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“Kine 1000 is a great example of how bs ideas are pushed onto students”
KINE1000 - 3.0 rating“Gives bad lectures, may be entertaining to some first years but his slides are poorly worded and constructed”
KINE1000 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
68%
Textbook Required
30%
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5.0
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(1)POLOLYM
5.0
(1)ASKINE1000
5.0
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Reviews (131)
Really nice prof, and lectures are interesting.
VERY inconsistent in his grading process.
Very nice guy who misled his students about the marks they were going to get.
Nice guy, but does not read what he grades and you won't be marked fairly.
great guy, accidentily left the answers to his exam on the back page once!!!!!!
nice guy, funny, his courses are bird
cool guy; very funny!!
best prof ever. great classes, interesting, nice guy. Just do the readings!!!!
As much as I loved the course content, the professor left a lot to be desired. A seemingly great guy to everyone, his marking style was biased towards the athletes in the class, no matter how little they did or contributed. Still got an A, though.
Great guy. Is now teaching KINE 1000 with Malzecki, they are an awesome duo. Take this PKIN, you won't regret it.
Great guy, great teacher but Uses participation marks to always end up at a B.
this guy is the best prof. hes cool, funny and does a fabulous job of sparking up some great discussions. for those who dont like them, you must be smoking something. and for that person who said he was a horrible coach, i bet you got cut. blame yourself
he is very friendly and clear in his teaching, very nice also.
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absolutly amazing prof...so motivational and one of the few that actually really cares.
Nice guy, amusing. Favours the people who are good though. If you don't got the skills don't take this PKIN, he can't seem to comprehend why some people are not all olympic quality volleyball players. KINE 1000 was fun with him!
Excellent prof. final exam was very easy. Assignments are interesting and a breeze. The content is very interesting, and now im a olympic fanatic!
thank god this guy took over kine 1000 from malszecki...yeah hernan...you the man
"not everyone can be strong, sexy, and jump as high as hernan!" pure jokes..
BEST OF THE BEST! This guy is hilarious and knows what he's saying. Come to this class if your having a bad day because you're gonna get a good laugh out of his lectures. He's also very helpful and energetic. You can have the longest sports discussion of all times with this guy (trust me)
Amazing dedication and ethusiam.P.S. love teh accent :)
He's,so sooo hot!!!!
LOVE THIS GUY! how he could be so energetic at 8am is beyond me... but he has so much energy and he actually loves to teach and does a good job at it!
Luv this guy!!!Although kine 1000 sucks, i loved the way he was teaching and trying to ge the message thru. He was a great relief after Fusco. If it wasn't for him, i'd start skipping kine 1000 lectures. I couldn't take Fusco anymore.
He made coming in on monday mornings at 8:00am worth wile. Very funny guy..not much of a professor..more like a stand up comic. The material he covers is straight forward and obvious.
Great prof, funny, enthusiastic. When he was lecturing the course seemed so much more interesting.
He is a very friendly person and excellent teacher since I had him for Kine 1000. In volleyball 1 he was way too techniqual and not much attention was placed on the enjoyment of just coming to class and playing volleyball. He was tough on the beginners and expected them to be as good as the people that have had the experience in volleyball before.
a good prof but surprisingly he contradicts himself in argument in a very short period.
Definately was a challenging class. to be honest this was the worst PKIN with Hernan...you would think that just coming to class and participating would be exceptional...but Hernan was way too technical especially on those who have never participated in Volleyball. Don't get me wrong he is a nice professor to speak to but he was way too technical :
STAY AWAY IF UR PLANNING TO TAKE THIS PKIN IN THE SUMMER...BIGGEST **** IN THE PLANET
He's an such an amazing person. He's the first prof at York to learn my name and take an interest in me as a student. His lectures are focused and he stays on topic with interesting life stories. His passion is an inspiration to future teachers. (I like the accent too!)
He is the best professor i had at York first semester. Always keeps the lectures fun as he adds in current events and alot of class discussions. Great attitude and easy to get along with. A hard ass when it comes to deadlines and marks though.
Amazing all around professor.
I really loved this PKIN, I learned so much from Hernan and he really made the class a lot of fun. I would recommend this PKIN to anyone. Simply put, he is a great guy and we still talk when we bump into each other on campus. TO bad he doesn't teach other PKINS.
very good prof! very bad course! this course is useless. it seems like i took a feminism course, that is all its spoken in class. this class fills your brain with questions, not answers. you'll see what i mean as soon as you enter the first lecture.
Great prof! i thought his accent would be distracting but it really isn't :) I would love to have him again.
Prof Humana is simply put a fun teacher that makes going to an 8:30 class not as painful; the material is boring as hell, but he provides all info summaries and stuff he talks about on webct =D Don't need to go to classes cuz its all on webct afterwards, just takes while for him to put it up. I would reccommend this prof for 1st year Kin-ers!
