4.4

William Heyden

English - Pace University (all)

4.4
Quality
1.6
Difficulty
N/A
Would Retake
104
Reviews
4.4
Quality
1.6
Difficulty
4.4
Helpful
4.5
Clarity

N/A

Would Retake

104

Reviews

Rating Distribution
Official

5

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4

11

3

5

2

7

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What Students Say

Wonderful man and great teacher

ENG101E - 5.0 rating

He is the best English Proffesor in PACE

LIT211 - 5.0 rating
Class Info

Textbook Required

100%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

B-

62% confidence
Based on 4 grades
Most common grades:
B+ (2)
D- (1)
A (1)
Grade Distribution
A(1)B(0)C(0)D(1)F(0)A-/B+(2)
Based on 4 reported grades
B+: 2
D-: 1
A: 1
Rating Trend

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ENG101E

5.0

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5.0

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ENG099A

5.0

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ENG099

5.0

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Difficulty by Course

ENG120LIT211

5.0

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3.5

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ENG120D

3.0

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2.0

Reviews (104)
5.0
2.0
ENG101E
Nov 14, 2001

Wonderful man and great teacher!!!

5.0
1.0
LIT211
Nov 14, 2001

He is the best English Proffesor in PACE!!!

5.0
1.0
ENG102A
Nov 15, 2001

Great Prof., very sweet and kind. Makes the class really interesting. The Best!!

5.0
1.0
LIT211AN
Nov 21, 2001

THE BEST OF THE BEST in every possible way there is

3.0
2.0
ENG102
Nov 28, 2001

pretty nice and understanding,ok grader could be more intresting

5.0
1.0
09910110
Dec 1, 2001

TaKe Him

5.0
1.0
ENG099A
Dec 11, 2001

nice guy, easy

5.0
1.0
ENG099
Dec 12, 2001

THE BEST

5.0
1.0
ENG101
Dec 13, 2001

easy A

5.0
1.0
ENG102
Dec 17, 2001

THE GREATEST PROFESSOR IN EAST COAST,WEST COAST & ANY COAST!!!!!!!!!!!!

5.0
1.0
LIT211
Dec 18, 2001

He's the Best.No pressure in the class.u will have a lot of fun!

5.0
1.0
ENG102A
Dec 18, 2001

He is the man

5.0
1.0
ENG102A
Grade: D-
Dec 22, 2001

He can save the world

5.0
1.0
ENG102A
Jan 22, 2002

take him. easy, nice, lets you out early, reasonable and fair.

5.0
1.0
LIT211
Jan 22, 2002

Trust me,you will love English.He is the best!

5.0
1.0
ENG100EN
Jan 23, 2002

HE IS THE BEST PROFESSOR THAT I HAVE EVER HAD DURING MY YEARS IN COLLEGE

5.0
1.0
LIT211
Jan 23, 2002

Nice, sweet, good looking. You will learn a lot, An A++ Professor

2.0
2.0
ENG101
Mar 22, 2002

No Comments

5.0
1.0
LIT211
Apr 2, 2002

Must take!!!

5.0
1.0
ENG102A
Apr 17, 2002

Best prof you could ever ever take ....not only he is cute but he is an easy gra

4.0
3.0
ENG101
Apr 17, 2002

nice but a bit sensitive. Still cool though.

5.0
1.0
LIT211
Apr 19, 2002

No Comments

2.0
1.0
ENG102
Apr 24, 2002

He is no more an easy grader. And you cannot learn anything from thia

5.0
1.0
ENG099A
May 3, 2002

great professor. Not boring. Take him!!!

5.0
1.0
LIT211
Grade: B+
May 8, 2002

DON'T BE SHY!!! Talk to him, he is very nice. It's not hard to get an A from him

5.0
1.0
LIT211
May 16, 2002

Smile and you get an A

5.0
2.0
LIT211
May 23, 2002

he was on channel 13..he got to be good!!!!!!!1

5.0
1.0
LIT211
Jun 3, 2002

GREAT & FUN Professor, No regrets

5.0
1.0
LIT2112
Jun 4, 2002

He is soooo GOOODDD!! You will enjoy his classes soo much. He is definitely A+

5.0
1.0
LIT211
Jun 6, 2002

Without a doubt, one of the most enjoyable and exciting profs @ Pace. Take him.

