My fav. prof at uvic...he's funny and the course is interesting...

100B much better than 100A

Very entertaining lectures, but refused to admit when he didn't know something

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Martin definatley has a sex appeal to him

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Fun sweaters, excellent juice box action, jerky personality with unfair tests

100B a better class. interesting. Approachable, but study hard for tests

Teaches alright but has tricky exams

Only prof who insulted me infront of whole class. Good fasion sense.

He's too wordy. He gives details on EVERY move he makes, he's uptight

Dr. Smith, you're AWESOME

Nice sweaters! Good Prof.

good but tests are hard

good teacher, average class, hard exams

This is a great class and Dr. Smith is the BEST!!!

Awesome guy, even stops to chat for an hour on his lunch break. THANKS!!

Big nerd, but good prof. Controls large class well.

His eyes are sexy

dead sexy with juice box in hand, glad there's a photo of him in the text

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this course is definitely worth taking

A great prof, interesting and funny, but brutal on exams...memorize the text or don't bother to study!

He speaks extreamly FAST

Charismatic. Too bad his lectures are useless. Memorize the text or DIE on exams.

Bad jokes and hard tests, but he makes the course material quite interesting

Fantastic Prof, i love his classes. His tests are a bit rough if you don't memorize the readings and you must have a firm grasp on concepts. Lectures are interesting and he posts all his notes on the web, two thumbs up for marty!!!

Very good lecturer,highly recommended for psych100A.

Fantastic lecturer!! He makes the class fun and enjoyable. He doesn't discuss the text in class but brings up topics that make you want to learn more. I recommend this prof.. he's one of the best!

by far the best psych prof at Uvic. get in his classes, or you'll regret it.

Very clear. Gets students relaxed and involved. One of the best professors in terms of presentation skills that I've ever seen. Maybe a little too diplomatic at times. I'd like some more fiestiness.

Martin is the man! Kind, gentle and extremely intelligent. He is the perfect professor for university - he expects a lot but is also willing to give help and advice. He genuinely listens to his students and loves teaching. Martin is a must!

creat as the teacher!!!!

His lectures are great, the assignments are stupid and the test questions are tricky but if you know the text book and the yellow notes you'll do great. Oh and the bonus marks rock, I love this course.

I found this class really interesting. Prof does a good job at making it interesting for the students and does his best to answer all your questions. This class has 3 multiple choice tests that test your knowledge of the material.

He's not hot, but his T.A. Acia was amazing. Lectures are pointless, it's all in the textbook, and the video questions are on the web. Good course if you study hard. Skip class and just come in for exams. The assignments help.

Psyc 100A was an interesting course. Smith was very organized and definitely knew his stuff.

I love him

An excellent teacher! Much more interesting than Picard, and he has the same name as the lead singer of delirious!

He's an awesome lecturer, really helpful in office hours. The tests are hard but material is easy to study. If you put in the time you can get a good mark.

100 times more interesting then Picard!!!! Very interesting lectures.

yah, don't bother with the assignments TOTAL waste of time. Lecture = nap time...all u need to do it read the text book!!! Lecture notes are even posted on the web.

He is very animated in lecture which is a blessing because otherwise none of us would stay awake. I like him because he knows how to teach, however if you want a good mark on the exam memorize the text.

He's a really nice guy and the stuff he talks about is way more interesting than Picard.

He's really nice and cute! I saw him reading the text book sitting on the floor outside the lecture hall while he was waiting for the evaluation to be done. He lookes like a 10-year-old kid! So cute!

I found the assignments extremely helpful. Definitely do the bonus marks! Smith's lectures were a little boring, but if you can stay awake you'll learn a lot. Memorize the text and class notes for exams!

i love him

He's really nice and quite funny. You do have to study for the exams and read the textbook. His lectures make even the boring parts at least somewhat interesting.

You can tell he really likes what he is doing.. hw wrote the textbook for gods sake!!! The exams are pretty hard but if you attend the lectures and READ everything they arent bad. The assigments are useful and so are the studies!

The tests are HARD. study study study. The questions can be pretty specific. Some people say the lectures are a waste of time, but they are somewhat interesting and help put the textbook in context. Not bad for an intro course.

