

Basically, if you keep up with the assignments (like he says) you should do reasonably well in class. For those who have done the work, his explanations are very clear and he's pretty damn hilarious. He made me actually like Logic.

5.0
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LOGIC100
Feb 22, 2006

One of the best teachers I have had so far, and there aren't very many...

5.0
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LOGIC100
Oct 2, 2006

good class, good prof. very entertaining and animated. :] CRUSTURRRRSHINS lol.

5.0
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LOGIC100
Nov 11, 2006

Haha someone should definately explain to him that there is only one 'R' in the word crustacean. If you do the readings every class it's pretty much impossible to not understand what's happening and fail... and yet half of the class still manages to anyway?

4.0
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LOGIC100
Dec 10, 2006

George Marshall. What can i say about him? He's a good professor and if you have a problem he's really nice. Don't sit in the very front, he tends to bug those people more. he looks like colonel sanders in a really awesome way.

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LOG100
Dec 12, 2006

How can't you love this guy? By the end of each lecture he'd be red-faced and exhausted, after having shouted at the top of his lungs and jumping around at the front of the room for an hour, trying to teach clueless kids all about logics. A great teacher to make a first-year feel good about the U of R.

5.0
2.0
PHIL410
Dec 15, 2006

One of the most insightful philosophy teachers at the U of R (and that is saying a lot). Intimidating at first, and demands excellence, but you quickly find that he really wants his students to understand the material, but also to formulate their own opinions. I find that he is a pretty generous grader. Very animated and funny too. Great teacher

5.0
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LGC100
Mar 17, 2007

Very good class, no midterm. about 6 tests spaced throughout the semester and a final. overall content was easy, and he was very helpful whenever you needed help. Final was difficult and the ending class average was about a 62%. so a little bit low, but if you work hard and want a good mark, you will get one. Awsome prof!!!

3.0
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PHILPHIL
Mar 21, 2007

THis guy thinks that because he is yelling he is a good lecturer. This isn't true. He is hard to listen to, would be better in a lecture hall...or a gymnasium. The other thing is that when you write the test if you interpret something different than he does it is immediately wrong...which isn't fair. Unless you are a true keener avoid this guy!

4.0
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PHIL244
Mar 23, 2007

Great prof. Everything seems exciting, and a prof that can make Aquinas seem exciting knows his stuff. I highly recommend this prof for anyone interested in taking a philosophy class.

5.0
3.0
LGC100
Mar 30, 2007

He tends to speak very loudly, almost yelling, but a really good prof, he really makes sure everything is understood. Tests make up 60% of the mark so the bulk isn't on the final which is great.

2.0
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PHIL244
Apr 20, 2007

Wow, if its your first philosophy class I recommened not taking him, thats where I made my mistake. If you like philosophy and have taken classes befor however I think you could enjoy it!

1.0
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PHIL244
Apr 20, 2007

worst professor ive ever had. his lectures have almost nothing to do with the test material. He is never open for discussion he just talks the whole time, its impossible to learn anything. There is no choice on his exams, you have to do the questions he picks.

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LOGIC100
Apr 22, 2007

He's absolutely terrific! You have to attend class if you want a good grade. Also, he's always willing to help if you don't understand. His exams are straight-forward, no trick questions. Wish he taught more classes.

5.0
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LGC100
Nov 29, 2007

Great for Logic 100.

4.0
2.0
LOGIC100
Dec 9, 2007

Awesome! He is so passionate, so his class is interesting (even at 830am)! Sometimes he screws up words so you kinda have to know what he's talking about to follow along, but it's only cause he talks so fast! Gives practice tests which are 90% identical to the real thing. Study the practice tests and you should do well. I love logic now!!

5.0
2.0
LOGIC100
Dec 11, 2007

This prof is incredible. He loves what he is teaching and makes you love it too. VERY easy to understand and he will go through things step-by-step with you if you dont understand. Take any class with this prof that you can, you won't be dissapointed. Crustuuurrrrrrseans ftw.

5.0
2.0
LOGIC100
Mar 28, 2008

He is a super good prof. I found that when I read the text, I had a hard time understanding it, but as soon as he explained it the next day, it was so much easier to comprehend. He gives excellent practice tests, with answers, AND EXPLANATIONS, so you actually know what you did wrong and can learn from it. I'd take a class from him again for sure.

5.0
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LOGIC100
Sep 9, 2008

quite entertaining to watch and helpful.

3.0
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LOG100
Oct 20, 2008

Great teacher, Good enthusiasm and engages students very well. However, if you are looking to take logic for the first time look for another professor. The only marks in the whole class are from Tests. Some sections of exams do not relate to class material and thus your mark on the exams is not related to your knowledge of the subject matter.