5.0
1.0
ENG102A
Jun 12, 2002

He's an angel, very kind person,the only great prof at the Eng department

4.0
3.0
ENG102A
Jun 26, 2002

No Comments

5.0
1.0
LIT
Jul 3, 2002

Such a sweet man!! One of the best professors I've ever had. Very helpful!!

5.0
1.0
LIT212
Jul 8, 2002

THE BEST PROFESSOR AT PACE. He is exciting and fun. I would take him again.

5.0
1.0
LIT2112
Aug 20, 2002

He is definately worth taking. You will enjoy going to class. Easy and fun. A++

5.0
1.0
LANGDEPT
Aug 21, 2002

Great--HE IS ABSOLUTELY FAB. No regrets-easy work.

5.0
1.0
ENG102
Sep 5, 2002

No Comments

5.0
1.0
LIT
Nov 6, 2002

one of the best professors i ever had...did my work, got my A

5.0
1.0
LIT211
Nov 17, 2002

Awsome teacher, taking him as a must; do work-get A!

5.0
2.0
ENG102A
Dec 13, 2002

No Comments

5.0
1.0
LIT211
Dec 13, 2002

hes such a good guy... take him very nice and understanding

5.0
1.0
LIT211
Jan 12, 2003

very easy class, easy professor

4.0
1.0
LIT211
Jan 23, 2003

HE IS A VERY NICE GUY BUT I AM NOT CRAZY ABOUT HIS WAY OF TEACHING!

5.0
3.0
LIT211
Jan 24, 2003

its amazing that with more than 100 students he finds the energy to be that good

5.0
1.0
LIT212
Feb 8, 2003

GOOD: Nice guy, helpful and listens to your comments. BAD: Obsessed w/ groupwork

5.0
1.0
LIT212
Mar 19, 2003

He is the best professor at Pace! He is fair grader, interesting teacher and a very nice and friendly person. What else could the students wish for? Do the work and get an A!

5.0
1.0
LIT212
Apr 29, 2003

Really fun and easy. Nice guy!

5.0
1.0
LIT211
May 8, 2003

Good lit professor, very nice, cool, and laid back. Fun easy class. Would take again.

5.0
1.0
ENG102
May 9, 2003

Take him if you can. Take him if you want to learn.

2.0
4.0
LIT211
May 23, 2003

No Comments

5.0
1.0
LIT211
Jun 30, 2003

HE IS THE BEST LITERATURE PROF. IN PACE. TAKE HIS CLASS. IT'S FUN AND EASY AND YOU CAN REALLY LEARN SOMETHING.

4.0
1.0
LIT212
Jul 8, 2003

awesome teacher... best teacher in PACE for LIT at least.

1.0
5.0
ENG102
Jul 10, 2003

WORST PROFESSORS EVER!! CANT TEACH FOR **** AND BASICALLY THERE IS NOTHING IMPORTANT HE TEACHES THAT WILL IMPROVE UR WRITING OR ANY READING SKILLS. IT JUST A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY. YOU GO TO CLASS TO PLAY, LAUGH, AND ACT FOR SOME STUPID PLAY.

3.0
2.0
LIT212
Jul 15, 2003

HE IS A NICE TEACHER..AND CLASSES ARE FUN..THIME GOES BY REAL FAST AND THE BOOKS READ ARE NOT BORING..JUST 3 BOOKS

5.0
1.0
LIT212
Jul 16, 2003

He is a great teacher. If you do the work you will get an A.

5.0
2.0
LIT211
Jul 20, 2003

Highly recommended! Interesting lectures and great selection of books. Group work is a plus.

5.0
2.0
LIT212
Aug 25, 2003

DO the work and you will definitely get an A

4.0
3.0
LIT211
Aug 25, 2003

He is not bad, but he doesnt like Asian much..so if u r Asian, Good LUck!!

5.0
1.0
LIT211
Aug 27, 2003

Do the work you get an A. A+ teacher

5.0
1.0
LIT212
Oct 24, 2003

Great professor, but do your work on time.

4.0
2.0
ENG110A
Nov 15, 2003

I really like him, but he should be definite in his demands. Today he wants this and tomoroow he wants the opposite, that screws up my mind! Very intelligent and knows who is who, so you will never cheat him! I improved, though a LOT OF WRITING!!!!!!!

2.0
2.0
ENG120A
Feb 16, 2004

Seems tough in the beginning, but then slack off way too much. Not very helpful. Also, he lower grades for encouragement, I was one of the victim.

