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“Professor Parker is a great teacherlecturer”
2300 - 4.0 rating“Very well organized and gives very interesting lectures that do not follow the textbook so attendance to class is a must”
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Reviews (92)
I love the black suits but most of all the music!!!!! Rocky Horror Picture Show!
He's good and he knows it...that's his biggest problem
His ego takes away from anything he's saying. Perrier? C'mon!!
He is a pompos #$%! I coulnd't stand going to class.
He knows his stuff, but ignorance ruins it for him!
Powerpoint lectures are nice, but he goes way too quickly!
Bit arrogant.
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He's gotta have his Perrier.....
Best 1st year professor I had
He knows his stuff!
luved the lectures; labs were often boring
Best at Trent
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Great class
You either love him or hate him
The only 1st year class I looked forward to each week!
Great course! But what is bongo fury?
This guy has major ego problems, and a thing for his dirty lab coat.
Nice lab coat, too bad the man's never touched chemicals in his life
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Great Course!
EGO MANIA!!
you learn to appreciate him
Ocationally he comes up with a funny line. Good pics, presentation and music!
what happens when goths get old? it rocks.
He likes HR Giger and Clockwork Orange; how bad could he be?
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The class is interesting but hard
take one lab coat, a splash of perrier water, dash of armani and you got parker!
Doesn't care for clowns and is a little powerpoint crazy. Overall not too bad.
oh dear, makes research out of how bad his students do
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arrogant and throws breastfeeding women out of lecutre (boo!!)
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go to class in a clown suit, with a bag of popcorn!
Why wear a lab. coat? You're not really a scientist... Psychology seems to be studied by mentally unstable individuals such as yourself.
Wicked Prof! absolutely wicked, first year psyc was so amazing i was never bored once all year and he was so funny with his quirky comments and was always wickedwith giving extra help if we needed, the end of the year we gave him a standing O wicked class
Great teacher! I actually really enjoyed attending his lectures! He does everything on power point so the lecture material is really easy to follow. Plays music at break and tells jokes...what more could you ask for!?!?!
behold narcissus! There is something about such obvious egocentrism that is oddly stimulating. At the very least entertaining.
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Lectures are easy to follow!
I probably will never take another psychology course... it isn't my thing... but this will probably be the best course I'll ever take!
He's why I didn't drop 1st year psych
Great prof...made the lectures interesting and easy to follow
Well...he thinks he's hot. Not a bad prof. very clear, easy to follow...though i think he has had one to many perriers
amazing teaching! the only class i didn't miss a lecture in! i am now a psyc minor because of him.
Great Prof! Can he give other prof's (ie wmst profs) directions on how to run A.V/ pwr point presentations??
Easy to mock, with his suit and labcoat (and the rumours of his love life) but amazing lecturer. He seems great with large classes, nice person. Takes examples from real life. Cool being taught by expert in field, advisor CIHR, commands est. $1.5m grants
i took the course online and found it rather boring and basically restated the text book without explaination. i stopped listening to the lectures because reading the chapters in the book was more entertaining.
Very good lecture presentations. He is well rehearsed and knows his stuff. I would have liked to see him take more responsibility re lab content and lab assignment marking. All exams multiple choice and based on both lecture, textbook and some lab conten
His slides are excellent, his sense of humour rocks, he's personable and smart and very clear on what he has to say. He knows what he's talking about and makes lectures fun with examples and stories and jokes. He's an awesome prof, and easy to listen to.
if you like cheese, he's your man.
This guy started my love for psychology. He's funny, entertaining, informative, and he cares about first year students. Not many profs would hold a gala lunch for the top 10 students in their first year class of over 1000, let alone care about them.
such an awesome guy, i love his lectures, he makes the fun with his stories and his slide shows!
hilarious - easy to listen to - I hate missing lectures - does anyone KNOW about his love life? cause the rumours sure are fun! haha
would you like a little cheese with that?
Somewhat entertaining, not too boring but found to be pompous. Lab coat in cafeteria anyone? ewww. rat blood.
Perrier anyone?
its funny how he has social anxiety...if you look carefuly, take away his slides and he's that little fat kid that didn't know what to say when the teacher picked him, and hid behind his mothers leg.
kept my attention during classes and definatly knew how to use visual aids to help students learn. in his lectures it showed that he loves his job
He's a good lecturer but not very approachable.
great prof- live life, love cheese
He is ok as a lecturer, but as a person i think he is a prick. He looks down his nose at students, and like to make fun of the people who pays his wages. He tries though, with corny jokes about cheeses and dump trucks, but i found his course a bit dull.
Great prof.
Man what a jerk, this guy really thinks he is amazing and that he is better then everyone else. This guy seriously needs a reality check. I was so excitted about this class but he made it suck. F
I absolutely love this prof! he makes class so intersting.. the visuals the music the explanations! Im defenitely completely into this class! I wish all my proffs could be like him!
Excellent lecturer, but I can't say the same for the man.
I definately relate to the great lecturer, horrible man. He is the reason a lot of people take psychology in the upper years, because he makes the lectures interesting. But I guess he feels that he then should take credit for making psychology popular. So arrogant, a real jerk.
He makes class worth going to because its actually interesting!
Amazing teacher.
Great lecturer. You are allowed to be arrogant if you can back it up, and he can back it up. I really enjoyed his class.
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Such a great prof. always made classes interesting and fun. I learned a lot from him, he's extrememly smart.
Really good prof. He works hard to keep it interested and keep your attention. Clear and helpful, highly recommended. For whatever reason though, he sneaks 'cheese' into every lecture ha ha
Good lecturer. Got a thing for cheese, especially brie. Which is great, cuz i love it. Always wears the same suit, is very helpful.
He is a nice man.
This prof was the best! Defenetly would recomend taking his class if you are interested in psyc! Hes really smart, clear, and has such a great sense of humour! His notes are really helpful and clear to understand.
great professor, great lecturer, he even made it into teh textbook himself! (and he didn't even write it)
Love going to his lectures, it's a very short two hours. Exams are straight forward if you've review the assigned readings and lecture notes. Very smart guy.
really funny...Has a strange obsession with cheese. Easy exams
has an obesession with cheese! especially brie! hahaha. overall great teacher! keeps things interesting!
James Parker is one of my favourite profs at Trent. He is very enthusiastic and passionate about what he teaches, something you will benefit from in his classes. Although his tests and assignments are tough he wants to see you succeed! Overall, a fabulous professor.
Professor Parker is a great teacherlecturer. He really wants to see his students succeed. He will meet with you if need be, and will give you extensive feedback. His midterms and exams are short and long answer (not multiple choice like most psych classes) however, he is a very fair in his grading, offering point marks simply for trying. Great guy
Very well organized and gives very interesting lectures that do not follow the textbook so attendance to class is a must.
Good teacher, is knowledgeable, know a lot about psych. Slideshows are kind of boring but he is good at teaching and delaying the course content. S
Great prof, really cares about students.
Gave me an extension when I asked. His lectures are actually interesting and fun.
Lectures are a bit boring sometimes, but the content is actually interesting. He is really interested in what he does. Great Prof
Seems to love what he does. Explains things well but those three hours can really drag on. Content was fairly easy to grasp, but he goes off on tangents in his slide, explaining a lot of stuff that is not covered in textbook, and wanting us to be prepared to answer questions from textbook and lecture on exam.
good guy, loves cheesy music
Long lectures, but interesting. Easy to review course material and get questions answered.
Class Info
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