It's not only his teaching that's bad but the course is awful and useless. The work that he assigns is in such detail that makes it unfair and the final assignment is the worst thing ever. I did well in the class but still hate it. His tests are easy but his classes are boringggggg. Don't take him. He's awful

Extremely boring... grades very harsh and his lectures are straight from his powerpoints... he even gave points off on a yes or no OPINION question (Do you think...yes or no)

Professor Dedeke is one of the worst professors I have had the misfortune of having. He has ridiculously high expectations for case studies that are on fairly simple concepts. He asks you to make the process extremely complicated by forcing you to segment your answers into strange tables that make it hard to explain your thougts correctly.

This is the worst professor I have ever had. I did not learn anything in the class and the work was useless and tedious. He is an unfair grader and does not want to help his students i.e. he NEVER answers ANY question with a straight answer. Do not take this course whatever you do.

bad prof. He said I am gonna receive an average grade, but gave me a C in the end. He seems to be helpful, but not truly.

Worst instructor ever. Unclear what he wants all the time. AVOID!!!

This guy is the worst professor I've had so far in my college career

He goes about as if he knows what he is talking about and when a student asks a question, he struggles to answer sometimes even answering I don't know. Unclear as to what he wants and is unwilling to take the time to clarify. When you push for clarification he disregards you and talks down to you. Quite a rude and frustrating teacher

Professor Dedeke doesn't provide any clarification on any topics. When you ask a question in class related to the material, 910 the answer is 'I don't know'

Worst teacher I have ever had. I didn't hear more than 5 words every lecture from all the mumbling on random things that were irrelevant to the class. terrible professor and extremely unfair grader, he doesn't even explain any of the assignments EVER BRO!!!!

Terrible teacher! Unable to understand what's going on during the lecture through all his random mumbling and rants. Disrespectful towards students when they bring up info from the slides that contradict test answers. Half his powerpoint slides used during class are blank. Tests are similar to the study guide but meant to confuse you! DO NOT TAKE!!

This class is about modern technology (think hard drives, cloud computing). The problem is 2 things 1) he is teaching it as if it were a decade ago and 2) the guy is clueless and ambiguous. Sole reason why I wouldn't major is MIS. This has been the worst professor I've had at Northeastern. Easy to get a B, impossible to get an A.

Lots of short 2% tests throughout the course that are really time-consuming and annoying. The tests are pretty difficult and participation is important. I think my main issue with Dedeke was that he's not clear about what he wants. Seems like he doesn't understand what he tries to teach. The class itself is not that hard but he makes it difficult.

Literally the worst professor to teach this class. you cannot hear this professor at all ... mumbles (i.e. you can't tell when he calls on you) ... slides are disorganized ... on the test, the choices he shows you for a question are different from the choices i got on a test ... can't explain why an answers wrong like idk how i'm supposed to pass

worst.

AVOID THIS PROFESSOR! He was unclear in his expectations and would change them after students asked questions. He was extremely rude and changed grades after students corrected him for mistakes. Though his instructions would say to give "at least two examples," he was upset that people only gave two examples rather than more, which he expected.

He cares about his students, that's very clear. Terrible teacher. It's hard to understand him, his exam questions are often very difficult to interpret because they are in borderline broken english. The course is VERY outdated, and although he tries to teach excel through the course, it is so abundantly clear he doesn't know how to use it.

Dedeke is a nice person but a horrible teacher. The slides are very confusing and the tests are very hard. He was not able to provide an explanation as to why the answer on the test was correct.

Terrible professor, showed up late constantly, and didn't understand the subject material. Clearly passionate about the subject but poor at teaching. He doesn't teach well and constantly has test answers that are wrong and incorrect, meaning students have to correct him. Avoid this class at all costs it's the only class he teaches and it's bad.

Passionate professor but the material is sometimes a decade out of date. Not understanding of student issues, poor communicator, and failed to learn several students names weeks into the course. Only lecture material which are not relevant to the exams. Materials riddled with grammar errors & all assignments group based - so you need a good group.

Professor Dedeke is nice and respectful to his students; however, he is a TOUGH GRADER. Every assignment is counted towards your grade, including DQs (case studies and you answer questions) and group projects. PARTICIPATION matters a lot, and I talk to every class by answering and asking good questions but I still get a 9/10.

Extremely confusing and disorganized professor. Posts assignments and rubrics a day before they're due. Does not explain himself well, constantly speaks in circles. Exams depend on memorization of content and often contain topics that were never discussed. Group projects were assigned often, but they aren't too hard. Attendance is mandatory.

So so so unnecessarily hard for an online class-- I was spending up to 18 hours a week on homework and notes and recorded lectures. Nice guy but compared to other classes this is like training to be a navy seal.

