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this is one of the greatest teachers you'll ever find on campus. lectures are clear and usually interesting, and there is virtually no busy work. follow the reading, and you cant miss. plus he's a really decent guy. not on a power-trip of any sorts.
Philosophy in film is an easy class to take, just show up at the movies and do the papers (2). The rest of the class is sitting there and looking at movies in a cool new way
His class is definately interesting and keeps you on your toes. The readings can be hard, but he always discusses them with the class so you understand them perfectly. As long as you do the study guides before the tests you can pass no promblem. There are no surprises.
Troy is the man. He's very focused and driven during lectures, and has a sense of humor. Reading and papers can be tough, but he always has time to help during office hours. I've learned a lot from his classes. Truly a good guy on all fronts.
Very nice guy, approachable and understanding. The reading can be a bit dry and sometimes hard, but he reviews it all in class. He answers questions clearly. The study guides are more than helpful and if you ask about one of the topics/deffs. on the study guide he is more than happy to go over it.
Ok i just am not feeling this teacher, the worst of all the Philosophy teachers I've had so far. If you can look for a different teacher, if your a Phil Major GOOD LUCK.
i took his class my first semester freshman year and it was tough, but very interesting. class consists of him leading an open discussion over the reading so you need to read in order to know what's going on. overall i think he's been one of my favorite teachers at chico state and i highly recomend him.
Sucky sucky sucky class! He grades realy hard for things he doesnt necessarily go over too well. He is really vague! Hard to pay attention in class because he doesnt make it interesting.
Class can be entertaining, but the material is hard and can be extremely boring. You must pay attention in class and read the material to pass the two midterms. Tests are difficult and he gives occasional pop quizes. So pay attention, read and study and you'll do just fine. Good luck!
He is a truly magnificent teacher. One who really knows what he is talking about and is able to articulate difficult ideas into simple, easy to understand concepts. He made me want to be a Philosophy Major. Thanks Mr. Jollimore!
there are only 100 points possible for the whole semester so if you mess up on one thing you're screwed. do good on EVERYTHING from the begning if you want to succeed in his class
Nice guy. Do all the reading and go to every class. Also, make sure you know and understand the study questions he provides and you'll do fine on the quizzes. Interesting stuff.
Has a tendency to let people run the class on stupid tangents. Can be kind of vague and unclear... Unless you do the reading, it's hard to interpret some of what he's trying to say. He grades really hard and can be unclear about what he wants from you in terms of work.
my favorite professor at Chico State thus far. he asks very little, so you need to do the assignments. all he's asking you to do is THINK and apply some philosophical terms to your thought. take his class! and don't be lazy and ignorant like the other GE kids. you need an interest in philosophy.
Super smart guy. Graduated from Princeton. Lots of reading, I think I had seven books for this class. Interesting discussions on morals though.
He is the smartest person I have ever met. He leads really interesting discussions every class. He requires a group presentation which is by far the worst part of the class because students are teaching things they clearly don't have an understanding of. There's a lot of difficult reading but it's all relevant. His class changed the way I think
Philosophy of Personal Values is an interesting class. All the discussions are worth going to class to hear, but the reading really is what he warned us it would be. You read for every class meeting and you should read (and understand) everything because it will help you in the long run. He's a good teacher though, and seems to be a nice guy.
Jollimore is a very smart and nice guy. He does tell you at the begining of class that there is a lot of reading, which is true. I had to buy six books (but all were small and cheap). I had no interest in this class prior to it, but I found it very intersting and worth taking. If someone takes it is a class that you must attend and not skip it.
I never went to class. Only to take the midterms. DO the readings thats what the tests are and are very straight forward. Easy class
Class is boring to go to but a lot of people don't even show up unless its a midterm day. If you do the readings, that is all you need for the exams and it should be easy. He is nice and funny.
Fun and easy. No textbook required. Go to class and workshops because attendance is huge!
