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He is a horrible teacher! Avoid him if you can!

Worst prof. I ever had! Unclear about his expectations, very unhelpful and demeaning to students (like he TRIED to make us feel stupid). Repeatedly made insulting comments about religion and those with faith, acted like a bully with his students.

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WORST TEAHCER IN THE WORLD! VERY RUDE, BIAS, NOT HELPFUL! STAY AWAY FROM THE BIG FAT PURCELL! HE WILL BRING YOU DOWN AND MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE AN IDIOT! I HAVE NEVER MET A WORSE TEAHCER IN MY LIFE!

This so called teacher, doesn't know how to teach. I never learned one thing from him except to feel discouraged about myself. A teacher should encourage you to do good and make you feel good about yourself. Too much negativity!!! peace!

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If you want to be insulted and feel like an idiot in class than this is the class for you. I am sorry but this man was rude and had to business teaching in a classroom!!!!!!!

The worst teacher I ever had! Very rude to people. Very negative, and very unhelpful. The class was hard enough as it was and the teacher made it even worse. After the first test half of the class dropped it. Don't take this teacher!!!

The only reason I took this class was because it was the pre-req for everything else. I wish I didn't take him. He is boring and tells you things in 3 million different ways so you are so confused and you feel like you don't know anything.

Dean Purcell has a mega ego and takes it out on his classes. If you do take him, just read the material, don't listen to his lectures; they just make you more confused.

very unclear on what he wants you to know and what you need to know as far as tests go. make sure you read the material. the readings are already confusing and he just makes it worse. take him if you want to pass this pre req for other psych classes.

Bad!!

He was absoultely the worst tecaher I've ever had. He makes you read material that is already confusing enough. Has additude about everything, even asking him a question is unhelful and terrifying. He is the worst teacher, I can't stress how egocentric and arrogant he is!!!!

Not a good teacher! He doesn't teach the class at all. I learned nothing from him. He was very discouraging when teachers should be encouraging.

TAKE HIM AND YOU WILL FAIL!!! TRUST ME!!! he is a lousy teacher!!!!

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Teaches the class like you should already know everything! also if for some reason you should take him he will tell you in the beg. of the class that in order to pass the class you are going to have to read the readings 4 or more times to be able to pass the class. DO NOT TAKE

He sucks. Save your money and wait for another teacher. Otherwise you will be taking the class again.

Class was much harder than it needed to be. Be careful when picking this class.

I am very dissapointed with this professor. He knows alot about the field of psychology and he should stick to what he already does because he should not be professor. He cannot relate to people at all. His lectures are interesting because he likes to talk about everything except for the material regarding the class. His dry sense of humor gets old

Not a class for those that need some explanation rather than just the book tossed at them. He goes off topic during lecture, usually wasting half the time talking about non-psych related subjects. Complete jerk when you ask a question that he does not deem worthy of the classes "valuable time", time that he wastes. Tests are all essay-like.

Can be a funny guy in class, but most of his comments do NOT relate to what he is talking about. In all I would say if you need to truly understand what the professor is saying to you, don't take the class.

He is a jerk. Unless you are good at teaching yourself from the book do not take his class. His lectures have nothing to do with the course and his "humor" gets old real fast. Tests are essay form and way too difficult. FYI Dean, this is UNDERGRAD not GRAD school....

All around just not a good teacher. He is self-centered and cares little about whether his students pass or fail. He is not helpful. He does not want to help you. The material is impossible, and he will only complicate it more. His attitude is "I have tenyure and I don't care to better myself as a teacher, nor do I care about my kids learning."

He is very hard to comprehend and is not very helpful overall.

very bad teacher don't take class with him unless if you want to fail.

If you take his class get ready for an agenda filled hour, off topic rants and useless info. He uses his class time for his own personal soap box to Express his ideology. Other than that not to bad.

Took 250 with him, taught myself the entire class, and luckily earned a 4.0. Stupidly, I assumed he would take more interest in teaching this class. Not worth going-- he doesn't teach anything in class. Unclear on expectations for almost everything. Feels threatened when you question him and tries to make you feel stupid. Save your money!!

Avoid this class like the plague! His lectures have no relation to the subject matter of the course and his attitude is terrible. He is extremely rude and grades as though he is teaching a graduate level course. I've never left a comment on this site before but felt the need to in this case because I wish someone had warned me.

If you care about psychology do not take him, he is a waste of your time, he is cocky, and cannot for the love of psychology teach his material. He needs to retire, and let a competent professor take over and attempt to teach this class. He is disrespectful, and one of the worst professors at Oakland University. Do Not Take Him.

Useless. He rambles every day and you will need to do all your reading to do well on the exams. He tells you that you need to put in 12 hours a week for this class but gives no effort as an instructor. His personality is wretched and he tries to make jokes the entire class. Likes to push his views on students. Wouldn't recommend him to anyone.

