3.3
Quality2.7
Difficulty100%
Would Retake101
Reviews100%
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What Students Say
“Not the easiest course”
CMNS1140 - 2.0 rating“Gerald is a pretty good instructor”
CMNS1140 - 4.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
0%
Textbook Required
88%
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A-
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BIO1110
5.0
(1)CMNS114
5.0
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5.0
(1)1140
4.2
(5)CMS1140
4.0
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CMNS1160
5.0
CMNSS10
5.0
CMNS2205
4.0
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3.5
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3.0
Reviews (101)
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He was a great teacher and I learned alot. Good contact too :)
great sense of humour, interesting to listen to. taking him again!!
HIS TEACHING SUCKS, HE SUCKS! DO NOT TAKE THIS COURSE!
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he doesn't know how to teach, but hey, its an easy A.
Gerald is still a little rough around the edges regarding his teaching abilities. However, he is a heck of a nice guy and seems to care about his students. Plus he is an easy A.
very unclear, not helpful at all, and not a very cood teacher. He is extremely boring.
He'll put you to sleep. Otherwise, he is easy-going and a really nice guy. Easiest course on Earth. Anyone can get an A from him. Take this course to boost your GPA.
Good course. I learned a lot, and I'm a better writer too. You have to keep up with the work, though -- lots of small assignments.
good prof
He is boring and sucks at teaching but its an easy A
He's a J E R K ...but he's really easy. Don't be late for his class or he'll end up having a Hernia.
He's a nice guy. Very helpful class. Good teacher.
Well, class is easy to ace he is boring the subject isn't very fun. Lots of work and assignments, but easy marks.
be sure to bring your crystal ball! he doesn't give guidelines for assignments and expects you to read his mind.
be sure to bring your crystal ball! he doesn't give any guidelines for assignments, but expects you to read his mind. psychics only need apply!!
Does not explain projects and is boring as hell
lots of HW, every week. Although not super hard, require lots of time to finish them. Besides, doesn't explain how to do, only ask you to read the text. NOT RECOMMEND TO TAKE HIS COURSE!!
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The most easiest teacher ever, can hand in assignments whenever you want! Easy A
the easiest teacher i have ever had. he has a good course outline for a whole semeter, and do all of his homework, u will get at least A.
If english is your first language you will die of bordom in this class! It's really easy, but impossible to make yourself go!
he is unorginized but the class is a easy A, he gives extra long breaks. Alot of the work is very repetitve.
Horne is a great teacher. He cares about the students. I learned a lot about business writing. I also got to be much more comfortable about doing oral presentations.
This is not an easy class, but you'll learn a lot. Jerry Horne is a wonderful teacher. He explains everything clearly.
Horrible teacher. He teaches to stomach and doesn't look at his students. Watch out, he takes pictures of each student so he can learn your name even though he will NEVER know your name. Horrible at explaining anything.
Super super easy test and exam. but not the hw. Tons of hw. HW are not hard, but take me a long time to finish. He's quite easy on marking. He looks for ideas and format. so just ignore the grammer.
I took him in the summer. Very nice teacher, easy.
Great teacher. Great Class. Very useful and practical information.
Jerry is very supportive, and explains the assignments carefully. I learned a lot from the class. He has a lot of good experiences.
He's a great teacher. The course is really organized and helpful. Expect to do lots of assignments with your computer and printer. Not many exams. I would take another class from Jerry.
I learned a lot in this class. He shows you how to make writing easier and clearer. There are many small assignments and in-class exams, but it is easy to get a good mark if you keep up with the work. I recommend this class!!!!
I didn't know what to expect, but this turned out to be the best class I took. Gerald knows a lot about his subject and explains things really well. I actually enjoyed doing the assignments. Lots of good feedback. I learned a lot.
You learn some very practical strategies for writing business reports. Horne is a good teacher because he really seems to care about this stuff. I'd recommend the class for just about everyone.
Great class. Great teacher! How can he make this stuff so interesting? Keep doing the work though. If you get behind, your sunk.