Pretty good prof. He tried to larn everyone's name and there're like 400 students in both his classes. He seems to know what he's talking about, and he was prompt with posting notes on the net. Study hard though. His tests are NOT easy, and the assignments take forever.

The test are really hard, multiple choice with multipe right answers, its up to you to know which one he considers correct. go ahead, take the class but be prepared to study study study and for low grades

I have him on friday vedeo..wish i got him for the course but instead i got picard!! he's a really good speaker and atleast keeps me awake in the lecture.

Tests aren't hard if you understand the material. Grading system with the assignment option and bonus marks is great and gives you the best chance. Really knows his stuff and very interested in the material. Lectures/videos are entertaining, & all notes are posted on the net. One of my fave classes.

Had this teacher for Friday lectures - found he did not control the room well - too much talking hard to concentrate on what was going on. Tests were brutal, could be any of the above but this is the BEST answer... how can you study for that???

He's so awesome, is still one of my fave profs. Very well prepared and interesting lectures. Very intelligent/engaged in material. His tests aren't difficult if you study and have basic understanding. There r also many opportunities to do well otherwise. Straightforward material. Awesome prof!

Great prof, knows and likes his stuff, and makes you enjoy it aswell. tests are hard at first but once you know how to study for them, they are easy. if you get the chance switch into his class, better then the other option!

LOTS of reading involved in his class, and you WILL have to crack the book. Infophoto is a really neat project. It's nice to have a the prof call on you by name. The tests were tricky; it's a good idea to be "over-prepared".

what a guy. he's the cat's pajamas. simply the bee's knees!

My favorite class and favorite prof. Friday videos are really interesting. Tests and assignments are pretty tough but fair.

great

WONDERFUL! He is smart, witty, and he knows how to teach. Although his notes are posted online, his lectures are a must go, simply because they are usually entertaining. I look forward to being in his 100B class!

Great prof! The class definitely covers a lot of material so be prepared to read for hours!

Great Prof. Don't take this class if you can't do (tricky) multiple choice tests and hate reading 40 pg chapters ... because that about sums up this course!! Interesting course, fun prof ... but study hard!!

He's a very approachable and helpful prof who's dedicated to his students. The course was also very interesting and stimulating for the mind!

Great and very entertaining. A super interesting, involved, and intelligent professor. Beware however: TESTS ARE DIFFICULT NOT A GPA BOOSTER COURSE! Intro psyc at Uvic is tricky compared to mickey mouse elsewhere. However 100B is much easier than 100A. Do the bonus marks(5%potential) and assignments to help improve your grade if you care about GPA.

Very, very good teacher. I don't know about approachability, but easily the most interesting professor i've had yet.

The best teacher ever! Now watch out for Skelton in Psych 215.

awsome guy! easy to talk to and makes class interesting. my only beef is that during the slides he's kinda trigger happy. so they go by pretty quick.

Great prof..he's informative, goes at a good pace, and remembers your name..in class of over 200!

Midterms are tough...you study the book but the questions are worded so oddly that you get confused at what he is asking. Good at keeping you interested in class. Is a bit trigger happy, but notes are posted afterwards on the internet

He is the BEST prof you will ever have - don't listen to the bad reviews! He is so nice, funny, and helpful, and the class is very easy - just read the textbook before an exam and pay attention in class (easy to do because he makes the class so interesting). You will learn a lot of interesting things in this class, I definitely recommend taking it.

He's just sooo good!

he is the best prof you will ever have! his lectures are all really intereseting and there is lots of student patricipation and discussions. he is so much better than the other psych prof and knows what he is talking about. tests are also very easy.

Best prof. I've ever had. Lectures are interesting, and test are easy. He really seems to care about his students as well. Unlike alot of other profs, he actually likes to teach!

He's prob the only prof who can remember all the students' names. Have the 'teacher' quality unlike most prof and exams can be tricky, but study up and one should do fine.

