Professor Doug Mccollar Reviews
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Prof: Doug Mccollar / Fall 2021
Nov 30, 2021
TAs in this course are stingy. The course itself is hard, it's not an easy course whatsoever. Please don't take this course unless you are actually interested in AT-SCI. Definitely not a GPA-booster.
I learned a lotta useless things...
Not a great prof, but he replies to emails fast. Thats as far as the pros go...
Not to take it.
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Prof: Doug Mccollar / Summer 2024
May 21, 2024
DO NOT TAKE THIS COURSE! Too much homework; because I registered late, I had to write more than 20 assignments (mostly quizzes) in 2 days! Although he claims no prerequisite need, but no time for you to learn basic knowledge at all. You need to understand 20 complex concepts in a week!
Mainly learning how weather (Western Canada) affects flying, skiing and sailing. For the first part, you will learn how to observe clouds to fly an aircraft, such as thunderstorm formation, visibility, driving methods, etc. I dropped this course before I learn the rest 2 parts
The professors and teaching team themselves are very responsible. They have established detailed learning websites, provided rich materials, and assigned assignments in a timely manner. But because they have so much knowledge to impart, the site becomes a giant ball of yarn; but I don't think professors can do anything about it.
DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS unless you need this course to apply for a major, and you already have a considerable reserve of basic meteorology knowledge and have strong English reading skills. Don't do it during summer, you won't be able to catch up!
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Prof: Doug Mccollar / Summer 2024
May 21, 2024
DO NOT TAKE THIS COURSE! Too much homework; because I registered late, I had to write more than 20 assignments (mostly quizzes) in 2 days! Although he claims no prerequisite need, but no time for you to learn basic knowledge at all. You need to understand 20 complex concepts in a week! Don't do it during summer, you won't be able to catch up!
Mainly how weather (Western Canada) affects flying, skiing and sailing. For part 1, you'll learn how to fly by observing clouds, such as thunderstorm formation, changes in visibility, and more. I hadn't learned the remaining 2 parts.
The professors and teaching team are very responsible. They have established detailed learning websites and rich materials, and assignments are graded in a timely manner. However, they have to deliver too much knowledge and units, making the website a giant ball of yarn; but I don’t think there’s much the professor can do about it.
DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS simply. Unless you need this course to apply for a major, and you already have considerable knowledge of meteorology and have strong English reading skills, don't take this course!
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Prof: Doug Mccollar / Summer 2021
Aug 31, 2022
Took Cr/D/Fail so had no pressure for good grades, but overall thought it was a easy class to fulfill the science breath requirement. For the online version, you take the quizzes and 2 exams and 1 small project according to given ddls and then you're done!
Course content is organized into four modules for weather in Sailing, Flying, Snow sport, and applied weather. Each module has learning goals that are organized into info page and subsequent quiz that is worth most of the course besides exams and a small project.
Students have minimal interaction with the professor in the online version of the course. Even questions are through canvas.
Definitely a good class to take if you wanna fulfill the science breath requirement and also do any outdoor sport (so it may be more interesting to you and you already know some content). Check the schedule they give you to know when what's due so you don't miss anything.
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Prof: Doug Mccollar / Winter 2021
May 21, 2022
Easy to do well if you don't skip assignments and take notes during the term. Stay on top of the quizzes, take notes, USE ACTIVE RECALL - it will save you so much time during finals season if you do the work during the term. Too many students wrongly believe that this course is an easy A and thus do not study at all for it. There still needs to be a lot of work and effort put into memorizing the course content.
Meteorology and weather related. Not useful content if you're not going into earth sciences, but personally I found the content quite interesting since Vancouver has such a wide array of weather. Even now after finishing the course half a year ago, I find myself thinking about relevant pieces of it when looking at clouds or snow lol.
Basically no TA feedback. Prof doesn't teach since all course content is self-taught via their online website. Prof seems to listen to student feedback if enough (a lot of) pressure is given.
It's not an 'easy' course - put in the work and you'll do fine.
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Prof: Doug McCollar / Winter 2020
Dec 19, 2020
The freeist A+ I've ever taken
If you fail the final, you're actually stupid lmao