5.0
1.0
LIT211D
Feb 19, 2004

i feel like i've time traveled back to kindergarten. Treats the class like a bunch of kids but if you have 6 classes to worry about, who cares. His choice of books is ehh ok, they're all about love. Nothing too sophisticated but definetly not a bad class.

3.0
4.0
ENG
Feb 20, 2004

TONS of work!! Don't even think you may sit back and relax. A lot of peer editing in class which helps the time pass faster, BUT can't do anything for your essay.

5.0
1.0
LIT211
Apr 19, 2004

Great guy. Easy teacher. Gives a lot of work but there are no wrong answers for the writing assigned. Does not bore you with a lot of reading

5.0
1.0
LIT212
Apr 20, 2004

IF you cant get an A with this guy theres something wrong with you! He is the best!

5.0
3.0
ENGLISH
May 10, 2004

Super good. not recommended for lazy people

5.0
4.0
LIT211
Jun 16, 2004

He is a very direct teacher and a lot of fun. His book choices seem to be on the romantic side but are interesting. Very, very intelligent. A fun course.

5.0
3.0
ENGLISH
Aug 10, 2004

He is great

5.0
2.0
LIT211
Aug 10, 2004

He is great and a lot of fun taking his class..take him

5.0
3.0
ENGLISH
Sep 14, 2004

He is one of the best professors I have had at Pace and believe me when I say Pace has some bad profs. He is kind and gives attention to all. If you have to take english TAKE HEYDEN.

5.0
2.0
INT196Q
Oct 24, 2004

He's really hands on and he cares about his students learning. He's pretty passive too.

4.0
5.0
ENG120LIT211
Nov 8, 2004

dunt take him if u r asian. Tons of work. Not trying to help but send people to writing center. He's handsome and nice but that doesn't make a good professor. Dunt be fooled by his appearance.

3.0
5.0
LIT211
Nov 10, 2004

friendly all the time. but tough grader for asian. You may do well in class but end up with a B. Lots of HWs

5.0
3.0
ENG201
Nov 15, 2004

Dr. Heyden is a wonderful and intersting professor. These people are wrong when they say he's not helpful. He cares about his students and helping them to improve. Definitely take his class.

5.0
1.0
LIT211D
Grade: A
Dec 17, 2004

nice professor, makes readings interesting. easy to get an A in this class.

3.0
3.0
ENG
Dec 30, 2004

great professor. genuinely nice guy who cares about his students. Take him for anything you can!

4.0
2.0
LIT211D
Jan 23, 2005

He is biased. Picks his favorites anf he doesn't teach that well. He lowers your journal papers on purpose even if there are no mistakes. Bad literature professor

5.0
1.0
ENG201A
Mar 31, 2005

Great Professor.Nice personality. Would definetly take him again. Chooses only interesting material. You will not get bored in his classes!

2.0
4.0
LIT211D
Mar 31, 2005

No Comments

5.0
2.0
ENG201A
May 2, 2005

The best professor that I ever had! Take him and you won't get disappointed. This guy is great!

5.0
1.0
LIT212
May 29, 2005

A very nice and intelligent man. I had him 2 years ago for 2 lit classes. probably the nicest guy you will ever meet. Truly enjoys teaching, helps out students, and is a very fair grader.

5.0
1.0
LIT211
Grade: B+
Jul 27, 2005

You will not learn anything. Makes you read stories and type letters to the characters. It is super lame, but an easy A. It is sort of like a creative writing course

1.0
1.0
LITENG
Aug 10, 2005

He has to be the worst professor for literature and english.He is subtly pompous, super annoying, requires attendance, and has no respect for the minds of his students.Albeit an easy A, the mental "crap" you have to go through to get it is not worth it.No focus on grammar, no personality. Please do not waste your tuition dollars.Lots of busy work

5.0
1.0
LIT211
Sep 1, 2005

Nice & Friendly & Courteous.

5.0
1.0
INTQ196
Oct 5, 2005

No Comments

5.0
1.0
INTQ196
Nov 21, 2005

Amazing professor that attempts to really reach out to his students. Does a lot of short essays to help you prepare for the final essay. Very helpful and very friendly.

5.0
2.0
ENG201
Feb 8, 2006

One of the best professors ive had at pace, i would take him again in a heartbeat. Hes one of the few profs that will teach you exactly how to write an essay in a non-scary tone. Very helpful and wants you to do well, hes very friendly and likes to connect with his students. Highly reccomend.