Took this class because my roommates said how easy and interesting it was. He redesigned the whole class making it nearly impossible to do well if you miss one class or do bad on one in class quiz. Clickers are used every class so your grade is hurt pretty heavily if you miss a class. Clicker quizzes are difficult even with doing the reading. No te
he's a cool guy, but this class was the death of me. really tricky tests and a lot of reading that you must know for all tests and quizzes. the
takes attendance with clicker and random quizes. if you wanna pass the class you should probably show up. very hard on tests, do the study guides!!& read the books!
There are a lot to read throughout the semester but are not heavy; only 1-2 chapters a week. But weekly quizzes are based on that and can be hard if you don't understand the reading. Good at explaining ideas and concepts and helps clarify everything. Class can be boring since there's no powerpoint or anything to look at so try to stay awake.
This class was supposed to be a philosophical methods - Troy hijacked the class and made it only about morality. Seriously. No tests which is cool but every week you have a single spaced paper, and the final is 10 pages long... in a 108 class.
Smart Man. Good teacher. Good at explaining things. I took Philosophical Methods and I am very happy with what I learned. He can be difficult but it's because he truly wants to make an impact on the students. Not one of those teachers you can just BS your way through the class. There were continuous essays and readings. Good sense of humor too!
Troy's class really isn't hard. But his lectures can be quite boring. Be careful if he lets you use notes on the final. You still need to study. I didn't study and ended up getting a B in the class. i had a high A before the final.
Lectures are mandatory and really boring. Very few power points. It would a good class for discussion but he repeats himself over and over for an hour and then wants discussion in the last 10 minutes of class which doesn't work. Unless you really like philosophy, I wouldn't recommend the class. Always do the readings.
Troy explains otherwise confusing philosophy very clearly, and in an entertaining way. Although very easygoing, he makes sure that we grasp all the concepts of a wide variety of philosophical subjects. What I really like about Troy is that he presents all views objectively-not all professors do! Kind, friendly, intelligent professor.
Troy explains otherwise confusing philosophy very clearly, and in an entertaining way. Although very easygoing, he makes sure that we grasp all the concepts of a wide variety of philosophical subjects. What I really like about Troy is that he presents all views objectively-not all professors do! He;s a kind, friendly, intelligent man.
very good
Jollimore is a horrible lecturer and his arrogance doesn't help. We have 'discussions' with him that turn into lectures part 2. He grades hard and it is evident that he doesn't even read through our papers fully, and gives harsh, non-supportive, unclear feedback that basically tells you, you suck and are not worthy of my Princeton qualifications.
Gave bad writing grades on papers but rarely discussed writing in class. He asked us to do things he never taught us. No Grades were posted on blackboard so you couldn't tell what grade you had in the class and if you were even passing. If you asked, he would tell you to calculate it yourself, but no points were given, just letter grades like B++.
DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. All questions on exams are A) B) C) both a and b D) neither a or b. it sets you up for failure. bases a large percentage of your grade off of participation, yet never gives anyone a chance to speak.
Horrible, horrible instructor. NO feedback whatsoever! He assigns research papers that are optional and you spend considerable amount of time to do these and he does not even bother to give it back to you with ANY comments. Then he arbitrarily assigns you a grade. He does not return emails. Terrible teacher. Shouldn't be allowed to teach!
Hey, taking Jollimore/Altfeld's Virtue class. One of the best classes so far at CSUC. It's basically a discussion class, so read, or don't read, show up, and listen. It is entertaining, there are films, and the discussions are great, totally heated up. Take!
Class is really interesting and laid back. There are great discussions. Don't listen to the other whining children, this teacher is great. As long as you engage with the subject (which is a very interesting subject) you will get a good grade for sure.
Had Virtue with him last semester. Loved it. Brought up good issues, lectures were insightful, open to difficult and heated discussions, JUST LOVED. Earning an A from him makes you feel so accomplished & astute. He isn't easy. You need to work. But this is a college HONORS CLASS, not high school honors. Be prepared to read & learn like crazy!