I'm pissed off that I paid to take a required class and ended up in ESL. Didn't we learn grammar in grade 7?
This class was a waste of time. DO NOT BUY THE TEXTBOOK; you do not have to read it to know what's going on. You only need about 3 times to do homework assignments. Jerry is very boring and way TOO personal. What Jerry teaches does NOT happen in the real world. It is obvious that he has not worked in a business setting since 1985!
he is such a cool guy if you attend the class and listen him carefully and do your homework. you will get good grades. i think this is the best teacher i everhave and i like attending his class. if you want to get good marks and want to increase your GPA take him. he is a cooooooooooooooool guy.
THIS IS THE MOST BORING CLASS EVER. NO SERIOUSLY BORING AND WASTE OF TIME. HE MARKS YOU TO HIS LIKING..VERY PERSONAL.. IF HE DOESN'T LIKE YOU.. FORGET IT! DID NOT LEARN A THING FROM HIS CLASS. READS ACTUALLY JUST READ OFF FROM PPT. CAN'T STAND SITTING IN HIS CLASS.. DIE OF BOREDOM. BORING!
one word -- BORING.. useless class.. did not learn A THING! if he doesn't like you --> BAD MARK!!
This is a great class. My writing and presentation skills improved immensely. Jerry is a really caring teacher, and he make the material interesting. I would take another class from him.
ya the class was boring, but he helps when in need. he is very easy going with assignments. you can procrastinate without loss of marks
extremely horrible teacher, he only believes that if you do exactly what he asks for, like perfectly u will only get 70% you have to go above and beyond what he asks for to get any higher but if u do more work and he thinks its a waste of his time he will deduct marks!!! do not take this class unless u plan on falling asleep
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Very dull class. don't buy the textbook, because you will never use it. He seldom marks anyone over 75%, because that would be above the UBC average. easy class, but tough marker. Final assignment is long and boring. If he likes you, you'll probably get a better mark.
BAD!!!!
He's super organized and very clear about what is expected. I know my writing is improving because of this class. The assignments are real world, not academic. I'll recommend the class. The people who don't like him are the ones who don't do the work.
Jerry is a great teacher. He knows his stuff and he is always available to help. He even gives his home phone number so you can talk on the weekend. I had to take communication, but I would gladly take this class even if I didn't have to because I learned a lot of useful tips for the real world.
This is a very useful class, and Jerry really cares about making it relevant for the real world. I'd recommend the class to anyone taking business, or anybody else. My writing is 300 percent better because of the class.
There isn't much to learn in this class, but there's lots of exercises to help you learn. After taking it I feel completely confident writing business memos and reports. The teacher is good and so is the textbook. I'm going to recommend this class.
This isn't like other classes. The material is straighforward, even easy, but you get lots of practice and the assignments make sense for anyone going to work in an office or if you're going into business. Jerry is really helpful and tries to make it interesting.
There's lots of assignments, but most of them are fast to do, except for the proposal, which takes several weeks. Overall the work load is easy to handle if you are organized. The teacher knows his stuff and is very helpful.
I wish I'd taken this class first, because I learned a clear and easy way to write reports. It would ahve saved me a lot of time. The instructor has a great website.
Lots of writing practice, but the assignments are pretty easy. There is one big assignment but you have months to do it. I'd recommend this class if you want to improve writing skills. Jerry is a very helpful teacher and really cares. I'd like to recommend this class.
Good class, good instructor. Two thumbs up!
This is not like most classes. There isn't much new to learn, but there is a lot of writing practice in class, and assignments almost every week. What's good about it is you get good notes and advice on your writing. The instructor tries to make the class interesting with current events and case studies.
This was one of the best classes. I should have taken it first, because it teaches a good method for producing good writing reports. I recommend the course, and also the instructor. Jerry has good experiences and is a great teacher.
Don't expect an easy A. The marking is tough, but you learn a lot. Gerry tries to make it interesting -- not an easy job for a teacher. He's really helpful and even lets you phone him at home.