Horrible. Incredibly unclear and disorganized. He puts the wrong answers on tests and quizzes frequently and is rude when you correct him. Spelling and grammar errors everywhere in his slides, tests, and course material. He may have a PhD but he is in no way capable of teaching a class at this level. Very rude to some people so get on his good side

At all costs do not take dedeke! He is one of the worst professors in d'amore-mckim. He never sets clear expectations but grades extremely tough. Never admits he's wrong, when frequently there is errors in exams and hw. Also its impossible for each person to get the same grade for group projects because of his grading method.

Horribly picky grader, will take points off for random things that were not specified in the instructions, and will never admit to being wrong if you meet with him.

LISTEN TO THE OTHER REVIEWS. Assignments are poorly written and riddled with typos. Exam and DQ questions are not well thought through, and even contradictory to class lectures. And don't bother asking for clarification, he will just tell you that he "went over it in class" in the most poorly written email you have ever read.

This professor has to be one of the most horrible professors I've ever encountered in my life. On the first day of class he introduced himself and he makes it seem like he's this very intelligent and caring man, but he just doesn't know how to teach. It's a disgrace that Northeastern even hired this guy. I didn't learn ANYTHING this semester.

This guy gives homework quizzes that are due at 7 am, so sometimes I'd forget to do them and it affected my grade tremendously. Then he gives tests and each question is like "Which of the following is ____" and the answer choices are so similar that you don't even know what to answer. The tests are not a fair representation of what you know.

Hands down the WORST professor I've ever had. Assignments/quizzes are not testing you for knowledge, but for nitpicky wording of questions. As a ESL student, I felt like I was reading for trick questions rather than the content. Also, theres a bunch of games you play as assignments. Absolutely useless assignments, I learned nothing in this class.

His lectures are EXTREMELY boring and useless. He grades everything out of 3 and is super tough with the grading. His Canvas page is a mess and all the instructions for the group projects are poorly made. All his tests are in class, on paper, and the questions don't make sense. I don't know how he got hired by Northeastern. DO NOT TAKE DEDEKE!

He didn't know the material he was teaching. Asked what topics we wanted to review, ignored them, read off endless slides, then said questions were "already covered." Put incorrect answer on a practice quiz, reused question with different correct answer on test, refused to give the point back. Said curve made up for HIS errors. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!

Very difficult grader, barely curves, nobody gets an A in his class. Boring lectures he justs reads off slides and grades every single assignment difficult.

Absolutely do not recommend taking this class with this professor. Unclear rubrics for assignments with differing templates, lots of group projects which are hit or miss, and very harsh grading. Did not learn a lot either and the most disorganized class I've ever taken. This class stressed me out a lot and will stress you out too.

Nick is a mumbler and a rambler, so not a great combo. Its so hard to understand him, and he just goes on and on about useless jargin. I really wish his slides were less packed, they are full with info that wont be relevant or on any exams. There is little to none real study material for the class, which makes studying and doing well on exams hard

take someone else if you can. his class is very confusing and disorganized. studying for tests is torture. the midterm review videos and practice test had different answers (even though they were the same questions?). the group projects could be hell if you have a bad group. never responds to emails. don't expect him to help you at all.

Despite it being an online class, deliverables are due every Wednesday and Saturday night, and assignments are locked to the Monday or Thursday before, respectively, only giving 3 days for every assignment, no matter the length. This becomes a huge issue in group projects in an asynchronous setting where your groupmates are unresponsive. Beware.

This class is a joke. I'm convinced that Nick himself has given the higher ratings because I'm convinced no one in my class even remotely liked this course. Terrible exams where students lose points for trick questions. He isn't clear when he speaks, and just makes it very difficult to learn anything. Avoid!

Honestly, when I saw the reviews before the class, I thought they were an exaggeration, and I walked in with an open mind. But after taking the course, I can say the concerns were accurate. The exams are extremely brutal compared to what is covered in class, and the lectures are often unclear and difficult to follow. DO NOT TAKE HIM.

SUPER boring lectures and just reads off slides. Tough grader and quizzes are hard due to content heaviness. Sit in the front and participate, will be more lenient with you. In general, not recommended, a boring subject, a boring teacher, and a tough grader. DQ at 7 AM was annoying, and readings often had nothing to do with lectures.

oh no. just no. i scrolled through pinterest in class and participated like once a week and did fine but omg his lectures are so incredibly useless. he read directly off the slides and talked about nothing of substance. i dont understand why this is a required class for business ive never hated anything more.

One word - RUN! Two words - RUN AWAY! Three words - RUN AWAY QUICKLY!

The kind of professor who makes you want to join Squid games instead. Every lecture made me question what I'm doing at Northeastern. He must have some leverage on the admin, because it's hard to fathom how he is still employed.

Worst professor to take

As he did in the positive rating below, Nick makes spelling mistakes among the other irritating things he does to ruin simple material to get on your nerves. You may think I'm joking, but absolutely no one in the class found this course useful. I'm probably going to raise a complaint against this guy.