Good prof. but some of the course readings and subject need review. Enthusiastic but some lectures could use a little more umph.
Material is kinda bland, but Hernan is pretty funny and tends to spice it up. Thought his Chilean accent would be distracting at first, but you get used to it. 1st term is history-ish, 2nd term is sociology-ish. The guy loves youtube, that's all we watched in class. Tricky multiple choise exams. So-so assignments. Optional tutorials.
Very exciting course. Prof. Humana is very helpful and has very experince on his field.
Extremely helpful and fun course. Although the textbook is, kind of boring...An excellent professor!
lOTS OF EXPERINCE AND FUN.HOWEVER THE CLASS CAN BE BORING DUE TO THE BORING TEXT BOOK.
Excellent professor!Lots of energy!
Fun and Hot! Worth to take the class!
Fun, lots of energy and experince.
so funny.
Good prof
Thorough knowledge of the subject matter. Very funny, which is important for keeping your attention at 8:30am! Was my favourite prof in yr.1 Kine.
worse instructor ever. embarassed a few students to the point where they dropped out of the practi****- great coach?! right.
Very good prof. Course itself was ok, but not too useful. Take courses with him. You will not regret.
amazing prof that cares for his students. very helpful and friendly. tries to make the material interesting.
Very intelligent.
quite simply a marvelous humana
very nice man. not the most interesting class but he tries.
A+ for his enthusiam although lectures aren't in his exams.. do the readings and recall certain sentences from certain paragraphs and you'll pass the exam. Don't waste your time going to lecture, just stay home & do the readings and you'll be fine.
Amazing prof and person! Smiles a lot! loved the lectures hes the best!
He is a great professor! Loves to teach, makes every class fun. Kine 1000 was a blast because of him and it was only bad when one of his co professors would lecture instead of Hernan. The exams in this class are pretty hard though but the assignments are easier then the exams.
had him for volleyball, but we became friends and this guy is great. He had big shoes to fill by taking over KIN 1000 from Malzecki (Destination Graduation). Caring man, has hard job of motivating first year students, has passion for teaching!
LOVED HIM! hated when others lectured for him (everyone knows who i mean) made every lecture easy to follow with his humor
I took KINE 100o & 3620 -loved them both (except for when we had THE guest lecturer in 1000.she's a whole different story.) But Hernan is just amazing. Prior to his classes I though sociology was a waste of time, but now I love this stuff, and it's all due to his untiring enthusiasm in his subject. Love him! Hernan, if you're reading this, THANKS!
cool guy
KINE 1000 was easy. take it. Bird.
Best prof ever! Super nice, approachable and understanding. Loves teaching and loves students.
One of the nicest profs there is. Very clear instructions, super interesting to listen to. I wish all profs could be like him.
An incredible and inspirational person as well as an excellent professor and lecturer. He is extremely passionate about the material and loves what he does. He's great!
Great prof! Nuff said.
Does his best to make people think and get motivated. Class is extremely early so most of the students are sleepy. Talk a lot about general stuff in the world which makes you think that you don't really need to sutdy but you do look at his slides carefully.
amazing prof and makes class interesting, easy maker and tests just need to go to class
MAKES NO SENSE.
He is an amazing prof. He's such a pleasure to have especially at 8:30 in the morning. He's so motivating and supportive and just wants you to succeed. The only thing I dislike is that he was sometimes a bit repetitive with his lecture content. But all in all, great prof. We need more like him at York.
Prof. Humana is amazing! He is so passionate about what he teaches and that makes his lectures interesting. His exam questions can be tricky, but the assignments will boost your mark. Overall, amazing prof
He is great but the course is somewhat boring. Got an A overall. So I am happy. But for the sake of future students, change that stupid course reader please.
Good professor. However sometimes unclear in requirements. I also found myself correcting the prof many times during class.
Amazing teacher, really genuinely cares about you doing well. Ask him anything he will be there for you. Awesome prof!!
Enthusiastic, kind and genuinely nice man who is passionate about what he is teaching. Makes class funner than most profs.
Super intelligent, and genuinely cares about his students' success. Never a dull moment when he is lecturing.
Good lecturer but theres actually pretty low yield stuff in his lectures that dont really relate to the course. Besides that he always tries to make you feel bad for not being socialist or caring about poor people etc.. Wonder how much he volunteers at soup kitchens since he's such an egalitarian it seems
what an amazing prof!! great motivator, fairly easy to understand and is always willing to help students. however the exam is mostly readings so study that more than the lectures.
Hernan is an amazing professor. I learned so much in that class, I would have remained very ignorant without it. Study hard and read the course kit, the exam is fair if you study. Lectures may seem useless at times as he tends to go off topic but if you're smart you'll realize it is all meant to help you connect the info. Best prof at york.
