This course was a requirement, or I would have dropped it quickly. I believe he confuses quantity of work with quality -and demands much work for little value. I think he cannot teach at the graduate level. In the future, I will avoid Joiner at ALL costs, changing schools if necessary.

He is helpful when he sees that you are putting the effort to learn. His exams are easy but he grades REALLY REALLY hard. You would think you got an A coming out of an exam but end up with a C. He explains well though

Terrible Professor!! Would not recommend him at all. Whenever he passed back assignments it seemed that he took off way too many points for something minor and his comments were too vague. SOM needs to reconsider holding on to a lot of the professors who teach, especially him.

Horrible Professor. Is not clear on what he wants. You get your tests back and he grades you off on the smallest things for the essays and you have to fight your answer and show him you answered it right for him to always say "Oh I missed that I'm sorry" AVOID!!

Horrible professor.. Extremely unclear of what he wants on text essays and in papers. Every time someone asks a question or has concerns in class he's very rude. Interesting subject manner if you study it on your own. Book is decent too so I would just study that and know every single thing about every subject down to every small detail.

Unfortunately the class concept is a hybrid of PR and Marketing which begs the question if the class is useful in the real business environment. It?s not! Joiner work material is driven by corporate standardized process. Tests are quirky and exact -exact definitions are required otherwise one will be severely penalized. Class lectures dealing with

Avoid this class if you can. Professor Joiner gets paid WAY too much to be a terrible teacher. If you have to take this as an elective you will have to participate way too much. Study way to hard to still not get a good grade. He wears huge clothes and is rail thin. Not worth your time you are better off taking any other marketing class!!!

He hates it when students ask questions during the lecture. So avoid doing that. IT'S A LECTURE HEAVY CLASS. A horrendous semester-long group project is given so pick good partners. As for exams, they're easy. Make your study guide according to the slides and then just skim over the textbook for good measure. (60ish all multiple choice questions)

he loves to take off unnecessary points (like using synonyms in definitions). His short answer on the exam are brutal. The class is so boring and dry and "participation matters" but he talks the entire time making it impossible. All these reviews are accurate. DO NOT TAKE. He makes really easy concepts hard, and provide illegible feedback. AVOID

I recommend never taking a single class with him. His feedback is not "constructive criticism" it is rude. He grades super harshly - do not use "encoding" instead of "encode" if you want to get loose points on a test. He is boring. He is rude to students. He makes no attempt to get to know you personally or help you professionally. Awful.

He's a nice guy outside of the classroom, but when it comes to being a teacher he really sucks at it. Be prepared to have to learn the material yourself. All he does is read the powerpoint slides and when it comes to exam time (which there are 3) the info you'd think would be on the test is not. I hope to never take him again. Worst professor ever.

He never finished his long lecture a second early, even though it was nearly three hours long. its a weird homework grading system, where everybody does what they are supposed to do, but the grades are poor.

Most monotone dude you'll ever meet. Beware, he is so degrading and will belittle you to beyond words. Absolutely no respect for other people. Grades so harshly -- I have never received less than an A in my English classes and he'd grade me as if I English was my 5th language. Get on his good side or else you are screwed.

He's awful. His feedback for graded work is extremely rude and unprofessional. Hes picky on everything and has strict policies for assignmnts when it comes to simply turning them in. I'm taking his online course due to Covid-19 and we have to cover 4 chapters a week followed by a 60 question exam. He's ridiculous.

His online class is Extremely Busy, we have to read 4 chapters every week, do Paper assignments, work in the discussion board, 3-4 quizzes and a Test. Just to make things worse, he is Super Picky grading papers and Extremely rude when he gives you feedback. He will make sure that you feel Miserable when you see your feedback.

This professor is ridiculous. We all unfortunately have to take online classes along side with OTHER classes as well and the amount of work he has due every week takes up ALL the time of any of my other classes. I think its selfish how much work is assignment when professors know we have other tedious online classes as well.