Amazing prof. He made every class interesting, even though they were at 8:30 am. He was funny, and he seems to really enjoy teaching. Even though I always sat in the back, he somehow knew remembered my name. impressive.

everyone seems to like him a lot. he's a good teacher but i find him obnoxious. that's a personal opinion however. if possible take it with dr. picard instead. he's better

Smith is a good guy and I was happy with his efforts to learn everyone's names. The material was very interesting and honestly this was the only class that I always seemed to manage to wake up for.

One of the best and nicest teachers at UVic. Goes out of his way to memorize everyone's name. Makes the topics interesting and who doesn't like a video on Friday's? Tries to teach a lot during his lectures which is why some people say he's trigger happy but there's a lot of material in the text. Made me interested in taking more psychology classes.

best teacher

This is a really good guy/ teacher! I would highly suggest taking psyc 100 with him. The only class that I actually looked forward to attending in first year, and helped me choose my major of psychology. Lots of course material, but tests are straight forward if you read the yellow highlighted notes, and study guide helps aswell. High energy prof.

Good prof but warning first year psychology at Uvic is not "basket weaving" secondly changed grading scale a B+ grade in psyc is a A- grade in most other faculties POOR UNFAIR GRADING SCALE in psychology courses.

Well, he is a good professor, and good at teaching. But, his multiple choice tests are really tricky and hard. I thought I studied pretty hard, but I didn't do very well on the tests. Also, the assignments took so much long~! I don't recommend this class if you are taking it as an elective.

very interesting

very nice, enthusiastic, knows what he's talking about. very hard tests, realllllly makes you work for the mark. test questions are tricky and will throw you off if you don't know the material 100%

He is the best psych prof there is. If you have a chance to take his class do! He made me decide to major in psych!

Although his tests are hard, he teaches the class very well.

He teaches a really interactive class. You need to read the textbook and take notes from it. Fridays are movie days, you can print off all the notes from the website (don't bother taking any in class), and you can get bonus points from participating in psychology research studies. He is a great prof!

Interesting and enthusiastic prof. He made the class a lot more interesting, and therefore easier to learn about that I had expected. Really interactive, I love that he learns names! Polite and friendly after class, as are his TA's. Clear cut material and tests were consistent, fair questions. Fun class!

Amazing prof who will genuinely make you interested in psychology. His lectures are actually worth attending because there are lots of little demonstrations, interesting videos, cartoons, etc. A very nice guy who makes a huge effort to know his students and help them out.

Dr. Smith made the lectures as interesting as you can make lectures. He really cares about the student body and is so easy to approach. One of my favorite profs so far!

Good teacher, tries to keep it interesting. do the textbook website questions and the tests are much easier.

He really likes to try and get everyone involved with the iclicker and he tries to learn everyones name even tho the class has 300+ students

Easily the best prof at Uvic. He knows most peoples names in a class of 300 students, and is very helpful if you need it. Great job Marty! hahah keep up the good work. I RECOMMENED THIS GUY 100%

Martin is an all around great guy. He is helpful, funny and willing to put in the extra time for his students. Easily my favourite teacher and therefore class so far.

He's a great prof. He teaches very fast in class and often changes slides b4 u finish copying which I find annoying sometimes but are all posted on blackboard right after. Tests are hard and the assignments require a lot of time. He's funny and makes the class very interesting.

A truely engaging, entertaining, and totally approachable prof. His lectures are interesting and test are more than fair. If you attend class and read the text material, it's difficult to get a mark lower than a A-.

A pretty good prof. He explains things very clearly and sticks little comics in his slides to keep you from falling asleep, which is hard to do in such a basic course. He also had little interactive things which helped, and somehow managed to learn everyone's name by the end of the course, which is impressive in such a huge section.

DMS, you are amazing, couldn't have made it through 100A without you. He made it interesting which is difficult when it is a first year intro course. Always try to get him.

He is very very good at what he does! Highly recommended!

He memorizes everyones name in a class of a couple hundred. If you can get in his psychology 100A or 100B class you should defiantly go for it.

Martin Smith is an awesome prof. He knows how to engage a class in the material, surveying and quizzing us with clickers constantly, showing movies, and presenting guest speakers. It's really nice to have such a competent professor for a broad, first-year class like psyc 100.

