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Interesting lectures, extremely easy tests

Cool teacher. Easy intro lectures. Just prep with textbook and it is all good.

Word for word from the textbook. Damn easy, but not too useful.

boring as hell

Nice guy, but very very boring. Resembles a stork.

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Didn't like the course material but his lectures made things more interesting

I thought he was a good prof. He tried to make the boring course material interesting and was easy to understand

Interesting course, learned alot from him.

he made the course material interesting...of course, it may just be that i'm comparing him to paulus...but he definetly has a bit of an ego.

an inspiring prof with a heck of a lot of experience. has a passion for what he teaches and is friendly and approachable.

A VERY ORGANIZED PROF. LECTURES WERE WELL-PREPARED AND THOUGHT-OUT AND WAS NICE OUTSIDE OF CLASS.

Relatively easy multiple choice, but hard written b/c he expects u to answer in the way he wants. He thinks that he knows his materials well. Gets boring sometimes.

nice prof. I luv his classes.

so easy if u even put a LITTLE effort.. does get a lil boring sometimes.. i hate how he introduces TA's to teach the course

The course is PSYC 100, so it's not really his fault that I kept falling asleep in class. However, he is clearly very interested in what he does, and tries to impart that onto his students. If you have any questions, he's very helpful. Unfortunately, he goes off topic a lot and his TAs suck.

he is a cute prof. he makes me like psyc. just a reminder to everyone, GET THE STUDY GUIDE you will need it when it comes to finals and term tests. a fairly easy course.

Great great prof! :D Encourages students to learn actively rather than passively (somehow manages to have us do standup activities in a lecture of about 200 ppl). STUDY GUIDE for tests and go to lectures cuz they're interesting!!!!

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i love graf's class.. really great class!! Try and get him if you can because i heard all the other psych teachers are sooooooooo much harder.. The written was a bit hard.. but overall easy, enjoyable, i love this class!!

Intimidating! Boring!

pros: interesting lecturer, encourages note-taking and coming to class, decent difficulty, punctual cons: tricky tests, sometimes rude, lecture notes seldomly tested, can be rather long-winded, a little impatient

Easy prof!! Gives hints in class as to what the short answers will be. Do the study guide: He gets questions from the study guide! Lots of memorization of the textbook but all the psych 100's are like that! It easy: I studied the text 2 days before the final and got 85%

Do yourself a favour: PRINT the lecture notes, GO TO CLASS and take additional notes, 'cos most of his lecture is only SPOKEN. He brings up interesting, albeit blatantly obvious questions (although obviously still too hard for most people to answer). If you take this only for credits and don't learn to like it, you're your own worst enemy, not him.

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i think his voice is really intersting to listen to actually! psychologists these days eh. He's not too bad, i just get the feeling he doesnt really know the material very well...lots is from bio12 in highschool so if you took that, take this!

He's boring, and no additional material is presented in his lectures. Don't bother going. Instead read the textbook (unlike him, it's interesting). I went to less than 4 classes and managed an 86%. He's an excellant prof to take if you're looking for a class to boost your average.

I can understand many of the negative comments, but if you just print your notes and go to class willing to learn I think it actually becomes a really interesting lecture. At first I thought he was rude and impatient but with time I realized he's very considerate, knowledgable and a great prof.

He gives fantastic notes. He's very straight forward and easy to listen to.

He's a good prof overall. He gives a lot of examples and does a lot of explaining on topics he wants to cover in class. Exams are reasonable as long as you study for them. Study guide does help!

Amazing professor! He really knows how to keep his students engaged in the material. And of course, really easy exams, he gives you everything you need to know. A+s are those who pick up more of the specifics. Good luck!

He has easy exams and his lectures aren't bad if you can get past his monotonous voice. Definately a course to take if you're interested or just have spare cash for an elective.

Graf is very knowledgable about psychology and is very clear in lectures. The midterm and final have some very lecture specific questions, so attendance is a must. However, most of the exam is MC, and that is pure memorization, straight from the textbook. overall an easy course, but it will take some effort to memorize so many facts!

great teacher, really got me interested in psychology, seems very passionate and informed about what he's teaching

Awesome Teacher.

