ok, if you have this teacher, get out of the class before its too late, horrible teaching style, everyone in my class is failing and hates her method of teaching, who is angered at the poor performance of the class, you think shed perhaps realize that its her fault we are failing... AVOID

AVOID, never use text book, notes are unclear so are assignments. 80% of students failing, makes you think she would re-think her teaching?? waste of time actually.

Refuses to ask what she wants to know, confuses everyone by asking broad questions that can go anyway. Demands acedemic writing from essentials or marketing class, a first semester course.

really bad teacher, doesnt even know what she is talking about herself, let alone she is teaching. Get out of her class ASAP!!

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She doesn't like International Students in her class!Her teaching style was bad,also made me so nervous in her class,I had to watch time from time to time--3hours feels like 3 years...want to cry...

Worst prof ever! The information in her examples are less reliable than Wikipedia. Avoid her if possible.

She hated us aviation students!!! dont take her. avoid if possible!!

Horrible. Plays favourites

Cindy is disorganized and very unclear with instructions on assignments. She often confused due dates and expected us to hand in assignments before they were due. However, she is very knowledgeable and her lectures are decent. Cindy actually teaches the materiel, and she gives honest feedback even if its harsh, unlike most professors.

unempathetic, tries to freak you outmake you feel uneasy in class, testsassignments are unclear

Disorganized at times. Although there are some interesting stories, her recounts of them are not always completely factual (do not blindly believe their accuracy, do some research). Cindy irrationally seems to expect you to execute assignments/projects exactly the way she would do them, with little deviation (even if your way is in fact better).

Tests include questions barely covered in notes and/or in class. Interrupts during presentations to say you're wrong, resulting in her coming across as a "know it all", which is irritating when you're right. It seems like she's a nice person though.

As a person, she is very sweet and wonderful. As a professor, she is the opposite. She can be unclear at times which made the group project very difficult. Nothing was clear, no advice until the end of the presentation ( not the advice you want, trust me). I would recommend another prof or just wait another semester for another prof. Beware .

Cindy is funny, but she's a wild one. Lectures- more like personal rants. Course review notes are not at all whats on her final. Very unorganized. Seems to favour a select number of students and be extra harsh on others. I listened, stayed quiet, kicked butt on assignments, & did very well. Weekly online quizzes are simple. Beware of group project!

She is a disaster. Unclear about everything and didn't care what she mentioned in earlier class and changed all the things the way she likes. Didn't care whether you got any other classes and she will post some important files or notes through her FB and Twitter only and hoping you can get it immediately even she asking you to be her office.

I have never been more discouraged from the field of business in my life. Her intro to advertising class and her unclear expectations have convinced me not to take advertising as it would mean I need to take a class from her again. When you ask questions she is rude and unapproachable and is extremely rude when giving feedback.

Unclear guidelines and a lack of examples of what a good project should be is incredibly frustrating. The midterm was asking for incredibly specific definitions of concepts that were barely mentioned or ignored and even if you catch them you'll be confused again soon as she constantly stops the class to tell you that the textbook is wrong.

presentations are not relevant to the text book. Confusing mcqs Sometimes the class gets interesting but too boring at most of times. Professor doesnt know how to approach the topic and she is just talking about Mc D all the time. No relevant examples are provide. All examples stick either to Apple. She expects us to know everything before class.

If you are serious about taking marketing I would highly recommend looking at a different school. UFV has a terrible selection of profs for the upper level marketing courses. Cindy is determined to ensure she makes your life as miserable as possible. Thinks she is ALWAYS right, and it's her way or get out. Seriously disappointed.

She's knowledgable in her course material but a disaster prof. Avoid her as possible.

It is possible to get a good grade in Cindy's class, but even when you have succeeded in getting top marks she makes you feel like your work is still sub-par. She is very hard to get good feedback from and her teaching often contradicts the textbook she uses. Use her office hours to clarify these things with her, her way is always right.