Best. Prof. Ever.

He is a truly great prof. He learns everybody's names which is absolutely amazing, as each class is over 200 people. He makes the classes really interesting and fun, and I hope that I can take another class with him sometime! Thank you Dr. Smith! I really enjoyed your class!

Dr. Smith is a great prof. His lectures are actually interesting, and his notes are thorough. The tests are multiple choice and pretty easy.

Dr. Smith is a really great guy who is obviously passionate about his work- something that I find inspiring. For this course, he was trying out a new discussion lecture style, with tests being based on the textbook. I became frustrated with the density of material, because I felt like I could never study enough to do well. But, he is still great!

Probably the best prof I have had yet.

If you can take a psych class withts prof., do it. He's amazing!

Dr. Smith is fantastic! He creates a lively environment in class. Provides pre and post lecture notes. Gives you options on how you want to be graded. The assignments are very straight forward and spread a part. You can earn bonus marks. Every friday you get to watch a video. Dr. Smith really captures your attention. Definately take his class!!!

Martin is a prof that loves what he does. His happiness in class kept me going. His exams are not what I would call easy with definitions, SA and MC. MUST read chapters thorougly! Nonetheless, I think he's a very friendly man & I'd take another class with him for sure! Provides opportunities for easy marks!

Such a great professor! He received an award for Excellence in Teaching this year and totally deserved it. He actually learns everyone's name in lecture and gets the whole class involved. He's very helpful when you ask questions outside of class, and never makes you feel bad if you volunteer an answer in class. If you take any psyc at all, get him!

Absolutely brilliant! Everything an intro-level prof should be!

Best Prof EVER!

He's g'ed up from the feet up. Nuff said

Could not have been any better! Evolutionary psychology is the most interesting course I have taken and Martin knows the material inside and out! He has the biggest heart and he really truly cares about his students. He made sure to remember everyones name! His teaching assist, Marei was fantastic as well, she is such a sweet heart! Thanx Martin!!

What an amazing prof! Had him for psyc 100 A and B and absolutely loved him! He was so helpful and extremely knowledgeable! He posted all the lecture notes online so you really didn't have to attend (although there were Clicker participation points). He really wants his students to excel and do well. He genuinely wants his students to enjoy the cla

AMAZING. First years, take this class! Interesting, pretty easy to understand, and sometimes even fun(!). Make sure to keep up with your reading, cause you might get put on the spot in lecture... because he learns the name of every one of his 300 students.

So great.

awesome prof!

I really enjoyed psych 100A this semester. Not only was it my favorite class to go to every TWF, I actually learned something! Martin Smith is a very good prof. Thank-you for your hard work. You make me want to succeed!!!

The class is fairly interesting, Dr. Smith is a very nice guy, easy to listen to and helpful. His exams are structured as 3 midterms so its not overwhelming, but the exams are fairly hard. Would reccommend this prof to psyc students

Not a fan of this guy. I can't put my finger on why. I just couldn't stand his lectures, plus the online discussion q's are HORRIBLE. So tedious/pointless.

I would say that in general hes a pretty good prof. His test are extremely hard tho.

hands down, my fav proff and class

The class is very interesting and Dr. Smith tries to be very entertaining but unfortunately fails miserably. Classes are a complete waste of time. You spend the majority of the time doing clicker questions that are unrelated to the material. The only way to do well in this class is to throughly read the textbook! Also takes weeks to get marks back

Excellent prof. His exams are fair, but make sure to study the Friday video questions!

Best Prof I've ever had. Extremely interesting and cares for the students. His tests are fairly easy if you study hard! Definitely recommend!!

Very good at teaching much of the material in the course, and is entertaining. Thorough reading of the textbook chapters raises your marks on tests by about 25 percent, so they are a must.

Interesting class but exams can be a bit tricky! Overall he's a great prof!

Just the best!

My Favorite teacher! Love him!!

I love Martin! I've had both him and Jeff. Jeff was great, but NO comparison to Martin. Best prof EVER!

