Matière intéressante mais le prof ne l'est pas. Ne donne pas de bonnes explications et n'utilise pas blackboard. Cours difficile à suivre. Donne des points pour la participation, présence obligatoire pour les DGD. Les DGD ne sont pas intéressants. Parcontre, les examens sont très faciles.

Ce professeur donne des cours bonbons! Il est toujours à notre disponibilité et prêt à nous aider. Si vous voulez A+, prenez ce professeur.

Excellent professeur qui met tout en oeuvre pour aller chercher même les plus faibles. Après chaque, il envoie à tous les étudiants les notes de cours avec toutes les explications possibles. Mais pour des raisons inavouées, on peut trouver des déviants qui ne trouvent leur satisfaction qu'en agressant ceux qui ne leur ressemblent pas en apparence.

I don't understand why students are saying he is unclear with his lectures. If you attend class and you do your readings you should be fine. On top of that, if you really have trouble learning, the Prof is always there to help out his students and he wants us to ace his classes. So i say he is a good teacher and his class is interesting.

the teacher's explanations are clear and interesting.

J'ai adoré ce professeur. Le contenu de son cours est très facile à comprendre et il dit aux élèves exactement ce qu'il veut, pas d'ambiguïté. Il est toujours disponible pour répondre aux questions et répond aux e-mails rapidement. Je vais définitivement prendre une autre classe avec le professeur Yamb.

Le professeur est très gentil et patient. Prenez ce cours si vous voulez une bonne note! Par contre, attention!!! La qualité de la langue est une priorité pour lui. La matière n'était vraiment pas lourde et l'examen facile. Soyez respectueux et allez le visiter durant ses heures de bureau ça en vaudra la peine.

Dans la classe de Mr Yamb, il est difficile de somnoler, il sait rendre le cours intéressant même s'il ne pouvait l'être. Certes, il donne des cours qui nécessite beaucoup d'analyse, il piège intelligemment et ceux qui lisent la littérature donnée s'en sorte très bien. Il est excellent comme professeur. Il perçoit facilement le niveau des étudiants

Les attentes du prof envers les etudiants sont clairs et le prof est toujours disponible pour repondre aux questions des etudiants. Facile a abtenir A+ si tu suis les directions du prof.

IL EST UN FORMIDABLE PROFESSEUR!

j'ai deja pris un cours avec ce professeur, ech2710. c'est le meilleur professeur que j'ai eu de toute mes années universitaires. Il explique bien, il prend son temps a reexpliquer et n'avance jamais si on avais pas compris. Il a des heures de disponibilités vraiment intéressante, il veut et INSISTE a ce qu'on lui pose des questions au besoins.

THIS IS THE BESSSSSTTTTTTTT PROF EVER. je pense que les etudiant reussiront encor mieu, si tout les professeurs de l'universite avait la moitier de sa patience.

Je crois que les gens qui ont commente le cours ECH2730 par rapport au prof n'etant pas clair sont des etudiants qui ne font pas leur lecture ou qui passent leur temps sur internet lors du cours. C'est un prof exceptionnel. Pour le voir il faut simplement prendre rdv avec lui.Si vous ne comprenez pas ca lui fera plaisir de vous expliquez la matière

Professeur exigeant mais très bon enseignant. Il prend le temps expliquer la matière et est disponible pour répondre aux questions. Les examens semblent faciles mais il faut absolument lire les textes et respecter les consignes. Excellent enseignant dans l'ensemble...

This guy is an excellent teacher. The best I'va ever had at the university. His lectures and expectations are very clear even though some readings and lectures are sometimes difficult to gras. I highly recommend this course.

M. YAMB is one of my best teacher I have ever had at Ottawa University. His expectations and explanations were very clear and he was always available to help students. I will always take his courses and I highly recommend his courses at Ottawa University.

Vraiment, j'ai beaucoup aimé et apprécié les cours avec cet enseignant exigeant, rigoureux et méthodique. Ses standards dévaluation sont généralement très élevés ;mais il sait aussi comment encourager les étudiants et il sait comment les amener à donner le meilleur d'eux-mêmes pour réussir à son cours. Je le recommande vivement pour les cours ECH.

