Reviews of professor Peter Heap

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Wow.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He takes this class way too seriously. A lot of writing for no reason, should be an easy gen ed for ENGINEERING majors, none of us are philosophy majors. He will use up all 3 hours of class talking on and on and he is extremely bland. Boring lectures, lots of homework, stupid class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof Heap was very nice. Although he was very nice his lectures were extremely boring, he was monotone and talked throughout the whole hour with 0 breaks. Good amount of writing assignments. If you're okay with being bored while sitting in class then it'll be perfect for you. Aside from this, respectful, and easy going.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Each homework is based on readings but wasnt bad considering I hate reading. Readings were interesting thats why. The hw itself was kind of easy bc we would just have to give a 200 word response to any of the 5 questions he posted and reply to two other more people. Make sure you do read because you will need it throughout the semester

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
4 essays, 1 form of life essay, 1 final essay and final exam (in person). Lecture is boring as heck but it's necessary to attend if you want to do well in this class. Take good notes you'll need it for the final exam. It would be nice if he gave credit for attendence but unfortunately he only cares about participation.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The subject itself is not difficult. A lot of it can be assumed and easy to retain. HE IS A HARSH grader. There is no room for improvement or even trying to get a better grade, he says no to redos. I showed up to every lecture and got a 50 in participation and no one ever raised their hand. AVOID HIM.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
For a subject as confusing as ethics is, he does a decent job explaining it, although, I don't think he appreciates overly philosophical questions, and understandably so, because from my experience, philosophical discussions quickly devolve into ramblings about ontology.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Lots of in-class discussions and fair grades on papers. If you're even slightly insightful he will reward you for it. If you do not talk he may try to encourage a response from you, but if you're consistently uncomfortable speaking, he will forgive your weakness. I've recommended him to other students in the past and I would again given the chance.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Continuous talking for 3 straight hours and a lot of reading. To pass the tests you have to familiarize yourself with several ethical theories and be able to clear identify them and write about them. The entire class consists of 3 papers

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor is sweet, and answers questions for his students. Its a sociology class so of course there is lots of reading to do but its an interesting class. He explains things well, and as someone who struggles to maintain focus in class his lectures are interesting. Attendance isnt mandatory but I would recommend going to get a better understanding