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Clark, Robert D.

Cumulative GPA: 3.06/4.00 with 16 evaluations
Presents Material Clearly: 3.00
Recognizes Student Difficulties: 3.00

Physical Education and Kinesiology Department, Cal Poly, SLO
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KINE 301 Junior Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 8:05 pm, Mar 7, 2013 Report Evaluation		I had Dr. Clark for 301 last quarter and also have him again for 302 this quarter. When I first met Dr. Clark for 301, I was in the process of switching into Kinesiology. I thought it was so intimidating. However, he knows his material extremely well. I realized in 302 that he really isn't intimidating, he just likes to get his facts straight. He's a great professor. I would highly recommend taking him for 301 and 302. QUIZZES/EXAMS - His quizzes in 301 are so straightforward and can be purely memorized. All I did to study for the 301 final was review my quizzes (with correct answers). He pulled questions straight from them and put them on the final. 302 was a little more difficult just because the material is applied more. If you take the time to study, the material isn't that complicated. If you have questions, you can e-mail him or go to his office hours - he is VERY flexible with his office hours. WORK LOAD: For 301, I really can't remember there being any significant work outside of class. Everything was manageable. For 302 there are statics problems (easy) that you do. Some take time, but you mainly do trig, so it's not bad. For 301, I reviewed the muscle groups the night before and did fine on the quizzes. It wasn't too demanding. For 302 READ the text. He discusses it a lot in lecture, so it's really helpful to understand what he's talking about once you have read the text. GRADING: 301 and 302 - gives partial credit for some (he will let you know).

KINE 302 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 11:41 am, Mar 1, 2013 Report Evaluation		I have taken two classes from Dr. Clark and have really enjoyed both of them. Dr. Clark is a great teacher. He clearly knows what he is talking about and holds a bunch of office hours for students to come in for extra help. He's pretty sarcastic and likes to tell jokes and stories, so class is always very entertaining. His quizzes and tests are pretty straight forward, though you do have to study pretty hard for them. Dr. Clark is a great teacher.

KINE 302 Senior Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 12:58 am, Dec 1, 2012 Report Evaluation		I have taken Kine 301 and am currently taking biomechanics with Dr. Clark. Dr. Clark is without a doubt the best professor in the KINE dept. If you approach his class with authentic interest and pay attention/put in the time studying, not only will you learn a lot but you will do just fine in the course. See him in office hours if you can... he is very approachable and willing to help.

KINE 302 Senior Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 7:48 pm, Jun 8, 2012 Report Evaluation		Dr. Clark for all you KINE majors is by far my favorite professor. He comes off intimidating but has a really dry sense of humor and is super approachable. He's awesome, take him for all the classes you can!

KINE 302 Junior Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 5:45 pm, Mar 13, 2012 Report Evaluation		Dr. Clark is awesome! By far the best teacher i have had. If you are looking to get a book cheaper for his 302 class for spring 2012 i am willing to sell mine to you instead of having to buy it online (which is the only place you can get it). It has highlighting but is in great shape. if interested text me at 831-236-6700. Good luck!!!!

KINE 406 Senior Grade Earned: B Elective 3:59 pm, Mar 5, 2012 Report Evaluation		Dr. Clark is an OK guy but I just felt that throughout the quarter he was one of those people you see on 60 minutes that has lived a life as a doctor or lawyer and come to find out 15 years later they had lied about their degree and qualifications. As someone had said earlier he basically just reads you a study guide throughout the lectures. He is also anal about your midterms that he says are his work so we cant take them to use them for studying. Its tough to know if you have misconceptions about topics if you cant see what you have gotten wrong. And if you go into office hours to see what you got wrong, you cant take notes. Not to mention the final which Dr. Clark claimed would tie everything together did nothing of the sort. I studied with two other students for two days taking all the information together to get a complete picture of reflexes and how it affects all the different tracts and locations in the brain and in the end were tested on vocabulary and other much more simplistic concepts. Dont try to put too much into this class because Dr. Clark wont. Just read the book, learn the tracts, learn the functions of areas in the brain, browse reflexes, and try your best with lesions but its hard to prepare for some of these. Good luck.

KINE 301 Junior Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 12:47 am, Nov 30, 2011 Report Evaluation		Dr. Clark is so hard. I had to work my butt off in his class. I always stayed up studying for his test. He is soo sarcastic, which really annoyed me. Dont take it personal if he makes you feel dumb, I always walked out of his lectures feeling completely lost, he is not a very approachable guy,but if you really make the effort to go to his office hours, he WILL help you and give you answers and hints of the exact questions that will be on his quizzes. Although he makes you feel stupid when you go to his office hours, it will help and you will do good on the quizzes. Definitely memorize everything he has you write in the course pack, even better know concepts! Good luck, he is hard!