Jerry is a great professor, loving his teaching styles. students definitely can learn a lot, benefit in your work or life. all the assigments are good practice in diff. area.A+ professor.
Great professor, great teaching styles.
Easy class. He's a good guy. The class is usually very short. I found the material pretty boring, but learning how to write memos can't be expected to be very interesting. We ended up watching Office Space in class. Highly recommended.
I did not find this instructor good at all. I found that he would give assignments/quizzes BEFORE he actually taught the relevant material. I think he is a nice guy, but he doesnt really understand student questions & what he taught & what the textbook said were not always the same and you are expected to use both which is confusing.
It seems like an easy subject, but you have to think about what you're doing. The strategy part is confusing, but there are a lot of examples on the excellent website and in the text. (The text isn't really needed because everything is explained in class anyway.)
Frustrating teacher. Favours talking to his computer screen than looking and talking to his students. Gives his assignments and tests on subjects BEFORE he has taught them in class. If you have to do this course - choose another teacher.
Decent class, terrible teacher. Didn't explain what he wanted from you and was very boring. Hard marker.
I thought it would be a boring subject, but it's really what business is all about. What we did in class was really useful. Jerry's an understanding guy and if you ask him he'll give you lots of help. He gives you time to start your assignment in class.
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It's a valuable class and Horne is always willing to help his students. His website is super and he always explains things with good powerpoints. I learned alot in the class.
Nice teacher. Useful information in class and on the web assignments. There's lots of writing, but you get the practise and you can start the writing in class.
The teacher is a bit of a geek, but he's fair. I'll recommend the class. Lots of small assignments at the start. No final.
He is a good professor. I took the class because it was required, but I learned alot about writing for work. I did a resume in the class and used it to get a job.
Gerry was a great prof. I found the classes to be a bit boring at times, but everything I learnt was useful. His quizes are online and can be done at home as open-book, and there is no final exam- only a project.
Gerald Horne is the worst professor I have ever took. His presentations are monotone and boring. He is inconsistent with his own instructions he posts up on moodle. He marks according to his opinion and not the guideline. I suspect he looks at this site and decided no easy A's.He expects people to ask him for help due to his own poor explanations.
i would not recomment this peof. to any one. the instructor's teaching and marking style made it super hard. he does't know what he is looking for when he marks. he bases his marks on other student's work, if every one gets low you will get low too. and if the class ave is too high he will mark everyone low to bring the ave down. avoid this pro.
avoid this teacher if you want your GPA to increase or stay the same, he will definitly decrease it
Choose this prof and your GPA will suffer. He is a very unfair marker, and his classes are so boring. I take this as an online class, all he ever does is read directly from a powerpoint presentation that is already posted on the website, so classes are pointless. I would never take this guy again.
Mr. Horne was a good teacher. You could tell he cared about the work you submitted, and if you made a point of listening to his pointers and tips on how to write well, then he would mark well. if you slack off and dont attend then no reason your marks drop. He is just one of those teachers that marks bsed on what HE teaches you and not the textbook
*Take this class online OR in 1styear 1st semester *Average mark is 70% *Very organized and well prepared *Available, he even gives you his home phone number *Strongly opinionated *His way, or its wrong (content and tone) *Reads directly from PPT & digresses too much *Inconsistent marking *Very few full classes and unnecessarily long breaks
Do not waste your time with the professor. Marking is only his way never takes into consideration other ways to approach a situation. Lectures are boring he is unorganized and waste the class time talking about pointless personal stories and never about class assignments
Agree with others, you write in his "style" or fail. His style is unfriendly, formal and boring. Do the class on-line! can't imagine having to hear him lecture each week. Your work must match his answer, no room for other approaches or style.
I'm so disappointed in this class. Instead of broadening my writing skills and really trying to learn how to become a better business writer I spend all my time trying to read his mind. Disappointed with the teacher. Not helpful unclear expectations. It's impossible to do well regardless of how hard you work.