Professor Jollimore gives so much reading each week it's hard to keep up, his lectures often go ff topic and makes it very hard to focus. This semester he didn't give a lot of exams or quizzes so if you get a bad grade on them you're screwed. 1 quiz and 1 paper total.
He definitely knows what he's talking about, but the structure of the lecture has VERY few visual aidshe basically sits on the table and talks for an hour in the same tone, which makes it hard to take well-structured notes. Canceled class a lot during the semester so I didn't feel like I got much out of it.
This class was heavy in reading. During the summer it requires 4-6hrs a day to keep up with it all. The quizzes are tough and you have to know the reading in and out. Most people in my class are receiving C's for the summer. If you are only taking this for a capstone class then don't!!! Take something else because this class is not worth it.
I'm a 4.0 student and I've never had any difficulties with any class except this class. It was hard and the professor didn't teach anything about health ethics it was more of his personal beliefs... I don't recommend this class to anyone unless you're a philosophy major or looking to fail the class; waste of time and money.
He's knowledgeable, but he cancels class frequently to take trips and takes an unusually long time to grade papers, especially when you consider how many are assignedit was about five papers for PHIL 302 and we got two back by the end of the semester. If you don't care about feedback, take him, but I didn't feel like I learned much from him.
Terrible Teacher. He was very unwilling to help students at all. A girl in our class posted her opinion on a discussion board and he got mad and said her opinion was wrong and he took offense to it instead of giving constructive criticism like a teacher should. He would find fault in your arguments instead of helping you make them better.
This was a two-professor class, and Troy seemed to just sit back and make random comments occasionally, but when he would make comments they were usually good comments. Mediocre overall but I really thought the class was very interesting.
Troy team taught this class with Heather and he often made comments while Heather lectured, but that was the bulk of his involvement. Lots of novels and readings posted online, lots of politics, and lots of the opinion of both professors. Both are obviously very highly educated, as well as being talented writers and I commend them for that.
If you don't want to take a class that spends atleast 4 hours a day reading... Don't take this class!! The material is extremely hard to understand, and the audio lectures and recordings are very dry. Teacher knows a lot on the subject, however terrible class to take in the summer.
He's an extremely tough professor, and loves to make it very clear that he went to Princeton and you're only at Chico State. When he finally gives you feedback on your essays, he's brutal and very condescending. I thought i'd be only since its an online class, but oh boy I was wrong. Avoid taking him at all costs!
AVOID! I would rate him a zero out of five if it let me. He gives such bad feedback on the papers which make a lot of your grade. He is incredibly disrespectful in the way he critiques as well (which made me cry). He makes it impossible to get a good grade. Plus quizzes (every week) and discussion threads (every other week) that are confusing.
Troy is very easy to talk to, and willing to discuss the movies we watched. There wasn't a strict lecture pattern we followed, but he did always explain the themes behind each movie we watched. He was always able to relate the food and actions of characters to something deeper, and honestly it was just fun to talk about a variety of weird movies
Every week there r quizzes on the readings, and every other week theres a discussion board post. Seems nice right? Wrong. The quizzes r confusing, + if u think u understood the articles, read them 5x more. and on the ONE essay we began writing the third week or the semester, he commented on my draft that i didnt even read the articles.. avoid him!
This is the worst online class I have ever taken, by an even worse professor. The material seems to be straight forward, but as soon as you go to take weekly quizzes, it's as though none of that material even existed when he made the quiz. If you can avoid taking this class with this professor most definitely avoid it. I am disappointed .
If you are not a philosophy major, do not take this class with Jollimore. It is an upper division GE course but he expects everyone to write as if they have a PhD in Philosophy. He is also incredibly condescending whenever he provides feedback and it is very clear he does not care about the success of his students.
I took this class over the winter course and felt constantly swamped with hw. It was reading all day, homework all night, and his feedback never helped. He is an INCREDIBLY tough grader, so beware!
I took this course during a winter session a couple of years back for pre-nursing. At the time I didn't register how much of the stuff we covered in the class would matter at my job (now covid times). But it does! The feedback can be harsh as some people mentioned but it was also totally helpful. Recommend esp for health care!