He's super RUDE. He talks to students as if we're not people and is not respectful at all. He's a super petty grader and his lectures are terrible and boring. Don't try and ask questions because he'll most likely give a smart remark back that won't be helpful at all.

He wasn't a very helpful professor. He usually has a really sarcastic remark for you if/when you ask for help. If you can get into the class with another professor, I would recommend because he's actually awful. If you want people to learn the material, this isn't the approach to take. Terrible professor overall.

just don't take him. worst professor to take during a worldwide pandemic. no leniency or understanding. doesn't take late assignments, but again we're in a pandemic. tough grader, but you don't really know what he's going to grade you on even if there's a rubric because he has his own biases. just a terrible professor.

Nope.

Prof. Joiner is a very harsh grader and quite nitpicky. I understand that the class should be difficult but he will fail you if your files are not named properly. The comments he leaves on papers are more often than not condescending and rude and are rarely helpful in any way. He won't accept work that is a minute late and will not take criticism.

Very poor lectures, extremely harsh grader, and is more condescending than helpful. Will not tell you exactly whats wrong, and doesnt say how you can do better. Will literally be like this doesnt make any sense. And thats your feedback. dont take him even if hes the last available!!!

hes the worst. someone in my class askes a genuine question and he said, " are u serious?" so rude to students.

This professor is a terrible example of University Professor role in a student life. He is not there to teach but to make a income off of us. Don't ask questions as he will not answer to you. Tough grader, 60 % group work, 3 exams and 10 quizzes. It was by far the worst experience I have ever been given as a student

The group project is time-consuming and the directions are not always clear. The feedback given on assignments was not very helpful or just unnecessary. Most of your grade rides on 3 closed-book exams and the group project which consists of multiple parts. Harsh grader.

A rude, condescending, hateful guy. Lectures are subpar. In a meeting, after he shot down a question I had, I said I dont like the way you speak to me sometimes. That lit a fire into him. He got about 1ft from my face and told me Im sensitive and crazy and to deal with him because hes from NY? Then he basically stormed out. Made me uncomfortable

This is by far the worst professor I have had. Perhaps the worst teacher I've had at any level of education. The way in which the group project information is given out is rather vague and cryptic, leaving students to attempt to figure out what is being asked of them. This is met with incredibly rude and unhelpful feedback. Terrible

I took this professor because the course was not offered by any other professor and I wish I never did. He isn't a bad professor per se he's just very cynical and condescending to the point that his comments and feedbacks absolutely give you no guidance on how to fix it. Also a very tough grader. Do NOT take the class with Joiner.

Garbo professor. I did an excellent job on every individual assignment and looked past his negative and rude comments. The group project really sucks, if you get a bad team he basically says tough luck. Only reason why I didnt get an A is the group assignments which take a majority of your grade. If you can take someone else do it!

on my written assignments I was received with "????" as comments and no other criticism. I can't really do better next time if I am just given question marks with no substance. rude teacher that must have pension. would never take him again.

Simply Bad, poor instructions on HW and assignments. Bad and very rude feedback. He clown's the student for not understanding his poorly constructed instruction. This man is finessing his superiors.

ive never met a professor that was THIS rude in my college career. extremely harsh feedback and is very unhelpful. its honestly so sad. i recommend to take literally anyone else.

Extremely passive aggressive when leaving feedback, it seems as though he's yelling at you when leaving comments on your paper. Absolutely horrible, one of the rudest professors I have EVER had. What a shame if you end up having him as your professor, all I can say is good luck. You're going to need it.

this professor is EXTREMELY rude its actually pathetic as if he has nothing better going on in his life. his feedback is harsh and it's completely discouraging to students that are trying their best. don't take him.

None of his feedback was constructive, just a bunch of "??????" Thanks, Professor. Understood what to fix clearly! Would have preferred some advice since I'm, you know, paying to be here. Grade would've been higher if I did my work, though. Not too hard but his feedback and grading just sucks.