I was told by many people to avoid her at all cost but I took her Bus 326 class and it wasn't too bad. I had to take her again for the Bus 327 and thats when things went bad. 327 was the most frustrating class I've taken during my 4 years at UFV, She made her "weekly assignments as confusing as she could and provided little to no help. Avoid her.

Makes literally a repeat bus100 class ridiculously hard. Class avg midterm was a failing grade! As oppose to my bus100 class avg of mid 70's! Take with another prof.

The semester isn't even over, but I had to warn you guys. This prof is horrible. She is so rude & so unhelpful. She called me out for not paying attention, when I was really just writing NOTES from HER class. Her assignments are SO unclear & she provides little help. Im putting 110% effort & it is still not enough for her. Would NVER take her AGAIN

She's very knowledgeable in her her field of work, however, she doesn't know how to teach at all. It's only a first year business course but she treats it like I'm going to become a professional marketer. If I were to pursue a career in marketing, I wouldn't recommend taking courses from her. She makes things more complicated than they needs to be.

Avoid her at all costs in your lower level business courses because you won't have an option in the upper level courses. Extremely unclear with her expectations of what's required. If you are serious about marketing, consider switching schools for that degree as you can't avoid her in upper level marketing courses.

I GO TO CLASS FOR THE SAME REASON I GO TO THE ZOO, TO OBSERVE WILDLIFE. 50% failed the midterm. Once we began answering questions on the midterm she went around and patted us all down and put her hands in our pockets even though she already made us empty them. Told story of throwing her work laptop out a window to get a new one; cause she's "cool".

Horrible professor. Lectures are somewhat entertaining and interactive; however are completely irrelevant and useless to the group assignments that you have to do in this class. Not helpful at all if you want to review your midterm or your assignments. Avoid her if possible.

Not helpful and unclear about what she wants. She is a tough grader and rude to students. She constantly insults and condescends students. She is completely disrespectful to students. Choose another professor.

She wants everything to be according to her, doesn't matter how hard you work, she won't put any efforts into understanding if it's not according to her. Go to her office, if you want extra marks, otherwise avoid as long as you can.

Pretty much the most confusing prof I have ever had and always contradicts herself. We have to read the textbook before every class but constantly tells us that it is wrong and her notes are right. Tests are based purely on her notes and examples. But hey at least she tries.

I took business 120 with Cindy, and she acted more like it was a 3rd year course than a first year. Very tough grader, and unhelpful with her feedback. I would not recommend ever taking her for anything.

She is very knowledgeable in her field for sure, but does not know how to teach at all. She changes her mind a lot and does not give students the best information regarding exams and case studies. Case studies do not need to be read to finish the case. Lectures could be done in an hour and a half but she drags them out way too long.

Stay away from this one. Unless you enjoy rants about how men only go to Cactus Club to look at young waitresses and those same men are addicted to illegal Cialis. Yes, she has actually ranted about this in class. My life at UFV will be better knowing to stay out of her classes.

Cindy is a pretty flexible teacher in terms of submission of assignment but she just wants what she expects. She lives in a world where every one is marketer and is only looking for the stuff she has spoken in her own words. She lacks patience and can point you out in the middle when you are presenting in front of the class. LOOK FOR A NICE TEACHER

Cindy was super difficult. Her facts in class are super out dated and not relevant. We did an assignment for a program that ended three years ago. She tends to be super confident in her wrong answers. For teaching a marketing class it would be nice to have a prof that was up to date on technology and social media. Facts from 2012? lol not relevant

Cindy is very knowledgable in her respective field, however it's probably in your best interest to avoid her class if you despise tedious work. Lots of group work, mini assignments, and tons of online material to purchase. Cindy has been around since UFV was a college, and as such, many reviews aren't written in disdain, but rather honesty.

She knows her stuff, but makes an entry level course much more difficult than it needs to be. Lots of online stuff, so be prepared to always have homework.

Prof with high knowledge level in the subject area. Expectations are too high for a basic level course.

She knows her stuff but as a person, I find her to be arrogant and quite condescending.

definitely one of the worst profs for a first-year course, gave terrible feedback and didn't really help students succeed. made lectures last 3 hours which weren't helpful for the midterms or final. made a first-year course harder than it actually should be! save your gpa and do not take this prof!