Very interesting and good professor. I am recommending to take his classes.

I found the cals of the professor very interesting and the professor is very open and available to help the students outside the classroom. I appreciated a lot the DGDs and the commitments of the Teaching Assistants. I will recommend this class because it's one of my best tacher in OttawaU !

M. Yamb is a very a good professor. Very demanding; He knows very well his stuff and know how to make it understandable for student even though it's sometimes a little bit hard to follow. Participation in class matters a lot. By attending his class, make sure that you bill grade on your attendante and your participation in class. Vary fair grader.

Très bonne enseignante.

Enseignant excellent. Exigeant et toujours disponible pour aider les étudiants.

I appreciated this course. The lecturer was excellent and open-minded. But He was a little bit demanding when reaching to oral presentations. I do recommend to take his classes.

M. Yamb is really a very good teacher. It is very difficult to sleep during his lectures. He knows his stuff and how to make clear difficult questions and problems in conflict studies. I just mention the lack of time for the DGDs to deepen some questions and insights. I recommend to take his class, mainly the ECH1500.

Very good teacher, available for students and very fair marker. But too demanding. You can not succeed without reading and attending classes.

I have enjoyed the class of M. Yamb. A lot of readings, but his grading criterias were very clear. Excellent teacherI do recommend to take his classes.

This class was very amazing. The teacher was excited by his teachings. It's difficult to succeed without reading materials and attending classes. Very fair marker and always available to help students.

M Yamb is a very passionate professor and he is ready to go above and beyond to help you if you reach out to him. He also responds to e-mails very quickly.

Excellent professor. He knows his stuff very well. He likes helping students and he is always available for students. Very amazing guy !

Ce professeur est incroyable ! Il parvient a rendre simple la philosophie qui est generalement tres compliquee comme matiere. Un de mes meilleurs enseignants a Ottawa university. Je le recommande vivement, surtout le cours PHI1501. Jai adore.

this professor is so down to earth and states everything simply. he tries to minimize confusion and gives clear guidance, feedback and answers all questions given to him. although this is a philosophy class, don't ask annoying questions and take everything too deep.. his instructions are straight forward.

Very nice prof, and is very helpful when it comes to the midterms and final exam. He tells you exactly what he's looking for and can even give you some good tips that will help you complete your work. Very funny and down to earth I would take his class again, it doesn't ask a lot of your time but when it comes to assignment do it well. easy grader

Very nice and good professor. Among the best. Very clear about his expectations. Fair grader. Always available to help students. I have learn a lot with him. I will recommend to take this course or one of his courses.

This professor is very good as teacher and person. He really loves to help students and he is always available, answers questions and gives guidance to students. His expectations about midterms are very clear. I recommend to take this course with him.

Very good Professor. Willing to help students to succeed. One of my best Professor at the university of Ottawa. Great guy!

I had him for an English bioethics course and he's very French but I found his accent fine to understand and he wrote things on the board to clarify. Gave good clear lectures, relevant readings, participation marks and the exam questions ahead of time. Wants you to do well and is exceptionally clear and helpful. Easy A and interesting class!

Very good teacher. Always available to guide and help students. His expectations are clear. Will his course again.

Excellent teacher. Does care about the students. Amazing and inspirational prof.

3 classes with him so far and hope i see him again I LOVE HIM. textbook cheap af too.

Very good and interesting lecturer. Fair grader and willing to help. Always available in his office and replies very quickly to e-mails. i will take his course again.

He is the best teacher i've had. he teaches you what you need to know. He will tell you exactly what is on his exams and he will even ask you to send your work so he can edit it before the final copy submission. easiest prof ive had in my 3 years of university. If you attend his classes and pay attnetion, you should receive an A

Very interesting Lecturer. Gives nice and inspirational lectures. Fair grader.

Prof Yamb is one of my favorite teachers... ever. The topic was complex and philosophy has never been my thing but he just makes it interesting. He is funny and always available for a quick chat. That said, you MUST study and do your readings if you want to pass. I should mention that his finals are usually complex essays. There's no skimming by.

