Michael Gertler - University of Saskatchewan

Professor: Michael Gertler
Department: Sociology
College: University of Saskatchewan
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: SOC206
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Great guy, read course materials then you will be fine.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: SOC206
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Gertler is a really nice guy. He cares about you getting a good grade and is always ready to answer an email if you have questions. He doesn't actually give lectures but instead only went over course material so it was a little boring. Takes forever to grade assignments/midterms. Overall this class was fairly easy you just need to put in effort
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: SOC202
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Lots of reading but class time is just spent going over them so you dont really need to read them. Boomer humour but seems like a nice guy
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: SOC206
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Lots of reading but the exams are fair. There were a few dull days but overall pretty good class. I heard a lot of ppl complaining how hard it is but on any given day there's only maybe half the class present so you get out what you put in ...
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: SOC206
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
All you really need to do is show up to get a good mark. He goes over the readings in class so you don't need to read them, just write down the main points and you're good. Midterm is easy, the paper is on your own life super easy but the take home final was kinda hard and took a while to do
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: SOC202
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He's a very kind professor, but he struggles with explaining what he really wants for his assignments. The midterms are easy if you read the assigned articles. Overall he is a smart man and knows the material really well, but he has lots of trouble articulating it. He is a hard marker.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: SOC204
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
I really enjoyed Gertler. He is very passionate about his field and he loves to talk about it. Yes, the class is boring and there is a ton of reading but Gertler does a pretty good job of synthesizing it. Dense midterm but an easy final. Cringeworthy when he uses the computer. Really nice professor though.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: SOC202
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: No
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Show up to class, type everything he says, read the readings and you'll do well. He's very kind and passionate about what he is teaching. If you participate in class he remembers your name and is super interested in what you say.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: SOC204
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I found the class quite interesting. If you do the reading and show up to class, it's an easy 90
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: SOC204
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
The lectures are monotone and boring. No textbook but lots of assigned articles that are long and dry. For tests there is a lot of writing required for a very short amount of time. Seems like very knowledgable but has trouble teaching it.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: SOC204
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Overall, one of the most difficult profs I have had. Tons of reading and he marks as though his students are grad level. Unforgiving. Instructions on paper and exams are vague. Exams are extremely long with a lot of writing. Very boring and monotone lectures that are all over the place and tough to follow along. Avoid if possible.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: SOC206
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Michael is a great guy who wants all of his students to work towards their goals and aspirations. Of all professors i've had in University, I would easily say he was one of the most knowledgeable on a myriad of subjects. SOC 206 was one of those classes where the saying "you only get what you put into it" really applies. A bit boring, very fair.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: SOC204
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This class is boring beyond belief. No textbook but you have to read a ton of really long dry articles and you won't pass if you don't do the reading. Exams are hard and require insane amounts of writing in a short time period. Nice guy, seems knowledgeable, always open for conversation but I would not recommend this class.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: SOC204
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
The whole class is article based and you need to read them for tests. No textbook, though. Dry subject matter but he's quite knowledgeable. It's not an easy class but it wasn't unbearable if you put the work in.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: SOC204
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Really knows his stuff. A bit dry sometimes, but worth paying attention to.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: SOC204
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He's a brilliant thinker, though can be hard to follow at times. I'm really glad I took his class, even though it was a lot of work.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: SOC206
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
One of those profs where you get out what you put in. Work hard, and you'll learn a lot.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: SOC206
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Really interesting class. I very much enjoyed the paper, thought it was a cool topic and appreciated how open-ended it was. Not easy, though. Hard work.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: SOC206
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
So bad.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: SOC206
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Lectures are dull, the prof reads directly off the slide/what he highlighted in an article. Prof's comments on paper were extremely rude and offensive to my belief system. (Paper was about a community you are/were involved with.)DON'T TAKE A CLASS WITH MICHAEL GERTLER!
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