Cindy is not a good prof. She was very rude and made the class more difficult than it should be for an entry-level course. With the move online due to COVID, exams/midterms were extremely difficult. Her feedback is not helpful and she does not give clear answers to questions, especially for the term project. It is not worth it, save yourself!

Cindy is the worst teacher very unorganized. She changed the syllabus 3 times. Her syllabus said attendance not mandatory but without telling the class said that your participation mark was based on attendance. I got As in all the work and she gave me a C- participation when I attended every class. Please save your money and stress, don't take her.

Im in my fourth year, took her in my first year and the longer i am in university the more i realize how truly awful she was. she is the WORST prof i have ever had. avoid if u can

Probably some of the most content I have ever had to digest for a course and for a 100 level course is very ridiculous. Poor time management in class. Sets unclear and strict guidelines for assignments and in-class exercises. Notes, the internet, textbook, and lectures often have contradictory data. One of the worst profs I have had.

she was mean and just told me to that I didn't read the instructions when I asked her for help and I would have to send her screenshots of the instructions to prove there were holes in them

Cindy is the most disrespectful professor I have had thus far. She will gaslight and attempt to humiliate you in front of the class. She truly needs to reflect inwards and decide if this is the persona she wants to continue reflecting onto her students. I pray if you have to take her. Good luck.

If you chose this course with this instructor, good luck, and make sure you have a proper base before taking her's courses, she posts a lot of long assignments that you may need more time to finish, and mid-term is not easy as well, as for the final let's just say may god be with you.

One of the most difficult professors I've ever had. If you ask a question she doesn't like she will embarrass you in front of everyone. If you ask for help she will tell you that you didn't read instructions properly and to re-read them. Treats this first year class as a third or fourth year class which is ridiculous. Calls on students to answer.

She explains everything horribly and expects everyone to know exactly what she's talking about. Super disorganized and every time you ask any sort of question, she makes you look stupid. Can't admit when she's made a mistake. If you're currently debating, run while you still can.

Everything is confusing, lectures are useless, and do not give you the information you need for the test. All instructions are unclear.

Super rude and seems to hate her students and being a teacher. Expects too much from students considering it is a first year course.

Absolutely terrible professor. Tells us to stand up and write things on the board without exerting any effort into explaining exactly what she wants, then proceeds to dunk on us when we're wrong because that's what she wanted the entire time. I can understand why she is divorced.

She could be very rude! I'm sure she knows it but enjoys it. No clear criteria but her expectation was sky high. Avoid at any cost.

Cindy is one of the worsts professors at UFV. Her expectations are unclear. She's also extremely condescending. She seems to dislike students...then why teach?!? I wish UFV would listen to students' feedback and do more to weed out professors like her.

Professor Cindy is incredibly rude and dismissive, She makes it hard to ask questions or enjoy the class. Avoid her at all costs if you want a positive learning experience.

Cindy is condescending and her expectations are unclear. As a third-year student now taking BUS 120, I've experienced professors who teach much more challenging courses in a way that fosters student respect. She cannot teach or create a safe learning environment... and this is just an introductory business course! There is no excuse.

Cindy's knowledge in marketing is top tier. As a prof she is horrendous. This class has a on a term long project broken down. Her instructions are extremely unclear, and the samples she provides are outdated. She yelled at the entire class for doing a poor job, but if your instructions are not clear, then of course we will not do well. Do better.

It is so difficult to succeed in Cindy's class due to her inability to teach. Her expectations are unclear and her examples are outdated. She's extremely unwilling to provide additional guidance, and then has a meltdown when students perform poorly. Cindy needs to read these reviews and reevaluate her teaching and evaluation style.

Terrible professor. Avoid like the plague. Especially if you're a first year student, she'll leave you with an unfavorable impression of higher education. Most professors at UFV are great. She seems to be an outlier.

Worst prof. Everyone knows any rating above 1 star was written by Cindy—they all say the same thing: ‘She gets a bad rap from unmotivated students, but she's great if you work hard.' I just wish she put as much effort into improving her teaching as she does into writing her own reviews. Just goes to show her ego matters more than improving.