Class mandatory for clicker points except Friday's were video fridays. Friday's were testable so I should have gone to those...haha. I found the exams really hard. Use the textbook and the study guide. He's funny and has passion for psychology which made the course a bit more interesting but the course itself is a bit dry. Not bad for an intro cour

Very passionate about the topic, but demands A LOT of his students. Makes you do a ton of work for very small portions of your mark. Assigns so much work that he doesn't have time to mark it all and you're left with little to no feedback as to how to improve over the course of the term. Very very high maintenance course.

BEST PROF EVER He is amazing and so passionate and cares about his students. I took all of his classes even though they were not program requirements. SO GOOD!

Very interactive, fun class to attend. He does like it when you pre-read for the lecture, however if you don't want to, just don't raise your hand in class. Dr. Smith is always happy to receive questions after class or during office hours and is very amiable when doing so, one of my favourite profs in psyc.

Dr. Smith is extremely kind and helpful. He tries very hard to engage students, and will likely memorize your name before the term is over. In 320, class discussions are dull at times, but the material is very interesting. Tests are not the easiest, but make an effort and you can do well. I strongly recommend Dr. Smith as a prof.

Awesome guy

gives you way to much work to do and tries to engage you by giving a lot of homework but doesn't work. most people just find it irrelevant

Apparently, the other instructor for 100A (Jeff Niehaus) is awesome. Not so much for Smith. Exams were so hard I'd say they were unfair. Practice quizzes do nothing to help you prepare, you need to know the ins and outs of the text. Extra credit available though - bonus 5% for research participation, and 3% just for showing up and using iClicker.

I got all 73-83 on my exams and felt they were pretty fair. The quizzes don't help prepare you but they're worth 15% so it helps you're grade. You don't have to go to class except fridays because everything else is in the textbook. His lectures are boring but if you do the readings and study it's an easy B. Plus you can get research bonus marks.

Extremely nice, and obviously wants you to succeed. Puts up with stupid questions very patiently. DEFINITELY USE THE TEXTBOOK, take text notes as well as lecture notes. Dr. Smith makes it extremely clear what will contribute to a good grade, including coming to lecture!

I believe you would need to have an interest in the content in order to like the course but if you do you'll love it. Martin was very clear about what would be on the tests and what to study. You can tell he really cares about the subject and seems experienced in teaching lecture (which I thought were really fun). Awesome Prof

Great prof. And his good looks are extra motivation to attend lectures.

A good teacher, clear and easy to understand. Very nice and flexible as well, tries his best to make sure his students do well.

Extremely clear and helpful Prof. Really enthusiastic and happy about the content and teaching. Lots of opportunities to do well in this course, lots of online content (assignments, quizzes, forums etc) but it really helps in understanding the concepts, good use of Moodle and PsychPortal.

Smith is truly one of the all-star profs at UVic! Not only is he an effective lecturer, you can tell he really enjoys teaching and I never got bored in his class. Now that Niehaus is leaving, there's no debate as to who to choose for intro Psyc courses. 100B's an easy course and with psyc returning to standard grading, it just got 5% easier!

Great prof. His research involves studying how students learn best, so the material is well presented and the lectures are interesting. You could get by without attending the lectures since he puts the notes online, but I still found them worthwhile.

NOT an easy A course. Great thing is there is no final. 3 midterms all multiple choice q's. WARNING: You need to know ALL details from the textbook to do well. Practice questions online are no help because midterm q's are more difficult. Online quizzes are easy A. Finally..YOU MUST SEEK TA HELP IF YOU WANT GOOD MARKS ON YOUR FORUMS!!!!

He's a super nice teacher, tries to make the lectures interesting. Always willing to lend a hand and has a passion for evolutionary psych. Ask him about it to get on his good side! Hard marker but amusing.

Very good prof. I found him very helpful and he is very passionate about what he is teaching. He has a good sense of humor too, which really helps. I would definitely recommend him.

An amazing professor with a lot of knowledge and passion for psychology, teaching and topics. Definitely worth having him as a lecturer!

As far as electives go, I'd probably steer clear of this one. Not a difficult class by any means, just not very interesting. Smith seems to take teaching this class very seriously even though the class can largely be boiled down to putting names on common sense concepts. Most of the testable material comes from long winded textbook readings.