This is by far the hardest class i've taken at Chico State, being a Kinesiology major. You are expected to have a PhD in Philosophy to write, and you will be graded extremely harshly. During Covid times Professor Jollimore offers no support and doesn't even have office hours. Prepare to be graded extremely harshly and read way too much.
I am a Philosophy major and the only PHIL classes I have struggled with are with Troy Jollimore. He provides bad and unhelpful feedback on essays and takes weeks, sometimes months to grade them. He doesnt engage students in class and instead talks the entire time. I dont think I have learned much of anything from his courses.
I am a PHIL major and have enjoyed every class I have taken (I am a senior). This class though is difficult to say the least and it is not because of the material. Syllabus was not "finalized" until week 8 of the semester. There is no clear guidance for what we should be focusing on and he lectures continuously with minimal student input.
So cringe
Prof. Jollimore is very well-versed and very knowledgeable of the material he teaches. This, unfortunately, does not mean he is a good professor. He does not host office hours, takes literal months to grade assignments, and offers little to no class structure in his recycled syllabi. He is a cool and knowledgeable person, just a good professor.
If you plan on becoming a Philosopher this class is great for you, but if not please do not take this course. He grades incredibly tough and makes you read without explaining any of his material to students. His feedback is very aggressive and not helpful. One of the worst profs I have had.
By far one of the worst online classes I have ever taken. Prof Jollimore takes months to grade and give feedback on Essays and assignments, and when you finally do receive feedback, its all very harsh and unhelpful. I would highly recommend taking another professor for this class!
Do not take at all. the worst at grading papers. gives feedback that puts you down instead of helping. Is not clear what main topics of course are in the begining. I wish you luck on the final papers, hard to understand instructions. just know main theories overall. start a study group instead, much more helpful than the professor.
I loved this class; the material is really interesting and Professor Jollimore knows it really well. Some of it it tough to understand but it's philosophy so I guess I expected that. Unlike some other professors I've had he gives really detailed feedback on written work, which helped me out a lot.
Really good class. The discussions were really interesting, I appreciated professor being patient and flexible letting students determine direction discussions went in. I had to work a lot, but I learned a lot, and I changed my mind about some things I thought going in.
The professor is by far the worst ive had at Chico State. He does not give good feedback, instead the feedback is extremely harsh which made us feel dumb. Professor will write a large amount saying why youre wrong on OPINION writing. Overall dont take unless you genuinely like philosophical readings from the textbook and articles+audios.
A lot of people are put off by his sarcasm and his apparent tough grading but, the sarcasm makes it fun and the tough grading should be viewed as welcomed criticism. His critiques are helpful to improving your writing and shouldn't be viewed as mean-spirited. Must attend lectures to understand to the level he requires (and that you should want).
Dont let the bad reviews fool you Professor Jollimore is great! His class helps you develop critical thinking skills and helps you understand how decisions are made in our health care system. His quizzes are challenging but if you read the articles, announcements and listen to his lectures you will do great. You learn a lot in such a short time.
The class can be challenging but its certainly interesting. If you keep up with the readings youll do fine. Lectures are filled with good thought provoking questions.
Awful!!!!!!!!
Troy loves to lecture. If you want to understand what he is talking about, it is important to read the material before class. The readings are very interesting. I appreciated that Troy had us read a female philosopher's work. I think if he switched up the class sessions to be a little less lecture heavy, they would be more interesting.
Was my first philosophy class I ever took (before Covid) as an exchange student. He is tough and doesn't sugarcoat anything but I enjoyed that and learned a lot from this course. I got A's for my papers but he still pointed out all weak arguments in detail so I can see why some think he's negative. Try not to take it personal is my advice.
Pure cringe!!
Absolutely terrible would never recommend to my worst enemy.
Troy is a very humourous and kind professor. Talking about epistemology may be difficult for some professors, but Troy teaches it with ease. If you need help with anything, definitely go to his office hours! Or at least email him. Make sure to carve time out for reading.