This was a mandatory class for me so i was expecting to put in work but it was minimal. 10 DGDs - attendance (worth 10%) Clear on his grading criteria for midterms and exam and gave the long answer questions before hand. Exams got harder each time. Final was a take home. Overall, would recommend, the prof is hilarious and he clearly cares!!!

Believe the hype, Mr. Yamb is great! No secrets when it comes to exams, every question and all expectations are set well in advance. Its not easy but he makes it interesting and always fun (as much as a philo class can be). Highly recommended!

good prof

Hilarious

Very good and enthousiastes lecturer. A lot of readings but very clear grading criteria. I recommend to take the course with him. Do care about the students.

Very good Professor. Easy grader but you must work hard to get an À. Lot of readings. Recommend him.

Great and passionate teacher.. A lot of readings for lectures and DGDs. But easy grader if you work hard.

Best sweaters in the business. Midterm and finals consist of definitions and an essay. The words that are going to appear on the exam and the exam prompts are given before the exam though so as long as you spend the night before reviewing them you'll be fine. I got an A+ and only went to half the classes

Very good Professor. Clear grading criteria and caring.

Very funny guy!!! He gives a list of words and only so many of them will be on the midterms/exams! Also gives you the list of essay topics that will be on the exams and you can email him or the TA's your draft and they'll give you feedback!

Good teacher.

Good teacher. A lot of readings but easy marker if you prepare the exams.

Excellent professeur. Très passionné par la matière mais beaucoup de lectures souvent difficiles. J'ai beaucoup apprécié les DGD même si quelquefois on manquait de temps pour approfondir certains sujets intéressants.

il est tellement énergétique et drôle. Il divertie vraiment sa classe mais tu dois bien porter attention afin de comprendre. Très friendly

C'est un excellent prof! Il explique la matière de manière claire et en plus il donne les questions d'examens d'avance. Il est très sympathique, drôle et tient vraiment à coeur la réussite des élèves.

Cours clair et bien structuré. Le prof est drôle et il donne un bon aperçu de ce qui sera sur l'exam, pour que les élèves puissent se préparer en avance.

Great prof ! Always available to help...

Excellent professor.. did his best to accommodate the class, very straightforward about assignments and what he expects from us. Would recommend to everyone.

Prepares you very well for exams by literally telling you everything that will be on it. Absolutely no suprises and very good at explaining. If you don't consider yourself good in french, I would not reccomend him, since he can be hard to understand. Otherwise, he's an overall excellent teacher.

Excellent teacher. He does his best to help the students to succeed. I recommend him to everyone. Very clear for exams.

Un prof incroyable, il vous apportera dans un monde en ECH avec beaucoup d'aplomb. Il est très bon à voir venir les problèmes et les adresses avec tout les étudiants. Je le recommande A+.

He is a very good lecturer despite that I didn't find the material very interesting. Tests are very easy to study for and free points for DGD attendance.

Overall, the class was great. Grades are based on 2 midterms (25%), a final (40%) and weekly DGD's (10%). Considering the lack of class participation, the professor did well in engaging his class and relaying the subject matter effectively. He has a super positive and uplifting energy! He's really passionate about what he knows and it shows.

Very good lecturer. A lot of reading but tests are easy to prepare since he is willing to guide and prepare us before the exams.

Très bon professeur. Jai vraiment beaucoup aimé ce cours même si la philosophie nest pas ma matière préférée. Je le recommande vivement.

Very good lecturer. Well organized. Highly recommended.

I am happy of choosing this course at the end of the day. Great lecturer. Very caring. A lot of readings but very interesting. I highly recommend him. You won't be disappointed !

Prof made this class very easy to do well in. He always made sure we were more than prepared for our midterms, and very clear on what we would be graded on. By simply showing up and being prepared you can easily get an A. Great choice for a prof.

He wants you to pass his class more than you do. He'll give you detailed study guides and feedback and make sure no one falls behind. In class, he made Harry Potter jokes to crack up the class while explaining stuff. He knows philo is hard. Laughter and care is his cure. He is amazing at teaching. Not an easy A but a worthy A.