Okay, let me first say that I am not someone who likes teachers who are insanely easy. This is college, and we're here to do work. But i am dead serious when I say do not take this professor. He is useless. I have no idea what he talks about in class. The TA's are more helpful. Unless you already know statistics, I wouldn't take him. He is no help.

Purcell is literally the worst professor at Oakland. He uses class as his social hour (because apparently he does not have a life). He does not teach in class. If you read and memorize the book, you will pass. I read and took detailed notes on every chapter AND had a study group and only received a 3.0. DO NOT TAKE!!!

Literally THE WORST prof at OU. Doesn't talk about anything relevant to the course, uses class as social hour, even told us he doesn't know how we can do better on exams. He's an idiot. Professors at other schools warn not to take him. Guarantee he has tenure which is why he still has a job. I would rather die a painful death than take this class.

Does not go over material often. Do you're reading and you'll pass.

Doesn't stay on topic. Never on time to class. Very vague when explaining things. You're better off teaching yourself the material,but then again,no point because his tests make no sense. Nothing he teaches, relates to the tests.

I have taken multiple research courses before and this is why I passed this course with flying colors, also the only reason. He does not explain topics that are absolutely necessary to understand statistics- coming from someone who knows. Exam questions are often ridiculous. Lectures are disorganized, never really know what he is talking about.

Dean is the definition of a rambling man. While his stories are somewhat interesting, it's incredibly difficult to understand what he's trying to teach you. He rarely uses visual notes (powerpoints) so you either understand him verbally, or fail. He likes to explain simple concepts in 15 different ways, which makes it impossible to understand.

He is the absolute worse professor I have ever had for any class at Oakland University. If you get anything below a 65% on an exam, it counts as a 0.0 and you will get no credit for anything. He gives barely any notes and goes on tangents during class. When I asked for help, he would not give me any whatsoever.

Goes too fast through lectures, disallows laptops w/o permission, exams are ridiculous and too difficult, goes off topic too often and wastes time, seems uninterested in subject and overall is about as interesting as his off tangent talks about his hatred of cats. Don't take this guy, he's not worth it. At all.

Dean Purcell has a all the knowledge himself on the topic of research, he just doesn't know how to teach it to others. He gets very side tracked, discussing topics that have nothing to do with psych. He also makes exams the night before the exam date, so you will have no idea what is on them until you take it. Just read it is your best bet.

While he has worked in the field of psychology for quite sometime, his skills in regards to passing on his techniques are staggeringly rancid. Attendance was mandatory, however little to nothing was actually taught in class. The students were practically required to teach ourselves out of our text books. All lectures consisted of off topic nonsense

Undoubtedly the worst professor on OU campus. He does not answer questions, will tell you you are wrong when asking a question and is inappropriate. No need to attend class as he does nothing but ramble about his problems so get ready to teach yourself. He does not care about his students and it is obvious. Tests are hard and he gives no direction.

I wish I had anything good to say about Purcell. I need a C to pass and I've done nothing but read, make myself study guides, and study weeks in advance (5 tests total including a cumulative final) and I still have a D. You can't ask him questions because he will tell you you're wrong or make a witty, rude comment back that doesn't help. DONT TAKE!

Material is very tough and Purcell is rude. He talks down to students, and when he was asked to post notes because the class felt he was going through them too quickly he flat out said no. Makes inappropriate comments and his exams are extremely random compared to the material covered. Take someone else if you can

Doesn't care for his students and doesn't care for his classes (he admits to it). Can't ask him for help because he doesn't know how to answer your question and has no guidance for his course. No study guide so don't be surprised if you don't know half of the exam questions, AND don't bother asking for extra credit because the answer is no.

Close to the worst professor i have had at OU, no study guide, no lecture related material posted online other than a crude powerpoint. Get ready to teach yourself or you might as well drop from the class as he does not teach at all. It's amazing what tenure allows professors to do and get away with.

This was easily one of the worst experiences I've ever had with a professor at OU. He expects too much out of his students, his test format is confusing, and he is not friendly. If you fall behind, you are screwed, even with disability services. Wouldn't ask my worst enemy to take his class.

The entire class is based on exams, no assignments or projects. The lectures are all online but each chapter has at least 2-3 parts and theyre each around an hour long so VERY time consuming. Not a terrible guy, just not a great professor. Content is already difficult to understand but you never get a grasp on it bc of lecture format + lack of hw

The entire class is based on 4 quizzes and an exam His quizzes are extremely difficult also 20 questions in 30 minutes despite being online and that is simply not enough time to confidently do them. He also refuses to help his students. Even studying for hours isn't enough to pass. Avoid this professor at all costs!

PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS TEACHER. RUN FAR AWAY.

does not give feedback and he is a horrible teacher. I got in contact with other students in the class and they all are having such a hard time. DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR. All grades are on quizzes that literally no one can pass.