Great nice Prof. exams was based on reading and lectures. he didn't lie. he was very caring. awesome!
Great Prof. he cares about students. he tests you on the book and lectures. no lies. Aced the exam with A+
being honest here!!! He is very carying and nice but!!! He doesnt talk much about the material of the course! make sure you do your readings and go to lectures!Try your best on the essays! The exams are fair but not easy! YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THE READINGS IN AND OUT ! You will be fine though!! stay on track
BEST PROF AT YORK BY FAR.
I couldn't agree less with these comments. I did not enjoy the lectures at all. He speaks his opinion as if they are facts and can be very rude and condescending. All i can say is that his midterms and exams were fine if you did the readings.
Rambles on a lot. Expect to many stories about Chile. Unfortunately participation is a must, so you will have to suffer through. Also, class discussion is extremely boring, and people only participate for the participation marks. With the useless lectures, he mainly focuses on the textbook for the midterm.
Prof Hernan is an enthusiastic and inspiring person! I'm very grateful he was the very first prof (8:30 amMonday) to welcome us formally into our university career. He always makes class a great place to be, as we do learn a lot! He has a lot of personal stories to share, and sincerely GREAT at his job! One of the greatest profs at YorkU.
goes off topic
Great engaging professor who opens your mind to a lot of things. The tests and course material is difficult especially for first years. Also help offered by professors aren't as readily available but he TA's are great. Even though the tests aren't fair the professors genuinely want you to do good so they offer certain resources
Prof. Humana can be extremely helpful and wants to see you succeed. However, the curriculum itself and Prof. Humana's lectures can seem deviant from 'kinesiology'. He argues that due to the recent MCAT changes, Kine 1000 should indeed be mandatory. Overall the course has nothing to do with physiologyhuman movement and is sociology oriented. :(
Great entertaining prof, the course is really tough though.
Simply put Professor Humana has awesome lectures but you need to definitely do the readings (before class preferably) to get something out of the course. Its the usual input-output formula you could say. Can be somewhat harsh on a student asking a question and his opinion on matters may rub some the wrong way for sure. Its all dependent on you.
Nice guy, but in terms of pure teaching ability, he lacks quite a lot. His slides are missing crucial information that he mentions in passing and will later test you on, so note taking is key. His organization skills are also questionable and the course lacks flow from one subject to the next, leaving you confused when studying.
I genuinely feel like he wants his students to succeed, but his lectures are all over the place. I couldn't take notes because I wasn't sure if what he was saying was part of the material. Doing the readings beforehand is almost a must for this class. He is funny though.
Professor Humana is a very enthusiastic person which really helps in a course like KINE 1000, he tells some fun stories in the lectures, and is a very approachable person. He can be a little confusing sometimes, like not finishing his sentences or changing the topics very quickly but overall he is a great prof. Make sure to attend the lectures tho
Hands down the best Prof at York. Truly motivational and inspirational.
Gives bad lectures, may be entertaining to some first years but his slides are poorly worded and constructed. The other kine 1000 profs are more tolerable.
Honestly his teaching style is pretty irritating. He talks way to much about things not relevant to the concepts. Overall nice guy but its difficult to follow along when he's all over the place.
Read his book.
Had him for KINE 1000. Easily gives the best lectures compared to Saffai and Nakamura. He knows how to keep the lectures entertaining and even does some fun demonstrations. You must keep up with readings during the year or else you will fall behind.
Glad I took this course with Professor Humana this semester. His lectures once again never failed to keep me awake in the morning as they did in KINE 1000. Doing well in his class is the simple formula of going to class, participating, asking questions when you have them, and doing the readings. Midterm and final are fair in difficulty.
Very inspiration and jolly! Will put a smile on anyones face! Sometimes gets off topic but gets the lecture done while talking about other issues! Readings are a must to pass the course!
He gets excited when he lectures and he's quite funny
Favorite Professor at York! Professor Humana is amazing! His lectures are always so clear and extremely engaging. He always goes off on little tangents that are so interesting! He's hilarious too! Also, sit in the front and participate! If he learns your name you'll probably get perfect on participation.
Lectures were good, seemed like a nice and funny guy when teaching. However, trying to talk to him outside of class and its the opposite. Is unhelpful, rude, unforgiving and down right mean. Have had 3 separate friends go to his office for issues and each person agrees he is not the same in private as he is in front of the class. Beware
Hilariously Easy Midterm, show up to class and it's a 90+. Take Home essay exam thats given a week before exams begin so no stress there. It was a great course, laid back and more like an open discussion. Humana is a great, caring person. Seriously, take it if you have the chance
Great prof. Very engaging during lecture, I never got bored in his class. Also, very easy mid-terms
Kine 1000 is a great example of how bs ideas are pushed onto students. Hernan seems like a nice guy and i'd say is a good and engaging teacher (which is why I gave him a 3), but this course is VERY agenda driven. I dont understand why we're learning about white privilege in a kinesiology class. That is all I have to say.
