I want to start off by saying I am currently taking the class and have an A and I DO NOT plan on dropping. This is one of the most boring classes I have ever taken. If you are not required to take this class, DONT. He is dry, doesn't use any slides, and he is hard to understand. He is incompetent as a teacher, watch his body language, he knows it.

This professor cares more about chatting with students in class than actually teaching the class. Class is unstructured- no textbook and no lecture slides. He just talks and talks about nothing relevant to medical ethics. He often allows students to just interrupt and tell random personal stories instead of actually trying to teach.

Avoid this teacher at all cost... he is TERRIBLE. His lectures do not help at all and he expects everyone to know the material.

I'm currently in this class and to keep it short, if I didn't have to take this for my major I would drop this class ASAP. He's a nice guy and everything but not the best professor. He doesn't give notes, use power points or anything, it's strictly him talking. Its a very dry and boring class, I hate it.

One of the worst, if not the worst, professors I've ever had. His teaching style is to give lectures without any notes or powerpoints. It's boring as hell but if you skip a class, you're probably going to fail. I wouldn't take this again if you paid me to.

sometimes i feel like this is more like group therapy than an actual class. i litterally dont understand how this is allowed

gives readings to read - some are very hard to digest. he does explain them in class, although gets through 20% of the material before there is a 40 minute conversation about how people "feel about the topic". how about we talk about the reading more and limit the discussion. i don't know how to feel about a topic if i don't even know what i read.

AVOID THIS PROF the structure of the class is: -no homework (besides "readings" -3 exams each worth a third of your grade there is no structure in the grading -lectures where he literally stands at the front of the room and talks on the students. no written notes, no presentation, no other resources besides the heavy textbook and his words.

not structured. you don't understand the reading or what he says in lecture? LOL good luck Charlie. save yourself and pick another professor.

He is a nice guy but I just don't think this is a class he should be teaching. He seems to know very little about the medical field yet is trying to teach future health professionals about medical ethics? grading is horrendous with no rubrics to base it off of. You never know what they want. Class is so unstructured and he never finishes the notes.

The class itself has no structure or organization. The only way to follow along is to read the insane amount of articles required for each class. Grades were based on two papers and two exams in which can ruin your chances at an A. The Professor was not ready for the deserved hatred from the students. Organize your class, check your ego.

Hes not the best professor-he gets off track and is really hard of a grader. I wish i read the other reviews before i took him. He also writes his own reviews here too-look at the dates and the content of a lot of the higher reviews. They sound exactly the same. Dude doesnt know how to teach.

Terrible speaker. Not sure what was more confusing, the text or the professor. Very egotistical. Has the TA grade everything for him. Powerpoint slides contain at least 500 words each. Be prepared to be frustrated and annoyed. Probably the worst professor I have ever had.

All online - lectures not posted in timely manner - grade based in 1 paper midterm and final - takes forever to grade even w/ 3 TA - review sheet was c&p from another semester and inaccurate info - tried to change syllabus mid semester bc dates were incorrect for midterm - video lectures are just him reading PP/ readings are LONG and time consuming

Worst professor I have ever had. Only has three grades, a paper, the midterm, and final. He tried to change the syllabus without telling us. He doesnt give a detailed explanation or rubric for exams or the paper. Once the three assignments are graded, you get no notes. He makes excuses as to why he is late posting material. I would go on but cant.

Awful Professor, awful course. Harlan is extremely unorganized and this course is structured terribly. Were graded on 3 assignments- that is all. Lectures are BORING. His TAs are no help & he will not answer emails in an efficient time frame. He always has some excuse as to why he cant post lectures on time. Very inconsiderate and lazy. AVOID!!

As a nursing major, this course did not prepare me in the slightest. First off, the professor was awful at his job and made our whole grade based on three heavily graded assignments. His TAs are inept as well. Professor fails to communicate with the students at THEIR request through email, but will send 1000 worded emails at ungodly hours.

