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very interesting stories that always correspond to the course. very fair marker.

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lectures can be very boring, but is friendly and tests are easy, usually MC

Good course, but some lectures are a little dry. Overall great prof.

Hoping she'd talk about something pertinent to magick, didn't happen. Still good

interesting course. brought in lots of relevant examples & movies.

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Not so much easy, as able to really make you understand the material

Clear lecturer, pretty easy tests-m/c&matching

very passionate about ethics; nice and easy but a little dull

She is clear about objectives, and has interesting personal experience to share

super easy multiple choice tests, clear lecturer, a bit bitter

yup, i agree...fairly decent prof, accomodating, usually interesting lectures, but slightly bitter

Wonderful Prof!

classes went on and on but she is a good prof- easy and knows a lot

Really great prof- knows alot of information..and tells you like it is, not so much easy, but makes sure students understand concepts

Easy class although I agree that she's very bitter.

Fantastic prof! Intersting and knowledgeable. Not bitter, just overworked.

She's a great professor. If you think she's bitter or hard, you just wait till you get mean and professors who are really hard. I think she is great and sarcastic, but not bitter. She's about teaching a class not about getting to know students personally.

I love Dr. Botting. Who wrote "vulgar"? Do you even know what that word means? Her classes are interesting, and she cares about what she does--a refreshing change from most of my other profs.

If you need help on your paper, visit her in office hours and she will guide you in the right direction. Exams all MC/matching...read notes, not text! Very educated woman!

Botting is byfar the best prof I have had at Uvic.

Really easy to follow and is quite the easy and far marker. If you need help with a paper, she's always more than willing to help you out. One of the best profs this school has. She loves what she does that for sure!!!!

Shes a witch!!!!! no joke!! Wow. It was invigorating being a part of her class - although she put a curse on me one time, I swear to god.

SO BORING!!! Just get the notes off reserve and read the text, skip the class, it's 3 hours a week that you won't get back. She's super nice, but she's not enthused about the 100 level material.

gives really boring lectures but hardly any work. 1midterm , 1 EASYproject that took me 30mins(internet assignment fill in the blanks worth 20%) and 1 final all multiple choice. DON'T BUY A TEXT, read the notes and you'll pass with flying colors

Although she gives boring lectures, she is very nice woman. Tends to give exams of all multiple choices. BUT you have to know the notes well, because the exam could touch every little tiny aspects which is really annoying.

She was very organized and taught very well. She knows her information except maybe she needs to make the way she teaches more intersting. But Heather is a good teacher for the most part :)

Good prof, but lectures are a tad on the dry side. All the notes are on reserve and she takes all of her exam questions right from her notes.

She strikes me as an extremely bitter person...her lectures tend to descend into bitter rants. She flies off the handle if anyone so much as whispers during class. Otherwise her lectures are boring but straightforward, right out of the reserve notes.

Boring!!!

Interesting material. I actually appreciated the rants and tangents. Minimal workload and optional lectures. You could probably devote 12 hours of studying for both tests and 1 hour to do the assignment, miss all the classes and get an A.

final was a joke. taken completely from the reserve notes, don't bother with the textbook. a lot of t/f and a lot of matching questions. i didn't really go to class after the midterm, i only read the reserve notes twice and im pretty sure i aced it.

I've had Dr. Botting for 6 courses now: 100,306,310,311,312,323. Her 100 course inspired me to switch my program to Anthropology. I haven't regretted it once. All her courses are extremely insiteful. She is just a great teacher :)

I'm sad to say that I bought all 4 texts. It's a shame becuase the only one I opened was the coursepack and I still did great in the class. If you want a GPA booster, take one of her courses. If you want to learn something, I'd suggest looking elsewher

She is a wonderfully, clear and percise teacher. She is also sexy for her age.

Very knowledgeable and presented the material with great clarity. Her lectures kept me awake on coffee free days.

Class is pretty boring but its very easy. She seems kinda bitter about teaching. Some of the stuff is fairly interesting and the way the class is structured it is a good filler class no extra work at all.

This class is a breeze to get through. You just follow along with the notes in class - no thinking required! The class is really straight forward and really interesting. I'm definitely going to take more anthropology courses!

i've never seen a prof so effective on subjects. very informative, very inspiring. don't need to goto lectures to pass this course but i love love her lectures. i'll take more of her courses. she's a charming intellegent prof.

Lectures pretty boring, but content is interesting. She is really intelligent. Her tests were really easy. Notes on reserve are handy, you only need to study those for the tests.

Fairly interesting topic, reserve notes helpful but her tests are getting tougher!

Don't Buy the test book. Simply copy the notes on reserve and goto lectures. Botting is clear with what she wants you to know and the notes (although slightly unorganized) are all you need to study because her exams are fairly easy and based (word for word sometimes) on them. Class is a bit boring.

What an interesting and easy elective. An easy A- or A as long as you follow her advice, copy reserve notes and study them. The textbook is futile for her class, STUDY her RESERVE notes from the library anmd you will do awesome, a pure memorization course with two multiple choice tests and a multple choice final, no papers!! Botting is magnificent.