Asynchronous course. Great teacher. But learning online is very challenging with this course.

Cours intéressant. Mais difficile à cause quil faut beaucoup defforts pour lire les textes et les comprendre.

Good teacher. But a lot of readings.

Nice class.

Cours difficiles. Beaucoup de lectures. l'Enseignant était disponible.

Good teacher. I learnt many things interesting. It might be more interesting in class rather than online.

Difficult topic but interesting texts to read. Very challenging as online class.

The professor was extremely helpful outside and during class hours, and worked really hard to help students succeed. In my case the TAs graded extremely toughly so he went over all remarking requests himself and really understood your writing content better. Worked late nights to help students.

If it weren't for his generous marking and grade boosting, his wild and rude TA's would've ruined everyone's GPA.

great teacher! interesting topics! the whole grade was based on 3 essays. gives really clear feedback and encourages to send multiple drafts and he'll correct all of em. easy to chat to if you need to improve your grade.

This guy is the most Passionate professor you will have. He made this class fun, and by doing so, I learned the material. Would 100% take this class again.

Amazing guy, teacher of the year. He knows what's up!

He is a great teacher. Very realistic and wants his student to pass and do well in his class.

The best professor at uOttawa. Lectures with passion and truly cares about his students. Provides the most help needed to ensure that his students have less stress. Very flexible due dates. I am never bored in lectures with him.

C'est le MEULLEUR prof de l'université sans abuser ! Il fait vraiment tout ce qu'il peut pour aider les élèves. Il prend vraiment le temps pour guider les gens. Il explique très bien. Il est vraiment gentil et sympathique. Les examens ne sont pas dur en plus. HE'S the best !!!

Took this course in the summer and he was so sweet. He clearly cared for us and even reviewed your papers before you submitted them. You could also get a re-grade by him if you felt the TA's were unfair. He's super passionate about the course and it's so engaging. Grade was based on 3 assignments, which were fairly simple. Definitely recommend!!

Be prepared to have God as your professor, because I could not classify him as a man. I would repeatedly fail his class in order to have him over and over again, he is so passionate about what he does.

Very good teacher. He cares a lot about our success and personally dont understand the previous rating. All informations are on the syllabus and honestly many students are not reading the syllabus and ask questions that already has an answer in the syllabus. Great teacher. I strong recommend him.

professeur disponible et patient. Toujours prêt à aider les étudiants.

Very good teacher. Amazing lectures. Always available outside classes. One of my favourite teachers at UOttawa. I will strongly recommend to take his course. You won't regret it.

An amazing professor and amazing person. He made online class entertaining and interesting. I would definitely recommend this professor to everyone.

Professor Yamb is a king. I would 11/10 take him again.

Gervais Yamb is such a kind, generous philosophy professor. He moved all of our assignments back by a week (3 of them worth a total of 65 out of 100 marks), which is unheard of. Definitely take this prof if you can, he's also super motivating too!

Hands down the best Professor, Ive had this semester ! He is so passionate and caring about his teaching. He clearly wants his class to succeed. I strongly recommend him.

One of my favorite professors this semester! He clearly cares about his students and offers feedback before you submit your paper to your TA (as long as you're not too last minute). He also pushed the due dates after some students requested more time. Just read the syllabus and make sure you understand what's asked of you and you'll easily pass.

You do not need to attend the lessons as they are recorded. You can listen to them whenever.

Monsieur Yamb est vraiment gentil, il fait tout pour le bien de ses élèves, y compris plusieurs prolongements de la date de soumission, et je doit dire que le note qu'il me donne est très généreux! He's so nice as a person, and he's also good at teaching and inspiring.

Very cool dude. He knows how to apply the lessons into relatable situations in order for students to understand. Even through his accent you can understand what he says.

Great prof who really cares about his students. No tests (so no memorizing), just projects/essays which he gave lots of time to work on. There was a fair bit of reading to do but you could get away with just skimming and picking out the important parts. Not necessarily an "easy" class but if you put in the effort you will get a good grade.

Great prof just take him and you will not regret it !

