Frequently Asked Questions/Common Comments

Questions

• It would be helpful if there was an option to arrange courses within a department from highest to lowest rating. Perhaps by overall course rating or professor rating. Basically, it'd be nice to know which teachers are considered the best. [View Response]
• In the Highest and Lowest rated professor/TA sections, include their departments and courses they taught. [View Response]
• I really miss the 'Hall of Fame' feature of the book, where they would list the highest rated courses, professors, etc. something like that would be really helpful. [View Response]
• BARELY ANY OF THE PROFESSORS FOR THE WRITING COURSES I LOOKED FOR WERE RATED. [View Response]
• You should have a page listing the top ten (or so) highest rated courses. [View Response]

Answers

It would be helpful if there was an option to arrange courses within a department from highest to lowest rating. Perhaps by overall course rating or professor rating. Basically, it'd be nice to know which teachers are considered the best.
This feature already exists on the PCR website. To sort the results by a certain column (such as professor rating), click the column's header. On some pages, you can sort by Course Code, Semester, Lecturer, Course Rating, Instructor Rating, or Difficulty Rating.

In the Highest and Lowest rated professor/TA sections, include their departments and courses they taught.
The reason we don't list a professor's department is that a professor may teach courses in multiple departments, and so the webpage could get cluttered if we listed them all. To see which courses a professor taught, click the professor's name.

I really miss the 'Hall of Fame' feature of the book, where they would list the highest rated courses, professors, etc. something like that would be really helpful.
'Hall of Fame' and 'Hall of Shame' courses and professors are now listed under 'Browse courses: Across the University.'

BARELY ANY OF THE PROFESSORS FOR THE WRITING COURSES I LOOKED FOR WERE RATED.
Please don't yell at us. Lowercase letters really are sufficient. :)

Anyway, different writing courses are offered each semester. If a course you are thinking about taking was not offered in the past, then we do not have any ratings for it.

Also, please specify which courses were not listed, so that we have a chance to address the problem. Or at the very least, tell us your email address, so we can ask you to clarify.

You should have a page listing the top ten (or so) highest rated courses.
These pages are listed under 'Browse courses: Across the University.'