lectures were kind of pointless, but he was nice

Loved his class! He was extremely helpful and clear about his expectations.

Gives a lot of helpful real-life examples of topics

geoff, you were one cool dude. This guy is truely amazing.

Great in both classes, interesting discussion, easy marking

take this in first year, otherwise its an insult to your intellegence.

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Kinda an interesting class, lectures were good for real life examples but it won't effect your mark at all if you don't go.

Very interesting class, interesting approach to open lectures. Overall, a really good prof for his area, and a good guy to talk to.

Geoff is great! Kind of lazy in class, lectures dont really help, no text book but the final group project was awesome! Good class, good marks generally

Awesome prof - used to be a CEO. Knows his stuff. Really fun guy to talk to and bounce ideas off of

INTERESTING AND EASY COURSE. RECOMMENDED.

Nice Guy! Marking can be arbitrary so watch out! Easy course overall (and fun)!

A really nice, genuine man. Although lectures are not jam packed with information, the projects make you think a bit. The most realistic business course I've taken. Don't think you don't have to work to get a good mark though...

He's a very energetic prof and will keep u awake for the full 3 hrs of lectures! But you'll need to work hard on your projects, they weight over 50% of this course.

Very easy course. Malleck is a very nice man and entertaining. I don't really fell like ! learned anything from taking the course.

Great prof. Any business student should take his course.

Nice guy, outgoing. Watch out for assignments, HARD MARKER! Didn't feel like I leared a lot but meh I got a good mark so I'm not complaining!

Great course! I enjoyed the difficulty level and learned a lot. Is a great leader of discussions in class. Discusses very interesting topics. I can never look at marketing the same again.

First off he is not a professor, just a lecturer! I skipped 100% of his class and managed 80+. But he is lazy in some sense.

Nice guy, the course is a mishmash of business and marketing stuff that can be very boring if you've taken any introductory courses. Group work is 70% of the grade, so that can be good/bad depending on your luck.

He taught both Econ 344 and 220, and I got 80+ from his courses!!! Come on, these are the bird courses to take at UW!!

A decent teacher and a good guy.

I think he's a really good prof! Only complaint is that he's so unorganized! Ask questions if unclear of deadlines and so on.. and you should be fine. :)

Such a nice guy! so approachable and willing to help his students. Has interesting discussions in class and keeps you interested in what he has to say. Any other prof teaching this course would've put me to sleep. He's not afraid to make fun of himself and has tons of respect for his students.

Very interesting prof. Makes coming to class fun. He needs to work on getting the slides up before class! Content isn't too bad at all but make sure you know how to analyze cases and you must like group work.

Really cool genuinely nice guy. But, he is unoranized, but the work isnt hard. 70% of the amrk is group work, sod epending on ur group will determine ur mark. exam isnt based on course material, all opinion based questions. all depends on how good u can ****. recommend dis clas if u like waste$$

Best prof ever !!!!!!!!!!!111

THE GOOD:awesome prof. Hes a nice guy and is flexible with due dates and marking. He looks more for thinking outside the box than actual calss material. THE BAD: He could win the prize for being the most vague prof. ever. He is also unorganized but appears to be getting better.

gotta attend lectures to learn what the course is really about (malleck's lectures made all the difference) - if you justs want to get a high mark, there is no need to go to any of the lectures, just read the course package.

Definetely the most useful and enjoyable course UW could possibly offer. I think these pleasentries should be attributed more to the Malleck than the course. He makes the course worthwhile! His lectures are always interested, he gives you great feedback on inquiries, and his expectations on assignments and the final exam are very clear. Awesome

Geoff has become my favourite professor after ECON 220. That's how good he is. He's friendly and approachable. It's one of the few courses in UW that u can actually learn sth useful and can apply to the real business world. 2 thumbs up for Geoff!

Doesn't get any better than this

This professor genuinely cares about students learning and well being unlikely most Waterloo profs. Well prepared for classes, always willing to help or talk to students, and has interesting materials and lectures.

This prof. rules! I loved his lectures, although I never attended many of them. But that's only because it was 8:30 in the morning! Enjoyed the class a lot, and our group got along really well for our group presentation. Prof. Malleck rules, one of my favourite's for sure!

Excellent prof. Makes waking up for 9:30am class worth it. Takes attendence occasionally but you'll already want to be in class anyway. Frequent references to relate the material to real life, make the course interesting and fun.

Easy going professor. A little too easy going at times. Lectures and lecture slides are useless. Textbook is equally useless. Neither a "bird" nor difficult course. Be aware that final exam format changes from term to term. If you are a creative thinker then this is the course for you, however.

Awesome prof...very excited, informative and unique in the way he lectures....your learn so much in his class..the stories that he says are perhaps the best part of it!!

he looks weird./goofy

I love going to this class even though it's at 8:30 am three days a week!

I really like his class, the lectures are very interesting and he really lets you brainstorm and expand on ideas. He appreciates and rewards creativity, which is nice in an econ course. Also I think that my favourite thing about him is that he loves Mellencamp!