KINE 1000 at times felt like a sociology course (which it is). Hernan is very enthusiastic about his material and he is respected. With that being said, his content is not needed. The tests are all multiple choice and his questions tend to be easy. You have to work for an A/A+ and make sure you do well on the essays.
He gives the advice not to memorize anything to do well but to understand and that will 100% get you an A on every single test. Listen to it. Read the readings and relate it to the concepts, don't worry about memorizing any useless powerpoint information, background on the individuals, history, etc. Read the book, listen and you will be fine.
He is funny and inspirational
Hernan is just the best, his lectures are so lively and he is sucha helpful individual, really enjoyed his lectures even with the boring course material
Hernan is an amazing lecturer. He always makes sure that his lectures are engaging, even at 8:30 in the morning. The class itself takes time and is not super interesting. But Hernan tries his best to use modern examples to help with learning,
Professor Humana is an okay lecturer. This class is more like an open discussion, however his organization is not good as he lecturers on random things and there is no structure to the lectures and he doesn't really provide lectures that deliver information on his power points. This course content is not difficult but he makes more difficult.
He is a very good lecturer. He seems passionate about what he teaches. Very nice and approachable. I would definitely recommend taking kin1000 with him. I had morning classes but always looked forward to his lectures.
first day of class he started throwing a volleyball around. hes a funny guy and is so passionate about what he teaches but his slides didnt provide much info and he wasnt as structured in his lectures compared to other KINE1000 profs, so listen to lecture recordings to review. he always tries to incorporate class discussions. decent prof
One of the best profs in kinesiology department. He is patient , coll and a great lecturere. I had 2 courses with him and looking forward for the third one. Highly recommend his courses if you are interested in sociology.
One of the kindest and most caring professors I have ever had, I LOVE him!
He is so rude and uncivilized. He doesn't give any feedbacks on the assignments and when u ask for it, he ignores your emails. He marks students based in his personal preferences and doesn't care about the content of the assignment.
He is one of the worst profs at york. Boring lectures and hard assignments. He doesn't provide any rubric for the essays and you can not contact the TA for feedback on your assignment.
Hes very rude and replies very unprofessionally. Was not helpful during the COVID19 pandemic and the stressful period.
Great professer super caring and funny helped me to be interested and engaged at 8:30 am . Really enjoyed his lectures, especially that he brought personal experinces into his lectures.
Humana was an ok professor and lecturer. Quite frankly, he doesn't really care about your well being, and he is the definition of an anal prof. He treats us like we're elementary school students, but expects post-graduate quality work. Unfortunately, this course is a degree requirement, but avoid taking his other classes. His averages are very low.
Most of his character seems a facade, at the end of the day the tests are hard and he is nonchalant when speaking of the 50-60 averages. His lectures are long and sometimes seems pointless; material on tests was much more complex and hardly ever reflected what he talked about. If you hate reading, dont take this course!
He was an easy-to-understand prof but issues occurred when the testing material and work were hardly graded but treated the students like children trying to dumb down the material. He is really enthusiastic but you feel robbed of how nice he is when you get the ridiculous testing material and readings.
He expects his undergrad students to write postgrad essays. He acts like he's there to help you, then will completely turn his back and give you a garbage grade. He marks based on personal preference, so if he likes you, expect a higher mark. Also, half of this course is about his life so be ready to answer questions about it on the tests.
KINE 3440 is not only a really fun class, but it is also very interesting if you are into sports and learning about the history of the Olympic games. The content is very put together and the two essay papers made writing a lot less boring to do. Highly recommend this class if your a KINE major and need extra 3000 or above courses.
He easy going just lock in!
he was a beauty, take him, he also gets fired up about the olympics
KINE3440 is an interesting class if you're into sports history, but the professor can be difficult to work with. The workload is manageable, and unstuck study was a big help for essay prep.
He could care less how students do (averages of 58 & 51 on tests - no curve). He does love to pick on struggling students, though. Would tell students he wanted everyone to do well, then tests exactly what he said QUOTED in the 2nd lecture at 8:45am on a tuesday morning. $166000 to scam students in the horrible course & top 2 useless prof, not 2!
Complete fool, said he would bump up my mark up if i got 75 on final. Got a 74 and he didn't care how close it was and how hard I worked. Left wing loser.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
68%
Textbook Required
30%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.82 avg changeRatings by Course
1000
5.0
(1)KINE4480
5.0
(1)POLOLYM
5.0
(1)ASKINE1000
5.0
(2)KIN3450
5.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
VOLLEYBALL1
5.0
PKIN3320
5.0
KINEB
5.0
VOLLEYBALLI
4.0
SOSC3720
3.0