This class was very easy as a marketing major. Exams are on lockdown with webcam. Discussion board is easy. Make sure you follow instructions for individual assignments, he'll give a bunch of "?????" as comments. He doesn't wamt to fail his students. Also, he is the lead instructor of this course. Good Luck.

Oh my! I don't know where to start. This course is very easy, but somehow it's unorganized. Took it in the summer. There are 3 exams lockdown w/webcam. 4 Individual assignments, 2 are only graded. Discussion boards, and about lots of quizzes. Extra credit is given. Barely I passed, and it's time consuming.

Absolute worst professor I have taken in the summer. Although quizzes and exams were easy. The discussions and individual writing assignments are a big pain. Gives nonsense feedback with no help at all. This class is required and he is the lead instructor!!!!

The first two weeks, I did not understand why he had bad reviews. After a month of taking him, I now COMPLETELY understand why he has a well-deserved low rating. I have never had a professor as rude as he is. His feedback is also extremely passive aggressive with a lot of "???" as if that is helpful. Avoid him for your sake.

Terrible lectures (you can barely hear him), he grades like you're a PhD student on discussion boards, and he has an attitude. He has a passive-aggressive tendency and infinitely complex assignments where he will dock points if you don't describe something to the exact tee. Unfortunately, he is the only MKTG312 professor, so good luck.

would highly advise on finding another professor. Harsh grader- does not provide specific feedback or in general, good feedback. claims his instructions are "clear", but they are far from that- has a rude, unnecessarily sarcastic personality - the lectures are boring and basically useless. please take my advice and avoid this professor!

This professor is one of the rudest, ill-mannered, outright mean professors I have ever had the misfortune of meeting. No viable feedback from his "comments", just a bunch of passive aggressive comments that lower student morale.

This guy should be fired from GMU. I don't understand the instructions of this course. His feedback is harsh. He is rude and give attitude aggressively. Instructions are confusing. He will definitely give you a bunch of "???" as comments. Really? He is the only head instructor of this course. GMU needs to find better mktg professors to replace him.

Very bad and unprofessional. No comments on writing assignments. Lots of annoying "??????" when giving feedback. How can you expect us to understand what we did wrong? He also gives harshly rude feedback with an attitude fashion. There is no other professor to take than this dude. He shouldn't be a GMU marketing professor at all.

This professor has given his students horrible feedback on the work they submit. He has been so rude to his students in class too. He does not want to help students when they need it most. He gave me so many horrible feedbacks such as "This was too limited." He has not given that much advice to his students and that makes him very unprofessional.

He gives the worst feedback on your assignments and the way he comments on your papers you can tell he has an attitude. He uses all caps and emphasizes his confusion with our work with three question marks. He says we didn't follow his instructions clearly even though his instructions were very vague. Really an unprofessional and rude professor.

he loves to use ??? as his main comment when grading. very harsh in his comments and yet his grades arent terrible bc i ended with a b+. he is unavoidable. best advice: pay attention to deadlines, details, and attend class! pray you get a good group for the semester! there are several group papers and a final presentation. weekly chapters, quiz, db

Pickiest grader ever...left me at a B+ at 89.5. Heavy grader, lots of papers and heavily detailed discussion boards. IF YOU DO NOT WRITE YOUR DISCUSSION BOARDS IN DETAIL, HE WILL DEDUCT POINTS. He's also very passive aggressive in his comments. It's sad that he is one of the main professors, as he is definitely just a barrier.

I advise anyone not to take this guy. He is the worst professor. This guy, when it comes to group projects, leaves weird question marks. He gives horrible criticism that doesn't help people improve on their work. This guy made this class take an online exam in class. Even though it was online, we could just take it home. I lost respect for him.

Christopher Joiner is NOT an educator, the worst professor I have ever had to submit work to because he did not teach anything. He is an information sharer, not a teacher. This 6 week summer course was literally the exact same as the 16 week he made no effort to adjust the type of assignments to ensure that all could learn from the content.