The class only had 3 exams I never attended lectures and did all my exams night before, still managed a fairly good grade. Huge downside is you can only use the lectures from class as sources on your exam and it's really hard to make a link between those. Other than that lectures were too boring for me attend, but class was super easy.

I took the same class with another professor and Prof. Gervais Yamb is the better one. He is very respectful towards you, talks very clearly, is passionate about what he teaches and genuinely makes you want to learn. I failed when I took this class with the other prof but got an A with this prof. I hope this shows you who is better at teaching.

Very good teacher

Great class and extremely engaging prof, even for 3 hour classes on a monday night he kept us alert, entertained and listening.

Amazing lectures and great teacher. Very passionate at teaching. I will recommend him. Great guy!

DGDs once a week. high expectations but is there to help. very passionate! can get an A+ easy if you pay attention to what he is saying and his guidelines. you can send your paper, essay, etc. a week before for some feedback. very helpful.

I'm an FLS student and I was worried I'd have lots of trouble understanding concepts in french, but he was an amazing prof! Explained things super clearly with tons of examples. He also made 3 hour night classes bearable with his jokes (he gives the class the option for 2.5 hours straight material or 3 hours with a break in between).

I love this man - he is soooo passionate about the material & that really translates into his lectures. Mandatory DGDs once a week - which were only graded on attendance. Im an FSL student and he was very understanding to the language gaps (which honestly wasn't that bad) that I experienced. Straightforward assignments which he really explains well

Absolutely fantastic. I'm a French Immersion student and was worried about not understanding concepts but I had no trouble at all. Very easy marker, definitely recommend.

Very good and passionate lecturer. One of the best for me at Uottawa. Many students are not taking time to read the outlines and all the clear instructions and don't even come to class. But they expect to get high marks with a minimum of commitment in reading. I strongly recommend his courses. Great guy and great teacher.

Very caring, passionate and dedicate lecturer. I enjoyed this class and I am looking forward to take another class with him.

J"ai beaucoup apprecier et aimer ce cours. M. Yamb est vraiment est trs bon enseignant, tres passione. Je le recommande vivement pour le cours ECH2700.

This teacher is the goat, he's so caring and the mid terms are easy points! I recommend him 100% if you're looking for an easy class.

He explains very clearly what's on the exam, very easy class. Would take again.

Great teacher. Very caring and passionate at teaching. Will recommend him.

He is a very good and passionnante teacher. always available to guide and help.

Great teacher. Clear grading criteria about the exams. He is offering guidance to prapare all the exams.

Very good professor. Caring and explain clearly everything about the exams. Available to guide students preparing their exams. Strongly recommend him.

Very good and passionate lecturer.

Very good teacher. Very demanding for exams but caring and always available to help.

Good and caring teacher.

Great and passionate teacher.

This teacher is very passionate and caring. I like his way of teaching. Amazing lectures. Recommend him!

Great teacher!

Definitely a free credit course IMO. He gives you answers for the midterm before hand and they're very easy questions. The final exam is just a take-home. His lectures are just stuff you already read in the textbook so I don't really think it's that important to go to his lectures.

Prepare the students for the in class exams. Very passionate teacher.

Very passionate during lectures which makes them engaging. Gives practice midterms and his midterm questions are taken directly from the practice ones. You don't need to attend every lecture but I would recommend attending at least some. Highly recommend this elective and any other class he teaches because he wants all his students to succeed.

Great teacher

Really easy class. The exam reviews are super helpful and prepare you really well for the midterm and final. Attendance is definitely optional

This class is easy to pass, all you had to do was to show up to the 5 DGDs and know how to write an essay. He gave the midterm questions in advance, the final paper was short and pretty straightforward. The classes themselves were messy but you do not really need to listen to them as you can just google the answer of the midterm. He is passionate.

If you need to take bioethics, whether you speak English or French, ABSOLUTELY take this online class. One of the easiest A+ I've ever gotten, and you don't have to attend lectures. There are 3 texts to write, the first being a text summary of 400 words and the final, a 2000-2500 word essay. You don't need to do anything else besides that.

Interesting lectures. Textbook isn't entirely necessary as most of it is already covered in slides. Grading isn't particularly difficult but the take-home exam was somewhat challenging.