Worst class I have taken at UB. Content of medical ethics could've be so interesting & he makes it miserable. No lecture slides available, monotone voice & slides are just essays of words. Only based on 3 assignments, no feedback on exams or essays, grading takes months & no clear rubric for assignments or grades. HE is very smart but awful prof.

LECTURES ARE SO BORING, no lecture slides, monotone voice. It is painfully miserable to listen to these lectures and you can't even have the option to speed it up. No feedback on the 3 assignments that make up the class or grading criteria. I picked him for this class based on old reviews that I am pretty sure he wrote himself. AWFUL CLASS

Lectures are based off of weekly readings and are incredibly boring. Everything is graded by the TAs and there is no clear grading criteria. Nothing is posted on time.

For your own emotional sanity do not take this class. Lectures are never posted on time and are painful to sit through. The class is graded by 2 exams and a paper for which there is no clear grading criteria. Professor is very smart but terrible at teaching.

He tried to change the syllabus and changed the midterm date last minute, he also gives very crucial clarifications on the ONE paper days before it is due and declines extensions. He fails to get the lectures up on time/at all. He is completely inconsiderate of students, yet he is behind all the time. Boring lectures, if posted, and lots of reading

3 grades that make up your final grade, gives no feedback at all. Painful monotone lectures put up late, if at all. He leaves his own reviews on this page. Not understanding of students conditions, yet is constantly behind when all he has to do are lectures. A bunch of boring readings. Could've been a fun class, but sadly it isn't.

DOESNT EVEN DESERVE A ONE STAR. SOMEONE STOP THIS MANS. LITERALLY, THE EPITOME OF BAD PROFS AND I DONT EVEN USE THAT WORD

Worst professor and class ever. I dropped bc I "misinterpreted" the 2 sentence prompt for an essay that was 1/3 of our grade. HORRIBLE lectures, and the prof sent out many passive aggressive emails to the class. I was told effort wouldn't get me anywhere, and that results were all that mattered. Well, my effort got me accepted to Columbia dental

I loathed this professor and the class. This class consists of three harshly graded, leaving little chances of success. Professor's communication skills are horrid, is very inconsiderate with students' time and writes own reviews. This course was a waste of my time and energy. Final grades are not submitted yet and it is a day past the due date.

This class was honestly one of the worst classes I have ever taken. You are graded on 3 assignments, 1 of which is a paper that he gives no clear instructions for. I dropped this class because I couldn't continue taking a class where the teacher cared nothing for his students in making sure they understood the prompt. TAs were also a nightmare.

Worst professor I've EVER had. Lectures were unbearable, always posted late, and had mistakes in them (mind you, they were pre-recorded). He had a repulsive attitude and sent out numerous passive aggressive emails. The TAs graded our papers and if you tried to approach him about a bad grade he would say "Not my problem, talk to the TA". DO NOT TAKE

The worst pathway you can ever take, do not take this.

The workload for this class is unbearable if you happen to also work with school. The class was based off of 4 exams and one term paper. the exams consisted of 4 questions, writing 3-4 pages for each question, with only a week to write it. This class is the worst class ive ever taken.

do not take if you don't have to. this class is stressful. harsh grading from the TAs with only a week to write papers. grades come back extremely slow. still waiting on the final as i'm typing this. exams are fair. with 4 assignments and harsh grading, this class is more difficult than it has to be. especially since Long rounds down (like why?)

You may not understand what he is talking about in the lecture because he usually says something that he himself even doesn't understand. He and TAs reply to emails slow. And don't expect him to answer specifically about papers and exams while TAs are the graders. This class just don't have the chance for you to make up a bad grade

This course was an absolute nightmare and the professor was an absolute disaster. His attempts at humor were disgusting and his lectures were disappointing. The grading was unfair and the workload was unbearable. I regret taking this class.

This class was an absolute disaster. Class was based on 4 exams, which were 2.5k to 3k words each and a term paper that was 2k words. You only have a week to complete each one. Term paper was due very close to last exam. We have other finals too ya know. Professor grades very harshly too and is not eager at all to cooperate with student requests.