The way Gerald teaches unfortunately hurts your GPA if you cant adapt to his style of writing. I worked hard, got to know him a bit, wrote with HIS STYLE and I ended with an A. He's a nice guy but it has to be his way. If you show up to classes and listen you will do decent. The textbook is useless other then for online quizzes.
Gerald Horne is not too bad like most people describe him. He's pretty easy. I admit the textbook is useless but you need it to do the online chapter quizzes. Everything is open book including midterms, finals, quizzes. He allows to give you extra time if you need it for any assignment doesnt matter what your excuse is. He wants his students 2 pass
Took him because I was desperate to take an online class for summer. Read the reviews & they are spot on. This class is pretty easy and boring. Hes an ass cuz hes very unclear on what he wants. u try to decide whether to follow example he gives or textbook example. If u want to spend all ur time guessing what he wants and risking your GPA, take him
Gerald is very helpful and allows extra time to comeplete any task even if it was given in the first week of class he lets you finish it till the last day of class with no marks taken off. Textbook is useful only for online assignments and quizzes. Finals, quizes, midterms are all open book. He even lets you take the midterm home to complete it
I would Not recommend this Prof to anyone. Not only is he boring and long-winded in his lectures, his marking is incredibly inconsistent and based on his personal opinions over the material in the assignments.
Very hard marker. He likes to ask questions on tests/quizzes that he hasn't gone over in class and aren't in the textbook either. Marks things based on his opinion. Questions on exams are usually "Pick the best/worst answer." which answer is the best/worst is his opinion, not based on facts. Don't take unless you have to.
Quizzes and midterms are based on "best answer". Is extremely unclear on criteria. Marks based on his opinion. He does give you feedback on assignments although majority of the time, he deducts marks for reasons not previously mentioned. Unless you think like him, which is scatter brained you will not get a good mark.
Not the easiest course. There is a fair amount of subjectivity to his marking.
Gerald is a pretty good instructor. He is straight to the point, emphasizes on materials that he deems is important for students to know, and does not require getting the textbook. Although he is subjective when it comes to marking, he does provide comments which allowed me to improve my writing.
Gerald is such an easy prof, just follow his criteria and you can get a good mark in his class
Gerald is a very good professor. Although there are many assignments and writing tasks you have to prepare, it is worth spending time because from the feedback and comment the professor gives to you you learn a lot. His moodle is very organized and rich of resources which provide many useful tools for writing for business communication.
Horrible teacher, marking is inconsistent and is based on his opinions. GPA Killer.
I have him for online class. He responds to emails immediately, and gives descriptive and helpful feedback. Expect to do a lot of written assignments and projects, though.
Subjective in marking written assignments, and there are a lot of them. No final exam, but a final written project worth 30%. Most of the lectures were about unimportant material, and everything probably could have been covered in one 3 hour class. However, his classes almost never went for the whole 3 hours so that was nice. Take this online.
Gerald is one of the best prof at Kwantlen I have ever met. Very inspiring and provides useful feedback on assignments. Course material is also very helpful to real life situations. Definitely would take him again if he offer other courses.
Nice teacher , He really pays attention to your effort. So you gotta really do your homework. However, he is easy on the marks. Highly recommend.
Took CMNS 1140 online with him and everything was very organized and specific as to what he was expecting. there is a larger business proposal project but he is always available by email. Assignments are easy enough. Midterm and Final both open book. Do the work with effort and you'll get an A
best decision you can make. just one project of 30% rest is a piece of cake. like 5% for doing the plagiarism tutorial 5% for wring your introduction on your profile
I took online course with this prof. He replies your emails within a day. I will take other courses with him again
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
0%
Textbook Required
88%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Stable
-0.05 avg changeRatings by Course
BIO1110
5.0
(1)CMNS114
5.0
(2)CMNSSECT
5.0
(1)1140
4.2
(5)CMS1140
4.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
CMNS1160
5.0
CMNSS10
5.0
CMNS2205
4.0
CMNS114
3.5
CMNSSECT
3.0