3.0
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LOGIC100
Nov 4, 2008

Horrible, horrible prof. He taught in the most roundabout way that wasn't helpful at all. I never left his office without crying because he made me feel like a failure because I didn't understand what he was teaching.

5.0
3.0
LOGIC100
Nov 9, 2008

very enthusastic

3.0
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LGC100
Nov 24, 2008

I am sorry, but the truth has to come out sometime. Mr. Marshall may be the most apathetic professor at this institution. No WebCT, he never even goes over the exams. A question is wrong only because he thinks it is, or because he doesn't like your notation even though its 100% correct. The exams are like a lottery, you don't win. EVER. AVOID!

4.0
2.0
LOGIC100
Dec 1, 2008

Good Proff. Awsome practice tests that are pretty much identical. Reading the text, doing the exercises and coming to class helps 100%. 6 quizes and final. Not bad.

4.0
4.0
LOGIC100
Dec 9, 2008

Oh, George. He is a genuinely kind and funny man. I am on the fence with him. On the one hand, he hands out practice tests which help a lot. However, besides the aspects of logic that are black or white, he is very narrow minded with any perception questions. His final was the wordiest, trickiest thing ever. But if you like logic you will succeed.

2.0
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LOGIC100
Dec 12, 2008

Pretty decent class. The overall class average after the final exam was a 65..apparently that is pretty high for a logic class. It is a lotttt easier than having to take math, I would recommend this class

4.0
3.0
LOGIC100
Jan 5, 2009

If you go to class and attempt to do all of the exercises, you will do well. Most people like myself tended to stop doing exercises and homework which really hurt the marks. Although, after screwing up intructions on test #5 and getting a 65%...I went to his office and showed him I knew what i was doing and he gave me a 95% !!! pretty sweet

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PHIL214
Apr 23, 2009

Wost prof ever... He is a biased, rude old man who has no idea how to TEACH. All he can do is scream his beliefs at you, as if that is an argument. He has either lost his mind, or never had it. Do not take a course form this man. Marks are based on how closely you agree with him, nothing else. Tests are AWFUL!

2.0
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PHIL152
Apr 23, 2010

He is a fun person but when it comes to teaching and marking. it doesn't matter how good you do if its not as he thinks its false and you will end up failing the class or low grade if your lucky. . !!!NOT RECOMMENDED!!!

5.0
2.0
PHIL150
Mar 14, 2012

Awesome prof!! Hilarilous! and extremely nice. His lectures are interesting, funny, and really help in understanding the material. So helpful and always available, his office hours are everyday of the week. He also gives practice texts for each exam, which sometimes mirror the exams. Highly recommend!

5.0
2.0
PHIL150
Apr 13, 2012

He has a way of making an otherwise dry and boring class interesting due to his lecturing style and funny/interesting stories. Some people are intimidated because he speaks in a loud voice when lecturing, but is very personable if you speak to him outside of class.Is a fair marker who is open to challenges, if you can back up your argument properly

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PHIL0000
Jun 14, 2012

Rarely addressed the content of the work we were studying. Instead, he drifted from concept to concept (sometimes spanning thousands of years of philosophical thought) with no reason. Any divergence from what he said in class (which was hard enough to decipher) would drop your grade by 20-30% easily.

5.0
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PHIL100
Nov 7, 2012

LOVED THIS PROF! I went to him a couple of times for help and will gladly walk you through anything your having difficulty with. As long as you keep up with the exercises, have a good understanding of the material, and value the PRACTICE TESTS(!!!) this course is a piece of cake with Marshall.

5.0
2.0
PHIL150
Jan 6, 2013

Loved this prof! one of the more organized professors i've had. Gives a practice test before every test - not hard to pass at all if you do the work - go to class it helps.

5.0
2.0
PHIL150
Jan 21, 2013

Loved him! So helpful, great lectures, easy to understand, and knows how to word everything so that it makes sense! Would definitely recommend him to anyone taking this class.

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PHIL214
Nov 6, 2014

The worst educator of any kind I have ever had. Most of the class consisted of him yelling out (literally) his own views and denouncing the students who didn't get good marks, which usually just meant they did not regurgitate his points. He openly prides himself on failing people, and writes personal attacks on students' papers.

Class Info

Textbook Required

100%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

B+

59% confidence
Based on 3 grades
Most common grades:
Not_Sure_Yet (1)
A- (1)
B (1)
Grade Distribution
A(0)B(1)C(0)D(0)F(0)A-/B+(2)
Based on 4 reported grades
Not_Sure_Yet: 1
A-: 1
B: 1
B+: 1
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Stable

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5.0

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5.0

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5.0

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5.0

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