Class is not difficult but is time-consuming during weeks he assigns essays. If you have tests the weeks of his essays, RIP. Essays are long (12-16 pages). Professor is passively smug. He assigned 12-16 pages and called it a short exam. He reminds me of "the proof is trivial and is left as an exercise to the reader" when the proof is nontrivial.

This class is basically the definition of a "cruel and unusual punishment"

It says a lot about somebody when they write their own reviews on here. His class reflects that too; his TAs grade everything, he's exceptionally unhelpful, he gets annoyed when we don't understand the material... I really wish I had read the reviews before I took this clown of a professor.

He is not a good professor. There are only three exams and one extra credit. Harsh grader and you need to take notes. He doesn't post the slides but only as videos. Be prepared to study and still get a bad grade. It seems like no matter how many notes you take and how correctly you answer the questions on the exams you will still get a low grade.

This was literally one of the worst professors I have ever had, nice person but bad prof. The TA's grade either extremely well or extremely poor, so much that he has to put a curve on their grades to make them somewhat fair. The lectures were very long along but the readings that went along with them were interesting. Do not take this course.

This professor is absolutely terrible. He doesn't care about students, grading goes to TA, question goes to TA. Confused grading rubrics. This professor doesn't care how much effort you put into. Lack of responsibilities.

Lecture slides not posted=getting notes from lectures take 10x as long. No captions on videos which are 2 yrs old & randomly stop working when sped up. He's unbearably redundant & talks in circles. Your grade = from 3 exams: short answer & essay: not enough time to answer Qs in the depth he wants. 1 TA grading ~80 exams. HARSH grading. DON'T TAKE!!

Im a 4.0 senior majoring in chemistry. This class has been tougher than all my other courses put together. The lazy professor doesn't give a damn about students. The TA is a rougher grader too l. There's only three graded assignments and he doesn't give enough time for them to be up to his unreasonable expectations. DONT TAKE THIS CLASS!!!

I regret taking this course so much. I don't understand why he doesn't give us lecture presentations even though it is a remote class. Lectures doesn't even have 2x speed, so if the lecture is 55 mins youll have to watch the whole 55 mins. He's also a TOUGH grader and to add on, he make TA's grade everything when he do nothing ... Just avoid him.

It seems like Dr. Long does not come prepared for lecture. Also, the class lacked a grading rubric for exam scoring. Overall, his class was not a good experience.

I would not recommend this class. Does not provide any structure on the criteria for the assignments and exams. Expects that you understand the readings and lectures without any breakdown of what the readings actually mean. For each lecture, he just reads off a paper and does not fully engage with the class. He did not show up for a 2 pm class.

By far the worst professor I've ever had the misfortune of taking. I should have read the reviews before signing up for his class. He's not prepared for the lectures and is a sloppy prof. The TAs graded his papers and tests, without mercy. Plus, all of the 5 star reviews seem to be written by him, too so...

If there is one prof to avoid. It's this one bro. What could've been an A became a B- because of how harsh he grades. Oh btw HE DOESN'T EVEN DO THE GRADING. everything is graded by TAs and the comments are the rudest shit ever. I don't understand how degrading students are even allowed and yet, here we are. literally don't even CONSIDER taking it

Hated this course and everything about it with a passion. Laziest prof ever. Lectures are all pre-recorded and he didn't even bother updating the due dates or old info from semesters prior to this one. Grading, emails, etc are all heavily relied on TAs they might as well is the prof at this point. TAs are rude, useless, prideful? AND FOR WHAT?!!

Pre-recorded lectures (at least 40min long) but don't post ANY of the slides? Says the time given for exams r enough to answer questions but...yea enough time for u maybe, but for students who have other courses to be responsible for?100% no Either u treat this course as ur life or just don't take it. Regretted taking this course with all my being.

AVOID THIS CLOWN AT ALL COSTS!!! Took this class to complete a pathway thinking it'd be a breeze. Boy was I wrong. He is very sloppy during lectures, and sometimes dont even show up to classes. Each exam is a huge paper, nearly 10 pages long, 2-3 pages per question. I felt like I was in a 500 level stem course, in which would still prob be easier.