As long as you complete the textbook readings and stay on top of the material it is not a hard course

He is such a nice professor

Martin Smith was such a nice guy! His Psych 100A relied heavily on the text book. Smith organized the course perfectly for the students throughout the semester to ensure that there was no cramming at the end. The course was not hard, but definitely required a lot of time. Must know your way around moodle well !

He is rather interesting, and I think he deserves a little more respect. All in all a great course, he tries to push a real big class into studying. I didnt study as much as I had to, all I did was the quizzes and some forums and stuff. However, considering the effort I put in, I guess it wasn't hard. A very...motivational prof !

Definitely increased my interest in the subject. He has a great sense of humour and makes lectures interesting and fun, exams are fair (although are heavily based on the text) but his lectures clarify concepts. I would recommend taking psych with him!

Martin is a really great prof, however entry level psych has so much information to go through he relies heavily on the textbook - he doesn't tell you to read things for no reason! Tests are fair but based mostly on the text so be prepared for that! He goes over a lot in lecture and has a very interactive class.

interesting course, boring lectures.. tests are worded really difficult and is hard to study for.. relies TOO heavily on textbook readings, too many online submissions. hard to keep up.

I loved him as a prof! He tries his hardest to make the lectures interesting (in a 300 person class) and has a good sense of humour. Tests are always harder than the quizzes, relies completely on textbook so make sure to read it!

LOVE HIM!! Just an all-around brilliant prof. Very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. Lectures were fun and interesting and as long as you put in the effort you'll get an A.

Dr Smiths class inspired me to take psychology. He is very entertaining, and is willing to walk through the material with you during office hours. Big tip: Read the psyc chapters. It is a lot of reading, but his tests and lectures are heavily based on the reading material. The rest is the movies you'll see on Friday, or the case studies.

I took 100A with a different prof and had pretty much decided I wasn't a fan on pysc, but unfortunately had to take 100B for my program. I found Martin to be enthusiastic, entertaining, and incredibly helpful! His tests are primarily based on the text which is luckily not painful to read. I would definitely recommend him!

Clear teching, and obviously loves what he does, but it is not mandatory at all to come to class, and doesn't do much more to help your grade than just reading the text would.

One of the more difficult courses I've taken. Workload was unreasonable. And I'm not a slacker whining. I got an A but boy did I have to work for it! You have to take notes on every inch of the text. He gave 25 potential long answer questions. Waaay too many! You answer 2/3 on test. I loved his enthusiasm. Lectures weren't helpful, mark-wise.

Most lectures were entertaining. Other than iClicker pts, attending lecture really IS NOT mandatory. The course is heavily textbook based (which is an easy read, just tedious at times). One test /40 would probably include 5 questions where you had to be in lecture to answer. Put in effort and you'll walk out with an easy A.

Dr. Smith is very passionate about his work and his students. He is quick to reply to emails and very helpful. He is a very down to earth, warm, friendly professor and makes learning a lot of fun!

Smith will spent at least the first 1/3 of the class going over 'house-keeping' items. Takes a long time to respond to emails. exams are purely based on text book, his lectures are slow, and feels like he never ends up saying much. Just ask for class opinion and does some clicker questions. seems like a nice guy, but not great prof.

I had an overall great experience with Dr Smith. He is extremely knowledgeable in the area, and adds some humor to every lecture. Attending the class is really not mandatory in order to get a good grade, but I always did as his lectures are fascinating, entertaining and engaging. Put in a few hours a week and an A shouldn't be a stretch.

Overall he is a decent prof. The only reason attending class is necessary is for the videos and for clicker points. He covers all material that is found in the text. His marking system is fair and is helpful for keeping on top of the material. I find that he is not clear when answering student questions and falls flat engaging them.

Legit read the book, and then read it again. Don't pay too much attention to the slides and you will get an easy A+.

Martin is my FAV teacher! Lots of ways to boost your mark and because of the amount of assignments it was impossible to do poorly on the exams. He makes the content so much more interesting and easy to understand

Found his lectures interesting, great professor. Found the test questions difficult to understand, even with attending all lectures and reading.