KINE 301 Senior Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 6:08 pm, Dec 4, 2010 Report Evaluation		This guy will talk down to you the whole lab. He is one of those people who seems to look down on everyone else. Maybe that\'s not true, but that was definitely the impression I got from him during class. He doesn\'t present the material in any way that will help you learn. The class should be interesting, but it becomes just a bland memorization class. It will also be the most frustrating and time consuming one unit class you will ever take. Each week you will have a quiz in lab which is usually pretty difficult. You have to write HIS answers or you get them wrong, even if there is more than one right answer. So don\'t study from sources outside this class. He had us do two book reports also which weren\'t that hard, but kind of overkill for a one unit class. And the book doesn\'t have anything to do with functional muscle anatomy although it was interesting. I would avoid taking this professor for any class if possible.

KINE 406 Senior Grade Earned: A Elective 12:49 pm, Apr 28, 2010 Report Evaluation		The class I took with Dr. Clark was neuroanatomy, and it was a waste of my time. I am actually a Biology major, so that may have added to my anger towards this class, but I am not sure. I think as a Biology major we are much better equipped for a class like this. However, neuroanatomy sounds like it should be reasonably hard, and Dr. Clark makes the class sound like it will be super hard on the first day. But don\'t listen, it is not hard. It is a joke. He doesn\'t teach you anything. The only way to learn is by reading the tiny textbook that offers an insufficient amount of detail. Basically his lectures include him very very slowly reading you a study guide (list of topics that you should know). Does he explain them? NO. He is a poor teacher, he makes bad jokes that aren\'t funny, makes weird facial expressions to try to get you to laugh, and he wastes 4 hours of your life every week. I am not mad because the class was hard, and Im not mad that I got a bad grade, because I didn\'t, I just wish he would actually teach something because the amount of information you could learn in this class with 4 hours of lectures is huge, but you will only learn a tiny pinch.

PE 218 Senior Grade Earned: N/A Elective 10:38 pm, Jun 22, 2009 Report Evaluation		This guy is a real jerk. I needed these 2 credits summer desperately for a few highly important reasons, but he booted me from the class immediately because I am not a kinesiology major, even though his class has over 10 spots open. Furthermore, he was very rude to me when I politely asked for some reasoning as to why he refused to allow me to enroll. I am a big fan of swimming and was hoping to learn something from this guy. O well, he's a teacher who feels the need to callously discriminate.

KINE 218 Senior Grade Earned: A Elective 12:17 am, Jan 2, 2008 Report Evaluation		Clark was an awesome teacher. He comes off a little aggressively the first day which I think threw a few students off, but he warms up to you pretty quick. He explained the material very quickly and even added some fun activities on occasion. He grades tough on the skills test (70% of grade) but he allows you the opportunity to fix your mistakes. I highly recommend him!

KINE 301 Senior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 7:41 am, Apr 2, 2007 Report Evaluation		It can take a little while to figure out Dr. Clark's style... But after the first couple of weeks (and quizzes) the class is pretty easy to get through. Just memorize... Memorize... Memorize! I would actually recommend taking it along with ZOO 331 if you need that class also... At the end of the quarter, you will be able to ace your KINE 301 and ZOO 331 LAB finals.

KINE 301 5th Year Senior Grade Earned: A Elective 1:09 pm, Apr 5, 2006 Report Evaluation		It is a lot of work for a one unit class...but very interesting. Go to all the classes. He usually gives the answers to questions in the course packet while he talks. Then as a group you fill out the answers and then he reviews them. Then all you have to do is memorize the info. Go to the lab for 1-2 hours and memorize the images of the muscles. He is a nice man and a fair grader.



KINE 302 Senior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 1:05 pm, Mar 6, 2004 Report Evaluation		Dr. Clark is really awesome. He's a nice guy, not to mention he knows the material really well. Don't get nervous in his class, because in lecture he'll venture in depth about a topic and not even put it on his test. Clark is great about answering individual questions, and it actually a cool guy to talk to.

KINE 219 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A Elective 10:59 pm, Feb 4, 2004 Report Evaluation		Even though this class was at 8 am on Fridays, I wanted to go because Dr. Clark makes it so enjoyable. He is excited and informed about what the subject matter, and creates a positive learning environment. Each week you are required to fill out a worksheet on the excercises you learned, naming the different muscle groups that are worked, etc. This are easy to do and are good study aides for the final. You create a training program which is worth a large chunk of your grade. The final is 100 questions, and I highly recommend not waiting until the last minute to study for it. Dr. Clark is a very personable professor and relates well with his students. He is really good at answering any of your questions and helping you with the training program. Be sure to look at the examples he has in his office...it will make your life a lot easier. All in all, a great class with a great professor.

KINE 302 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 11:14 pm, Jul 5, 2003 Report Evaluation		Dr. Clark is the best. He is such a nice guy, and he does a great job at teaching biomechanics & muscle anatomy. He is always willing to help students learn the information needed. When I couldn't go to his office he was very helpful through e-mail, practically replying immediately. This is a great class taught by a great teacher.

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