5.0
2.0
ENG201A
Jul 14, 2006

he is so cool. He made the class so fun and easy to understand. He is truly one of those awesome professor in English Dept.

5.0
2.0
ENG201
Nov 14, 2006

The best English professor at Pace !! You actually learn how to write well.

5.0
2.0
ENG302
Nov 16, 2006

A great professor! I took a writing class with him where he taught us how to tutor students and how to improve our own writing. It was extremely helpful. Plus, he's so much fun and he's super nice and tells funny stories about his teaching history.

5.0
1.0
ENG201
Dec 18, 2006

absolutely awesome professor. made class fun and interesting. an easy A. always willing to help and goes out of his way for his students. textbook he made us buy was never used however, so i recommend to wait and not buy it right away.

5.0
2.0
ENG201
May 4, 2007

I would say that Dr.Heyden is probably the best professor here at PACE. He leads by example and shows you the tiniest details that make a big difference in your writing. Take him at all costs if you can.

4.0
2.0
ENGL7605
May 18, 2007

In all fairness, he is a nice guy. But his teaching techniques do not make you a better writer.

2.0
2.0
ENG201
Jun 4, 2007

Ok he is not a mean guy at all but don't expect your final grade to be what itreally is. I got a B and should have had an A and when asking how he got this grade, 6 e-mails and a meeting with the chair and still no answer. The syllabis is a joke, he favors international students, and will not grade accordingly. Nice, but not worth it.

5.0
1.0
ENG120
Oct 1, 2007

i love him !

5.0
1.0
LIT211D
Feb 24, 2009

we studied about marriage and love in his literature class. Since it's a writing enhanced class, we have to hand in papers for the 5 plays we studied in class. He got me really interested with all the plays, you have to do skit,live performace from the plays as well, very engaging!

5.0
1.0
LIT211D
Apr 21, 2010

Best professor so far, group projects were fun, I ended up doing a lil bit of acting. So much fun and interesting plays. Watched movies. Overall awesome class. Just do your work. HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS PROFESSOR.

4.0
1.0
ENG110
Dec 20, 2010

Overall, he's an easy professor. He makes you sit in groups every class (same people). You read your work outloud sometimes. He may occasionally ask you to read outloud from the book. I'd say his class is fairly fun and easy. Also his grading policy is weird. At the end I recieved an A-.

5.0
2.0
ENG397
May 2, 2011

Such a nice man, love his class.

5.0
1.0
ENG397
May 4, 2011

Great class! He's extremely nice. Two portfolios due: midterm and final. You sit in groups and go over work. Really easy and really fun! I'd recommend him to anyone.

4.0
3.0
ENG120D
May 18, 2011

This Professor does his job well. He is willing to assist students when ever necessary. I highly recommend anyone to take his class. If you put a lot of effort into your work, its an easy A.

5.0
1.0
ENG110
Nov 17, 2011

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND HIM! He's very lenient, though he does take attendance and he DEFINITELY knows if you don't come to class. Easy grader. For midterm portfolio, if you don't like your grade, he lets you resubmit for a higher grade [as many times as you want]. Easy A !

2.0
2.0
ENG110
Sep 2, 2012

I would not reccomend Professor Heyden. Although it was definately an easy class, it wasn't easy in a good way. I learned absolutely nothing, and found myself doing tons and tons of pointless assignments. If you really enjoy english and want to learn about writing (and/or lit) this class will be a huge waste of your time.

Class Info

Textbook Required

100%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

B-

62% confidence
Based on 4 grades
Most common grades:
B+ (2)
D- (1)
A (1)
Grade Distribution
A(1)B(0)C(0)D(1)F(0)A-/B+(2)
Based on 4 reported grades
B+: 2
D-: 1
A: 1
Rating Trend

Declining

-0.24 avg change
Feb
Apr
Dec
May
Nov
Sep
Last 6 months
Ratings by Course

ENG101E

5.0

(1)

LIT211AN

5.0

(1)

09910110

5.0

(1)

ENG099A

5.0

(2)

ENG099

5.0

(1)
+26 more courses
Difficulty by Course

ENG120LIT211

5.0

ENG

3.5

ENGLISH

3.0

ENG120D

3.0

ENG101E

2.0

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