Amazing professor! Cannot say enough about this man. Wonderful lecturer, very interesting to listen to, and absolutely loves what he does. Classes are so unique in that they're discussion based! This means that you talk with each other and Martin all class! Truly amazing and rewarding class for anybody who is willing to attend class and read a bit.

First off, he seems like a genuinely nice guy. Academically, he's a great first-year professor, but you *will* be bored in Psyc 100 if you aren't interested in Psyc. This isn't Anthropology or Art.

I thought Smith was a fantastic prof. I had him for both 100A and 100B. He is very passionate about teaching and it shows during his lectures. Be sure to read the textbook carefully for exams. Lots of opportunities to boost your grade for this class. I would recommend this class as an easy elective.

So far the best prof i've had.. loved his class and its really hard to do badly as he makes it pretty clear whats needed to know. Mostly from text and the rest you can find from his slides. Has chances to raise your marks such as quizzes and forums!

If you are willing to put the work in, this is a good elective class. Smith is funny, clear and created the course so that you did more in the beginning and less at the end with no final. He offered extra credit up to 5%, showed videos every Friday and all of the slides were posted online. All of the assignments were also clear and pretty easy.

DO. THE. EXTRA. RESEARCH. PARTICIPATION. Every bit helps, and 5% can be an entire letter grade. His classes are big, his exams are tough, and you need to know the material COLD. Read the text and take concise notes. He's very smart, and he knows what he's talking about. SO, LISTEN. (And put your phones away.)

Martin is very passionate about psychology and his lectures are interesting...(just a few dry ones). Do not take this class if you aren't willing to put time in!!! be prepared to write forums and quizzes every week ish. Also, do not fall behind on the readings. This is NOT an easy course but Martin is a great prof!

Martin is a funny guy, he keeps lectures interesting. I really enjoyed this class. Overall there is a lot of reading to do for this class as every week you are required to read a chapter and do an online open book quiz on it. Only 3 tests all year and the final is not accumulated. The lectures are generally a review of the reading you did.

I thought the content in this class was very interesting and Martin explained it well. If you do all the assigned reading you should be able to do well on the tests and quizzes. You can also get an easy extra 5% added to your grade by volunteering in research studies. Really cool stuff and easiest class I've taken so far!!

For a 100 level course I found that his tests were very hard and for a couple reasons. His lectures tho interesting are all over the place - and the readings expected are so long. You are teaching yourself the material most of the time and don't know where to start. Still go an A - he gives you the opportunity for extra credit! STUDY THE TEXT BOOK.

Go to the lectures for the extra 3% in clicker points but in reality you don't have to go, you won't learn much from them that isn't in the text book. You HAVE TO read the textbook to pass.

Very approachable and friendly. Loves group discussions and engaging students. Only negatives - lectures a bit disorganized and scattered (like him), and you have to read the textbook cover-to-cover outside of class in order to do well on exams. I love Dr. Smith and would definitely recommend taking an upper-level psychology class with him.

Funny guy that tries to engage the class.

I signed up for this class thinking I wasn't going to like it because it isn't really my thing but Martin made me love psych and he was a great prof. Didn't get the best grade because I'm lazy but 10/10 would take it again.

This man is a great teacher. Although his classes are large (200+ people), he somehow finds a way to make himself personable. He is very encouraging. If you take his class, don't be afraid to answer questions out loud. This man really deserves the best. And those blue eyes...

LOVED HIM. Knows what he's talking about. Talks with passion. Is a bit disorganized.. oh and if you miss his class you won't pass. Really interesting class. By no means an easy one.

He tests 80% from textbook and 20% from lecture slides. But he tells you that and all his lecture slides that he is going to ask questions on are highlighted. Its pretty easy tests if you read the textbook and highlighted slides that he posts. Overall, going to class is not mandatory to get a good grade.

I have taken psyc 100a/b and psyc 243 with martin and he is my favourite psychology professor. his lectures are super interesting and he is such an awesome dude! very nice and so smart. that being said, his classes are a bit of work. if you read the textbook and take detailed notes on each chapter and attend class you'll get an A+ but be prepared