Boogie2988-tier......
This philosophy pariah keenly demonstrates historic consistency studying the Liberal Arts. Although an "A" may be unable for many, he provides relevant literature that vindicates keeping great lecture notes in an important discipline.
Troy = midwit
Creepy!!!
If you are not a Philosophy major, do not take this professor!! He's a super tough grader, has audio lectures with no visuals, a lot of reading. I personally was doing fine in the class until he completely changed my grade to a failing on a written assignment he said I did well on after reading my last one which caused me to fail. Very tough class!
Grade paper late, got A on all papers except the final which tanked my grade. Very critical grader
Probably one of the hardest class i took from him was the health ethics and he doesn't provide any help when asked. I also don't like the way he grades my work. It says i had a passing grade but then we added a final grade which doesn't make sense because that means the final exam shouldn't even matter. I don't recommend taking him.
Professor Jollimore is a Philosopher, and his passion for the subject is apparent. Tough grader, the quizzes were challenging to follow but graded on a curve. He was very supportive and gave lots of good feedback. Overall, it is philosophy; do the work as a philosophy student. Argument, premise, and conclusion will save you in the assignments.
I really wish I could have left a -47 out of 10 for this teacher but the lowest I could go was a 1. Terrible structure to this class. Super late grader and gives probably the worst feedback I've ever received in any class. He basically called me an idiot in the submission comments, then mentioned the good parts of my work and still gave me a 0/20.
Please do yourself a favor and never take this class or any class taught by Troy Jollimore. The worst feedback. I'm not at all the type to get upset by feedback on an assignment but the way this guy leaves feedback makes you feel incredibly dumb and lost on how to improve on the next assignment. SAVE YOURSELF
Dude thinks he is a podcaster or something. His AUDIO lectures barely make sense even when reading the book and chapters he has assigned. It has been very frustrating reading and listening to the information being received and trying to decipher what he is saying. I had to pause the lecture I am currently on because he doesn't get to the point!
An intelligent person can see that he's not a philosopher or a poet.
So far it is only the 3rd day of the summer course and there have been several readings already. There is so much reading that you have to keep up with. EVERY announcement and assignment description is incredibly lengthy. I am already regretting taking this course and it just started. Will update once the course is over.
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no clear explanation of his tough grading no matter how confident you are with your writings you will still get an awful grade!!! 4 writing assignment and each is worth a percentage if you get one bad grade you're screwed
DON'T TAKE HIS CLASS! SAVE YOUR TIME AND TAKE IT WITH SOMEONE ELSE ITS AN EASY CLASS THAT YOU'D FAIL IF YOU TAKE IT WITH HIM.
PLEASE DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS. I drop the class at Week 3 after I received my first graded paper. Not matter how much I would have studied there was no way I could get an A because of how tough he grades. Save yourself the trouble.
Troy knows he'll never be an actual poet or philosopher, and he takes it on students, many of whom are far smarter than him. The tier of people who fall for it are the same tier as believe Matt Walsh's act.
The syllabus claims that his preferred way of contact is email, but he doesn't reply to emails. He is condescending & uses his perceived greatness as an instructor to make people feel small. I think it is time Professor Jollimore got off his high horse & treated people with respect. If you can avoid it do not take a class with Professor Jollimore!
Currently in his course. He does NOT answer emails about extra help so you're pretty much on your own. His quizzes are 20 minutes max with 20 questions each week. His grading is tough and he has podcast like lecture that are so difficult to understand and take notes on; so they are pretty much useless.
NEVER AGAIN.
Avoid this professor. Assigns a ridiculous amount of readings, your grade is only made up of essays and quizzes which he holds to very high standards, and he does not offer constructive feedback or reply to emails. You will feel stuck, lost and alone in this course. Literally, take anyone else.
Troy is a midwit. t's not that his standards are high. His standards are "do what a midwit would do." Only a midwit could like someone like Troy.
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