Cindy is not capable of understanding different learning styles. Her ppts are messy, hard to understand, and she expects word for word memorization. She is fully aware that students do not like her, she brings up her rate my prof score IN CLASS and yet she does absolutely nothing to improve her teaching. She blames the students for not trying hard.

Terrible. She doesn't know how to teach and is unwilling to improve. She is extremely condescending. Also, she doesn't even hold a PhD. It makes me wonder if she is even qualified to teach at a university.

She is very knowledgeable of the material. However, she can be condescending towards the students, and was not helpful outside of class. When reached out to for help/clarification, basically said to look it up yourself. Then received a poor grade. Not helpful. Unpleasant class.

Today my daughter was taking her online course & I could hear the way that Cindy was speaking to her students in the background and I am completely appalled. She was extremely condescending, used humor in poor taste, was angry. I am shocked that she is a university teacher, and will encourage my daughter to avoid any classes with her in the future.

Cindy makes an easy class so much more difficult with the way she teaches things. Very unclear what she wants from you and just responds rudely when you try and clarify. Calls on people at random, gets mad when they don't know the answer word for word. Most people are trying hard to do well and get a good grade but she makes everyone hate the class

Basically the same as all the other reviews. Thankful I took the course online, can't imagine how she is in person. Trigger warning for suicide jokes. Expectations for the group project are unclear and instructions are all over the place. Poor time management, simple in-class activities take 30+ minutes for a 5 minute activity. Avoid at all costs

Super unclear, lecture material does not match the textbook. Course site is completely full of folders within folders, and then the files are corrupted and unable to open. I think she's probably good at marketing and accounting, she should have stayed in that profession. It would've made all of our lives better off. BAD at teaching.

horrible curriculum, does not state what is needed of students correctly in assignment/project documents. Term project documents are all inaccurate, if you base your assignment off of the docs you will be ripped apart and given a bad grade, even though this is the instructions the students are provided with.

Cindy's classes are very long, even online. She always goes overtime when classes are scheduled for 3 hours. Wastes time. Very assuming when it comes to grading, accuses that you didn't put effort in when her instructions are unclear and hard to follow. Kind of ruthless when it comes to marking and feedback. Horrible professor, do not recommend.

Can safely say, worst teacher or professor I've ever had. I don't usually review but for Cindy I have to. She doesn't teach well, she has the knowledge but she teaches it so poorly and is so disorganized that it makes the course unbearable. She then will dunk on you for inevitably doing poorly due to her teaching. Avoid avoid avoid

Cindy is by far the worst teacher/professor I've ever come across. I struggle with how she makes very crass jokes about self harm. Her feedback is rude and basically makes you feel like a failure if you didn't get something correct off the bat. Avoid is correct. Very condescending and overall doesn't like to encourage students it seems.

By far the worst prof I have ever had. Every assignment submission is a complete shot in the dark. I could follow the instructions to a T and she would give a bad mark because I didn't READ HER MIND. It is not worth your time. Do anything you can to take this course with a different prof. Even if you think you're a good enough student, don't try.

I thought a lot about writing rate my prof review but they weren't that bad that gave me enough motivation to actually do it but Cindy is different, some prof's are bad what she is on a different level. Her course is so disorganized and unclear. I did my assignment lay-out based on the example she provided and she gives me crap on spacing..........

Terrible prof, especially for a first year class. So rude and dismissive. The course content isn't difficult but the way she presents and marks is miserable. So rude as well I requested individual grading and she claimed it would be anonymous but she started insinuating that I requested individual grading to my group for no apparent reason.

Cindy is rude and condescending. She made jokes about self-harm, which is not only inappropriate, but potentially triggering for students. Her expectations are super unclear and she isn't willing to provide clarity in class or via email.

Just don't. Take a class with someone whom you can respect and who respects you. Just makes fun of people, thinking she is untouchable.

So hard attending her class and her work, better not take if you need good grades

Straight poop don't take