Reviews of professor Alan Werner

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Do not take Oceanography with this professor; it was by far the worst class I ever took at MHC. He is horrible with accommodations. There are weekly exams that make no sense no matter how much you study. He is super bad with technology which made the quizzes even harder because he would mess them up all the time. This class was so stressful!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Classes are very lecture heavy but he moves so fast it's impossible to take notes. He expects you to watch a movie every week and do study questions, but he never posts the answers so it's impossible to improve in the class. We're also only graded by 3 in-class exams the whole semester. You will mostly be teaching yourself as he cannot teach.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Werner is very kind and clearly loves to teach but he's not the most savvy with presentations and formatting his tests so there were often mistakes that left the class confused. The whole grade depends on three exams plus an extra credit field trip so be sure to have the content memorized

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I have taken many classes with Al Werner and his courses helped me become the person I am today. You will be for the better if you meet Al. Almost all of his students adore him. His courses are interesting full of enthusiasm for geoscience. His labs are always engaging. He is retiring now, but thank you to Al for everything you have given to MHC.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took Oceanography and it was a fun class. I learnt a lot, but also missed a lot, since the lectures were very info-heavy. Alan made the class accessible by streaming it and posting all the powerpoints. There were weekly quizzes but they weren't hard, especially if you had the powerpoints open as you took them. Good extra credit opportunities too.