Did not attend a single lecture, his syllabus outlines every assigment/paper (3 of them) and every piece of criteria he is looking for. He takes some time to answer his emails and can be confusing as to what specifics he is looking for but the marking is nice and lenient. Very nice about final mark boosting aswell

Honestly a bird class. I took it in the winter term and it was so goddamn easy. We were graded on like 3 tests (two midterms and exam) and got all the tests beforehand to memorize lol. Only fault is he has a thick French accent, but he's still really understandable anyway. Pretty much perfect other than that. I barely even went to class lol.

Professor Gervais' class is a bit of a mixed bag - lectures can be boring, but the content is straightforward. The exam reviews are super helpful, and unstuck study was a lifesaver for prep. Definitely an easy A as long as you put in the work.

Grades based on a mix of tests and assignments. The tests are far easier and the lectures are generally engaging though they can get dragged out. Will teach you what you need to know but may be vague at times. Clearly wants his students to succeed. Would recommend for Bioethics.

If this class is not a free A+, IDK what is free A+. You have all the mid-terms and final exam posted on brightspace at least a week before and he will choose half of the posted document to build your exam. As long as you pay a minimum of an hour effort at home for his exam, you will have a free A+. He gives extra points for those who go to class

The prof posts all the exams before you get them, which makes it extremely easy to study for, and makes it clear what you need to know. Clearly wants his students to succeed. 100% recommend.

Passionate teacher. Hard to follow sometimes. Prepare students for exams

Straightforward lecturer. Boring lectures sometimes and hard to follow. Not recommend this philosophy class.

Love him! Super lenient since he gives us all the exams as "samples" 2 weeks before. This is plenty of time to study and to get the best possible grade. He's going thru some health concerns rn so get well soon Yamb !! If you don't choose him, why are u overcomplicating life? Choose yamb for the damn class

I didn't find him accessible outside of class, however, it didn't matter because his class was so incredibly easy. He literally gives you the midterms and exams 2 weeks before, so literally just memorize all the answers and you'll be good, don't bother showing up to lectures, you'll pass with an A like me. Take this class and do yourself a favour

He is very straightforward with grading and clear about his expectations for written assignments. He is accessible by email and accommodating. I've taken two classes with him, and both were very enjoyable philosophy courses!

Intresting classes but biting sometimes

Great professor. I enjoyed his philosophy class on education. It was my first philosophy class in education.

Great teacher. Very interesting class. I enjoyed discussions.

J'ai bien aimé ce prof. Bien se préparer à ses examens, car ils ne sont pas toujours faciles. Si vous connaissez bien la matière et que vous êtes présents au cours, il n'y aura pas de problème!

I like the course and the energy of prof Yamb. Very charismstic and straight forward when dealing with the exams. Overall he is a very good professor.

Definitely the best prof I've had over my 3 years at Uottawa. Yamb is a great prof. Very clear instructions for the two exams, as well as the final take-home exam. Trust me when I say take his class.

Professor Yamb is a bad lecturer but extremely funny guy. I learned nothing from his lectures and instead had to take notes solely from the textbook, but his midterms are easy and lectures are entertaining. Class is graded 60% for 2 midterms and 40% for take home final exam. Take his class if you have the chance; you'll never be bored.

Professor Yamb is a very funny and caring prof. He gives midterm samples 2 weeks before each midterm and the final exam is a take home. Lectures are entertaining and enjoyable, the guy is hilarious. The course material is easy and can honestly be fun at times.

Incredibly patient and clear. His lectures are straightforward, and he is very transparent about exam criteria. His exams are not cumulative, and the final is open book. Mind you, the answers to most questions reside at the back of the textbook he allows us to have. It was also take-home, so I had plenty of time. Love this prof, 10/10.

Love this prof, wish all the other profs were like him. If you want a sense of hope in life take his class because you will feel successful.

The lectures are fairly confusing but he goes off on random tangents that are always really funny. He releases the midterms two weeks before the test. You do have to buy the textbook but it has all the answers to the midterms and final in it. The take home final is easy just a lot of writing. he is an amazing prof that wants his students to well.