Don't need to go to class with him or probably any PSYC 100 prof. As long as you keep up to date with the readings, you will get an A. Not gonna lie, he is extremely boring... but better than Claire Ashton-James for sure!!!!!

Dr. Graf seems like a very nice and caring prof, but I find class boring because everyday, Dr. Graf just reads through his powerpoint notes (which are 95% of the time based from the textbook). If you read the text and go through his notes, you should do fine in this course.

He is boring but you should try your best to pay attention during the lectures! Midterm and final were fair. If you pay attention in lectures, it will making studying for both easier. He gives quizzes that are worth 5% each and they can be tricky. Biggest tip: Keep up to date with readings.

I loved him. A bit monotone, but friendly with a dry sense of humor. Stuck with the textbook but used relevant examples in class that helped to clarify.

Interested and interesting, worked to clarify issues for all, shows a passion for field, cares that students learn, makes a big effort to help students feel connected to the University

I get what people are saying, the lectures are kind of repetitive. If you read the book, you can actually get bored cuz he gets most of his notes from there. BUT he is very helpful and nice, and will hang around after class to talk and answer questions. You could definitely do worse.

Really good. No surprises. What you read, is what you'll get. Do the reading. Pay attention.

Excellent.

Totally agree with someone else's comment. Doing the pre-reading is mandatory (you have to do online pre-reading tests), but actually reading the textbook makes the lectures very boring. Otherwise, nice professor, who seems genuinely interested in helping students succeed (/memorize things).

Perhaps the most organised professor I've encountered so far. Teaching style was clear and effective and has a true passion for the field. Can be opinionated and quirky at times. Has a dry sense of humour.

Not sure why people complain about him. Only assignments are textbook readings; lectures are very informative and help you understand the material well. Tests are very reasonable; a little easy, even.

A very effective instructor.

Here is a very dedicated professor who truly cares about his students' learning experience. You can rarely find another one who reads and replies to just about every single post on Vista. Gives interesting real-life examples. Highly recommended!

Class can be challenging, but remember that there is scaling at the end. He is an excellent lecturer, and if you happen to go to his office hours, you'd find that he is a very nice person! (Even though he seems very strict in class). He is fair and reasonable, despite what many students believe. You just need to put a lot of effort into this class.

Dr. Graf is an extremely fair professor who gives his students every opportunity to succeed through multiple assignments, quizzes, reports, etc. Read the textbook thoroughly and listen in class - anything he says is testable! I only wish the research report wasn't peer marked because most students didn't even know what a research report was.

Very helpful prof, dedicated and intelligent. His lectures were interesting and helped me build up my interest in psychology. However, he likes to cover a lot from his own material but test everything from his lecture and the textbook, so you have to study both to get a decent grade. A lot of effort is needed but it's worth it.

Decent professor, lectures were interesting. Peer reviewed essay system could have worked out better - based on luck, some markers don't even read your essay before they mark it. Exams were fairly easy. The majority of it is multiple choice and can be obtained from the textbook. The short answers require information from lectures though!

Very helpful with feedback but has incredibly difficult expectations.

Effective teacher and interesting person to talk with. May seem impatient or aloof as he has zero tolerance for sloppiness (even if unintentional) from students. Extremely knowledgable professor whose research is highly-cited and influential. Gives superb advice & shows passion and dedication for supporting motivated students. Quirky sense of humor

Graf knows his subject. He gives clear guidelines for what he expects from you. He is also tough. Read study and attend class. Do not be discouraged by his tough love attitude. Ask and you will get answers. He is fair, but old school. Learning is what you make of it. you can do this

Graf knows his stuff, and makes it exceedingly clear how he grades the course. Lots of "free" marks, so the class is easy to pass. As a 2nd year with a STAT background I found his exams fairly easy, but a 1st year would likely find them very difficult. For a truly good grade, attend every lecture and take good notes. Hard work pays with this prof.

