Thomas Bradley Richards

he does NOT answer to emails at all and is not helpful. he also speaks very slowly during the lectures and takes long time to grade the exams and assignments. the course itself is really interesting but if you are planning to take it, I would not recommend taking it with him. you will regret it.

I found this professor's online lectures REALLY difficult to listen to because of his monotone, slow-paced speaking. If you want to engage with the material and actually enjoy the process, I'd look for other profs.

Don't get me wrong, Professor Richards knows what he's talking about. However, he's tough grader. I took this course to complete one of my liberals, hoping it would increase my GPA (it won't). Another thing is that everything must be done in a lockdown browser with a camera. The essay is done in a different application, EVERYTHING is recorded.

Great professor, not super strict, very knowledgeable and always open to discussions. Lecture attendance is definitely recommended (participation marks) but not necessary. The course is not very difficult if you study and understand the material. Definitely recommend taking this course if it seems like something you might find interesting.

I really enjoyed the topic. I think people believed it was going to be a bird course but it's actually an in depth course on the Phil of Perception. We strayed from the course syllabus after he accommodated people (who failed a test) by allowing for group presentations to help increase their mark. Too many people rudely are talking in the class.

The professor is excellent. The students are not. Instead of cheating, study.

Doesn't respond to emails. He said himself that he doesn't check it. Does not mark reasonably. He doesn't take attendance and does not make an effort to know who anyone is. Gave me a super low grade for participation and I engaged in a lot of discussions. You must write 4 D2L posts per week. The course seems fine until he starts giving final marks.

DO NOT fall for the 5.0 ratings on this professor because I did. I have previous experience with philosophy courses and his marking was not it. The textbook was impossible to find online. The format of the quizzes and exam were not really explained during class but they are doable (must be done with a lockdown browser).

Overall this class was good. Lectures were detailed and there was lots of discussion in class about the subject. It's not too difficult to pass this class since exam and quiz are quite easy if you do the readings and remember them. However, I feel the grades awarded for participating were extremely low compared to the actual participation I did.

I love this prof! he's amazing and funny, i loved going to the lectures. 2 quizzes, an essay, and exam, discussion posts and participation. So you can definitely pull yourself up if you mess up. He quizzes and exams were honestly so easy, you don't have to study that much for it. one downside, is he doesn't follow the syblus dates multiple times.