Reviews of professor Benjamin Swan

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Good professor just show up!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
cool guy, easy class, but not a good teacher/lecturer

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Boring lectures, doesn't understand half of the material he is supposed to teach, and justifies it with "this isn't my exact field of study". None of his reviews are helpful so be prepared to teach yourself the material!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr.Swan was really willing to work with students. gave clear feedback which really helps and is just all around a fun class

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Professor Swan is a nice guy, but not very proficient in teaching. I personally had to teach myself everything and I still don't really understand the concepts. His tests are timed and very stressful, I didn't even finish my final. Again he is really kind & nice and will crack jokes, but his teaching is very confusing. You need the textbook!!!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Avoid.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I enjoyed Professor Swan I had him for Perception online. The course content is complicated and boring but I felt he made it as interesting as he could by finding different activities for us to do. Its a lot of work each week but it only takes a few minutes each after you review the lectures. The book is more for reinforcing the lectures.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
First let me start off with this, I received a B in this class. Swan didnt teach me, I had to teach myself. The class is all group work where you have to teach each other. He has a habit of talking down on students / making them feel dumb for asking questions. He may actually show you examples once a month. This class is rough.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Swan was a great professor. I was going through a tough time during his class and after discussing early on in the class the implications, he was reasonable and helpful the entire course. His set up for the summer class was very nice and led to making the final exam and paper very easy and stress free. He is available for feedback always.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I had him for Psych of Scientific Thinking and he was great. He is very reasonable and a nice guy that will work with you if you speak to him. I disagree with the negative reviews.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I sincerely believe Dr. Swan gets a bad rep because Psych students aren't used to having to actually work in classes. Yes, you have to show up, take notes, and read posted materials but that's the case for literally every other class in college. You can't coast, and that's okay. You actually learn something from his classes, and he's very nice.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Avoid at all costs. The first month, more than half the class dropped, and he was reading first and last names of those who did and joking about it. He took away grades, so you had no idea what your grade in the class was until the course was over. Each day in class u work on a paper which you get 0 feedback on (and you guessed it! no grade either)