Reviews of professor Stephen Penner

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He is a really sweet guy. A bit condescending and his slides don't really make sense, but he's really approachable and really wants you to do well in his class.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
DO NOT RECOMMEND! He's disorganized, egoistic, and has higher expectations than he should. Tests have little to do with course content. Did a group project rather than essays, and he did not care that not all members were participating and refused to change how he marked us! (by group). Lecture notes contained a lot of unnecessary information.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
He is very passionate about the topic he teaches and a very easy marker. However, he is VERY disorganized, always thinking he sent back assignments and marks. He forgot to send me back a proposal so I only had a few days to write my final paper. Disappointing.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Lectures are Different from test material. I agree when others say he is egotistical - best approach? Just don't talk in class. I personally was on top of all of my course material and got a good mark from the course. I do agree when he does have a bias for students and picks his favourites. He seems passionate about what he is learning.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He's a good teacher, overall. He's always respectful about his topics. However, his notes are poorly organised and often mix the information about his own experience and the actual course material.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is very unorganized in the lectures and talks a lot about his personal experience and life. His lectures are VERY heavy and include lots of unnecessary information that you won't need for the midterm or final. He is not clear on what to study for the exams and will give you an exam review with information that is not related to the exam at all!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Interesting professor overall, took this class and was faced with very rude emails when I was unable to make it to class due to a rescheduled flight. was quite literally whistled at to take my seat when I was getting contact information for a group project. Had to answer based on what his opinion was to get a good mark.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Penner was very passionate on all topics regarding to this class. While many other students were slightly harsh on their criticism, I thought he was a great professor. There were things he expected you to know how to do (write a university level paper) so, maybe if you're new to university steer clear of this course for a year or two...

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He's passionate about the topic but he can be exceptionally rude to students. So many times he laughed at a student for a question or got mad at us for something that was his fault. He's incredibly unorganized and his tests are terrible; they barely deal with the material he taught.