A great class for an easy A, but also turns out to be really interesting.

Though basically a good teacher, you do not want to get on her bad side. If she decides for some reason that she doesn't like you, she can be a first class *****. Sometimes you may not even be certain what you've done. Be warned.

I wasn't sure of what to make of Heather when I had the first class. She's soft-spoken and sometimes a little dull. As the term went on, I realized how extremely knowledgeable she was. The class' value isn't what is tested on-- it's what you personally take from it. That being said, the tests and paper are quite easy. I would take another with her.

Very straightforward class, very smart prof. Paper and exams are easy [if go to ckass and do the readings]and you learn A LOT. Great class to take

Her classes are very straight forward, so if you want something easy, understandable and will get you an "A", take her classes. On the other hand, she is not thought provoking or open to suggestion or comment. It's her way or no way and that goes on the exam questions and answers as well. Don't pick the best answer, pick Heather's opinion.

if you want an easy, straightforeward class, take one with botting. you always know what to expect with test, and assignments multiple choice midterm and exam with a paper. if you go to class, and read her notes you will do great. at last a class with no trick questions, straightforward and to the point. her voice is very quiet so sit at the front

She is a very good teacher, and is very willing to talk out different opinions after class. Clear on what you need to learn, her exams can be easy, but watch out for the Medical Anth final!

Excellent professor. Knowledgeable and interesting, fair and respectful to students.

Heather really cares about her profession, but she takes on too many classes and as a result she is overtaxed. On the plus side, she is a really easy marker and all notes are availible in the reserve. SIt near the front of the class to avoid boredom (her voice is very quiet).

Really good professor. As long as you read the reserve notes her tests are straight forward. Just a warning though - her exams focus on the really nitty gritty points. Make sure you memorize all the meticulous details before sitting an exam. Take the class if you want an easy A :)

Good teacher, very approachable, knowledgeable. Exams are a bit tricky, awkwardly worded or specific to minute details but all in all a great teacher. I will take more classes with her.

Boring! This prof definetly approaches the subject and teaches with her own bias- a bit frustrating at times. exams easy, but content dry dry dry!!!

Dr. Botting is a great teacher. She is very approachable and she knows her stuff. She's a little disorganized (in an endearing way) but she lays our her expectations, assignments and course notes fairly clearly. Tests can sometimes be tricky (lots of double negatives or awkwardly worded multiple choice) but it's fairly easy to get good marks.

Very easy and interesting class.. just memorize the notes and you'll be fine.

I have taken a few of her classes, and always find them to be interesting, relaxed and fairly easy. Even though she does not make her classes hard I feel that I learn a lot from them. She is a very good teacher and seems to really care about the success of her students.

Really easy. MC tests and small assignments. She is relatively clear about expectations. Read the texts for tests.

Botting is very passionate about the topics she covers. She's been doing this for decades and knows her stuff cold. Classes can get a bit dull, especially a three hour lecture, so I recommend either Sudoku or Crossword Puzzles. It is always good to attend lectures, however, if you just can't seem to make it, all the info is in the textbook. :)

I have grown fond of Botting after ANTH 200 & now 316 because of her personality; I think she has a passion for what she does. Drawbacks, however, include disorganization and forgetfulness. She is so easy-going in her lectures, I get bored. She reads directly off her notes which I do not like. BUT her exams are so easy.Her classes are a GPA booster

The one good part about her class is that you don't have to attend it. She just recites her lecture notes which are posted online so going to class is just a waste of 2 hours. Her tests are pretty easy but the material is really boring and she gets really preachy about the "evils of corporations".

Yes, she has her biases; if you've taken a class with her before her spin on terms and concepts will be familiar. Botting has a tendency to read straight off her powerpoints but I've never found her monotonous. Her take on folklore gave the subject new life. Sometimes felt like a meditation class. Easy A if you do the work.

A fantastic professor. She is a master at designing courses, they are easy/straightforward to digest and you always know what is expected of you when you come to the exam. Her course on Contemporary Folklore is inspiring and very interesting no matter what your background. People should seriously lay off with the negative comments!

This wasn't the first class I have taken with her, but they're all laid out the same. Texts are useless, so borrow them from the library if you want to do the readings. MC exams based on lectures, short, easy assignments. Reads off powerpoints during lectures; just stay home and read them yourself. BUT easy marks and interesting subject matter.

All her classes are laid out the same, the tests are very clear, all multiple choice questions based on the slides she posts online. Assignments are simple and not too long. Attendance isn't mandatory because she reads off the slides, and the slides are online.

Professor Botting is a really nice woman, and she's really eager to help if you contact her. BUT, she teaches her classes like online courses. I know many people who did not attend her classes but somehow managed an A+, even barely touching the textbook. She posts all examinable material online, or it's available in the library. Easy MC tests.

Amazing professor; I was sad to see her retire. She knows her political anthropology. Her classes were ALL interesting from folklore to circumpolar anthropology. I learned so much!