Difficult prof but he's to-the-point and does not dumb things down for you like a lot of other profs these days. I wouldn't use the "amazing lectures" tag here but his lecture content's concisely structured and informative thus good in my opinion. Attitude could have been a little less tough though, given that it's a 100-level course.

Quite an easy class to pass yet rather difficult to get an "A" range grade. Course content was clearly delivered but assessments required a highly detailed understanding of the material. As people have commented on his PSYC101 class, this prof can be very tough (but still reasonable). Workload was heavy.

He was very upfront about all expectations for the class, and gave constant reminders on when assessments were do. He always paused after a topic and asked if there were any questions on the material, which I found very useful for it ensured clarity right at the beginning. There was lots of reading, but only constant homework biweekly onlinequizzes

Strict. Has extremely high expectations on writing style and on almost every detail of experimental design. Really challenges you to extend your intellectual boundaries. However, you will receive tons of excellent advice and feedback provided you are a diligent student.

Dr. Graf is hands down one of the best profs I have had at UBC. He cares immensely for students if you care. He is a great lecturer. Exams are hard but thats standard of first year psych courses, 50% of the course grades are allocated to small participation aspects that are EASY marks. I would 100% take this class with him again.

He is an awesome lecturer. He is funny and he cares about his students. He sometimes may be harsh on his students but other than that I would take his class again.

Before taking the course with this prof I was skeptical because of all the negative reviews. He sets very clear expectations! Material is manageable 7 chapters. Gives participation marks. Exams are FAIR follow his instructions he says textbook they are from textbook and lectures for short answer. Really a treat if you put in the work.

Always gives you feedback on your in-lecture answers which directly relates to exams.

Comparing to other professors teaching this course, he does great content during the lecture. If you really want to get start to learn psychology, he provides many inspirational information during the lecture. He is calm and chill professor. The class atmosphere isnt as stressed as other lecture

I loved taking this course from him and the content. We had a heavy workload but it surely made a difference between other classes because all of my friends in this course got a higher grade than the other classes. We had to read the chapters, finish learning curve questions and chapter quizzes after every chapter. Not a GPA booster def.

Easy midterm and final multiple choice but hard short answer, however one-third of marks from the multiple-choice, knowledgable prof, will take again!

Graf gets a lot of diss for being a boring lecturer, but the content of the course isn't hard. Obviously PSYC requires reading of the textbook however his PPTs summarizes nicely what is needed for the exams. As well iclicker points & the paper are an easy GPA booster (literally graded by students). Final was difficult though. Overall, great course!

He's organized, and nice and clear powerpoints. Easy to listen to his lectures. Not intimidating.

Professor Graf has been very organized during cover and gives a challenging but manageable workload. He expects a lot in and out of class (iClicker, Piazza participation, quizzes and textbook activities) so you need good time management to succeed, but all these things really do help learn a lot better. He cares about students and is understanding.

Dr Graf is really knowledgeable on psychology and always explained things in a clear way. He encourages critical thinking through activities on Piazza and iClicker, which is great! This course is really easy if you pay attention to lectures and take notes on the book chapters. Final exam was easy but heavy, just make sure you understand the content

Before taking this class I read so many negative comments here that I honestly got scared. And, contrary to so many reviews, my experience with Mr Graf was great. He is a knowledgeable prof, who gave amazing lectures and clearly explained everything. Although demanding, he was very fair, motivating and understanding. All you have to do is study:)

A few online platforms, but you'll get the hang of it. Just answer at least 2 of the discussion questions each time they're posted and you'll hit the number no problem. There's also extra credit from studies. As long as you use common sense and go to class you should be fine, reading the textbook doesn't hurt

Personally, I had a great time in this class. He is funny and is understanding timezone differences. Papers were fairly easy IMO. You needed 50 Piazza contributions but with so many posts he makes if you try you can get well over a 100. Tests were similar to the Textbook questions - many questions but fine difficulty-wise. Participate Pass.

I loved this class. At the start of the term, when I saw the long syllabus and all the microassignments -- which I estimated to be about 20% for just showing up -- I was put off. But my mind did a complete 180 as the term went on. All that "participation" actually did wonders for learning the material, and there's a lot to learn. Graf is awesome!