Want a Professor who is passive-aggressive, whose grades are heavily dependent on group work, who insults his student's intelligence, who loves hearing himself talk, and who thinks "???" are appropriate comments for assignment grade feedback? Look no further than Professor Joiner. I strongly advise you to seek a different instructor.

This is the worst class I have every taken in college. He deducts so many points for the smallest mistakes and has no leniency. The entire class is based on group projects which is incredibly difficult for an online asynchronous course. His comments come across rude and are extremely unhelpful.

PLEASE save yourself and do NOT take his courses!!! As a marketing concentration, I wanted to take as many in person electives as possible, but It is NOT worth it for this Prof. Extremely tough grader, useful lectures every class, and super challenging exams!!! I never thought I would be so stressed over an elective in my college career.

Toughest grader ever, I only got a 100 on one discussion this entire semester. Does not explain things clearly in instructions, and will be leaving snarky comments on your work if you do it wrong. Does not provide valuable feedback, just leaves "???" and sounds rude. Don't take him if you want to actually enjoy and learn from your marketing class.

the worst professor i've EVER had in my college career. rude, VERY strict, VERY particular. yes, the questions marks and snarky comments ARE TRUE. you probably cant avoid him so you'll have to endure the misery of having HIM as your professor. the class material itself isnt hard and somewhat interesting. it's HIM that makes it unbearable. good luck

Genuinely he is not a good person or a person that should be dealing with other people. He does nothing to help you but leaves insanely rude comments on feedback for papers. The class is not necessarily difficult, but he is a very difficult person to deal with. Take any other professor possible because it is appalling that this guy has a job.

Unclear feedback/instructions, harsh comments, and grading are a few ways I can describe this professor. If you ask for clarification on feedback, he is harsh in response. Received comments like, "I am giving you some points simply because you turned “something” in," which is insane coming from a professor. Avoid if you can, and listen to reviews.

If being a horrible human had a championship Christopher would be the Nick Saban of professors. He personally attacks you when grading your papers and will make you feel horrible. My team and I are all used to writing papers but this guy makes it seem as if we are on a 1st grade level. Replies consist of "???" or "really?" avoid him please.

He's rude with some of his feedback on written work. Expect “???”, “what???”, “really???”, and other vague comments. The group project is research heavy and has a 30 min recorded presentation as its final. The course itself is average, read the instructions carefully and you'll be ok (most people don't). Not a hard class but avoid if you're busy.

Absolutely terrible professor. Worst one i've ever had. No matter how much work you put into any assignment, he will find something to knit pick and will give you a low grade. Everyone in my class was complaining about him. He is merciless and doesn't want the best for his students. Seems like he has an ego problem. DONT TAKE HIM

Great lectures and helpful resources that support learning/understanding material. But, incredibly harsh when it comes to grading/feedback!!!! Nitpicks the smallest things, I know it's part of a professor's job, but the way he delivers his feedback feels unnecessarily mean and disrespectful!!! If you can, I would recommend avoiding this professor!

He's incredibly harsh with his feedback. There's a huge difference between constructive criticism and passive aggressive feedback. He's the latter. He's incredibly picky in what he wants, and changes his requirements every time. Mason needs another professor for this class, because so many students have complained about him. He's a rat.

Classes can be slow but overall they're fine. However, his feedback is just not constructive. I'm not sure if he truly means what he says but it just feels downright rude. If you do the work, you'll pass but he will test your patience the entire semester. Don't bother appeasing him, there will always be something he didn't like about your paper.

Even as a high achieving student, this class was ridiculous. The content of the course was not difficult, however, the professor was. To start, his feedback was rude and insane! I am pretty sure he wrote "Is this a joke!!" on a students paper. If your group sucks, he barley helps, and your grades will reflect theirs, no matter what. Worst class.

"????" is his only comment that he grades on every single writing assignment. This is ridiculous! He is also rude and mean when you ask questions or help. This professor shouldn't deserve to teach at GMU. Avoid at all costs!