Reviews of professor Robert Ribera

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
"Film Trivia 131" not "Film 131" Quizzes consisted mostly of trivia not factually findings from our book Gives the most unhelpful feedback Won't teach you how to analyze a film, rather expects you to already know how. (Even though is an intro course) He didn't explain there are semiotic, narrative structure, and Mise-en-scene analysis of films

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I really like Dr. Ribera. He's got some of that East Coast energy that some Portlanders seem to bristle at, but he's a really smart, capable, caring, and talented professor, and I loved every class I took with him -- I think I took five.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He is a likable person but NOT his class. His assnment criteria are not specific enough at all. I asked many questions about them but never feel like I really got an answer. Plus, heis the toughest grader Ive encountered. Both of my 400 level ENG profs praise my writing, but I got Cs on almost every asst. Took as an elective and ruined my 4.0 GPA

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I like Ribera as a person. However, the further into this class I get the more I hate it. He wants something very specific from his students yet is entirely unclear about it. His classes are incredibly boring. He's obviously very educated and interested. However, the way he goes about addressing the class is poor. Many awkward silences.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Ribera knew a lot about the subject and seemed happy to talk about it endlessly making for a long class. The few assignments he did give us were very demanding and toughly graded.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Robert Ribera helped to provide academic solitude that made the experience of the learning outcomes well beyond those capable without him. He provided us all with a great experience and a helpful new worldview and outlook a more comprehensive understanding of society's functions through film and politics.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Boring class and has no value to the production side of film.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Ribera is obviously very interested in the subject matter. I really like his personality, he's a bit of an awkward guy and he lands a few jokes every class. I think he struggles with keeping the class interested. He asks a lot of very open questions, it's hard to know what exactly he's trying to draw our attention to. The class itself is standard.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Robert is clearly an avid film lover but is an awful professor. I enjoy his ability to discuss film but he brings little for his students. He is extremely vague on projects and what he wants. His syllabus has no structure, he changes due dates too often. I was excited for this class bc I'm a film major and he ruined it entirely for me.