Malleck is a very knowledgeable prof whose business experience brings the course theory to life. He is an entertaining and downright hilarious lecturer. I highly recommend taking both his Marketing 344 and Entrepreneuship 220 classes. Assignments are time-consuming but fair and interesting. Exam in Marketing was more challenging than I expected.

220 and 344. Very interesting lectures, injected with many years of personal experience in business. Difficult to get above 85%. TOO MUCH GROUP WORK means that your mark is highly dependent on other people, even if you know the material. Marking is highly subjective. As an individual: helpful, approachable, experienced, self-deprecating. Humble.

His teachings are really helpful and has the habit of keeping the class interested in lectures. A recommended professor from my side.

Geoff Malleck is sexy!!! An older and slightly chubbier Steve Carrell with glasses. I thoroughly enjoyed his class, at least the few I atteneded. The course was very interesting. His online slides were great, as was the textbook. His class examples were always interesting. His lecture style is never boring and always on the move. Easy class

This man holds the crown of professors at UW and well deserves it. Very approachable, smart, and sharp. A quality that SOME professors at UW seem to lack.

The only prof I've ever liked-worked us a bit hard, but seems to be a very nice, caring person...unlike most professors! Fantastic prof!

awesome teacher. provides useful really life examples. Actually worked in the field. He is not just a textbook/theory prof

Awesome lecturer, but horrible prof. His classes are the most interesting, but his assignments are unreasonably hard. The TAs sometimes mark your assignments differently than how the prof said he wants assignments. The only exam in the class was just incredibly hard, you'll be lucky to score above 75%. Overall i loved hhis lectures though

Geoff Malleck is a good prof despite some of the comments here. He is engaging and brings quite a bit of experience to the table in terms of entrepreneurship. The 80% group work depends on your group members and the 20% assessment (MC) is based on his slides. I didn't study for the assessment and walked out of the course with 90%. Easy w/Good Group

If you're somewhat savvy and have a pretty good vocabulary, you can do most of the 80% group assignments with ease, referencing his lecture notes. Class attendance is mandatory since posted slides have blanks to them. The lecture content has little relevance to course material but he is engaging. 80% group, 20% test-be prepared for subjective marks

Excellent prof. people who are complaining he is too hard,etc. shouldn't be taking a business class. he brings real world experience to class and teaches you that the business world is about hard work and sacrifice - something most kids NEED to learn. The 1st day of class he told us: "the day i'm not excited to teach you is the day i retire"

He's such a nice professor. Maybe it is kinda hard to get used to his teaching style but once you are used to it, you will love attending class. However, exam might be very challenging but that is what all good profs to be. There can't be good prof with easy exam... lol

Great teacher, fun and friendly, knowledgeable and serious. Would definitely recommend.

This class was very different then what most students expected. There was a lot of group work and very little clarity on what was expected for assignments. To me this was a good thing because it made us think instead of just regurgitating what we had learned in class.

AWESOME does not begin to describe him. He's worked hard in his life and is not afraid to show it. Always dapper in a Ralph Lauren polo and Sperry boat shoes. It's almost uncomfortable calling him a professor because he doesn't fit the stereotype. You'll either really hate him or really love him and I'm doing a lot of the latter!

Really cool guy. Has a lot of first hand entrepreneurship experience. Tells cool stories in class. Group project is worth basically all the marks for the course. But he makes it so that if you end up in a group of lazy idiots, you can still get a good mark yourself and punish them. Great to talk to with your business ideas.

A teacher and class that teaches you more life lessons then any other class will.

Nice Prof, easy to do well if you go to class and regurgitate stuff from lecture and textbook. TAs mark fairly and provide good direction in feedback.

Geoff Malleck is a great professor. He is very helpful, and is a man of integrity. He is very kind and willing to help the students. Being a student in AccessAbility at Waterloo, as well as having some struggles with teamwork, I can say how much I appreciate his help and understanding. He also has awesome quick wit! :D

Geoff was a really nice guy. He's very approachable and quite easy to listen to. ARBUS 200 however you could get a 75 in and never show up to class. Most of the important material was provided online, and not relatable to what is taught in class. I really enjoyed the in class material, but 3 hour lectures are a little much for this class.

I love him so much! He's one of my favourite profs I've had in university and I've taken 2 classes with him. His teaching style is very different so I get why some people might not like it, but I think it's really refreshing. He makes going to class really fun, and he's great to have conversations with so try to get to know him! Marks depend on TAs

He's a good prof and is very understanding if you need to reschedule your exams. Other than that, he tends to talk a lot in class and attendance is mandatory for iclicker questions (participation marks). His tests can be hard and is based off lectures and the textbook. He's also a hard marker & generally doesn't give out 90s.

Geoff is a true beauty. He really cares about his students and tries to get everyone excited about course material. He doesn't really cover course material so you'll need to read the textbook for midterms. Class participation is easy so just go to class. The group project is pretty annoying but bearable.

I wasn't excited to take ARBUS400 but Geoff really made it easy for us to get the help we needed and succeed in this course. I found that he was extremely helpful and very quick to respond to his students if they needed it, and he gave clear feedback after each round/assignment. He's also pretty clear on assignment expectations if you just ask.